iOS18 "Sticker Book" Theme Setup

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u/vitruuu 1d ago edited 14h ago

Very happy with this updated setup even though I spent way longer than I should've on it. I wanted to do a sticker book type theme with faux transparent icons. The wallpaper and many of the widgets are carried over from my previous setup which I also posted here

Wallpaper: Credit to u/Bushwhack92 for the original here. I modified it slightly for vertical format: https://imgur.com/4cdKmUr and https://imgur.com/rufVSYc

Icons: From Icons8's "Stickers" icon set. I used the free 100 px x 100 px versions (for some icons, you can access larger sizes for free – that being said, I genuinely cannot tell apart any quality difference at the screen size of my phone (iPhone 15 pro), so I think 100 px x 100 px is perfectly enough). I did the "transparent" effect using Photopea (free online Photoshop-esque editor) by uploading a screenshot of my home screen filled with icons, then using the Slice tool to mark where all icons are located. Then, I uploaded a blank screenshot of my wallpaper/dock, uploaded the icons and placed them where I wanted, and exported to png (all your slices are exported into separate png files). I used Shortcuts to make them into icons.

Widgets: The widgets here are from MemorizeW (very simple app that lets you put "flashcards" in widgets – I use it for Chinese vocabulary that I'm trying to learn), Dawn (minimal calendar that I only have for the pretty widget), minical (calendar app that I sync my iCloud calendar to), Rain Viewer (weather app with nice free widgets; I actually have many of their widgets in a stack to show different weather information), Photo Widget (just to put in images for the sticker book effect), and Widgetsmith (I use it to cycle through a collection of famous art that I like - I use this app over others because it allows me to add a white border to preserve the theming). Would love to hear other functional widget suggestions that match this light theme aesthetic, if anyone has any!

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u/Djxgam1ng 17h ago

Can you message me and explain what I need to do this. I know you kind of explained but not that techy. I have a 16 Pro Max. Thanks

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u/vitruuu 14h ago edited 14h ago

Hi no worries, send me a message with any specific questions and I’d be happy to respond. I’m considering writing up instructions for the faux transparency icons, because it was a little bit of a process to think about how to do them, but it turned out easier than I expected!

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u/ExaminationBright 8h ago

Hey boss, can you explain how you did the sticker book effect? I download a few icons I like but not sure how to go about making that into a photo

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u/vitruuu 2h ago

Hey, so these icons appear transparent, but they aren’t actually because that’s currently not possible on iOS. The way they appear transparent is by having a background that exactly matches your wallpaper where the icon is placed. This means that you have to make the icon for the specific position that you want the icon to be in on your screen.

I explained briefly above, but I created these icons matching my wallpaper using Photopea (but you can likely use any photo editor, ideally one that has a Slice function). You need to upload a screenshot of your home screen with the wallpaper you want to use and icons in the locations that you want the “transparent” icons to be in. I used the Slice tool to mark where the icons are. Then, I uploaded a blank home screen screenshot (again with the wallpaper that I intended on using), and placed the sticker icons in my Slice boxes, which where the icons will be. You can then export to PNG (select “User Slices” when exporting) and your slices should be automatically made into separate PNG images, which should be the sticker icon now with a piece of your wallpaper as their background. These can be used as icons with Shortcuts.

Hopefully this makes sense!

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u/Patjack27 1d ago

Not gonna lie I like this a lot.

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u/Strange-Ad6549 1d ago

the only thing i cant do these setup is because its paid apps lol

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u/vitruuu 1d ago

Which are you referring to? I didn’t pay for anything to my memory

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u/Strange-Ad6549 1d ago

whattt??? not paying anything?? i thought its pay apps like widgy. can you teach me senpai

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u/vitruuu 1d ago

Yeah Widgy only gives you one free widget I believe - I did use it before, but didn’t really see a use for it in this set up. The widgets I used here are all listed in my other comment (and visible in the screenshots) - you should be able to use them in the way I did for free

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u/Strange-Ad6549 1d ago

thank you so much. really appreciate it

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u/Loose-Ad9288 23h ago

Really nice work - thanks for the detailed setup explanation and links!

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u/SecureCar3691 22h ago

https://preview.redd.it/o92jrjttyybe1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41a5a02cfbcbb4e694c7000db58a3575885cb468

I only paid one time for the widget, now I can do too many customizations. I created Icon pack in shortcuts.

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u/vitruuu 20h ago

Thanks, and I'm glad you found the explanation helpful!

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u/dolphinmachine 22h ago

This is absolutely adorable

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u/vitruuu 20h ago

Thank you!

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u/HrZ_Player 22h ago

Gorgeous setup, thanks also for including all the links and steps that you've taken! Really appreciated!

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u/vitruuu 20h ago

Thanks, glad you found it helpful!

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u/Applebuyer7610 21h ago

Looks good

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u/PinkRocketNinja 16h ago

This is really cute and refreshing compared to the usual crap that’s posted on here.

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u/nn2597713 14h ago

This sub would be 10 × better if 50% of the posts were 50% as good as this one. A setup that took actual effort, that actually looks nice and with links and instructions on how to reproduce it to boot. Outstanding post.

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u/vitruuu 14h ago edited 14h ago

Haha, I appreciate it. Think there’s little worse than seeing a beautiful setup with absolutely no way of re-creating or remixing it yourself, so I also wish giving instructions was standard here!

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u/llllll_llllll 8h ago

Nice. It would be slightly better if you sticker contour the “hello” as well

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u/vitruuu 2h ago

Great idea, might try this out next time I have motivation to continue working on this haha

iOS18 "Sticker Book" Theme Setup Setup