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Grade B23 sourcesHIS-00231

iOS 14 home-screen customization

Trend & aesthetic · 2020 · Notable

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Themed iPhone screens accompanied an estimated 13.7 million widget-app installs in a week.

Original · Katarina Mogus (@katamogz)
Clip · Marques Brownlee on YouTube
Reply to @an.elementopqrs #ios14 #ios14update #iphonetricks #iphonehack #ios14homescreen #learnontiktok
@katamogz on TikTok
iOS 14 is available today
Apple
The Ultimate iOS 14 Homescreen Setup Guide!
Marques Brownlee on YouTube
iOS 14 Homescreen Customizations | Know Your Meme
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Spread Score

How it works
Reach37ContagionNo data yetBreadth70Velocity65Longevity1346

Numbers

Traf icon promotion: reported impressions after one week
6.2M
As of Sep 30, 2020 · X · Self-reported · Traf
Peak date
Week of Sep 21, 2020
Sep 18 ’20 to Week of Sep 21, 2020
Platforms
8
Started on TikTok
Origin
Organic
Technology

Mechanics

  • Shareable outputPrimary
  • Identity badge
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

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Mogus’s TikTok tutorial spread after iOS 14 launched. Customizers shared themed screens across social platforms. Widget apps took the top three free-app positions, designers sold icon packs, and Pinterest released a widget.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Google searchesJul ’20SepOctNovDecNov ’21Oct ’22Sep ’23Aug ’24Jul ’25NovPeakOpen webTikTokXApp storesRedditPressInstagramYouTube
Open webTikTokXApp storesRedditPressInstagramYouTube

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Timeline (16)

  1. September 2020

    Apple / David Smith precursor · Sep 16 ’20

    Apple released iOS 14, and Smith launched Widgetsmith for customizing widgets.[1][2][3]

    iOS 14 is available today
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Katarina Mogus (@katamogz) seed · Sep 18 ’20

    Katarina Mogus posted a walkthrough for making a themed home screen with Widgetsmith.[4][3]

    Reply to @an.elementopqrs #ios14 #ios14update #iphonetricks #iphonehack #ios14homescreen #learnontiktok

  3. @Kaylasfro / @dessy_ocean platform jump · Sep 19 ’20

    Kaylasfro published a tutorial thread; Dessy Ocean posted an app-icon walkthrough.[5][6]

    iOS 14 Homescreen Customizations | Know Your Meme
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 21 sources · Score 44
Origin
Organic
Sector
Technology
Region
Global
Traf icon promotion: reported impressions after one week
6.2M
As of Sep 30, 2020 · X · Self-reported · Traf
Evidence
Grade B

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Google searchesJul ’20SepOctNovDecNov ’21Oct ’22Sep ’23Aug ’24Jul ’25NovPeakOpen webTikTokXApp storesRedditPressInstagramYouTube
Open webTikTokXApp storesRedditPressInstagramYouTube

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  1. September 2020

    Apple / David Smith precursor · Sep 16 ’20

    Apple released iOS 14, and Smith launched Widgetsmith for customizing widgets.[1][2][3]

    iOS 14 is available today
    Open the first post ↗

  2. Katarina Mogus (@katamogz) seed · Sep 18 ’20

    Katarina Mogus posted a walkthrough for making a themed home screen with Widgetsmith.[4][3]

    Reply to @an.elementopqrs #ios14 #ios14update #iphonetricks #iphonehack #ios14homescreen #learnontiktok

  3. @Kaylasfro / @dessy_ocean platform jump · Sep 19 ’20

    Kaylasfro published a tutorial thread; Dessy Ocean posted an app-icon walkthrough.[5][6]

    iOS 14 Homescreen Customizations | Know Your Meme

  1. commercial · Sep 19 ’20

  2. platform jump · Sep 20 ’20

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