How to change iPhone app colors and theme in iOS 18

Here’s how it works. Apple started offering more customization with iOS 14 in 2020 as it introduced the first widgets. And every year since, we’ve been getting more flexibility. Now the first iOS 18 beta is here and it brings the ability to natively …

Apple announces iOS 18 with more customizable homescreen

And iOS 18 also lets you replace the default camera and flashlight icons on the lock screen with whatever Control Center toggles you prefer. iOS 18 also increases privacy by allowing you to require authentication for any app you choose — or hide them altogether until your phone knows it’s really you.