Ultimate iOS 18 Home Screen Guide + Widgets!

[@zephyr3693]

Someday soon i hope they give us more customization with the dock too. Maybe the ability to add more than 4 icons on the dock and scroll through them, make the dock invisible, or let people get rid of the dock altogether if they choose.

[@DieselFuel1310]

Or make it so it doesn't blur the wallpaper and the apps are just their or make dock widgets

[@CHY873]

3:15 what a saviour your are! I have been struggling here and thought iphone sucks that it would make the homescreen wallpaper dark. But its the brightness that can be changed too that i just didn’t realise at all !! Thanks a lot, I accidentally watched this thing.

[@JuanDiaz-qq2lu]

Wow, pretty neat. Thanks for sharing, dude.

[@beardfm]

Glad you liked it!

[@IEA_455]

Wish we could have transparent widgets and how did the tinting not the the widget

[@beardfm]

Widget tinting is still buggy, and yes, hoping for transparent widgets someday!

[@punkparkvrl182]

Hi would you be able to do a video on how to customize the focus wallpaper that you did on minute 3;41 step by step? I really like that please

[@beardfm]

Will work on it!

[@VonDaGreat1]

How do you get your weather like that

[@ItsMeMiles]

Super informative! Thank you! You may have already covered this, so please forgive me if it’s redundant. Is there a way to change my Lock Screen and Wallpaper photos to saved Wallpaper sets to time in sync with light/dark mode? It would be great to have the background photos reflect the time of day. Again, this may be remedial and I’m just asking something obvious but so far I haven’t found a solution… Thanks in advance!

[@rfdev]

You guys are really masters of Home Screen design.

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that!

[@BlakeFealy]

Great video. Good to get videos of the small things

[@hoffhousepetphotography]

How do you remove the shadow behind the app name?

[@baileyunknown4948]

I wish there was a way to assign widgets to a certain wallpaper. Like I have multiple wallpapers but I wish I could have unique widgets for all of them. But I don’t think that’s possible

[@beardfm]

You *could* kind of do this with focus modes but it’s not ideal

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

Loving the tint and large icons

[@beardfm]

Tinting is fun for sure

[@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

[@BraveClam]

Coming from an S22 Ultra to the 16 Pro Max, and not using an iPhone since the 3Gs (back when you could jailbreak it and do unlimited customizations) I was really hoping the home screen would have a lot more minimal customization options without having to use apps. I absolutely DESPISE the app library when not having any apps on the home screen. This video was great, it did give me hope that I'm not stuck with such a bland cell phone and that there is hope for iOS.

[@meatsauce12]

i promise you there is plenty of ways to make it look good. i've never had an android but when ive used someone else's the biggest thing i notice is how much i prefer apples UI. limited customization does suck but its been getting better with every update

[@PraneetTulshyan]

How are your dock icons changing or getting removed? When you switched to night mode, your dock icons disappeared automatically..?

[@beardfm]

I was manually doing that off camera to show different possibilities.

[@JessM4rvel]

I really hope they change it so that you have the option to NOT tint the widgets, tinting the app icons I find absolutely fine it’s just when it affects the pictures I have for widgets it really bugs me

[@beardfm]

Yeah the widgets don't look great tinted

[@liveformuzic27]

How can I get that weather widget ?

[@solenya89]

How do you hide the dock?

[@beardfm]

You have to remove all apps from it

[@_Someone_88]

someone help pls, it was working fine but now my widgets wont tint

[@jonathanmark4306]

The tinting is great but it ruins the weather apps

[@edwardwidjaja3955]

How do you get the weather widget up on your lockscreen?

[@jasandroidphone3820]

widgy

[@sturrley]

how’d you change the color of the weather widget without changing the color of the apps?

[@beardfm]

It's bug, it was holding the tint settings even when I switched back

[@gs_mvs]

great video. awesome ideas 👍

[@beardfm]

Thanks!

[@yokoshimagunther]

thats weather line bro? i cant found the app :( i dont know why :(

[@raztube90]

Where did you buy your pillow so cute ????

[@beardfm]

Here! throwboy.com

[@Shadaaala]

At 3:50 on the bottom where your 3 apps are, around the apps that „box“ is dark with that background. I’ve downloaded the same background but the bottom row apps box is not dark it’s brighter. Yours looks nearly transperent

[@WillFawkner]

Use dark mode

[@beardfm]

It changed in dark mode and if you tap the sun icon in the Home Screen customization settings (where tinting is)

[@yarirok01]

dam you live in thonotosassa you must live in one of those massive houses.. nice😎

[@beardfm]

I'm not on "lake" Thonotosassa, that's for the high rollers 😉

[@mima1608]

Hi Stephen, while watching your video, I noticed the slim orange case of your iPhone. What’s the model name and where did you get it? I like the color!

