If you get bored Good news for those who have a home screen. With iOS 18, you can finally customize it to your liking. You can now change the color of app icons and widgets (even match them with your wallpaper), resize them to make them appear larger, and place them anywhere you want on your screen. Below we will detail all the simple steps on how to customize your home screen.
For a complete list of all the key features of Apple’s latest mobile operating system, be sure to also check out our iOS 18 roundup and our guides to the best iPhones and best iPads.
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How to make icons bigger
- long press From the home screen, press until the app icon starts wiggling.
- tap edit Tap in the top right corner of the screen, then customization.
- Please choose one small or big It’s located at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the home screen again to save your changes.
How to change app icon color
Photo: Brenda Stolyer
- long press From the home screen, press until the app icon starts wiggling.
- tap edit Tap in the top right corner of the screen, then customization.
- Please choose one light mode, dark modeor automatic (It varies depending on whether it is day or night.)
- There is also colored Options allow you to customize color and saturation using sliders. You can also tap the eyedropper tool to select a color from your wallpaper and apply it to your icon.
- Tap . sun icon Darken the background on the left side. This makes the icons easier to see depending on the color you choose.
