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Widgets and stacks reappear on iPad after reboot

I just updated my iPad to iOS 16.4, and unwanted widgets and stacks suddenly appeared on the home page (along with the time in a GIANT FONT, which apparently you can't resize). I deleted widgets and stacks, and they reappeared when I restarted the iPad. How can I get rid of them permanently? (It's not the iPad, it's the update.) Wouldn't it be great if Apple ever thought to ask its customers what they want? TIA for any help or suggestions.

iPad (8th generation)

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 5:49 AM

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brianashe

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Posted on Dec 3, 2023 1:19 PM

I FINALLY FOUND A SOLUTION! This has been happening to me since iPadOS 16. I updated to 17.1.2 (current as of today) and it was still happening. I did some more searching and I found a tip that worked. Delete one widget or stack, then reboot. Keep doing that, deleting one at a time and rebooting, until they're all gone. Now when I reboot, they are not there anymore.

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