You’ve seen the TikTok videos, the Facebook feed posts, the Pinterest boards. But how on earth do I get custom icon designs on my iPhone? Well, good thing you turned to Erikpedia! I’ll give you the rundown along with some great inspiration without all the BS.
It’s very simple you see, it all starts with the Shortcuts app that you download from the app store. Don’t download the fake crap that somehow Apple can’t hide from their search results when you type the exact phrase into the bar. Come on Apple you should know how to SEO your own apps in your own app store.
Now your going to create a new shortcut.
Choose Scripting. This is the secrete sauce.
Now Open App. Do I really have to tell you, just look at the pictures?
Alright, now you’re gonna choose an app. GASP!
Ok so here’s the real tricky part that so many people screw up. Do not waste your precious time. Changing this name and this icon will not be what shows up on your home screen. So save some time and just move on. Let’s be honest, you’re probably doing this for all 200 apps installed on your phone so every second counts.
Now tap the little more dot icon.
Use that share sheet. Did you even know that’s what that icon was called?
Add this to your home screen. Next is the good stuff so buckle up. Glad you stuck around for this long.
Tap on that useless icon Apple auto-set for you, and choose that pretty aesthetic icon you probably saved to your camera roll earlier. If you don’t mind sticking around for an even longer time and I’ll share some sweet aesthetics in another article for you to get inspired by.
After you pick your icon, make sure you zoom it in and position it so it’s centered. You don’t want any black bars ruining your iPhone aesthetic.
Last step, tap Add.
Don’t forget to remove the existing app. But be sure to only send it to your app library, don’t Uninstaller it.
Boom done! Rinse and repeat about 200 times and your iPhone can have a brand new aesthetic too.