Speaking of unexpected things from iOS. Some time ago, specifically since Apple released iOS 14, a trick came to light to customize app icons on iOS as well as the possibility of creating widgets own on iOS. Use Shortcuts for this, creating a shortcut on the home that we can use to open an app. Although it offers some interesting possibilities, it quickly got out of hand, giving rise to true aesthetic monstrosities.
Apple has always been known for being very careful when allowing excessive modification of its operating system. This shortcut does just that. That is why it should not surprise us if the company decides to limit it in some way to avoid the proliferation of these excesses.
The gallery of the horrors of custom icons on iOS
Creating a custom shortcut to open an app seems like a good idea. Until you realize what they are using it for some users. There are a myriad of examples that have been sprouting up on YouTube and Twitter, as if it were a persistent weed.
This is crazy.
Apple, censorship, plz xD pic.twitter.com/4V2B7DLwO0– Ricardo Aguilar (@MrBrickerr) September 21, 2020
This is a compilation of screenshots obtained from YouTube, where numerous videos have been published showing different customizations. Just search “iOS 14 widgets” to find a few.
Let iPhone thieves do their job with whom they have to do it, please pic.twitter.com/1gM1NmxOzm
– Christian Pérez (@ xtianp87) September 21, 2020
Others have made a more sober adaptation with the possibilities of this shortcut. Although they are the least we will find by Twitter.
Current iOS 14 home screen setup. pic.twitter.com/gtFjRnMkq7
– Traf (@traf) September 20, 2020
In some cases they have chosen recover app icons before abandoning skeumorphism in iOS 7. A real walk through the avenue of memory of iOS in the middle of 2020. And even to go back to the last century, recalling the beginnings of Windows 95:
I used IOS 14 and changed my homescreen up 🙂 pic.twitter.com/66KuScckw0
– Kyle Schroeder (@ KyleSchroeder18) September 19, 2020
Of course, it is curious how this phenomenon has spread like wildfire. The shortage of customizations of this type has always been very characteristic of iOS. Despite being sued by a sector of users and long singled out as one of Android’s key differentiations, Apple has always refused to embrace it.
So you can also customize the home of your iPhone with iOS
If your thing is to mess with this type of modifications, you are not worried about the aesthetic aspect of your iPhone and you don’t care what they say, then we go on to describe how to do them. First of all, you need an iPhone with the latest version installed, to make sure it is up to date with this functionality. The latest available is iOS 15.
Then you will need to have all the images you want to use. Both for your wallpaper and individual icons. Save them in your photo library and keep them on hand for the following steps:
This function allows you to customize the home to unsuspected limits, although it is a clear example that we immediately see where the taste of some users takes us
- Open Shortcuts on your iPhone and hit the “+” symbol to create a new one.
- Choose the action “Open app”, then you can choose which app to open from a list.
- Click on the ellipsis to display the details and give your shortcut a name and a glyph. Note that this is not what will appear on the home screen.
- There you will find a button that says “Add to home screen.” By pressing it, you will be able to personalize the icon with your name and chosen image on the reel.
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And that’s it. You can do this as many times as you want. The shortcut will open the app you have chosen as if it were the app itself. When you open the shortcut, the shortcut runs in the background without you noticing.