We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The official launch of Apple's iOS 18 brought with it some fresh ways to customize your iPhone's home screen. Rather than leaving unwanted ...

The launch of Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 26, introduced a new design language called Liquid Glass. The interface makeover, one of Apple’s largest since the shift from skeuomorphic to flat ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

For iOS 17, Apple introduced interactive widgets that let you control certain app functions right from the home screen or lock screen. Since then, you can tick items off your to-do list, press play on ...

Tom has been covering technology since 2019, having worked as part of the phones team at TechRadar and then as an editor at What to Watch. Since 2025 he’s been a freelance contributor for many more ...

As much as I love Google’s Pixel phones, I’ll be the first to admit that home screen customization has never been a strong suit. Pixels get so much right, but when it comes to deep customization ...

OS 27 introduces an extra-large widget size for the iPhone Home Screen, giving supported apps considerably more room to ...

Out of the box, your Android phone's home screen is just a clutter of apps the manufacturer thinks you want to use. You get a few preloaded apps including several from Google itself. Most of the time, ...

Apple has steadily expanded home screen customization on the iPhone over the past few years, and iOS 26 continues that trend with more visual control over app icons. Building on the changes introduced ...