[@beardfm]

Hey! That’s actually the iPhone 14 product red color, no case!

[@milabasic1867]

Hi, I have a question, how do I stop from my gallery widgets turning grey?

[@jaijojames1990]

Could you recommend the best power bank for the iPhone 15 Pro Max?

[@AvaLiveLife]

Energizer.

[@magomedmagomadov-qr8mt]

I really like that wallpaper

[@beardfm]

You can get it here! basicappleguy.com/basicappleblog/rancho-twilight

[@georgeb.6611]

What’s the wallpaper?

[@MajinOkabe]

They need to add a toggle for the tint feature so we can omit widgets from being tinted if we want to. Looks hideous with most widgets, especially ones like photos.

[@butterfliez2642]

Yes . I don’t like how the tent is automatic it goes to black in the background.

[@GoToSleep-i4z]

I purchased this and I can not find it in widgets anywhere.

[@beardfm]

The MD Studio? It's blank so it may appear at the very bottom of the list.

[@hungvonguyen5418]

I want make shortcut to open folder on MacOS? I need help you, please. Thank you so much.

[@gezzy07]

I have a questions I'm hoping you could answer. Is it possible to assign widgets to lock and home screens? Is it also possible to change them all together? For example, let's say I've customized my lock and home screen with the wallpaper I like and widgets that fit. However, I'm feeling a different vibe. So now I want to switch it up. I notice that if I change the home and lock screens it doesn't change the widgets. Is there a way to change the wallpaper and widgets, save it, and use a different that I would create. Similar to loadouts in COD?

[@Qadirhasan786]

Love from Indian ❤

[@okokayy]

WOWOOWEE, WIDGETS!

[@marcochosetentaysiete]

Por lejos lo mejor en personalización que he visto , por cierto funcionan muy bien!

[@juniorval2004]

Is there a way too change the font style across the iOS ?

[@beardfm]

Not yet

[@Only-Hitotsu]

2:43 wallpaper link please

[@beardfm]

Right here! kirokustudio.co.uk/shop/bound-ii-wallpaper-pack/

[@POVwithRC]

That dumbify thing slaps. Definitely getting

[@beardfm]

So cool!

[@FlyDre-g9h]

I’m really enjoying iOS 18

[@MYR_112]

I downloaded the IOS 18 for my dad for the motion sickness feature and easier access with larger icons.

[@beardfm]

Was curious how the Motion sickness feature helps people!

[@juliohernandez-cn3bm]

Can i transparent the google widget?

[@beardfm]

Unfortunately not

[@jimmyntee]

Still no home screen grid size change eg 5 columns and 5 apps in dock 😬

[@beardfm]

Yeah I do wish there were more options there.

[@rayrod354]

Love this but such a shame that this was all allowed and more with jailbreaking 10 years ago.

[@alfaw75]

ما آسم التطبيق

[@CinciHawks]

We need a light tint 🙏

[@beardfm]

Next video for sure!

[@iiTzHunter]

Pls answer will iOS 18 effect my gaming experience

[@beardfm]

If you wait for the official release it shouldn't have any effect, although there is a new "Game Mode" that may improve it depending on what iPhone you have! More on that here: 9to5mac.com/2024/07/23/how-to-use-game-mode-on-iphone-in-ios-18/#:~:text=Here's%20how%20Apple%20describes%20the,by%20doubling%20the%20polling%20rate.

[@ronniethepilot]

whats the weather app called?

[@newramesh]

i am waiting for the answer as well :)

[@PoSSiBiLiTY]

Thank you for showing us paid apps (!)

[@beardfm]

You're welcome!

[@angelagrange1855]

Thanks for the video ive downloaded the app for the widget

[@beardfm]

Hope you like it!

[@denisradovanovic8778]

Is this MD Studio app still available or is it maybe regional? I tried finding it but for some reason I see only individual apps and not widgets?

[@jamaljohnson6239]

I was also unable to locate it in the App Store.

[@beardfm]

Here's the direct link: apps.apple.com/us/app/md-blank-blank-space-widget/id1551277937

[@denisradovanovic8778]

@@beardfm thanks. I saw this one but you mentioned Studio app so thought it's not a correct one. Thanks.

[@iOSuptodate]

nice 👍🏻

[@tomcody7779]

What’s the wallpaper you are using

[@RDBTheTechGuy]

It’s in the description

[@beardfm]

They're all in the description!

[@tomschmitt]

Could not find the wallpaper at 11:30 on any of the URL's. Anybody like to share ?

[@ob2250]

I can’t find it either. Let me know if you do!

[@beardfm]

It's coming soon from basicappleguy.com

[@Kremsi1306]

I want the icons in light mode, but my widgets in dark mode, is this possible?

