Have you tried switching the app icons on your iPhone home screen to dark mode using the new customization options in iOS? iOS 18If so, then you might have encountered the issue that some app icons are not responding to the dark mode switch despite all the attempts. Well, in this article we have a solution that might help you.

From iPhoneIslam.com, a close-up of a smartphone screen running iOS 18, showing various app icons in Night Mode, including Brave, Authenticator, Amazon, Cloud, Twitch, Strava, Waze, and Zoom. The time shown is 17:30, with a 5G connection and an impressive 87% battery level.


It's been more than two months since Apple released iOS 18, but not all app developers have updated their apps to make their app icons compatible with dark mode. One of the most popular of these apps is Amazon. Although iOS 18 tries to automatically create dark icons when developers don't provide them, this feature doesn't always work as intended.

If you have an icon or two that won’t go dark and stays bright, it’s definitely ruining the look of your carefully designed dark home screen, but don’t worry. The following steps show a relatively simple method you can use to give most stubborn icons a decent dark look. The process was shared by a Reddit user known as Straight_Random_2211 and is summarized as follows:

◉ On iPhone, download the shortcut “Get App Icon".

◉ Run the shortcut and type the name of the app you want to get the icon for and convert it to dark mode, then select it from the search results. The icon will be saved to your photo library.

From iPhoneIslam.com, three mobile screens show a list of app shortcuts, a search result highlighting the Twitch app, and the Twitch logo with other app icons below, all neatly displayed in the iOS 18 dark mode icon.

◉ Next, download the background remover app (BG Remover AI), which will allow you to remove and change the background in one step.

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From iPhoneIslam.com, the app's interface features a black and white speech bubble icon on a geometric background, with options for online AI. It also includes buttons for sharing, removing the background, and activating dark mode for an enhanced viewing experience.

◉ Or delete the background of the logo image through the Photos app itself by long pressing on the logo and then dragging it to the Photos app, to create a new image without a background.

From iPhoneIslam.com, the smartphone screen shows a messaging app with the Twitch logo and various app icons on the home screen, such as Calendar, Photos, Camera, and Email with 1690 unread emails. The setup includes Dark Mode for a sleek viewing experience.

◉ Now, open the Shortcuts app and tap on the “+” button at the top to create a new shortcut, then select the “Open App” action.

From iPhoneIslam.com, Three Smartphone Screens shows the steps to add an app shortcut to the home screen on iOS 18: 1. Open the app, 2. Menu options, 3. Choose an image for the home screen icon. Note that some features may not support apps that do not support it, such as the dark mode.

◉ Click on the blue “App” word in the “Open App” action, then choose the app whose icon you want to convert to dark mode.

◉ Click the arrow at the top of the screen, and choose “Add to Home Screen” from the drop-down menu.

◉ Name the shortcut with the app name, choose the dark icon for the image, and click “Add” to finish.

From iPhoneIslam.com, enjoy customizing your iPhone home screen with the Twitch app icon set, now enhanced with Dark Mode. Choose, capture, or upload a photo to seamlessly match your style in both light and dark modes.

This way your custom dark mode icon will look perfect on your custom home screen.


This method is not only for converting icons to dark mode, but it can also be used to change the icon of any application you have..

 

Can you do this to make the app icon dark? Or is it not necessary and you will wait for the developer to update his app? Let us know in the comments.

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