Extra Info 

When any of us take the initial plunge into the expansive, digital (and probably iOS) world involving anything with now–familiarized terms like “aesthetic” or what some sources will refer to as creating your own “custom Home Screen”; when it comes to any of these sort of “digital ventures” there’ll always be the potential of encountering one or two confusing stops along the way. . . like, for one example, during the Set Up Process.

Real quick, though, prior to anything custom, aesthetic (or in other words: stylish); a traditional representation of what the iOS Shortcuts System App looks like; is shown above, as it appears.

In almost all cases (if not all cases); Shortcuts is an app already programmed/preinstalled— which can usually be referred to as a System App— automatically coming with your iPhone, iPads or some other Apple Products & Smart Devices.

Shortcuts is searchable in Apple’s App Store.

Depending on the device you’re using, as well as model, you may or may not have the ability to hide, move about, or to remove (i.e. delete) the Shortcuts app from your device or at least being displayed anywhere on your Home Screen, if you so choose.

Like any of the iOS System apps (or at least, usually & traditionally): the Shortcuts app is free. And, from my understanding, will always continue to be free, even in the event you need to re–install the app; if discovered to be uninstalled or unfound).

Shortcuts is provided as a premeditated assistant to & for your iPhone (or whatever other applicable device). Provided as, hopefully, a little recommended, handy tool; Shortcuts specifies in your iOS Smart Device/iPhone’s functionality & consists of different methods for independent alterability and/or to poke around with features that are likely with a focus most on practical function; plus organization, easier and/or different ways of accessing apps; adjustable elements or functions to better suit your viewing preferences (potentially) or with an emphasis on preferred procedures in terms of how you generally operate or how you like to navigate around your phone’s apps, features and so forth. 

The ability to put a spin on personalizations… like that of which you, or someone, might want to implement or, per the present example: to utilize as a means to “edit” or “change” how your Home Screen appears (and most specifically by “changing” the “look” of any or all of your apps… or at least any of the apps you purposely choose to change the appearance of.

In somewhat-basic technical terms, this is called a “cover” or an “app cover”; meaning to, essentially, act as a cover (up) of the actual, or for the ‘Real App’ (in my own words… meaning to quote-end-quote “cover” or, more accurately, to change the way the “app”… meaning, the app icon… and how that tab for said app would normally look; such as when that app is directly installed straight from the App Store) . alike f

which would ordinarily be the little rounded–corner square button that would be somewhere on the backdrop of your phone/smart device & still have the same ability to click on the tab (also known as the “app icon” or referred to as sometimes just an “icon”) and have it open up the very app you intend to open.

differently, you would like to implement on your iPhone (or whatever applicable device), like for the purpose of to do certain functions Using Shortcuts is essential in order to manually set up some (or all) icons to your Home Screen.

In Short:

Knowing how to use Shortcuts & by knowing how to apply app icons (i.e. app covers) to your Screen, is important for anyone wanting to acquire a phone ‘Theme’, like this, for example, as well as any ‘pack’ of App Icons for which you’d be likely to stumble upon at this site.