The Ultimate iOS 18 Customization Guide!

[@sambeckman]

Hey team! Hope you enjoyed the video 🙏🏻 Just a quick note on the wallpapers: we've currently tested the wallpapers with the iPhone 15 Pro, the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max running iOS 18.0.1 (the latest public update available at the time of writing this), as well as the iPhone 16 Pro running the 18.1 Beta. We'll also be continually updating the pack as each update gets released. If you buy the pack and the wallpapers don't align with your icons when your home screen is set to Large, then please feel free to get in touch and we'll work with you to create modified versions 👊🏻

[@slidepro6865]

Why dont you sell the wallpaper in App Store so many people can buy?

[@atrocitus9198]

where didn you get those retro toys and gadgets on your desk throughout the vid??

[@drumwrkshp]

@Sambeckman, are there any wallpapers in the Lumina app that hide the dock? Would love to see those added. Thx!

[@sambeckman]

@@drumwrkshp Unfortunately not sorry! Will consider adding these in the future :)

[@drumwrkshp]

Bummer, but thanks for the reply, mate. Hope to see them in there one day!

[@rithwikj]

Dear god! This is an insane amount of work for essentially an icon pack. On Android you 1) download app 2) install theme, done. I use iPhone too but this is just crazy

[@FOXeye95]

Yeah same, midway thru the video I just thought to myself how easy it was on android to do this 😂 but hey atleast we can do this in iOS I guess. Tho more fancy setups in android are also a PITA with widget apps and what not

[@ColeCrush]

same

[@Ivan_1919]

It’s only this complicated, if you make it this complicated.

[@iMrParker]

The hoops you have to jump through to do basic customization is insane holy

[@alhajijalloh6132]

😂😂😂😂

[@BURNSIDEGOON]

And here you are 🥲🤣

[@iMrParker]

​@@BURNSIDEGOON I watch all sam Beckman videos. Your point?

[@c3469z]

Just paid and downloaded the wallpapers. Easy to apply for most but iOS seems to love making things a little challenging. Keep updating us with great content 👍

[@sleepiexme]

i lost u after “these are the wallpapers” 😂

[@yamil.343]

Your game boy wallpaper made me want to have a game boy again 😅 I miss those days. Great video mate 😊

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

I love this. It makes the wallpaper look functional.

[@Thereal_triangle]

Just a note if you tap the sun symbol while on dark mode it keeps the original wallpaper brightness

[@rohanajay]

The effort 🫡❤️

[@AMHAPPY]

Love a Limey custom job.

[@AMHAPPY]

Don’t care if ya got boated to the other side of the world.

[@kindofanmol]

This video reminded me why I can never switch to iOS. What a pain in the ass to do such basic customisation.

[@sambeckman]

It's actually not that bad. This video might not be the shortest, but when all is said and done, it probably only takes about 5-10 minutes to recreate. I just had to cover most steps in detail to make sure it made sense.

[@DerangedScout]

I prefer the simplicity.

[@ixamxmal]

AND THE FACT WE STILL CANT CHANGE THE FONT DRIVES ME CRAZY

[@sinclairj7492]

@@DerangedScoutiOS = simplicity

[@bage881]

I just switched over from an S23 Ultra to the iPhone 16 Pro Max and holy shit, this is a lot! 😂

[@ovrxpsd]

Same here!! I took android customization for granted. I’ll just leave my phone like an old person with 20 pages of apps. lol

[@lord30ius18]

Retro wallpapers are gas 💯💯

[@tiagom]

YEEESS I WAS WAITING ON THIS

[@jakelarntz]

I switched to iOS after being on android for like 10 years (last iphone I had was a 7). So far I am so happy with my choice. Stoked to see this from you Sam.

[@ricardorocha1985]

I downloaded this RETRO pack. It is absolutely fantastic. Great job. Can’t wait for next pack themes. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@etwoodson213]

Been following you for a long time even after I switched back to iOS after 8 years on android! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a iOS based channel! Apps, setups etc the same you do for android just iOS 🙏🏾

[@respect386]

I got this to work on my iphone 13 mini and LOOOOOOVE it

[@keepinbeat]

mate youre such a legend

[@IrwanSyah-yg1do]

It just a customization but It sounds like hacking tutorial.. 😂😂

[@kare42]

So cool! Thank you for all your hard work!

