In addition to knowing the meaning of some important screen icons on iPhones, you'll benefit from learning exactly what these mysterious Android symbols are trying to tell you.

Note that some iPhone home screen icons won’t look dark in iOS 18 (I’m looking at you, Telegram). This happens because the developers need to update their icons first.

Whatever color you choose will be applied everywhere icons appear. Here's how to tint your icons in iOS 18: Long press a space on your Home Screen. Tap Edit in the top-right corner. Tap Customize.

So with that in mind, I decided to hold off on changing out all of my main home screen icons until I found a good icon theme pack that I like enough to warrant an hour just to get everything set ...