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Last week I wrote a tip on how to add shortcuts to your home screen. The Shortcuts app has a set of default colors and icons to use, but it’s possible to create your own custom icons for home screen ...

Custom icons, avatars, and backgrounds mark day 25 of our 29 Days of Fantasy.

Steam Controller custom icons let you personalize virtual menus for games. Save your 512x512 PNG files to visually organize ...

Update: October 18, 2019: MacStories Shortcuts Icons has received its first free update, which adds 50 new icons to the set. You can read more here. I’m thrilled to announce MacStories Shortcuts Icons ...

MacStories today released a set of 300 custom icons for use when adding Shortcuts to the home screen on iPhone and iPad. Apple already provides many default glyphs for Shortcuts icons, but the ...

If there’s one knock we have against the iPhone, it’s a lack of customization. But a trick built into iOS 15 lets you get around that restriction by adding a personalized icon to your status bar. A ...

iOS 14 has spurred new interest in personalized iPhone home screens, including creating custom app icons using the Shortcuts app. This week, designer Doney den Ouden has released a beautiful set of ...

Apple introduced the second developer beta of iOS 14.3 yesterday, and it includes a major change to Shortcuts. With iOS 14.3 beta 2, the Shortcuts app no longer opens when you launch a shortcut from ...