What is with these b****s and their beach photos
No, no thanks. Before the Android fanboys come at me with, oh, Apple's copying what we've had for years
Yes, I know, fully aware Apple is playing catch-up when it comes to customizing your home screen
In fact, iOS 18 was a big leap forward when it comes to how you can personalize
the appearance of your app. So I was curious what you guys out there
are doing with your new home screen powers and ask you to send in yours
Now, Steve Jobs might turn in his grave at the site of these, but we also might find some iOS 18 home screen masterpieces. Let's find out
I love this. This is like a cool photo. I bet you whoever's home screen this is, they took this
photo. This little AllTrails app is kind of hiding down there. I feel kind of bad. It's like left out
from the party, but I don't hate it. Really minimalist down here. I don't mind it. Actually
I kind of like that the person just knows they have their camera. They have their Spotify
What else do they need? We have like a subtle green powder going on. I like this. This gets a four
This one's so boring. Generic, beach, okay, cool, you work out. And why are all your apps hidden down there
Why? What's the point? I don't like that. No, there should only be four apps across the bottom
No folders on the bottom, okay? I think we can agree on that. I give it a two
Oh, God. What is with these es and their beach photos? Come on
No, this is bad, boring. This honestly looks like anyone's mom. No, one
No, no, thanks. What's that emoji? it's like me watching this with my beach background. Okay, yo, I know I was just hating on the beach
photos, but I don't, how could you hate this? It's like a sunset. Maybe it's like the daytime beach
photos that are boring. This like sunset vibe. I want to be there. I love that. But it also could
be helping that there's Pokemon Go app. You rock. Also, this baby's so cute. And look at that
Duolingo streak. 881. You go, Glen Coco. Look, I know it's not the most creative, but I know I like
the person behind this home screen. So I'm going to give it a three. Okay. This one's definitely
better of the boring ones. This dog is like kind of ugly, cute. You know what I'm talking about
Like I can't hate the dog, but like, he's kind of ugly. Come on. Okay. No, he's cute. He's cute
Guys, please don't come with through me, but like, you know what I'm trying to say. These apps are
like pretty organized up here. I don't hate that. I think it's still kind of boring. I would love to
know what this lapse app is. This whole thing is giving like really boring, but then they have this
one app where they do like their secret drugs. Like that's what it looks like to me. It's like a hippie app. You get like the holographic thing. That's, there's something, there's something going
on in that Laps app. If you guys know what that app is, let me know. I'll give it a three because
I'm intrigued. Also boring one. Okay. Now we have a kitty cat. This kitty cat is so cute. What kind
of cat is this called? You have a cat. Tuxedo cat. Is that a tuxedo cat? That's a cute kitty
I love the kitty. I wish, just like some notes, I would move some of these apps like around here to
like frame the cat's face, but I like what you're going for. You have a cute background. That's
really what's carrying this for you right now. Ooh, but folders right here. Three. Oh my God
Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh my God. This one's good. This one's really good, you guys. Okay. I think
we might have our first five These apps are all in the dark mode which is nice I think a few more apps still need to catch up to that But what really getting me about this is that the person made custom icons on the bottom with dogs and there is a black lab I think that another black lab and that is my
favorite dog. So automatic five. Love it. Oh my God. What am I looking at? This is horrible
what there are one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen
fifteen sixteen seventeen seventeen did i count that right seventeen folders on your home page
what like some people will say oh i'm super organized like oh i have my little emojis next
to them i'm organized but that is too many folders girl guy person too many folders and also you have
47 unread texts your friends must hate you one it's zelda it's zelda i love the echoes of wisdom
background taylor swift again love that this is interesting very aesthetic i'm wonder if it's one
of those things that's just like there because it looks cool i'm doubting it actually serves any
purpose which that's okay things in life don't always need to serve a purpose to look good
these widgets are really cool i love the transparent widgets can you guys let me know
where i can get those because i've not seen them quite like that before we're also using the color
match apps oh oh no oh no i really really wanted to like this one but they have the folders on the
bottom and i told you guys i don't like the folders on the bottom i think they look weird oh
oh no oh no see what i would do is i would move this there this there this here this here move one
of these that you don't need to another page bam that would have been a five but i have to give you
a four all right that one's really boring oh whoa i've never seen anything like this before are you
guys seeing this we this is sick it's like wednesday with thing and halloween and spooky
and bats and coffins and care bears not sure how they fit into here but i love this i've never seen
people do it's like a little bookcase like shelves but it's coffin shaped that is so cool and i love
that they used the whole like black and white you can color the apps change the tint as part of ios
18. this is what people should be doing with their apps is this spooky aesthetic for everyone no but
i'm here for it i love it it's the right time of year this is a five another bookshelf
we we i'm totally gonna do this to my phone loving the bookshelf i do think having these
folders here kind of messes with the aesthetic i don't know that this would be my vibe i do see
folklore so maybe it's giving taylor's oh evermore okay i was starting to like not like this but then
i see the taylor swift references and it just went from like a three to a five in my book let's see
You have the essentials, calendar, clock, wallet, camera, settings. You know what
For my Taylor Swift fan, you get a five. If you're liking this video, let me know your favorite fall time Taylor Swift song in the comments
Ooh, sterile. That's what I'm getting. I know this person was trying to be really aesthetic
Like ooh black and white with a little touch of purple and all the bookshelves things but this is not my favorite implementation of the bookshelf style app layout It not horrible
