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The icons for all of Microsoft's 365 apps are getting a fresh coat of paint, and it's a subtle but significant change that makes me uncomfortable to look at. This isn't just about making the apps look ...

Have you tried making your iPhone's Home Screen app icons dark using the new customization options in iOS 18? If so, you may have run up against the issue that, despite all efforts, some app icons ...

Are you looking to personalize your iPhone's Home Screen beyond the standard layout? Changing app icons is a creative way to customize your device's appearance and make it uniquely yours. Whether ...

Customization, tinkering, and personalization have always been at the heart of what makes the Android operating system, Android. Most manufacturers ship their phones packaged with their custom Android ...

Customization has been at the very core of Android OS since the beginning, basically. Android always offered more options in that regard than iOS, a lot more. Third-party launchers managed to become ...

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I don't know about you, but because it's so easy to roll from one iPhone to another without having to deal with all those apps that you no longer use, my iPhone is a bit of a mess (beyond the home ...

We recently identified a new set of icons in Android Auto to indicate signal strength. The icons appear rounder, distant from ...

You can change nearly any app icon on your iPhone or iPad using the Shortcuts app. The Shortcuts app lets you create new app icons that will launch the apps you picked when tapped. Once you've made ...

Ever since the iOS 14 update was released in late September 2020, all compatible iPhone and iPad users have had the ability to customize the icons on their device's home screen. The option to do so ...