It has been 17 years since the iPhone was released and Apple is now—only now!—allowing you to put app icons where you want them. When iOS 18 is released this fall, you’ll be able to put icons and ...

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Apple has steadily expanded home screen customization on the iPhone over the past few years, and iOS 26 continues that trend with more visual control over app icons. Building on the changes introduced ...

Changing your app icons on Android is easy, but it can be non-intuitive at times. Before getting started, we recommend choosing a trustworthy third-party launcher if you want to maximize the Android ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s now very simple to add a hint of color to your homescreen icons. It’s now very simple to add a hint of color ...

Google's Pixel phones support some of the strongest customization features available in the Android ecosystem. You can select a branded theme pack to overhaul your device's appearance with a single ...

Many of these changes were introduced with iOS 18 in 2024, but iOS 26 introduces a new app color scheme. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his ...

Locking your home screen prevents accidentally moving icons around. You can lock and unlock your Home screen layout in Settings. Making it harder to move the apps and widgets on your home screen could ...