I do see just some very generic looking apps, I guess, if you have the basics
I don't know. I'm not inspired by this one. Three. If you're going to do a bookshelf layout, it should be like fun and playful and like
have some cute little knickknacks or little odes to Taylor Swift in there
Sorry, I really like the Taylor Swift one. but yeah that what are you doing it's like you're halfway there just do the whole thing
um yeah no one moving on i'm gonna blur it out for privacy but there's a really cute little girl
here and i love how all the apps are like framed around her that's cool that's creative i think i
might try something like that we also have the dark mode apps and the big apps all the marks that
i've been looking for a couple of messages which means people are looking for them that's good
belly i know this app this is supposed to help you like find restaurants and i'm a foodie so
i love that this is gonna go five for me five i feel like people are gonna debate that one but
the girl's really cute oh okay i have my first one that scares me
this is scary this is a serial killers home screen i'm really scared like what why are all
your apps only there. What's, there's nothing here. And there's only three apps down here
Three is a weird number to have down there. No, no, I don't like it. One, only a serial killer can
make their home screen this clean, not leave any crumbs around. They're an expert. They know what
they're doing. Whoa, blue, blue, blue. You know what? If Tom's Guide, because of our Tom's Guide
blue had a phone it should look like this i like that everything's matching i can appreciate an
aesthetic i think it's kind of crazy to have a full color one color monotone background i didn't
even know you could still make those i thought like apple automatically made it look more shadowy
or something like that so that's a little weird i love this go i think i can tell what you were
trying to do here but it's just not it's not doing what you think it is that gets a two
Ooh, this is cool. This is a really cool background. I would use that background
I think having the battery widget is awesome. This is things you need to know
when you look at your screen. Are your AirPods charged? Is your watch charged
I like that. This is a nice weather app too. Calendar, only one folder on the home screen
You know I love to see that. These apps all look really nice and it looks like they were color matched
to this really cool background. I can't see anything I don't like about this
This is nice. This is one of the best ones we've seen. This is a five. For sure, five
No notes. Guys, another one where it's like all in the same spot
And it's a beach. But this beach background, I don't hate. Because this is like a cool shot from a drone
It's not like your basic little, I went to the beach today, guys. Here's my picture. I guess we do have this widget up here that's kind of breaking it up
It's not as terrifying to me as the one from a few ago
it it good I think I can see this person vision more so we gonna give them a four more four it rhymes perfect and that is all of them Thanks to everyone who sent them in but let me know in the comments which one you thought was the best and
which one you thought was the worst. After rating all of those home screens, I am equal parts scared
and equal parts inspired, believe it or not. But if I had to choose one favorite, I think you guys
can probably guess it, it would be this spooky season, Wednesday, Adams, Halloween. It's just
giving the right time of year for me. I might be a little biased because we're so close to Halloween
right now, but I think it's the Twilight books and the Care Bear that really puts it over the edge
And they're using a lot of the great new features in iOS 18, like the option to have big apps without
the text underneath, color code the app so that it matches an aesthetic, have apps in certain places
so it fits really nicely, like on a bookshelf. Can you please send me this background
so I can do this myself? Now for my least favorite, oh boy
there's so many to choose from. I really hated a lot of these. You guys didn't even see, I like skip past
I couldn't even read some of them, but it has to be this folder atrocity
We live in a day where you can have apps that are not in your folders
that they can just still be on your phone, but not bothering you. Like how does this not stress you out
I see all of these folders and I'm like, wow, I have so many apps that I need to look at
I have so many apps that are getting in my way. How do you know what you have a notification for
I don't think that this is good for you, but I'm not an expert
So am I? No, I'm not an expert in this thing. I just really don't like this
I'm going to bless you viewers with some other key takeaways. First, color matching and color coordinating your apps to your background is good, but
your background has to be fire. Get a good photo, don't use your basic beach pic, get something really cool online
We saw some good ones there. Number two, pets always work. No one will ever think anything negatively of your iPhone home screen if there's pets involved
I don't care if the pet is your background, I don't care if it's in the photo widget. Heck, make your dog the actual app icons beautiful
Number three, take advantage of cool widgets, whether they're from Apple or they're third
party ones. I really liked a couple that had some transparent backgrounds
Others that just are showing that they're going to help you a little bit with your life, whether it's with the weather, your calendar, and yes, even your Duolingo streak
That's awesome. You guys, just because I've already shot this video doesn't mean I don't want to still see
your home screens. I'm personally still looking for the perfect layout for mine, so be sure to send me yours
if you think it's a masterpiece. And in case you're still figuring out what's good with iOS 18, I know it can be difficult
to navigate a new software update, don't worry, I've linked the Ultimate Guide to every iOS
18 upgrade in the description. Obviously not a requirement for iOS 18, but I will say it plays especially nice with the
new iPhone 16 lineup. So if you're curious to know what's in store there, go check out our review video and our
comparison between the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. I had a lot of fun with this style of video, so let me know if there's anything you'd
want to see me rate or roast next. Thanks for watching and I'll catch you next time
I wrote five on that too, just because of how much I love it. I drew the coffin as I said, the coffin
So I think that'll be good, right