It has been 17 years since the iPhone was released and Apple is now—only now!—allowing you to put app icons where you want them. When iOS 18 is released this fall, you’ll be able to put icons and ...

iPhones have come a long way since Apple released the first model back in June 2007. However, if there's one thing that hasn't changed, it's the presentation of the iPhone's apps. Sure, some of the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s now very simple to add a hint of color to your homescreen icons. It’s now very simple to add a hint of color ...

Apple hasn't always been the most generous host when it comes to OS customization — in fact, it was only in 2022 that it opened the doors for something as basic as lock screen customization on iPhone.

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Have you ever looked at your iPhone’s home screen and thought, “This doesn’t feel like me”? With so much of our daily lives revolving around our devices, it’s only natural to want them to reflect our ...

One of my favorite new things in iOS 18 is the customizable home screen. I love the subtlety of the new tinted icons option, but there's a pop to the dark mode icons that's unmatched. Especially since ...

In iOS 26, Apple has added a new feature to its Home screen customization options that can match the color of your app icons with the actual color of your iPhone's case. Keep reading to learn how it ...

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 ...

For the first time, iOS 18 comes with the ability to change iPhone app colors natively. Whether you want to use a dark theme all the time or have apps switch automatically, here’s how to use Dark Mode ...

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 ...