if you are bored with your home screen, I have good news for you. With iOS 18, you can finally customize it however you want. Now you can change the color of app icons and widgets (and even match them to your wallpaper), resize them to make them appear larger, and place them anywhere on the screen you want. Below we break down all the easy steps on how to personalize your home screen.
Be sure to also check out our iOS 18 roundup for a full list of all the major features of Apple’s latest mobile operating system, as well as our guides to the best iPhones and best iPads.
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How to enlarge icons
- Long press on the home screen until the app icons start moving.
- Tap Edit in the upper right corner of the screen and then tap Personalize.
- Choose between Little either Big at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap the home screen again to save changes.
How to change the color of application icons
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- Long press on the home screen until the app icons start moving.
- Tap Edit in the upper right corner of the screen and then tap Personalize.
- Choose between light mode, dark modeeither Automatic (which changes depending on whether it is day or night).
- There is also a had option, which allows you to use sliders to customize the color and saturation. You can also tap the Eyedropper tool to select a color from your wallpaper and apply it to the icons.
- You can touch the sun icon to the left to darken the background. This will make it easier to see the icons, depending on the colors you choose.