10 ways to personalize the working table without jailbreaking iPhone
Ios / / December 20, 2019
Replacing icons, hide the dock and other chips that give iOS interface individuality.
1. Change application icons
Unlike Android, iOS does not feature rich interface customization. However, to change the boring icon still possible. True, this is a function must be provided in the application.
Some developers are added in addition to the main number of alternative icons, which can be switched at will. This is, in Bear, Carrot Weather, Overcast and other programs. Check the settings of favorite applications, and try to replace the boring icons.
2. Create your own icons using bookmarks
If the application does not support changing icons, you can always do it yourself using the bookmark function. However, you will need to install Apple Configurator utility and a little tricky. But the result is worth it.
The process is to create a label with reference to the application to assign the desired icon. After that, the original icons can be hidden in a folder and use the new. Learn more about creating bookmarks icons over here.
3. Install icon sets iSkin
If you do not want to bother with making your own icons, use a ready set of iSkin collection service. The installation method is the same as with the Apple Configurator, but is more automated.
1. Go to website iSkin with the iPhone.
2. Choose your favorite theme and open the page with her.
3. Choose a section Applications icons and mark the desired icon.
4. Click Generate theme and allow the discovery settings.
5. Confirm setting profile.
On the desktop, select the icon will appear that will trigger the appropriate applications. Get rid of the icons can be added either through the standard editing mode, and by removing the established profile in the settings under "Main» → «profiles».
4. Customize your desktop via Apple Configurator
Immediately after the upgrade or purchase a new device to place a bunch of apps icons rather tedious. Simplify the process, you can use Apple Configurator utility.
Install the app, connect your iPhone to your Mac, and then open the device menu and select Actions → Modify → Home Screen Layout. appears on the desktop with icons in front of you - you can drag them, place them in folders.
All changes that you make are automatically synced with the device after pressing the Apply button.
Price: Free
5. Move multiple icons at once
If the hand is not a computer, a bit simplify the task, you can use appeared in iOS 12 function group icons in the stack. It eliminates the tedious drag and drop shortcuts one by one, and allowed to move more than 20 at a time.
To this end, in edit mode, pull one of the icons, and then, without releasing it, tap other fingerprints. They gather in a pile, which can be placed in a folder, or move to another screen.
6. Change the order of icons
Apple does not allow positioning icons with spaces or leave empty rows from the top, but if you really want, it is still possible to do. The trick is to create an "invisible" dummy icons that blend in with the wallpaper and indistinguishable in their background.
It looks, this method of customization is quite realistic. However, when paging through screens "Dummy" still visible. Details about how to implement this method, we wrote in a separate article.
7. Hide the folder names
Icon on the folder icon, and so it is clear which applications are in, so the names of more harm than good. If you also think that the name of the port of the desktop, hide them.
To do this, simply rename the folder by using an invisible space character of the Braille. Here it is, between the square brackets [⠀]. More detailed information, please refer here.
8. Hide application names
You can go ahead and do the same with the program names. Since the original application icons can not be renamed, you will first need to create individual labels as described in the second and third paragraphs.
The principle is the same - we take the symbol of the invisible space [⠀] and use it instead of a name when creating shortcuts, bookmarks in the Apple Configurator or iSkin.
9. Make transparent dock
No settings in iOS dock there, but it can be a little personalized. With special wallpaper and change the Universal Access settings easily make the bottom panel is completely transparent.
There are several options for display, color palettes and hide the cutout for the camera. Choose and any place!
10. Leave blank desktop
For true minimalists have interesting option - fully clean the home screen, on which there is nothing stopping to admire the wallpaper. Make this pretty easy.
It is enough to go to the edit mode icons on the main desktop, collect them all in a pile, as described in the fifth paragraph, and then move to a neighboring or any other screen. After this will press the Home button or swipe up to do iPhone X and newer devices.
see also🧐
- How to return the default location of iPhone icons
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