Hi! Hello! Welcome! Or welcome back? Iโm Jade, Jade Salty. A 17 year old girl living in Africa, writing a blog . . . Again. (sad I know)
My last blog post was on My top 11 Favorite Unique baby names, you can check that out Here
Itโs been a while since I lost posted, but what better way to make a comeback than showing you all my IOS14 Home Screen? I know Iโm late on the trend… but I really only achieved how I wanted it to look… last night. How long has the update been out again?
Anyways, here it is and how I did it!

Starting off with the photo slideshows, (they donโt have to be slideshows) I use an called โphotowidgetโ from the App Store.

Iโm sure most of you know how to use the app, and all the apps Iโm going to mention, but just in case you donโt. To use photowidget, open the app and press the giant plus (+) to create a new album. Select what photos you want on your Home Screen. (weather that be one and multiple)
Once youโve selected the photos you want, exit the app, press and hold an empty space on your screen until all your apps start to jiggle and press the plus (+) on the upper right hand corner of your phone. Scroll done and select โphotowidgetโ and select the size widget you want. Add widget to your Home Screen, tap the widget and select the album you want and the duration you want each picture to stay there.
I really hope you understand that, because Iโm not sure if I do.
Now on to the time/date/battery percentage widget. Download the โcolor widgetsโ app from the App Store

Open the app and just scroll until you find which one you like, or just customize one to your taste!
Select the chosen widget and tap โset widget.โ Exit the app, press and hold on an empty space on your Home Screen until you enter jiggle mode. Once again, press the plus(+) on the upper right corner of your screen and scroll until you see โcolor widgets.โ Chose what size widget you want and add it to your Home Screen.
Thatโs it! Easy right?
Now onto making your apps all pretty and fancy! Itโs really complicated and takes forever by the way!
Download the โshortcutsโ app from the App Store

Aswell as โapp icon makerโ from the App Store, if you want to create your own color palette and icons.

Itโs pretty simple to use, just open the app, tap โedit iconsโ and you choose the icon, icon color and background color. Save to photos and then use shortcuts to set them as your app icon.
If you donโt feel like making your own icons, just go onto Pinterest and Iโm sure youโll find a whole bunch. If you like mine, here it is!

Just screenshot and crop, may take a while but you got to do what you gotta do.
Now. . . Shortcuts, the thing that literally takes forever! I suggest watching a video on this because I simply donโt think Iโd be able to explain it properly. Iโll give it a try though, but youโre probably not going to understand.
> open app
> tap the plus (+) on the top right hand corner
> tap โadd actionโ
> search for โopen appโ
> tap โopen appโ and tap โchooseโ
> search the app you want to customize
> select the app and the press the three dots (…) in the upper right hand corner
> name the shortcut
> tap โadd to home screenโ
> name the app (e.g. Pinterest)
> tap the icon and select โchoose photoโ
> select the icon you made
> tap โaddโ in the upper right hand corner
And youโre done!
Long process but not that difficult. I know that you can make custom ring tones and charging tones but that youโll definitely have to look up.
And if you want the color scheme that I used but not the same icons, here you go!

I almost completely forgot about the motivation quote widget! Basically just download the โMotivationโ app from the App Store

Open the app, complete the little survey thing that they give you. You can choose or customize the theme, and then just exit the app, enter jiggle mode, tap the plus (+) on the upper right hand corner of the Home Screen. Scroll down until you see โMotivationโ select what size widget you want and done!
Thereโs also โwidgetsmithโ that a lot of people use but it got really glitchy at one point, so I just found alternatives (thereโs a lot)

And thatโs a wrap! I think. I get all my wall papers from Pinterest (mine is just plain white) but you can obviously find a lot more interesting ones!
I really hope you enjoyed this post and If you find inspiration from this and customize your Home Screen, send me a screenshot!
Thank you if you made it this far and hope to see you in the next one, Jade.
If your dreams donโt scare you, they are to small.
Richard Branson


















































