The onset of emojis has condensed SMS and online chat messaging from a cluster of words to a single character. To say the use of emojis has sped up communication is a severe understatement.

Verbose messages take a toll on the senders as well as the receivers. Why input a paragraph's worth of thought when techies can use characters to summarize their ideas instead?

However, these pool of characters aren't perfect. There is only so much space on a device to include all possible images and icons, which convey a particular idea.

Same can be said with the emoji lineup in iOS devices. Stock emojis on iPhones might seem limited to some of its more emotional users.

Luckily, Apple will address the issue with its latest iOS. Aside from carrying several software enhancements, Apple's iOS 9.1 will tow a collection of new albeit intriguing emojis.

According to The Guardian, the new emoji lineup will have new flags including that of Antarctica, Christmas Island and Vatican City.

On the topic of Vatican City, Christianity won't be the only religion represented this time around as images of a mosque and a synagogue have been added to the roster as well.

Sports activities such as archery, badminton and field hockey are also among the new additions. After sweating it out, iOS users can employ the new taco, burrito and hotdog emoji to invite friends for lunch.

Click this link to view a general sample of the new pool of emojis.

Aside from the characters mentioned above, one hotly anticipated emoji will also be making its debut on iOS devices. Users will soon be able to communicate via the middle finger emoji.

The middle finger, as well as other new emojis, were first tipped by a Unicode standard update earlier this summer. More than 250 new emoji are said to be arriving on smartphones and computers later this year.

Click here to view the initial designs of the new emojis.

Even though Unicode has revealed the designs, the characters will be presented differently from one device manufacturer to the next. The designs merely serve as guides, which is why they are rendered in simple line drawings.

Apple hasn't specified a release date yet for its upcoming OS. However, Know Your Mobile speculated that because the new iPad Pro will run on iOS 9.1 and will be shipped this November, it is likely that Apple will launch the iOS 9.1 during the same month.