How iOS Users Unleash Creativity with Custom Widgets on Home Screen

Apple allowed iOS users to customize widgets on their home screen – and it pushed all the limits of creativity for iPhone users. Here we’ve collected a diversity of examples on how people have fun customizing their screens – many of them with the aesthetic app icons from the Icons8 library.

With iOS 14, Apple introduced the big shift in the level of personalization: they reconsidered Widgets and allowed users to pin widgets they want directly on the home screen, with custom icons or images. That boosted the wave of interactivity – and we saw that immediately with thousands of users searching and downloading Icons8 app icons and graphics for that goal.

Yet, in this post, we would prefer to show, not tell. As Twitter is filled with more and more examples of iOS screens with custom widgets, let’s check them here and see how users enjoy yourself with no borders!

Ben used our icons in Cloud style

Another example of Cloud icons as custom widgets for screens filled with anime motifs.

Allysa used our icons in Cute Color style.

Here the cartoonish icons in Doodle style are used.

And here are various monochrome icons from the Icons8 library

This example by Courtney features our icons from Hand Drawn collection.

And here’s just a bunch of more examples of that global creativity flashmob. Looks like Twitter got crazy around the #ios14homescreen hashtag – and we do LOVE this trend!

Need custom graphics to tune your home screen widgets? Check our 140000 icons in 30+ styles, we are sure some will catch your eye and soul. Or enjoy our huge libraries of aesthetic photos and illustrations to make the choice of custom graphics even more diverse! Also, check our step-by-step guides on how to customize app icons on your iPhone, and how to remove background from image on iPhone.