by MacRumors Staff
iOS 18 will allow iPhone users to place app icons anywhere on the Home Screen grid, according to sources familiar with development of the software update. This basic feature has long been available on Android smartphones.
While app icons will likely remain locked to an invisible grid system on the Home Screen, our sources said that users will be able to arrange icons more freely on iOS 18. For example, we expect that users will be able to create blank spaces, rows, and columns between app icons, making a variety of layouts possible.
iPhone users can already customize the Home Screen with apps such as Shortcuts and Widgetsmith, which can be used to create "blank" app icons and widgets, but Apple's official solution will be much more convenient.
Apple is expected to announce iOS 18 at its annual developers conference WWDC in June, and the update should be released in September.
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