I installed iOS 18 beta 1 on my iPhone 14 Pro the minute Apple released it, even though the device will never get Apple AI features. iOS 18 offers a variety of handy features that I wanted to try ...

Customizing your iPhone’s app icons offers a creative way to make your device uniquely yours. Whether you prefer a clean, minimalistic design or a bold, colorful theme, Apple provides tools to help ...

if you're bored with your home screen, I have good news for you. With iOS 18, you can finally personalize it however you'd like. You can now change the color of app icons and widgets (and even match ...

It's easy to customize your iPhone's look by adding widgets and removing app icons you don’t want to see. Image: Kristin Hardwick/Wikimedia Commons/D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Your iPhone doesn’t ...

Apple released iOS 18.3 in January, and it brought some bug fixes to all iPhones. But when Apple released iOS 18 in September, it brought more customization options to your iPhone for things like your ...

Sure, the default look of your newly bought iPhone is cool and colorful. But after using these basic wallpapers and widgets for the first couple of days, you'll eventually start to question why you ...

You can choose the default apps you want on Android. The pre-installed default apps on your phone are meant to perform basic functions–like opening an internet link ...

Switch out the buttons on the Lock Screen. Screenshot: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac In iOS 18, users can finally change out their iPhone Lock Screen buttons from the standard Flashlight and Camera to ...

Change default iPhone and iPad apps under Settings > Apps > Default Apps. Options include browsers, messaging, contactless ...

For users of stock Android, particularly those on Android 13 and 14, changing the icon size is relatively straightforward. If your device does not have built-in options to change icon sizes, or if you ...

If you record or cast a single app in Android, you currently have to stop recording or casting in order to change which app you’re sharing. Google is working on a feature that will let you change the ...