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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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In Dark mode, the background image also changes. Apple's default iOS 18 wallpaper dynamically changes from light to dark as ...

On the day before WWDC, we have a couple more reports about some non AI-related iPhone software, which Apple will officially announce tomorrow as part of iOS 18. MacRumors reports that app icons will ...

iOS 18 beta 3 automatically applies a dark effect on unoptimized third-party app icons, which refines the home screen’s overall look. Prior to this beta, unsupported, light-colored app icons would ...

Apple fans are divided over a surprisingly polarizing change introduced in the latest iOS 26 Beta: a redesign of the Clock app icon. What seems like a minor aesthetic tweak has sparked a wave of ...

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