How to arrange icons freely on iPhone

Apple overtook the Home Screen, introducing design changes that let more customisation and personalisation. One of the changes is to arrange icons and widgets with space between them, opening up a variety of new layout options.

You can select the exact location for new apps, letting for app icon-sized gaps between apps, entire empty rows, or entire empty columns.

This design turns on numerous layouts, for example, you can place a single app in the centre of a page, create a row of apps at the top and bottom, form a column of apps, and more.

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Gadinsider has a step-by-step guide on how to arrange app icons.

How to arrange app icons in iOS 18

1. Long press a space on the Home Screen to enter jiggle mode.
2. Move your app icons into the desired positions within the invisible grid.
3. Tap Done.

Moreover, in iOS 18, you can make your icons bigger by removing the app names from them.