[@Karan_Thakkar]

Impeccable wallpapers, first time I’m considering paying for wallpapers coz they’re just so meticulous

[@Karan_Thakkar]

BTW do these work well with lock screen widgets? 👀

[@sambeckman]

@@Karan_Thakkar Yep! We designed them to fit lockscreen widgets too!

[@4orbe1]

Your videos are next level Sam, keep the good work

[@marckorner8299]

9:00 where can I find this custom homescreen tutorial?❤

[@dollarn9ne]

MKBHD has been silent since this dropped

[@iTsMike010]

Apple has made customizing their phones a frustrating experience. This is awful.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

CAUSE Crapple sucks

[@DerangedScout]

@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Are you commenting negatively on any Apple-related comment? Lmao

[@docen67]

@@DerangedScoutbut the comment is negative

[@TheKingCat28728]

bro literally 52% of the world is apple product

[@iTsMike010]

@@TheKingCat28728 Actually no Android phones are more popular than Apple phones globally, but Apple phones are more popular in the United States. United States does not equal rest of the world

[@danau7509]

Will there be an android version of this?

[@PaulBohno]

I would definitely use a version that allows for my setup of large widget on top and 2x4 apps below rather than the medium widget and 3x4 apps below,.Maybe that is coming soon?!

[@gintaraslaurinaitis5830]

Shame you can't see notifications on the home screen or can you?

[@reality-drift122]

hiding the dock is sexy looking but this look like a nightmare to do

[@ryan962]

What about notifications on the new shortcut app icons ?! How do you get the red dot with numbers

[@StonedNoob]

Don’t think they show

[@generaldank7167]

Hello love your work,i just purchased the retro pack and i need some help with the customization? Like a tutorial on how to set up the retro game boy theme??

[@affandifirdaus1442]

Tq sir.. i am ur new follower

[@gigairaqq7322]

i love the icon packs but i would just use the dark mode version of the wallpaper and the dark mode icons

[@romyn00]

Hi Sam, very useful video, I’ve actually bought your wallpapers and icon pack, it looks superb, i only have one question, im still using the 4 main bottom buttons but when i switch from dark to light theme the 4 buttons still retain the dark background, how can i make them switch to white but still have the rest dark? And vice versa. Thanks again for the great video !

[@dhanrajmohabir1270]

My dock still shows on the wallpaper

[@sambeckman]

Send me an email at [e-mail] and we’ll try and sort it out.

[@AxeZie]

Cool! Ive never been this early!!

[@HobbitDowneyJr]

am i missing a step on how the dock isnt visible?

[@briansoriano6211]

I have an iPhone 15 pro and when I put the icons on the screen they don’t match with the photo. I have enabled the large icons toggle in the app and also in the screen custom as well. Can you tell me where is the problem?

[@Brayan1479]

I have the same issue 😢

[@sambeckman]

Can you send me an email at [e-mail] ? We’ll try and sort it out!

[@MarskieCudiaJr]

I'm a samsung user and planning to buy an iPhone, but I really feel that iPhone controls users while Android lets you control. 🥺

[@gabewalker7528]

What app do I download for this?

[@lorenzopesci3350]

This retro pack works also for android smartphones? They look so amazing! And what is the model of the mouse in the first frame of the wallpaper section?

[@TopshelfJunior]

I see why Marques started a WALLPAPER app / company now.. They are gonna take off like wildfire from here on out.

[@iki3234]

I used the same wallpaper on this video and the dock was not hidden. iOS 18.2 iPhone 14 pro.

[@grantcain9717]

Same!

[@grantcain9717]

Never mind. I figured it out.

[@iki3234]

What was the fix, mind sharing

[@rohanbhangui]

what do you use for your backgrounds in your top down shots?

[@KoyaMist]

What if I want to create a folder for multiple apps?

