App Icon Change that Apple Made on the Home Screen in iOS 11

The most noticeable but yet the least important changes of any iOS update would be the look of the Home screen icons. However, in the new iOS 11, there aren't much changes compared to iOS 10. However there are a few design changes on some of the frequently used stock apps, like the App Store and Maps.

Least to say, the layout hasn't changed much for the longest time since Apple abandoned the skeuomorphic version since iOS 7 and swapped to the flat design. It's no surprise that there are only minor updates to some of the stock app icons in iOS 11 for iPad, iPod and iPhone.

Shown below is of comparison screenshots for home screen app icons on an iPhone 7 Plus with identical settings in regards to the display.
iOS 10 app icons (top) vs. iOS 11 app icons (bottom)

• Calculator: Out with the buttons for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and equals, the icon now display a full calculator on a gray backdrop. However, the black, gray, and orange colors are all still there.
• Contacts: A slimmer colored tab on the right and no longer have A, B, C, D on them anymore. It made way for a combined male/female icon in a circle, compared to just one big male outline.
• App Store: The circle has been removed and have been replaced with thick, smooth marker lines, and the circle has disappeared completely.
• Camera: Note a big change on this, but the camera icon's outline has been smoothed out, and the lines above and below the lens have been removed.
• Maps: The old Maps icon showed the location of Apple's previous campus, 1 Infinite Loop, while the new icon featured a bit of the circular design of Apple's new campus, Apple Park, right off the Interstate 280 in Cupertino, California.
• Notes: Three solid writing lines have been knocked down to two solid (and slightly broader) lines, and a shadow appears under the yellow top portion.
• Reminders: Five solid list lines have been knocked down to four solid (and slightly broader) lines, and the four colored dots were reduced to just three, dropping purple, with thicker lines around the middle colored dots to make them more pronounced.
• iTunes Store: The beamed notes icon made sense when music was the primary focus of the iTunes Store, but movies and TV shows are such a big part of the system now that it only makes sense to get rid of the musical symbol that's already on the Music app icon. The new icon shows a white star on the same purple backdrop, perhaps to signify that all of the actors, filmmakers, musicians are all celebrities (à la stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame).
• iCloud Drive/Files: iCloud Drive has been replaced with the newer Files app, which includes iCloud Drive within it. Therefore, the icon has been changed to a blue file folder instead of a blue cloud.
  

The rest of Apple's stock home screen icons have changed minimally or not at all. However, as you can see in the comparisons above, the new iOS 11 dock omits app names. Now, if they would just give us the option to do that for every app on the home screen, we'd be set.

• Settings: The faded black in the cogs is now solid blank.
• Calendar: The day and number are darker.
• Clock: The numbers are darker.
• Compass: The compass degree ticks, letters, etc. are bolder.
• Stocks: The ticker lines squeezed in a bit, and the lines became darker, especially the blue one.
• News: The newspaper icon grew slightly, and the gray "text" got slimmer.
• iBooks: The book was split a tad bit farther apart due to a bolder orange line.
• FaceTime: There's darker green outlines around the lens.
• Safari: The compass degree ticks are slightly broader, and the needle shifted about 5 degrees clockwise.
• Photos: The colors/shapes just looks slightly wider.
• Weather: The sun icon grew slightly bigger while the cloud shrank a tiny bit.
• Wallet: No visible changes.
• Home: No visible changes.
• TV: No visible changes.
• Health: No visible changes.
• Podcasts: No visible changes.
• Watch: No visible changes.
• Tips: No visible changes.
• Find [My] Friends: No visible changes.
• Voice Memos: No visible changes.
• Find [My] iPhone: No visible changes.
• Mail: The letter icon is slightly larger with more circular corners.
• Messages: No visible changes.
• Music: No visible changes.
• Phone: No visible changes.

Most of Apple's non-stock apps available in the iOS App Store, such as iMovie, Pages, Numbers, Keynotes, iTunes U, GarageBand, and Clips did not receive any new designs.

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