SBAppTags key to hide iOS app from home screen not working in iOS8

The following SBAppTags are used to hide the iOS app from the home screen.

     <key>SBAppTags</key>
     <array>
     <string>hidden</string>
     </array>

      

        
        
        
      

    

Works fine until iOS 7.x. But in iOS 8, the app doesn't hide.

Is there a way to achieve this in iOS 8?

Please share your knowledge / ideas.