iOS 18 Lets Users Hide App, Widget Names From the iPhone Home Screen: How it Works

iOS 18, the upcoming update to Apple's iPhone operating system, is all set to bring several new features and improvements to the operating system. One of the features Apple showed off during a presentation at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2024) earlier this month is the ability to not only hide apps, but also app names and widgets. the iPhone home screen. This feature, along with a redesigned Control Center and the ability to place icons anywhere, is expected to offer more customization options once the update rolls out to users later this year.

How to hide app names in iOS 18

With iOS 18 Developer Beta 1, users can finally hide the names of apps, folders, and widgets from the Home screen, according to Apple. While several Android phones allow users to do the same, iPhone owners will also be able to set their home screens to show only app icons.

1. Touch and hold an empty area on your iPhone's Home screen.
2. Select edit in the upper left corner of the screen.
3. touch customize and then select great. icon size option.
4. Increasing the size of the icons will automatically hide the app names from the iPhone home screen.

Hidden app names on home screen

At the moment, there doesn't appear to be any way for users to hide app, folder, and widget names by keeping the icon size small.

Other customization options in iOS 18

iOS 18 also offers other customization options, including a revamped Control Center, which features a new gallery of controls with new options to choose from. Users can also swipe pages to access additional controls and toggles.

The update also brings dark mode to the home screen icons. Apple says users can now choose from different icon styles: auto, dark, light, and tinted. They can also place icons anywhere on the home screen, instead of having the icons automatically change to the default grid.

Other customization options in iOS 18 include the ability to choose custom lock screen shortcuts. According to Apple, users can now select options from the aforementioned control gallery to replace the existing camera and flashlight quick toggles on the iPhone's lock screen.