How to make custom iPhone app icons in iOS 14 with shortcuts

Change the app icon in Settings

1. From the app home page, click Settings.
2. Under App icon & color, click Edit.
3. Use the Update app dialog to select a different app icon. You can select a different color from the list, or enter the hex value for the color you want.

Hold down your finger anywhere on your screen (or on an app and select “Edit Home Screen”) until the apps wiggle. Tap the + icon in the top left corner. Search and select Color Widgets, pick the size you want to use, and tap Add Widget to add it to your home screen.

1. Open Shortcuts on your iPhone.
2. Click the plus ‘+’ sign in the top right of your screen.
3. Search for apps and actions.
4. Search ‘open app’ and click ‘Open App’ from the Actions menu.
5. Click ‘Choose.
6. Click the ellipses ‘…’ sign.
7. Click Add to Home Screen.

Customize your Search widget

1. Add the Search widget to your homepage. Learn how to add a widget.
2. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app .
3. At the bottom right, tap More. Customize widget.
4. At the bottom, tap the icons to customize the color, shape, transparency and Google logo.
5. When you’re finished, tap Done.

Add a widget

1. On a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
2. Tap Widgets .
3. Touch and hold a widget. You’ll get images of your Home screens.
4. Slide the widget to where you want it. Lift your finger.

Some app icons can be changed into a convenient widget to use on your Home screen.

1. Touch and hold the icon you want to customize, then release the icon.
2. Drag the corners of the frame to make it larger and change it into a widget.

With widgets, you get timely information from your favorite apps at a glance. With iOS 14, you can use widgets on your Home Screen to keep your favorite information at your fingertips. Or you can use widgets from Today View by swiping right from the Home Screen or Lock Screen.