How to change app icons on iPhone
Home screen widgets have become very popular for owners of Apple gadgets since the release of iOS 14. However, a lesser-known improvement to iOS 14 allows business users to change app icons as well, customizing thus completely the appearance of the home screen of the iPhone and the iPad.
To change the icons of the Home Screen app, you need to decide which logo you want to change, prepare a replacement image and store it in the Photos app, create a shortcut using the Shortcuts app, and finally add the shortcut to the home screen.
It all sounds pretty complicated, but we’ve got you covered. All the steps for changing Home screen app icons in iOS 14 are detailed below. However, before you start, be aware that this trick has two major limitations. If you decide to hack your icons, you have two of them, be aware that each time you open the application in question, the launch will go through the Shortcuts application, which may cause a slight delay in loading. Second, notification badges will also become unavailable.
15 Steps to Change iPhone Apps Icons in iOS 14
- 1. Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad.
- 2. In the “My shortcuts” tab, press the ‘+’ icon, available in the upper right corner of the screen.
- 3. To select Add action.
- 4. Look for the Open application action and tap it.
- 5. Press on To choose.
- 6. Search for the app whose icon you want to change and tap its name.
- 7. Tap blue three dots icon, available in the upper right corner.
- 8. Press on Shortcut name and give the shortcut a name to recognize it better later.
- 9. Press on Add to home screen.
- ten. Press the placeholder app icon.
- 11. Use the drop-down menu to grab the new image for the app icon. You have the possibility to To take a picture, Choose a photo, or Choose file.
- 12. Select the desired replacement image and press To choose.
- 13. Press on “New shortcut” and Rename the application as you want it to appear on the home screen. You can use the original name or whatever!
- 14. Tap Add.
- 15. Tap Finished. This is the shortcut that was created and added to the home screen.
Return to the home screen and tap the newly created icon to run the shortcut and load the original app!
Remove the original app from the Home screen
Important: You can remove the original app from the Home screen and send it to the app library. Do not delete the original app as this will also prevent the newly created widget from working!
How? ‘Or’ What: Long press the original app icon and tap “Delete the application” in the quick actions menu. To select Move to app library
Although this is a complicated workaround, many users have chosen to change their app icons. Do you intend to do the same? Which app icon do you plan to change? Let us know using the comments section available below.
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