Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

iOS 18

How to guides

Personalise your phone's home screen

You can personalise the appearance of your phone's home screen, such as changing the size and colour of app icons and adding or removing home screen pages.

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Press and hold anywhere on the home screen.

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Press Edit.

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Press Customise.

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Press the required setting to select the size of app icons on the home screen.

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Press the required setting to select background theme for the home screen.

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If you select Automatic, the background theme is automatically set to match your surroundings.

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If you select Tinted, follow the instructions on the screen to set the required colour theme for app icons on the home screen.

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Press and hold the required app icon. Drag the app icon to the required position on the home screen.

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Drag the app icon right or left to place the app icon on a new home screen page.

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Press Done.

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Press and hold anywhere on the home screen.

Step 12 of 17

Press Edit.

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Press Edit Pages.

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Press the field below the required home screen page to turn page view on or off.

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Press the delete icon next to the required home screen page.

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Press Remove.

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Press Done.

1. 1. Personalise your phone's home screen

Press and hold anywhere on the home screen.
Press Edit.
Press Customise.
Press the required setting to select the size of app icons on the home screen.
Press the required setting to select background theme for the home screen.
If you select Automatic, the background theme is automatically set to match your surroundings.
If you select Tinted, follow the instructions on the screen to set the required colour theme for app icons on the home screen.

2. 2. Organise app icons on the home screen

Press and hold the required app icon. Drag the app icon to the required position on the home screen.
Drag the app icon right or left to place the app icon on a new home screen page.
Press Done.

3. 3. Remove home screen page

Press and hold anywhere on the home screen.
Press Edit.
Press Edit Pages.
Press the field below the required home screen page to turn page view on or off.
Press the delete icon next to the required home screen page.
Press Remove.
Press Done.

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