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Customize your iOS 14 home screen and app icons with these tricks
Apple finally added widgets to iOS, and a lot of creative users are combining them with custom app icons for a personalized iPhone or iPad Home Screen. Don’t know where to start? Check out our video as your first step toward iOS artistic greatness. Links: r/iOS – David Smith –
Kamil Kozyra
September 25, 2020 at 6:54 pm
A coworker has iOS 14 with empty spaces on her home screen not using any unique widgets.
Anik Alam
September 25, 2020 at 7:05 pm
Apple users think this is cool, meanwhile we android users sitting on this for more than a decade 😂
Elliot the frog
September 26, 2020 at 1:12 am
ok
Southfloridadude
September 26, 2020 at 1:19 am
Elliot the frog it’s true
Elliot the frog
September 26, 2020 at 1:23 am
Southfloridadude I didn’t say it wasn’t, I said ok
Sean Komorowski
September 26, 2020 at 1:27 am
iOS had widgets since 2014 (iOS 8)
AG24
September 25, 2020 at 7:22 pm
Very creative… maybe this method has been done before but I’ve never seen it and would have never thought of it myself. Yes, it’s very clunky but opens the opportunity for some cool aesthetics. Hopefully, Apple doesn’t require Shortcuts to open every time.
SapSapient
September 25, 2020 at 8:13 pm
LOL@ referring to Android theming as “ultra customization”. Anyone who spends as much time as was shown in this video setting up just 7 icons is WAY more into customizing than the typical Android user. I doubt many Android users would bother doing anything if it was as clunky and slow as it is on iOS.
Claudio Saavedra
September 25, 2020 at 8:21 pm
android user: …oh, that’s cute
Felix Kuhn
September 25, 2020 at 8:33 pm
These people here have clearly never heard of jailbreaking
ArJuN Mangal
September 25, 2020 at 8:37 pm
android is the king of customization
Mare Nyabela
September 25, 2020 at 8:38 pm
And Apple just keeps making it harder to wanna move to an iPhone as their previous cool simple exclusivity dissappears
Mark_Porsche _911
September 25, 2020 at 8:41 pm
Thanks heaps for your video, it helped me no end 😀👍🏻
Marian M
September 25, 2020 at 8:44 pm
Why would you want to change the apps icons?
Because the apps open way too fast for me and I like to slow it down a notch or two. 🤓
Miguel Rocha
September 25, 2020 at 8:57 pm
Lol!😂😂 All of this trouble and mess and people still think apple iPhones are better??😂😂😂
Mark Gonzales
September 25, 2020 at 9:08 pm
Yes android users we totally get it. You have them for a decade now. So what? Enjoy your android phones and let iOS users enjoy their iPhones.
Simon Ottewell
September 25, 2020 at 9:13 pm
Its only taken apple 10 years to catch up with android and they still don’t make it easy for users
cing muang
September 25, 2020 at 9:31 pm
If you turn on “reduce motion” the apps opens up a lot quicker.
Lihao Yeong
September 25, 2020 at 9:48 pm
Instead of moving each and every app to the App Library one by one, you could add all the apps that you want to move into a folder, tap and hold the folder to trigger Jiggle Mode, and tap ‘Remove Folder” and then “Remove from Home Screen”.
infiniti37G
September 25, 2020 at 9:49 pm
Fnuck Iphone i had widgets 8 years ago on my galaxy
Jaxon pierce
September 25, 2020 at 10:07 pm
Whenever I change more then one app all the apps I changed all go to that last app so I can’t change more than one, and I can’t find anywhere that will help
Elio Cádiz
September 25, 2020 at 10:13 pm
Wouldn’t it be easier for apple to just let us customize app icons instead?🤷🏽♂️
Mr MJ
September 25, 2020 at 11:29 pm
what year are we in? This is so stupid!!!!
todd vincy
September 25, 2020 at 11:32 pm
I like this girl she is so CRAZY!!!!!!
Michael A.
September 25, 2020 at 11:37 pm
Can’t resize the widgets.
ROGER DCOSTA
September 26, 2020 at 12:09 am
I updated some widgets looking at some to the YouTube videos. But it seems I would go back to take them off as it started to look like android to me
Phares G
September 26, 2020 at 12:37 am
This reminds me of the beginning of android and launchers…
Im Verxis
September 26, 2020 at 12:40 am
Is this only for iPhone 11 max plus?
