Are you looking to personalize your iPhone's Home Screen beyond the standard layout? Changing app icons is a creative way to customize your device's appearance and make it uniquely yours. Whether ...

The iPhone home screen is more customizable than ever before. Adding and resizing widgets or changing how app icons look is ...

iOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass icons, one of Apple's biggest design changes in over a decade. These new transparent icons give your iPhone's homescreen a translucent, minimalist look that lets your ...

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Ever since the iOS 14 update was released in late September 2020, all compatible iPhone and iPad users have had the ability to customize the icons on their device's home screen. The option to do so ...

Customization allows your phone to truly reflect your style and preferences. With the iOS 17.4 update, Apple has streamlined the process, ensuring that users can easily give their home screen a unique ...

With iOS 18, Apple overhauled the Home Screen, introducing design changes that allow for more customization and personalization. One of the changes is the freedom to arrange icons and widgets with ...

Apple has never officially let users change iOS app icons. However, thanks to the Shortcuts app, anyone can create a home screen shortcut with a custom icon that opens a specific app. This process ...

Want to switch back to full-color icons? Just repeat steps 1-3, but select Default instead of Clear. iOS 26 also lets you choose between always using Dark icons, automatically switching from Default ...

Many of these changes were introduced with iOS 18 in 2024, but iOS 26 introduces a new app color scheme. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his ...