5 best emoji keyboards for Android and iOS Tired of your phone's built-in emoji keyboard? You've got options to shake up your messages. Here's how to use them. Listen - 03:56 Which emoji keyboard do you use? Angela Lang/CNET If you've ever perused emojipedia -- or explored different messaging platforms -- you'll see that while the meaning of emoji is generally consistent, the artwork varies depending on your device's operating system. If you're getting bored with the built-in emoji keyboard on your phone, we have good news: There are dozens of emoji keyboards that you can download and use instead, that offer everything from animated emoji to gifs to stickers to themes.