Custom Icons iOS

Custom Icons iOS

Are you ready to remove the annoying Shortcuts banner with the checkmark for custom icons created using Shortcuts, permanently? Well, today is the day, iOS 16 is also supported!

Thanks to @xXJOSHMX on Twitter for continuously checking to see if the custom icons backup mod still works on iOS 16 betas.

If you have problems following the written tutorial, I would recommend watching the video tutorial. *WATCH NOW*

If you removed the labels on your custom icons, pls note that some of the icons of yours may be broken after the semi-restore.

1

Setup

On your Windows PC, download & install iBackupBot "DOWNLOAD", & iTunes "DOWNLOAD" (if you don't have iTunes already) onto your computer.

iTunes can only be downloaded from Apple's website; if it is downloaded via the Microsoft Store, semi-restores will not work. Install iTunes again from Apple's website if it was originally installed from the Microsoft store.
2

Backing up your iPhone

Open iTunes and connect your iDevice and make sure you can access it, if you can access your device close iTunes. Then open iBackupBot, and make a backup of your iPhone using iBackupBot. Depending on the amount of data you have, this may take several minutes.
3

Loading your "iPhone" backup Part 1

Once the backup is done, load the backup, then double click on your device name, then go to System Files > Home Domain > Library > WebClips. These folders you see that ends in .webclip are your custom icons, unless you also have a configuration profile with a webclip added, then that as well.
4

Loading your "iPhone" backup Part 2

Now create a folder on your desktop, then in iBackupBot select all folders in the WebClips folder, then click export, and export all folders into the folder you made on your desktop.
5

Loading the "Custom Icons iOS" backup

Download Backup: DOWNLOAD

Download the Custom Icons iOS backup from the link above, then open the zip file, you should see a folder "Custom Icons iOS", put that folder on your desktop. Then, launch iBackupBot and click on the folder icon, and load the "Custom Icons iOS" backup. Under backups, click on the text "Custom Icons iOS...", then click System Files > Home Domain > Library > WebClips.
6

Modifying the files

Now, open a folder then open the info.plist file. Afterwards, find the text "ShortcutsIdentifier", remove it as well as the string below it. Save the file, then do this for each webclip. It's a pain to do if your doing a lot of icons, but hey this is permanent. When you update your iPhone, the banner will not show up again, but a custom icon or 2 might be messed up after updating, so you might need to redo those icons, so just be aware of that.
7

*Preparing your iPhone*

Before installing the mod, switch off iCloud Backup and Find My on your device. You can re-enable these settings after you install the mod.
8

Applying the mod

Now once you have done all icons, select all folders in WebClips (do not try to go back and restore the WebClips folder or else your modifications won't take effect), then right-click on it, then restore selected item(s) to your device.

On your device, it will display "Restore in Progress." After the device reboots, you'll encounter the setup screen. Simply setup your device, and when you reach the "Apps & Data" page with the "do not transfer data" option, select it and continue following the remaining steps.

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