[@abhishekkumar-r6n8w]

By any chance can we get those wallpapers for free?

[@rockergreg13]

love this new pack, but for me the icons dont line up in transparent app icons. they line up on the home screen just fine but then the app icons app makes them all shift too far down.

[@kaungkhatthar6745]

Can you do for iPad please

[@Jay__C]

Hey Sam, In the thumbnail you have the yellow retro looking design on the left. Where can we find the image or setup that goes in what would be the screen area, please?

[@sambeckman]

That's the lock screen with a couple of Widgy widgets below the clock, with 2 knobs icons setup as tappable actions in each. And they've been tinted to red to match the buttons on the wallpaper 👍🏻

[@Jay__C]

@@sambeckman Thank you so much for replying. Have you made a video on this, as I am completely lost. 😂

[@sambeckman]

@@Jay__C Not really. I did mention lock screen customisation in my last iOS 17 customisation video - ttps://kzbin.info/www/bejne/omGth4ZredqZi7M But it doesn't cover creating Widgy widgets/tinting. It'll get you part of the way there though...

[@gagamixstage4693]

why u have to do that long horizontal video ratio?

[@rez157]

How do I get rid of that first pape.. that widget page.. DO NOT WANT IT..

[@jh2678]

I can't seem to hide the dock

[@sambeckman]

Send me an email at [e-mail]

[@iki3234]

same here, i ve tried several times and failed 😞

[@MRfisheri]

After Transparent App updated its app. The apps misaligned when using "large icons" and even then when the apps are aligned using small icons the transparency is not working anymore. Guessing they are catering just for newer iPhones? I'm using iPhone 13 and on iOS 18.1

[@mikesg878]

Pretty sure you can’t make the dock transparent, that’s the last bit of iOS customization I want

[@desmond_armaan1107]

Hi, there is no way in iPhone 15 / iOS 18.1 to do Spaces - Mission Control (or Win key + Tab in Windows) to fast select a specific home screen in place swipe to the left? Thanks.

[@TD_Heather4TW]

I was gonna say 'Babe, wake up! Sam Beckman uploaded', but then I remembered, I'm not an idiot.

[@carminemartino1197]

Don’t be so sure about that…

[@Murasgul]

Amazing video!! More like those for iPhone please. Maybe one with a minimalistic and modern look? That would be awesome!

[@Ashlord]

Is Lumina Walls not available on iOS?

[@sambeckman]

Coming very soon!

[@BrentChua87]

Can't purchase the wallpaper pack. Just says "Something went wrong" when paying.

[@sambeckman]

Not sure what the cause is… others are having no problems purchasing.

[@freddyolo]

been waiting for this thank you!

[@flavioa6351]

The retro pack looks like every other generic retro tech wallpapers on twitter 🤣

[@jbarryclkrec]

Thanks for this. Lots of ideas to mull over. BTW: what is that keyboard on the desk?

[@sambeckman]

That's the Lofree Flow (sbck.me/lofreeflow100), but with keycaps from the Nuphy Air V2 (nuphy.com/collections/keyboards/products/air75-v2)

[@asfbobel]

is this safe ? to download stuuf from the internet not and the app store ?

[@ripanaichsarkar5604]

No, it will destroy earth 🌎

[@furstnaymelassnaim9206]

There’s a stupid white gradient at the top of my Home Screen anyone know how to get rid of that?

[@AllEyezOnRod]

Can I use my wallpaper setup from the one you did on the iPhone 13 still along with the icons

[@sambeckman]

Absolutely!

[@AllEyezOnRod]

@@sambeckman thanks

[@AllEyezOnRod]

@@sambeckman best screen ever!

[@dillonbrown2739]

This is all really cool but are we going to talk about how this video is a triple-product-advertisement?

[@RotcivSequence]

I'd never go through all this just to change how my homescreen looks.

[@Brddvd]

How can I get for free ?

