iOS 26: Customizing Liquid Glass Interface, Control Center, and Lock Screen

Customizing App Icons

• 💡 You can customize app icons on the home screen by entering wiggle mode, tapping 'edit', and then 'customize'.
• 🎨 Options include default icons, clear icons (light, dark, or auto), and tinted icons where you can adjust hue, saturation, or match colors to your wallpaper using an eyedropper tool.

Control Center Personalization

• 🎛️ To customize the Control Center, tap the plus icon in the top left corner.
• 📏 Icons can be resized to square, long, or small tiles, and removed by tapping the minus icon.
• ➕ New controls like the camera or music player can be added and resized, with the music player offering several view options including a preferred wider view with artwork.
• 📶 You can replace the large connectivity tile with separate controls like Airplane Mode, Mobile Data, and Personal Hotspot.

Lock Screen Enhancements

• ⏰ The lock screen clock can be resized and will shrink if notifications appear.
• ✨ A 'depth effect' can be enabled for wallpapers (if the image supports it).
• 📌 Widgets have moved to the bottom of the screen below the clock.
• 🔦 Shortcuts at the bottom of the lock screen, like the torch, can be customized or replaced.

Safari and Phone App Updates

• 🧭 In Safari, the toolbar can be set to compact view, bottom view, or top view.
• 📞 The Phone app offers a choice between classic or a new unified tab layout, where favorites are integrated into the call section and voicemails appear in recents.