iOS 18is finally available for users to install ontheir iPhones. The new software lets userscustomize their Home Screenin many ways, including the appearance of app icons. Using iOS 18, you can now kick the X app icon to the curb and bring back the beloved blue and white Twitter logo.
X (formally Twitter)is far from perfect. Even before Elon Musk acquired the company, the social media platform wasn’t always great. However, it did have one thing working for it – the Twitter logo. The simple, minimalist bird logo was recognizable by users around the globe. However, under Musk’s ownership, Twitter was rebranded to X. The company also replaced the bird logo with the X under the Special Alphabets 4 font. Objectively, it lacks a lot of creativity, but subjectively looks ugly compared to many other apps.
Fear not asiOS 18 gives you the meansto swap out the X app icon with all the new customization features, leaving you with the ability to bring back the Twitter logo as well as change the other icons on your home screen as you please.
How to set your X (Twitter) account to private to protect those tweets from prying eyes
Set your X account to private so that only accounts you approve will be able to see your tweets.
How to customize app icons using iOS 18
You can easily change the look of your apps on iPhone
Apple’s iOS 18 has a staggeringly deep assortment of widget and app icon customization options, which includes the ability to change the appearance of individual app icons. To fundamentally change the look of an app icon, you must use the Shortcuts app. Before you can start, ensure that you have a PNG of the Twitter logo (or any other image) saved on your phone.
To swap the X logo, here’s what you need to do:
From this point on, your designated app, (X or otherwise) will be shown as whatever icon or image you choose. At this point, you’ve achieved the goal and gotten rid of the gaudy X app icon on your home screen.
iOS 18 drops this month, but the coolest features are MIA
iOS 18 offers several new features, including a revamped Photos app, a revamped Control Center, and more Home Screen customization options.
Customize the overall look of your home screen for consistency
Pair the Twitter app icon with a delightful blue palette thanks to iOS 18
If you want to go one step further and commit to a Twitter-inspired blue pallet for your home screen, you can also change the colors of the app icons. iOS 18 gives users a sliding color scale with various hues to choose from. So, if you’re missing that baby blue hue in your life, you can choose that option from the color options.
Apple also enables users to tailor the color intensity as well.
Unfortunately, iOS 18 doesn’t allow you to change the individual colors of each app – you’re choosing the color theme of your home screen, more.
To change your app icon colors, follow these steps:
Unfortunately, iOS 18 doesn’t allow you to change the individual colors of each app – you’re choosing the color theme of your home screen, more. So, if you’re not fully committed to a blue palette, you can choose from anything ranging from red, green, purple, and everything else in between. I’m quite partial to a clean eggshell white pallet as well.
This is how I customize iOS 18’s iPhone Control Center to be more efficient
iOS 18 now lets users better curate their Control Center to make it truly their own.
