I was thinking the same. Discoloring the icons is stupid IMO, since color makes them easier to find. Automatically selecting a matching wallpaper could be more useful.
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iOS 26: Tint App Icons to Precisely Match Your iPhone Case Color
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I have the blue TechWoven case, but my phone seems to think it's black. Even when I put the case on, the color animation appears to be dark gray.
It's a nice aesthetic that play with from time to time, but you're right, you don't really realize how much an icon's colour helps in recognizing it until suddenly all the icons are the same colour! So I usually end up switching back pretty soon.
While I am all for customization...I don't get why you would want you icons to be the same color.
Well, if you aren't going to offer substance, you can at least offer icons that all look alike. Thanks, Timmy!
Agreed. Apple Watch faces have had the option for years to have everything the same color, but I rely too much on color to identify all the complications I use (and I use them a lot). Oh yes, a vintage BMW dashboard color scheme looks very cool, but I stick with multi color.
AND ANOTHER THING ... not sure if this is just me and the images I have for wallpapers, but the option that is supposed to tint your icons to the average color of your wallpaper? Almost every one I've tried it for is this muddy orange-brown shade. I've even tried doing solid colors and it seems to favor that shade over what I'd guess would be the average color. Bug? Feature? My misunderstanding of color theory?
Anyone else notice something like that?
Anyone else notice something like that?
I'm wondering this too. Do the Beats cases for iPhone 17 have the required NFC for this to work?
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Works with my blue beats case on iPhone 16. How it knows the case color, I don’t know.
maybe kind of archaic english usage but it means "right off the bat" or "right off the top", "first off".
i'm trying the tinting thing, and it is hard to distinguish between apps now. it looks good but a huge UX tradeoff.
on my 17pro the icons flash black and then become tinted when i switch pages. i don't know if this is a bug or just how it works, but it is distracting. i have a number of visual accomodations turned on which might have something to do with it - increase contrast and limit motion.
No one is using it because it’s absolutely impossible to use it, for the reasons you have just mentioned.
If only they had you to run the company. I mean, clearly they are practically bankrupt so now’s your chance to show them how to properly run their multinational corporation.
"Hey Siri, make my phone icons match my blue case"
"Here's what I found on the web for suitcase"
It’s British phrasing. Travel a bit and you’d be amazed that language actually varies.
I feel silly as I didn't even know tinted icons existed in iOS 18, shows how Apple tucks away functionalities far away sometimes.
On the flip side, I have no use for this whatsoever, so no biggie.
On the flip side, I have no use for this whatsoever, so no biggie.
I wonder if knock off cases will be able to do this too. this could be a new way to tell if youre case is genuine or not
also want to add that with this update i started matching my icons to my phone and at first i was turned off but then after a day i became adjusted. plus i usually use spotlight to search for apps anyway
Well the apps I frequent are always at the same spot so I go to it by muscle memory. other apps i dont use often i use spotlight
i get why having the same color for all icons isnt good for accessibility but its a nice option to have (although it does make the phone look more cartoonish)
Matched my blue beats case perfectly:
I went back to the full color icons like five minutes later.