To anybody who hasn’t been following the trash fire of Twitter’s rebrand under Elon Musk, that black X does not precisely releases “social networks app” vibes. Sleek, confidential, and sporting the universal indication for “grownups just”, the hellsite’s brand-new logo design looks almost as suspicious as an app icon as it does on an internet browser tab. (Don’t concern, there’s a Chrome extension for that.)
Fortunately for iPhone owners, Apple has actually permitted you to by hand pick the appearance of all your apps considering that method back in 2018. So here’s how to look into your settings and change that bleak black X logo design with the old blue Twitter bird.
- An iPhone running iOS12 or greater
- with Twitter (now X) set up
Step 1:
Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
If you do not utilize this much, it appears like this — interlocking pink and teal diamond shapes on a dark blue background.
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Step 2:
Tap the + sign in the leading right corner.
The plus indication is the New Shortcut button, generally.
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Step 3:
Tap the alternative that says “Open App.”
This produces a Shortcut button that opens an app of your option.
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Step 4:
Tap the word “App” in the Open field at the top of the screen.
It will look faded or greyed out.
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Step 5:
Find X (or Twitter) in the list of apps that shows up, and tap to choose.
If your Twitter app hasn’t upgraded to the X yet, certainly you need to look for Twitter. (Setting up this faster way preemptively suggests your home screen will never ever be sullied by the X.)
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Step 6:
Tap the small “down” arrow beside Open App at the top, then Add to Home Screen.
This will open a little additional personalization dropdown menu. From here you can in fact decide to simply pick a various icon from the streamlined emoji available under “Choose Icon”, however if you desire the traditional bird or something else particular, continue reading.
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Step 7:
Now include your selected icon and name.
Just listed below the middle of the screen you’ll see the present icon and Shortcut name. Tap each to modify it. If you desire the traditional bird, simply do an image search and save the crispest one you can see, then return to Shortcuts to include it in from your video camera roll.
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Step 8:
Move your cursed X app to a folder, and change it with your customized Shortcut.
Yes, you’ll still require the X app itself someplace on your phone if you wish to utilize it. But you can switch in the Shortcut where Twitter utilized to live, and take pleasure in that sweet, sweet rejection. Just force tap/press any app icon to get your apps doing that wiggly thing, and go to town modifying.
You can utilize these actions to turn X into whatever your heart desires. I altered my own to a meme of a small yelling bird identified “The Hellsite”, since I wish to advise myself how my brain feels when I open it. Some individuals have actually chosen something a little more pointed.
You might not have the ability to do anything about Elon’s strange X fascination, however a minimum of you have a little power over your own gadgets.