Siri Duffa
September 26, 2020 at 12:41 am
Android users be like “Are you f***** serious?”
Naturally Beautiful
September 26, 2020 at 8:24 am
People really need to grow up it’s 2020 and folks still on this childish stuff. People like what they like and it’s nothing wrong with it. I had android for years. Decided to switch to iOS because I love the simplicity of it and fell in love with their ecosystem. 🤷🏾♀️
Fiery Nachos
September 26, 2020 at 9:09 pm
Oh my gosh that’s so annoying. Some people don’t get that not everyone has the same preferences as them.
Naturally Beautiful
September 26, 2020 at 10:07 pm
Fiery Nachos It was truly annoying. When she saw how annoyed I got all of a sudden she was “just playing”.
Fiery Nachos
September 26, 2020 at 10:10 pm
Man that’s like insulting someone and then when they get sad or angry at you they say “it was just a joke”
Ahem correction: that is exactly what they did
I’m sorry they were like that it friggin sucks
Naturally Beautiful
September 27, 2020 at 12:20 am
Fiery Nachos It’s all good. Thankfully that was a while ago. 😁
Fiery Nachos
September 27, 2020 at 12:23 am
That’s good! Also thank you for having this conversation with me lovely stranger
Glendon Jhagroo
September 26, 2020 at 9:09 am
Watch this video because of her
Idan Zehavi
September 26, 2020 at 9:12 am
btw , you can change the app icon without using shortcuts
Vageesan Messi
September 26, 2020 at 9:19 am
Imo Apple phones are not meant for in depth customization. I can literally see android in apple now. I will leave the way Apple out of box except wallpaper. Just leave as it is please…
Manvir Sira
September 26, 2020 at 10:40 am
How do you do this for all the apps, like some apps I can’t find in black and white
Joey G
September 26, 2020 at 11:05 am
If you go to settings, accessibility, motion and then toggle reduce motion on, when you open your apps, it won’t show the shortcuts for that brief second! Like so people can see!!!
Michael Boys
September 26, 2020 at 11:26 am
I had no idea you could do this stuff with shortcuts. This was such a helpful video. Thank you very much 👍
ManiKanta
September 26, 2020 at 11:46 am
android did this before 10 years 😂🤣ios users are soooooooo happy lol 🤣
hipking23
September 26, 2020 at 12:12 pm
Can someone tell me what’s the big deal about apple’s new home screen, I have seen it trending every where.
47crazed
September 26, 2020 at 1:51 pm
Shortcut is very useful, but yall are just using it for change icons smh 🤦🏽♂️
Naima Benmehdia
September 26, 2020 at 2:41 pm
thanku smm i did it and its so pretty my theme was : stranger things and : brats dolls
Rayan Rias
September 26, 2020 at 2:56 pm
Imagine downloading nova launcher on ios 😂😂😂
R.V.C Tech
September 26, 2020 at 3:20 pm
I use black wallpaper as well. Great video !
BestVids 2020
September 26, 2020 at 3:27 pm
It’s going to be awesome, I’ll be getting a phone in a few weeks, can’t wait to create an epic home screen lol
Bryana Clark
September 26, 2020 at 4:35 pm
How do you get the negative space link to add to your Home Screen? When I click share I don’t see an option to add it to Home Screen?
Mayur Bhosale
September 26, 2020 at 5:30 pm
It’s still not worth the money
YXNG_A5HF4Q
September 26, 2020 at 5:49 pm
What happens if you delete shortcuts after customising
LGsus
September 26, 2020 at 6:40 pm
It reminds me to old school customization on pc.
Buy AlitaDVD
September 26, 2020 at 6:58 pm
16 years later to the game Apple.
nuyou21
September 26, 2020 at 7:27 pm
😆🤦♂️ Have you ever looked at your friends Android phone, then looked at your jailbroken iPhone and thought I wonder if this dummy knows that Apple had widgets when Andy Rubin worked at Apple and Android was still just a ripped-off thought in his disturbed head? 😂🤣
Fiery Nachos
September 26, 2020 at 8:14 pm
Bruh. A phone is a phone. Us apple users are perfectly aware that android exists we know about their wide range of phones and customizability, but we choose to stay with apple. We are just exited because apple is more customizable now (yes the icon thing has been around for a long time but the widgets is new to us). The reason that we didn’t switch to android is because we prefer apples other features over its customizeability. It’s a preference thing, believe it or not but not everybody likes the same things as you.
