Colouring Apps without affecting shortcuts

Is there any way to change the colour of my apps on my iPhone without changing the colour of my shortcuts.

I want my regular app colours to be changed but as a result my shortcuts/custom apps become ugly.

Posted on Dec 23, 2025 4:59 AM

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SravanKrA

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Dec 23, 2025 7:18 AM in response to fairy_bear

iOS Color Filters cannot be applied to individual apps; they affect the entire system.

LD150

Level 10

103,602 points

Dec 23, 2025 7:31 AM in response to fairy_bear

Replacing app icons with shortcuts will always cause you problems especially in a new iOS.

To me yours are all unreadable.

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