How To Change The Color Of Your Apps With Shortcuts. Tap 'edit home screen '. Here’s what you’ll need to do.
If you add an icon in the png format (which has transparency), consider selecting a color that matches your iphone's background wallpaper. Tile color for desktop apps. With two different background options, you can make your shortcuts look more like apps or blend in seamlessly with home screens featuring a black wallpaper.
Place the widget on your home screen.
Under choose an app, tap “search in app store”. Type color settings in the search bar and click on color settings. The screen should read new shortcut 1 on the top, and it should say open [the app you selected] below. Go to your home screen, and hold and press down on an app.