Your Complete Guide to Personalizing Your iPhone’s Home Screen

Apple released iOS 26 in September, and it introduced a Liquid Glass design to your device. As part of the redesign you can make your app icons and widgets on your home screen clear. These changes build on the home screen customization options Apple introduced to the iPhone with iOS 18

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Apple released iOS 18 in 2024 and it brought a major (and long overdue) change to your iPhone: the ability to customize your home screen. With iOS 18, you can remove app labels, change the color of app icons and arrange apps around the screen in new ways. You can frame your background with your apps or give your iPhone a more personal touch with different colored apps.

Here are the ways you can customize your home screen to make it as fun and unique as you are.

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