New to Mac? Learn the basics of your menu bar
If you’re new to macOS, learning how to navigate and use the menu bar is essential. This tutorial explains the basics of the Mac menu bar.
Icons
New to Mac? How to organize your Mac desktop for efficiency
Take control of your Mac desktop. Here’s how to use Stacks, sorting, sizes, and spacing to organize your Mac desktop for a more efficient workspace.
How to make app icons on iPad smaller so you can fit more apps on the Home screen
Follow along with iDownloadBlog as we show you how to adjust iPad icon size in iPadOS.
How to customize folder icons on Mac
Want to change a default folder icon to a photo or logo? We’ll show you how to customize the folder icons on Mac.
How to create blank iPhone icons for the Home screen using Shortcuts
Want to make more space on your Home screen? This tutorial shows you how to easily create blank iPhone icons with the Shortcuts app.
How to create blank icons on your iPhone, no jailbreak required
Want transparent icons on your iPhone Home screen? This tutorial will teach you how to create blank icons, no jailbreak or hack required. This is the perfect way to show off your wallpaper or simply have a set up different from the millions of iPhones out there.
How to add an icon to the extra_recipe and Yalu jailbreak apps
Lacking an icon for your extra_recipe jailbreak app? Don’t like the Yalu one? This guide will show you how to add an icon of your choice to these apps.
iOS 10.3 will let apps change their Home screen icon at any time, no update required
Tucked away amid a flurry of new reports covering upcoming new features in Apple’s operating system updates, like Theater Mode on Apple Watch and Siri in watch apps, Night Shift on Mac and Find My AirPods on iPhone, Apple yesterday quietly announced that developers will soon be allowed to change their app’s Home screen icon programmatically, whenever they like.
In other words, an update is no longer required to push out the new icon artwork.
The seemingly unimportant change opens up a world of new possibilities for interactions with your favorite apps that simply were not possible before.
Calypso 2: A Springtomize-like tweak without the price tag
Springtomize is one of my favorite jailbreak tweaks ever released because of its Swiss Army Knife-like appeal, but I also understand there are some jailbreakers who don’t want to spend money in the Cydia store.
To those people, I present a new free tweak called Calypso 2.
How to customize system app icons on Mac
Changing your app icons is not only fun, but in some cases you just have to do it to enjoy using your Mac. Here’s how to customize your Mac app icons.
Siri for Mac icon leaks ahead of WWDC
9to5Mac claimed back in January that Siri would be finally coming to the Mac via the forthcoming OS X 10.12 software update this fall. Today, MacRumors published a genuine looking image that purportedly shows a colorful Siri icon sitting in OS X’s Dock, adding fuel to the Siri for Mac rumors.
Another screenshot appears to show a Siri icon sitting in the Mac’s menu bar at the top. The publication says that these screenshots were sent to them by a source “who has provided us with reliable information about Apple’s software plans in the past”.
Tip: quickly reset your Home screen icons to the default layout
If you have ever wanted to reset the Home screen’s app icon layout to factory settings, then you might be happy to hear that there’s an easier way than moving the app icons all back to where they were one by one.
Instead, in this tutorial, we’ll be showing you how you can reset the Home screen app icon layout automatically in just a few seconds.