Phillip Pearl
September 26, 2020 at 9:11 pm
I’m preeetty sure she might be a Vampire. Just sayin.
Flauntit Natural
September 26, 2020 at 9:37 pm
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Dermot O'Leary
September 26, 2020 at 10:44 pm
Thanks for the help with this. One issue though appears to be that if you use a shortcut for email or WhatsApp the new icon does not alert you to new messages by indicating you have a number of unread messages.
Navin 9
September 26, 2020 at 10:53 pm
Because a shortcut is a shortcut. Not the same as using the app directly.
Avocadolover
September 26, 2020 at 11:14 pm
I changed app icon using shortcut, and everytime I open the app I see the screen of shortcut for a second. Its really annoying
Kane Twgs
September 27, 2020 at 12:11 am
Color Widgets is also a good app for widgets
Grt1n
September 27, 2020 at 11:55 am
Yeah this too much. I’ll just wait another ten years when Apple just lets you customize your phone.
Joseph p
September 27, 2020 at 11:57 am
Looks great but customization on IOS is still a complicated process… I’ll pass.
ShadWhiteFace G
September 27, 2020 at 12:18 pm
open app is not there for me
Simon Locke
September 27, 2020 at 12:39 pm
Well done Apple on making the worst customisation software to date !!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Rick Perez
September 27, 2020 at 1:11 pm
You can finally customize your iphone?! Lol
FS fishy
September 27, 2020 at 3:01 pm
Mine keeps flicking through
Alvenmod Foto
September 27, 2020 at 3:29 pm
Using shortcuts to change icons this way is just embarrassing. Apple come on, wth?
3:00 AM
September 27, 2020 at 3:42 pm
get a jailbreak… and no, it’s not illegal!
Banger Crosby
September 27, 2020 at 3:52 pm
almost there apple (didn’t apple once laugh about widgets) on a phone ??
gioswrldd
September 27, 2020 at 3:58 pm
So what if aNdRoId UsErS already had this. You cant even afford an iPhone sit down
NickGJR 98
September 27, 2020 at 4:38 pm
Her voice is cringy af
Øystein
September 27, 2020 at 4:46 pm
I remember I had widgets way before iOS and Android was launched😝
“Negative space” ? You mean blank space. So sad that’s not officially possible yet🤦♂️
theproduct456
September 27, 2020 at 6:31 pm
Wow that is so old, apple needs to step it up.
Devil Dev
September 27, 2020 at 6:34 pm
You are using short cut… it’s not an issue showing short cuts app
Justin Herrick
September 27, 2020 at 7:03 pm
No thank you I’ll keep mine as it is
Catherine Smith
September 27, 2020 at 7:46 pm
*Skip shortcuts* go to settings -> Accessibility-> motion-> reduce motion! It will skip opening the shortcuts app!! You’re welcome! ❤️❤️
Jason Garcia
September 27, 2020 at 7:55 pm
It’s not letting me add to Home Screen. That option doesn’t even pop up for me. Am i the only one ?
BirhangZ
September 27, 2020 at 8:51 pm
WHAT IS THE POINTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
EpicAudience
September 27, 2020 at 9:04 pm
Its that new Huawei smartphone?😲
Hvc Bandit
September 27, 2020 at 9:19 pm
Does anyone have a bug where they can’t delete shortcuts?
McGrew McGrew
September 27, 2020 at 11:03 pm
My iOS was fixed perfectly on my home screen with pro skills of *el_hack71* on insta Highly recommended
Big Summer Blowout
September 27, 2020 at 11:52 pm
Lol it taken apple over a decade to do this
Gui Nassi
September 28, 2020 at 1:05 am
Uhuuul iphones are acctually in 2012 great 🙂
Mr A Cybertron
September 28, 2020 at 1:19 am
It’s cumbersome than android