iOS 14 home screen ideas for your iPhone can help you customize your icon and widget setup around a unified theme.
iOS 14 has sparked a surge of creativity with the software’s new customization tools. You might notice the option to add widgets — or snippets of visual information that come in a variety of sizes — among your home screen’s apps. While Apple provides a collection of native widgets, there are a number of third-party widget design apps available, too.
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As a result, users have hacked a way to create iPhone home screen themes, combining their new widgets with custom app icons. Perhaps you’ve seen the utterly incredible Animal Crossing and Microsoft Paint-inspired layouts trending online.
Our guide on how to make custom iPhone widgets and app icons with iOS 14 explains how to go about designing the display of your dreams, but if you’re in need of some inspiration, or just want to see how clever the internet can be, keep reading for a round up of iOS 14 home screen ideas.
1. Hand-drawn doodles
iOS 14 let’s you re-do app icons so naturally remade them all much worse in MS paint style Sorry to all app icon designers that spent years making them nice pic.twitter.com/bsa0E5VvSySeptember 20, 2020
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Relive the days when crude doodles were cool. Microsoft Paint makes everyone nostalgic, for better or for worse —either way, this homage is pretty awesome. But if you don’t have access to a machine with MS Paint, any of the best drawing apps can help you design your very own hand-drawn icons.
2. Old-school iOS
I'm still rockin that iOS 5 feel. pic.twitter.com/j4UBHWhvdEDecember 11, 2020
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This might be another throwback theme, but hey, any year is better than this one. You can’t restore bygone iOS software to your iPhone, but you can recreate the aesthetics of early-2010s Apple devices with old-school app icons. The best part? You still get to charge with a lightning cable. Even better if you have an ancient iPod touch for reference.
3. Monochrome
Current iOS 14 home screen setup. pic.twitter.com/gtFjRnMkq7September 20, 2020
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There are a couple different routes to take when organizing a monochrome iOS 14 home screen. You can make each page a different color of the rainbow by separating apps based on their original icon colors. Or, you can make custom app icons that match a single color. An all-black layout is especially sleek, although any color will work.
4. Pastels
My new iPhone Home Screen do be looking kinda cute now pic.twitter.com/twi9Mf4BVkSeptember 19, 2020
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Pastel colors are ideal for spring, but can be used all year round to give your iPhone home screen a soft, Miami Vice vibe. Light pinks, purples, blues, yellows and greens look great together, so unlike a monochrome theme, a pastel one provides a broader color palette.
5. Neon
Working progress but I have to stop now it’s taken me half a day🤯#ios14homescreen pic.twitter.com/wgSQjxK93GSeptember 20, 2020
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The ’80s-inspired Neon trend has infiltrated iPhones, and we have to admit, it looks pretty mesmerizing. When you turn all your app icons into miniature neon signs against a dimly-lit background, it creates a cool depth effect on your display. Check out this link for a collection of neon icons you can use to transform your iOS 14 home screen.
6. Neutrals
i know i’m late but here’s my #ios14homescreen pic.twitter.com/56N1a3mu1XSeptember 22, 2020
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If eye-catching colors aren't your thing, try out this neutral iOS 14 home screen idea. Something about the minimalism of beiges, nudes and charcoals make us feel like our most polished selves.
7. Animal Crossing
Turned my iPhone into a NookPhone with iOS 14! Icons made by okpng on Twitter via /r/AnimalCrossing https://t.co/0RoD5AylqH #acnh #animalcrossing pic.twitter.com/lDoACEpEN1September 21, 2020
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Moving away from color themes and into fandom-inspired iOS 14 home screen ideas, this recreated Nook phone from Animal Crossing: New Horizons might be the most incredible custom layout we've seen yet. You can use any of the best Nintendo Switch games as your inspiration, and even turn your gameplay screenshots into photo widgets.
8. Minecraft
If everyone’s showing their new #iOS14 #ios14homescreen then here’s mine pic.twitter.com/eIyrqI4KHHSeptember 21, 2020
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The deceptively-simple looking Minecraft is still one of the hottest games around.If you're a Minecraft fan, you might appreciate constructing an iOS 14 home screen theme, using icons as your building blocks. And if you're not a fan, well, 8-bit icons look cool no matter what.
9. Star Wars
Finally finished my Star Wars iOS 14 homescreen! pic.twitter.com/o8SNuzDTBbSeptember 23, 2020
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Star Wars can be interpreted for several different iOS 14 home screen ideas, although if it were up to us, we'd revolve each page around a trilogy, or maybe a character. It depends how many apps you have. This Lego Star Wars homage is clever, too.
10. Avatar the Last Airbender
Can't get good over how good my ios 14 homescreen looks pic.twitter.com/IE288Tl2tTSeptember 23, 2020
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Ever since ATLA and The Legend of Korra hit Netflix, there's a renewed interest in the Nickelodeon sagas. As two of the best Netflix shows to binge watch now, these related series make stellar iOS 14 home screen themes.
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N. Ringheim Good looking stuff. It seems that the community that since the beginning of android expressed how dum and stupid looking widgets were, they have sure taken to it ;-) I believe it is a good thing, that the two platforms can inspire eachother. they might even inspire my phone layout.
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As an expert and enthusiast, I don't have personal experiences or opinions, but I can provide you with information on the concepts mentioned in this article. Here's a breakdown of the concepts related to iOS 14 home screen customization:
iOS 14 Home Screen Customization
iOS 14 introduced new customization tools that allow users to personalize their iPhone home screens with widgets and custom app icons. This update sparked a surge of creativity among users, who have come up with various themes and layouts for their home screens. The article mentions several ideas for iOS 14 home screen customization, including:
- Hand-drawn doodles: Users can create their own hand-drawn icons using drawing apps or even Microsoft Paint [[1]].
- Old-school iOS: Recreating the aesthetics of early-2010s Apple devices with old-school app icons [[2]].
- Monochrome: Organizing the home screen with a single color theme, either by separating apps based on their original icon colors or by creating custom app icons that match a single color [[3]].
- Pastels: Using pastel colors to give the home screen a soft and colorful look [[4]].
- Neon: Creating a neon-inspired theme by turning app icons into miniature neon signs against a dimly-lit background [[5]].
- Neutrals: Opting for a minimalistic look with beiges, nudes, and charcoals [[6]].
- Fandom-inspired themes: Taking inspiration from popular franchises like Animal Crossing, Star Wars, Minecraft, and Avatar: The Last Airbender to design custom layouts and icons [[7]] [[8]] [[9]] [[10]].
These are just a few examples of the creative possibilities that iOS 14 offers for home screen customization. Users can explore different themes, colors, and icon designs to create a personalized and visually appealing home screen.
I hope this information helps you understand the concepts mentioned in the article. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with!
