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Step-by-Step

Guide to Change Icons on Android & iOS14

 

Android

 

1st Option - Android (Build-In with OS)

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  1. Search the app icon you want to change. Press and hold the app icon until a popup appears.

  2. Select “Edit”.

  3. The following popup window shows you the app icon as well as the application’s name (which you can also change here).

  4. To choose a different icon, tap on the app icon. Now you can choose a different one from the available selection.

 

2nd Option - Android (Change app icons via custom launcher)

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  1. Download a custom launcher (We using Nova Launcher).

  2. After downloading the launcher, open the Nova Launcher app and follow the on-screen setup instructions.

  3. Once this is done, return to the home screen. Either this will automatically prompt your phone to ask you if you want to switch to the Nova Launcher home screen or you need to tap the app icon again to make the switch.

  4. Now you can go back and do the same as the 1st option :)

 

iPhone *iOS14

 

How to change app icons on your iPhone

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Under Apple’s iOS, you can change the icons of your apps to create a customized home screen on your iPhone and iPad. Apple allows you to create Shortcuts or Bookmarks you can customize for free. With the new iOS14 you can create individualized home screens with customized app icons and widgets.

 

1st Option - iOS14 (Change app icons on iPhone with Shortcut)

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  1. Open the app “Shortcuts” on your iPhone.

  2. Select the library tab (the icon shows four squares forming a larger square).

  3. Tap the plus icon in the upper right corner to create a new shortcut.

  4. Search or select the actions the shortcut should perform. To add an action to the shortcut, simply tap on it.

  5. The backward- and forward-pointing arrows in the upper left allow you to undo or redo your last few actions.

  6. Should you merely want to change the order of the individual actions, you can simply tap and hold the action whose position you want to switch and then drag it to the right place.

  7. You can test your shortcut by pressing the play button (upper middle of the screen). 

  8. Finally, you can name your shortcut by tapping on the symbol with the two toggle switches in the upper right.

  9. Once you’re done creating your shortcut, confirm by tapping “Done“To customize your shortcut, find it in the library tab. Access the settings by tapping on the symbol in the upper right corner of the shortcut (three dots in a gray circle).

  10. Then tap again on the settings icon in the upper right corner of the current screen.

  11. Tap on the icon to select a different one. You can select a glyph and the background color of the app icon individually.

 

2nd Option - iOS14 (Change app icons to pictures on iOS14)

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  1. You can also choose a photo for your app icon by selecting “Choose Photo“. Select the photo you want to use as the app icon and adjust it to your liking by zooming in or out. When you’re done select “Choose“.

  2. To display the shortcut on the home screen, tap “Add to Home Screen“. Confirm by selecting “Add” in the upper right-hand corner.

  3. Tip: If you tap the app icon on this screen, you can instead choose to select an image from your camera roll as app icon.

  4. Now the shortcut appears on your home screen.

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