• gon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Do iOS users not have free icon packs? I’m so confused by this…

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      1 year ago

      You can’t change icons from the system/launcher settings. Individual apps can offer icon options, but they are internal to the app.

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          To each their own, I moved from iOS to Android in 2020 and first days I started experimenting with different icon packs, but not all are perfect or of my taste, nowadays I only use the monet icons feature for Pixel Launcher, but if it wasn’t for that I’d just use stock icons lol.

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            1 year ago

            Have become? If anything, iOS have historically been getting more customizable over time not less.

            And I don’t think it’s really accurate to compare iOS with MacOSX and earlier, entirely different systems with different use cases and form factors. I’d recon if Apple released a phone in 2002 it’s be just as locked down.

            Not trying to defend this by the way, just surprised by the usage of the word “become” here as if it used to be different for iPhones.

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            1 year ago

            There are plenty of apps that allow you to change the app icon for free. This is entirely on Reddit.

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            1 year ago

            It’s the same on the Reddit Android app too (although the icon option in the app looks ok, the icon in the launcher is pixelated)

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      Sort of, you can use the Shortcuts app to make a custom launcher and use any icon you want. It’s not very intuitive for the average user.

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      I found an article from 2020 that said it wasn’t possible to use custom icons on an iPhone. Idk if that’s changed, since I don’t have an iPhone. I know customization is not something they are known for.

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        It’s more of a workaround: you need to make a shortcut (which you can set a custom icon to) to launch the app of your choice. This is still possible.