[@amarakid3489]

a lot of them Android fans and iPhone fans are comparing. Yes iPhone is like "way too behind in time" but you guys just didnt understand that iPhone offers clean and simple look interface. im not dickriding any of these cause i used both lol

[@abdullahmansuri12]

Finally, it's here 🙌

[@blurayauthority]

How is copying something someone else has done considered "unique and original?" I just keep mine the way it came out of the box.

[@BoosBucketHat]

oh god... i love the video but this reminded me of why i could NEVER switch to IOS. OneUI is so much more convenient!!!

[@trulyzen7083]

13 pro max. Wallpapers do not align. I understand how to pinch and all for the image, it is all slightly off despite it being what you listed as the 13 pro max wallpaper

[@AntonyCBSR]

This is more like an ad for wallpapers and icons.

[@ArpitRaj-u2y]

Can you make ios 18 customisation in android device

[@MikeStevens]

it'd be like a 2-minute video

[@aleksiz15]

Was waiting for this video ever since i received my 16 pro☺️☺️

[@Aylarcamilla]

I can’t download it and I have iPhone 15 pro max

[@PriyavratGupta]

I don’t think the wallpapers work with the pro max devices cuz of the larger screen

[@PriyavratGupta]

@sambeckman please help bought the wallpaper and icon pack and now can’t get it to align it. Have tried cropping and zooming but it don’t work.

[@sambeckman]

@@PriyavratGupta Hey! Which software version are you running? We've just updated the pack to support devices running the iOS 18.1 beta, if that helps?

[@PriyavratGupta]

@@sambeckmancheers for replying but running 18.0.1 and still not being able to fix alignment!

[@PriyavratGupta]

Been trying with the same wallpaper and steps as you mentioned only.

[@KeyboardSavant]

@@sambeckman Same issue here. 16 Pro Max user. Just went ahead and emailed you as requested.

[@AsharadDracul]

Bro looks like Michael Fassbender

[@Boostedjedi]

I’d love this, but sheesh that’s way too much work. I do not have the time nor patience to do all of that.

[@ImChaotic1]

Only after it's been during jailbreaking and samsung had it for years so yeah it's about damn time. But I still won't switch to ios.

[@mclouvenmediavilla5114]

Im having trouble purchasing the wallpaper on gumroad. Any workarounds?

[@c3469z]

I tried through the app but it didn’t seem to want to play nice, so I followed the link and paid online through 🍏 💰. Worked fine for me.

[@ELP1125]

After watching this, I think I'll just keep the basic icon grid. 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@anjorbify]

uaaaaaau, finalmente a Apple ta descobrindo coisas que o Android faz desde sempre, uau que incrível novidade, só que não

[@NegyedMisi]

I love your passion and work mate, I just hardly ever use themes or screen porn. I either have my phone locked and when I unlock it, it's for myself and nobody looks at it.

[@Ask_Berserk]

Getting complex by every minute

[@chxtman]

All of this work to only see the custom icons on your homescreen and the originals every time you open the app library or even swipe up to close. I’m starting to hate ios

[@urm1n]

I love your videos! As an iOS user now, could you please make a video on open-source iOS apps? I’m particularly interested in habit tracker apps. If you know any good ones or if there are some you’ve mentioned in your past videos, I’d love for you to include those as well. Thanks!

[@jebaker2]

Great how-to video... absolutely hideous home screen, though.

[@ruleofthebone]

Wow this is a ton of work. Honestly don't think it's worth it. ios 18 looks nice but android is just so much easier.

[@hp4985]

Can you make the wallpapers into delta emulator skins too? I love them so much

[@Jmelpegues]

I’m mad you have to pay for Widgy

[@mohammedhoque4890]

Here before android guys create unrelated comparison 😶

[@GloryNature]

Why? Why do such things?

[@ggraue0720]

all of this to just do what android has been doing for years.. i like my iphone 16 pro but this is too much work for basic customization...

[@omkarsandhusandhu9072]

Android for the Win 🎉🎉

[@tiagom]

I want a way to change app icons leaving the red bubble with the notification number 😭

[@ohzenn]

This is so complicated lol

[@chrizbreezy369]

i thought IOS is unique’ but all of the new updates is all already in the android device … is like WTF 😅