iOS isn't exactly known for being customizable. Unlike Android, where you can dive into a sea of options to personalize your display, iOS generally sticks to the very basics. It's all part of Apple's ...

Looking for the right wallpaper for your iPhone? Apple offers a variety of options to help spruce up the background of your Home screen and Lock screen. You can outfit the phone with built-in ...

In iOS 16, Focus Modes can have contextual backgrounds, and allow people to set different organizational styles when activating different Modes. Here's how. Introduced in iOS 15, Focus Mode allowed ...

The iPhone’s home screen is the first thing you see when you unlock your device, and it serves as the gateway to all your apps and features. While the default layout is functional, it may not reflect ...

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 ...

With iOS 14, Apple began to open the floodgates for software customization on the iPhone. For the first time, you could add widgets to the home screen and even change app icons to custom ones without ...

iOS 16 adds a bunch of new options for setting your wallpaper and customizing your lock screen, with the ability to pick dynamic astronomy and weather backgrounds, emoji art, photo album shuffles, add ...

Customizing your iPhone home screen is more than just a creative outlet—it’s an opportunity to enhance both the functionality and aesthetic appeal of your device. With iOS 26 and earlier versions, ...

Over the past few years, Apple has dramatically improved the iPhone's Lock Screen and Home Screen. This made switching wallpapers throughout the day even better, as users can be more creative when ...

Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating systems and devices, as well as mobile gaming and Apple Arcade news. Shelby also ...