diff --git a/mobile/ios/SlideshowWidget/SlideshowWidget.swift b/mobile/ios/SlideshowWidget/SlideshowWidget.swift
index 3c670fdd5c..b8c75b2820 100644
--- a/mobile/ios/SlideshowWidget/SlideshowWidget.swift
+++ b/mobile/ios/SlideshowWidget/SlideshowWidget.swift
@@ -146,36 +146,6 @@ struct SlideshowWidgetEntryView: View {
                             .backwardWidgetFullColorRenderingMode()
                             .aspectRatio(contentMode: .fill)
                             .frame(width: geometry.size.width, height: geometry.size.height)
-                            .overlay(
-                                LinearGradient(
-                                    gradient: Gradient(colors: [
-                                        Color.black.opacity(0.7), Color.clear,
-                                    ]),
-                                    startPoint: .bottom,
-                                    endPoint: .top
-                                )
-
-                                .frame(height: geometry.size.height * 0.4)
-                                .frame(maxHeight: .infinity, alignment: .bottom)
-                                .backwardWidgetAccentable(true)
-                            )
-                            .overlay(
-                                VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) {
-                                    Text(data!.string(forKey: "title") ?? "").font(
-                                        .custom("Inter", size: 14, relativeTo: .caption)
-                                    )  // Custom with fallback
-                                    .bold()
-                                    .foregroundStyle(.white)
-                                    .shadow(radius: 20)
-                                    Text(data!.string(forKey: "subTitle") ?? "")
-                                        .font(.custom("Inter", size: 12, relativeTo: .caption2))
-                                        .foregroundStyle(.white)
-                                        .shadow(radius: 20)
-                                }
-                                .padding(.leading, geometry.size.width * 0.05)
-                                .padding(.bottom, geometry.size.height * 0.05),
-                                alignment: .bottomLeading
-                            )
                     }
                 } else if let data = Data(
                     base64Encoded: defaultBase64Image),
diff --git a/mobile/lib/main.dart b/mobile/lib/main.dart
index 5738f5dc1b..2d93ac9f5a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/main.dart
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ Future<void> _init(bool isBackground, {String via = ''}) async {
     await SyncService.instance.init(preferences);
     _logger.info("SyncService init done $tlog");
 
+    await HomeWidgetService.instance.init(preferences);
+
     if (!isBackground) {
       await _scheduleFGHomeWidgetSync();
     }