Along with allowing users to customize app colors, arrange them anywhere, and more seamlessly, iOS 18 brings a subtle new feature that cleans up the home screen. Here's how to hide app names on iPhone in iOS 18.
iOS 18 takes iPhone customization even further with new options to create themes seamlessly, a more robust and versatile Control Center, and more.
And with the ability to place apps and widgets anywhere on your screen, you can create a more minimalist aesthetic by choosing to hide the names of apps on your home screen, which also applies to widgets and folders.
Apple first hid the names of apps in the Dock starting in iOS 11. But now you can keep all apps, widgets, and folders in the same minimalist look, no matter where they're placed.
How to hide app names on iPhone with iOS 18
- Make sure you're running iOS 18 beta on your iPhone (Complete Guide)
- Long press on an empty space On your home screen
- Tap Edit in the upper left corner
- Select Customize
- Now Tap Big
- Tap the screen to exit the Customize menu
- That’s it!
There doesn't appear to be a way yet to hide app names while keeping the icon size small. But we'll keep an eye on it.
Here's how to hide app names on iPhone:
After you tap edit And CustomizeLook at the bottom of your iPhone:
tap Big Button (right above the App Color button):
Do you think you will hide app names in iOS 18 or have you already done so? Or would you prefer to keep them? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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