How do I customize apps and widgets on iPhone Home Screen?

My son changed all my apps to have cartoon like colors and black backgrounds. None of the inverts are on in accessablity.



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iPhone 14, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 2, 2024 9:38 AM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2024 12:06 PM

If you want to change your icons, you can follow these steps:

  1. Long press on any blank area on your iPhone's home screen. This will cause the icons to start shaking lightly. This will allow you to edit your iPhone's home screen.
  2. In the top left-hand corner, where the mini-clock is usually found, click the "Edit" button, then "Customise". This will bring up a small menu at the bottom of your display with 4 Weather icon variants.
  3. From here, you can choose what to do. Here is what each option does, you can choose what you prefer:


  1. Light: This is the default state for all iOS icons. It will look exactly as it was before iOS 18. Choose this to revert your home screen to it's familiar look.
  2. Dark: This is the option you are currently on. It changes nearly all icons to a grey background with a colourful logo.
  3. Automatic: This option will automatically shift between light and dark icons, dependant on wether you have dark mode on or off.
  4. Tinted: Similarly to dark icons, this option gives your icons a grey background, but instead changes each logo to all be one unified color.


Hope this helps! 😃

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Dec 2, 2024 12:06 PM in response to Jessica710

If you want to change your icons, you can follow these steps:

  1. Long press on any blank area on your iPhone's home screen. This will cause the icons to start shaking lightly. This will allow you to edit your iPhone's home screen.
  2. In the top left-hand corner, where the mini-clock is usually found, click the "Edit" button, then "Customise". This will bring up a small menu at the bottom of your display with 4 Weather icon variants.
  3. From here, you can choose what to do. Here is what each option does, you can choose what you prefer:


  1. Light: This is the default state for all iOS icons. It will look exactly as it was before iOS 18. Choose this to revert your home screen to it's familiar look.
  2. Dark: This is the option you are currently on. It changes nearly all icons to a grey background with a colourful logo.
  3. Automatic: This option will automatically shift between light and dark icons, dependant on wether you have dark mode on or off.
  4. Tinted: Similarly to dark icons, this option gives your icons a grey background, but instead changes each logo to all be one unified color.


Hope this helps! 😃

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