Change Your iPhone Background
The place to start when you’re ready to create your custom iPhone aesthetic is with the background. It’s the anchor for all that you’ll do with your screen appearance, so choose the one which appeals to you most. Once you’ve decided on the image you want to use, follow these instructions to change your iPhone wallpaper. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
Keep the wallpaper simple. A busy wallpaper will make it hard to see your icons in most cases.Choose something with muted colors. You could go all bright and wild, but again, you may find that your icons get lost in the design.Choose something that appeals to you. You could go minimalist and choose a solid color, or you might have a favorite image of a place or person you want to use. What’s most important is that it’s an image that appeals to you.
Add Widgets to the iOS 14 Home Screen
The cornerstone of the iPhone aesthetic movement is the ability to add customized widgets to your Home screen. iOS 14 has some pre-made widgets you can add to your screen available, but what you want are customized ones that match your wallpaper, and the best way to get those is with a third-party application. In our example below, we’re going to use an app like Widgetsmith. A very reputable developer created the app, and the app itself is very flexible. There will likely be other apps like Widgetsmith as time goes on, but you’ll have to read the reviews to make sure it’s the kind of app you want to use. For now, Widgetsmith is a great place to start. Once you’ve downloaded and installed Widgetsmith, here’s how to create custom widgets using Widgetsmith.
Add the Custom Widgetsmith Widget to Your Home Screen
Once you’ve created the custom widget, now you need to add it to your Home screen. Widgetsmith widgets work a little differently from the widgets that are already available on your iOS device. Once you have the desired widget on the screen, you can move it around just as you do any other widget.
Add Custom App Icons to Your Aesthetic
Part of what makes the aesthetic capabilities of iOS so much fun is that you can also add custom app icons to your home screen that match your background and widgets. Follow this guide to creating and adding custom app icons or creating custom colored app icons. Once you’ve added your app icons in combination with your custom widgets and your background, you’ll have an aesthetic to be proud of (and one that reflects your unique personality).
