I’m grateful for the iOS vpn widget, but the gradient background is an eyesore.

Other apps use a consistent, flat background in their widgets, dark gray in dark mode, and white in light mode. This means widgets from different apps still look nice when arranged into a “dashboard” next to each other — until I add the Proton widget, with its gradient-fade background.

I suppose the gradient is part of the Proton branding but it gets in the way here and should be skipped.