How to change the application icon on iPhone? The possibility of changing the application icon is a matter of course for many owners of devices with the Android operating system, while Apple users are somewhat unlucky in this regard. If this option is not offered directly by the given application, it might seem that it is not possible to simply change the icon of the application on the iPhone. Fortunately, the opposite is true.
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Regarding the operating system iOS, users still don't have a simple and straightforward option, such as long-pressing an application icon on the desktop and selecting the option to change it in the menu. Fortunately, this doesn't mean that there is no option to change the application icon at all. The way is relatively simple and goes through the native Shortcuts.
How to change the application icon on the iPhone
- If you want to change the application icon on your iPhone, follow the instructions below.
- First, download the image you want to use as an icon. You can eventually remove the background from the image by holding it for a long time and moving the selected object to the gallery.
- Now move to the native Shortcuts and tap the + in the upper right corner.
- Click on Add Action -> Open App and select the appropriate application.
- Click on the shortcut icon at the top left and choose a color instead of the original icon.
- Click on an arrow next to the application name at the top of the display -> Rename and shortcut name it according to the application (or your own fancy).
- Click on that arrow again to select Add to desktop.
- Click on the icon with the photo symbol on the left -> Select a photo, and add the picture you want from the gallery.
- nakonec click on Add.
- Now long press the icon of the original application and select in the menu that appears Remove app -> Remove from desktop. In any case, do not delete the application as such!
And it is done. This way, you can change app icons on your iPhone relatively easily.