Arrange Your iPhone Icons Any Way You Want With Makeovr

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Owen Williams

Former TNW employee

Owen was a reporter for TNW based in Amsterdam, now a full-time freelance writer and consultant helping technology companies make their word (show all) Owen was a reporter for TNW based in Amsterdam, now a full-time freelance writer and consultant helping technology companies make their words friendlier. In his spare time he codes, writes newsletters and cycles around the city.

One of the biggest gripes I have with the iPhone 6 Plus is that there’s no way to permanently bring my homescreen icons closer to the bottom of the giant screen. With Makeovr, a new web app, there’s finally a way.

Makeovr is fairly straightforward; take a screenshot of an empty page of your homescreen and upload it, then it’ll help you create empty icons that match the wallpaper so that you can arrange your icons in any format you like.

It’s a total workaround of iOS’ limitations, but provides a decent enough way to create custom icon layouts on your phone without needing to jailbreak.

The site also offers a number of backgrounds that work well for custom layouts, or you can use your own.

If you’ve always wanted a way to make crazy icon layouts for your iPhone 5, 6 or 6 Plus, here’s your chance.