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The release of iOS 14 adds Widgets on the Home Screen to iOS.

People have been using apps like Widgetsmith and Color Widgets to add customizable 3rd-party widgets and change the look of their entire iOS home screen.

However, the question everyone's asking is how to remove the widget name text from under the widget (as that "kills the vibe").

ok but how do u remove the name widgetsmith from under its killing the vibe

Can iOS 14 widgets be added to the iOS home screen without the app name / widget name underneath the widget? How can we hide the "Widgetsmith" label?

Widgetsmith

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In response to the question:

Is there any possible way to remove the “Widgetsmith” title under the widget on the home screen? It ruins the vibe sometimes (twitter)

David Smith, the creator of Widgetsmith, replied:

Unfortunately not. Apple requires that the app name be below every widget. (twitter)

So it appears that it is not currently possible to remove the name label text underneath an iOS home screen widget.

This is an iOS restriction, similar to all app icons (used to) have their app name under them. The widget app developers have no control over the matter, and cannot choose to hide their name.

You're gonna see the word "Widgetsmith" a lot:

Widgetsmith

You can send Product Feedback to Apple so that this is hopefully addressed in a future version of iOS.

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This is the MD Bank app. I tried it and it does work, but it’s far too limited. You can only create one blank widget. There’s no option to add more widgets or change the icon.

So I guess if you want one widget without a title then this does work.

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Widgets have been added to iPadOS 15, one year after iOS, and widgets on the iPad do not have titles under them.

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actually, i found a loophole. but it only works for photo widgets, not the widgets that require constant updates like calendars, time, etc. first you need to put ur widget as usual and then take a screenshot of your homescreen. then open this app called “MD Blank” its basically a widget app with “transparent” widgets. then go to md blank and put ur widget screenshot. then remove the widget you added go into jiggle mode and add widget. click on the widget to edit it and arrange it to wherever it is on the screen, and now, no more widget name.

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