Among a handful of stock widgets that have arrived in iOS 14, the Photos widget along with Smart Stack is my top pick. The home screen widget automatically selects featured images and cycles them through so that you can take a peek at your memories right from the home screen. While I really appreciate the widget, the lack of manual control over what sort of images should or shouldn’t be displayed is something that I find missing. If you have tried this widget, you might also be looking for a way to hide images from the Photos widget in iOS 14 on iPhone and iPad. Turns out, there are a couple of workable tricks that can let you prevent certain images from showing up in the home screen widget.
Depending on your needs, you can choose to remove certain images from the Photos widget or simply put all of your private images behind a shield so that they don’t appear in the home screen widget. As to which method is better, it all comes down to your preference.
If you are fine with most images that show up in the Photos widget and just want to get rid of specific ones, you can get it done with ease.
- Now, you will be taken into the Photos app. Tap on the share button.
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Hide All the Images You Don’t Want to Show Up in the Photos Widget
As outlined above, this method should be your preferred choice if you want to have complete control over all of your personal images and never want them to appear in the home screen widget due to privacy concerns.
- After that, open the Settings app and choose Photos. Finally, make sure to turn on the switch right next to Hidden Album.
So, that’s how you can stop some of your personal images from showing up in the Photos widget. Though it would be better had the home screen widget itself offered manual control over images or allowed to display only specific images, I think the above-explained tricks more than just fill up the void.
