How to permanently remove widgets from the iPad homescreen?

I have noticed that every time I power cycle my iPad on iOS 15, the widgets I removed return to the homescreen and they ruin my icon layout. I find myself removing them each time I have to power cycle my iPad. It is very annoying. Is there a way to avoid the widgets from coming back?

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Posted on Feb 7, 2023 04:43 PM

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Posted on Feb 8, 2023 05:44 AM

Thanks for the suggestion. I reset my Homescreen under settings. And I noticed that the widgets came back and all the icons are now sorted alphabetically. I removed the widgets and sorted the icons again. But when I power cycled the iPad, the widgets came back and messed up the icons again. So this didn’t fix my problem.

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Feb 8, 2023 05:44 AM in response to TheLittles

Thanks for the suggestion. I reset my Homescreen under settings. And I noticed that the widgets came back and all the icons are now sorted alphabetically. I removed the widgets and sorted the icons again. But when I power cycled the iPad, the widgets came back and messed up the icons again. So this didn’t fix my problem.

Feb 7, 2023 05:08 PM in response to The_Problem_Solver

The_Problem_Solver Said:

"How to permanently remove widgets from the iPad homescreen?: I have noticed that every time I power cycle my iPad on iOS 15, the widgets I removed return to the homescreen and they ruin my icon layout."

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Troubleshooting Re-Appearing Widgets:


See if this helps...

Reset the Home Screen Layout:

  1. Go Here: Move Apps and Widgets on the Home Screen on iPad - Apple Support
  2. Scroll to: Reset the Home Screen and apps to their original layout
  3. Proceed from there as necessary

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