How to change your icons on ios 14. Then tap on the more icon three dots. Enter the name for the shortcut. Tap the three dots in the top right.
Here we get to the meat of the tip. With the recent release of ios 14 home screen customization has become increasingly popular mostly due to the fact that you can now add widgets to your home screen of iphone. If you dont mind the workarounds heres how to change your app icons in ios 14.
Launch the shortcuts app on your iphone or ipad. How to change app icons on ios 14. This lets you effectively change icons of apps on your home screen and if you get really committed to it you can basically theme your device screen this way.
On your iphone or ipad open the shortcuts app. The first step in customizing your home screen and home screen apps is of course updating your ios to ios 14. Tap the circled x to rename it.
Select the app for which you want to change the icon. Search for the open app action and tap on the one with the colorful boxes as the icon and select it. Tap the icon in the top right corner of the screen.
Tap the icon in the top right to add a new shortcut. Use the text field to search for open app. After you have uploaded your desired new app icon and determined a custom name for your icon tap add in the top right corner.
The mini edit icon menu. Tapping the shortcut will first briefly launch the shortcuts app for half a second or so and only then lead you to the desired destination. The list of all apps on your phone will open.
Tap on the lower smaller icon next to the name of your new shortcut new shortcut is the default name. To do this go to your settings tap general then tap software update select.