Users have never been permitted to alter iOS app icons by Apple. However, anyone can make a home screen shortcut with a unique symbol that launches a certain app with the help of the Shortcuts app. This process comes with the downside of showing a huge banner every time the user taps the icon, but iPhone 14 Pro and Dynamic Island makes using custom app icons much more seamless.
iPhone 14 Pro with customised app icons
Parker Ortolani observed that, at least on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, home screen shortcuts with custom icons no longer display a sizable banner at the top of the screen. This is due to the fact that on these models, iOS now displays a tiny animation on Dynamic Island to verify that the shortcut was successfully used.
Prior to this, the banner also contributed to a lag in the user’s ability to interact with the programme. Now there is no longer a delay. Unfortunately, the modification only applies to owners of the iPhone 14 Pro. When accessing a home screen shortcut with a custom icon, those who own different iPhone and iPad devices are still confronted with the banner.
Home screen shortcuts no longer open the Shortcuts app before opening the selected app since iOS 14.3. Despite the banner on the screen, this alone has made the option appealing to many people. More course, compared to Android, “changing” app icons in iOS still takes a lot of work.
However, many iPhone and iPad owners design fully unique home screens with their own custom icons. In addition to the home screen widgets, which were also included with iOS 14 in 2020, individuals have come up with a variety of inventive methods to customise their home screens.
Custom app icons are actually great now on the 14 Pro. Just a small dynamic island animation and there’s no delay to start swiping! pic.twitter.com/7aDSTgsdlR
— Parker Ortolani (@ParkerOrtolani) September 25, 2022
How to modify iOS app icons
If you wish to modify the icons on your home screen, be sure to read our specific instruction on how to do it for iOS 14 and later-running apps. It’s important to note that there are numerous icon sets for iOS apps available online.
