With iOS 14, Apple began to open the floodgates for software customization on the iPhone. For the first time, you could add widgets to the home screen and even change app icons to custom ones without ...

Customizing your iPhone’s app icons offers a creative way to make your device uniquely yours. Whether you prefer a clean, minimalistic design or a bold, colorful theme, Apple provides tools to help ...

Hidden widgets redefine how you organize your home screen by offering a clean, uncluttered interface without sacrificing functionality. With iOS 26, you can stack multiple widgets—such as weather ...

Apple announced iOS 18 today with two notable changes for the Home Screen: the ability to place app icons anywhere, and a dark tint option for app icons. iPhone users can now place app icons anywhere ...

Apart from the much-ballyhooed (and delayed) Apple Intelligence, a big change to home screen customization and app icon placement is one of iOS 18’s flagship features, alongside an overhauled Control ...

Your iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 home screens will soon be able to match your mood with the new dark mode additions. The new feature allows you to add a tint of color to your home screen widgets and icons, ...

What I need often changes, but a traditional home screen doesn’t.

The release candidate version of iOS 26 includes a new feature that lets you set an icon tint color that matches your iPhone case or your iPhone. When you long press on the Home Screen and then choose ...

I am completely baffled by how this feature is suppose to work. I'm still seeing the same behavior that was in iOS 17 and before, where the OS will just move things around to try and fill in space. I ...

Turn your scramble of icons into something that sparks joy. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac There are two types of iPhone owners in the world: Those with a carefully manicured, minimalist Home ...