[@Chxrli3]

No

[@jamescros6812]

Yes, I'm on dev beta 4 (not sure if it works on public beta/dev beta 3). Set your system to dark mode and make your icons light mode. The widgets should stick with system default (dark) and you are forcing light mode on the icons.

[@beardfm]

Great tip!

[@RDBTheTechGuy]

I miss you hosting the AppleInsider podcast! You should go back for just 2 weeks or so!

[@beardfm]

Appreciate that. In case you hadn't heard, you can tune in to my new tech podcast here! primarytech.fm

[@gettechinfoo]

Great Video

[@beardfm]

Appreciate it!

[@renatostefanoaica3699]

Please post here the modified wallpaper of BAG Rancho cucamonga!

[@ob2250]

Have you managed to find it? I can’t anywhere

[@renatostefanoaica3699]

@@ob2250 Stephen said that will be launch by BAG soon.

[@beardfm]

It's coming soon!

[@AllthingsDayo]

there is a way to place the widget in the middle

[@beardfm]

How?

[@kiwi10rmetzler71]

Waiting!

[@cagada]

My phone is slow af and the battery drains fast after I upgraded to iOS 18

[@beardfm]

I've had some battery issues with watchOS 11 too, hope to see a bug fix release this week!

[@aanojonekeem288]

Aww Android had this features long time ago.

[@XX___]

Yes but apple users obviously don’t care about android

[@LadiieSo]

@@XX___thats correct

[@alfaw75]

ممكن تضيف شرح العربية

[@cozz360]

They still move way too much when arranging them. Android is still the app arrange champion and I’ve never owned one.

[@alfaw75]

ممكن تفعل الترجمه

[@donniethesportsguy893]

Android 8.0 😂

[@musicianluca]

Still no transparent widgets 🤦🏻

[@beardfm]

Still waiting...

[@uynguyen7405]

How can i get wallapaper at 3:41. Please can u teach me?

[@m4st3rm1nd9]

Just Google basic apple guy wallpapers. You will find it.

[@ezitobezito5251]

it makes no sense that you cannot put the icon in the middle

[@beardfm]

True, wish that was possible

[@KennithGroene-i3o]

Ilene Loop

[@Qadirhasan786]

We love shortcut’s videos more than ur other videos ❤

[@beardfm]

Glad you like those!

[@erikhovland]

can you make a shortcut that asks what i would like to search, getting the first 5 pictures of the search, adds it in a list, and sets the chosen picture to my wallpaper?

[@samiam732]

I like the smart home videos best. 😊

[@j4n3m84]

who’s we? I like most of this dudes videos

[@jaxsonmerchant]

Who’s we?

[@alexasnow5628]

is it ok to put transparent widget without using clear spaces

[@beardfm]

It will work with the MD Studio app!

[@cpcarra13]

Talk way to fast, hard to follow along. Had to keep stopping and going back. Content was good.

[@beardfm]

Thanks for the feedback! I’ll try to slow down my pace in the next video.

[@mnhossainbhuiyan7581]

Funny for iphone sts

[@dougblackwell8157]

Why don’t you just say this is a 3rd party app review. I’d prefer if you would show us what the iOS can do before going to 3rd party apps .

[@beardfm]

Ok, I got you here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooDUppmPppusadU

[@JDB-tc5rs]

Large icons make iPhone look like a $100 Xiaomi 😭

[@beardfm]

And too much space between bottom row and dock

[@Jst4vdeos]

Funny enough when you use "large" icons, the lowest non-dock row is closer to the middle of the screen than the bottom. It's ridiculous. Apple SUCKS at UI design

[@TRVPRadarTV]

Thought i was the only one to notice since 18b1

[@QuestMode1111]

It’s funny how ignorant people can be. And I’m not talking about Apple.

[@QuestMode1111]

@@TRVPRadarTVit’s in beta for a reason 💀💀💀💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️💀☠️☠️☠️☠️💀☠️☠️☠️💀💀

[@ALLUK633]

Samsung ui sucks more and it’s useless and looks cheap.

[@yinyangphoenix]

It seems to me that that leaves more room for apps on a single page, in which case it’s a good thing.

[@CorneliusJermaineHightower]

There is a way to place icons in the middle. It's called Android! Android 2 Hershey chocolate bar moving icons anywhere on the screen since 1967! Great video I'm super excited honestly. If this was a vice versa video 99% of the comments would be filled with hate That's so crazy to me 😂!

[@N35T1T0]

Ok cool.

[@beardfm]

1967! wow

[@Stev-mi2fd]

you all realize every Android user is laugh at us right now. And at apple. this is a 20-year-old feature. This truly is a joke. yes, I am an iPhone user, albeit I came from 20 years of android. Stop usiong the slow ass USB transfer rate and for the love of god stop offering 128 g of storage.

[@db9841]

This is too much work. Lol.

[@SweetAngelPinay06]

My long hold options isn’t showing up