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Update: October 18, 2019: MacStories Shortcuts Icons has received its first free update, which adds 50 new icons to the set. You can read more here. I’m thrilled to announce MacStories Shortcuts Icons ...

iOS 14 has spurred new interest in personalized iPhone home screens, including creating custom app icons using the Shortcuts app. This week, designer Doney den Ouden has released a beautiful set of ...

Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services around. Millions of users binge-watch their favorite shows and movies every day. One of the most helpful features of Netflix is the ability to ...

iPhone icon customization is booming, thanks to new features in iOS 14, but there’s still some big catches. The workaround for a bespoke iPhone homescreen requires routing through Apple’s Shortcuts ...

If there’s one knock we have against the iPhone, it’s a lack of customization. But a trick built into iOS 15 lets you get around that restriction by adding a personalized icon to your status bar. A ...

MacStories today released a set of 300 custom icons for use when adding Shortcuts to the home screen on iPhone and iPad. Apple already provides many default glyphs for Shortcuts icons, but the ...

A new app called Mycons launched today and is tapping into the iOS 14 home screen customization trend by making it easier for anyone, including non-designers, to quickly create their own custom icons, ...

If you add a custom icon it will remain in the list for the duration of the session, but if you exit Google Earth it resets the list to the default set and you have to add it again if you want to use ...

Ryne was ostensibly a senior editor at Android Police, working at the site from 2017-2022. But really, he is just some verbose dude who digs on tech, loves Android, and hates anticompetitive practices ...