My widgets don’t work properly

some of my widgets like snapchat and Widgetsmith don’t work properly. I’ve tried to restart my iPhone many times but still they don’t work. I would really like to know what is the problem and be able to fix this. I’ve Googled it and it said that it was an iOS problem but I don’t know if that’s true or not. Once again thank you for your time and I would like to sort this problem out.

iPhone 8, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 25, 2022 3:36 AM

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Aug 26, 2022 7:52 AM in response to Sion297

Hello Sion297,


Can you provide more specific details on what is happening or not happening with the widgets? Also, let's complete the steps below that are also listed here: Add widgets on iPhone to make sure it is setup properly.


Add a widget to your Home Screen
1. Go to the Home Screen page where you want to add the widget, then touch and hold the Home Screen background until the apps begin to jiggle.
2. Tap the Add Widget button at the top of the screen to open the widget gallery.
3. Scroll or search to find the widget you want, tap it, then swipe left and right through the size options.
The different sizes display different information.
4. When you see the size you want, tap Add Widget.
5. While the apps are still jiggling, move the widget where you want it on the screen, then tap Done.

Tip: A Smart Stack (with dots next to it) is a set of widgets that uses information such as the time, your location, and activity to automatically display the most relevant widget at the appropriate time in your day. You can add a Smart Stack to the Home Screen, then swipe through it to see the widgets it contains.

Edit a widget
You can customize most widgets right from your Home Screen so they display the information you want to see. For example, for a Mail widget, you can tap the mailbox shown in the widget, then choose a different mailbox so the messages in that mailbox are displayed in the widget. Or you can customize a Smart Stack to rotate through its widgets based on your activity, your location, the time of day, and so on.
1. On your Home Screen, touch and hold a widget to open the quick actions menu.
2. Tap Edit Widget if it appears (or Edit Stack, if it’s a Smart Stack), then choose options.

For a Smart Stack, you can turn Smart Rotate or Widget Suggestions off or on, reorder widgets by dragging them within the stack, drag a widget from the Smart Stack to the Home Screen, or remove a widget by tapping – in the upper-left corner.

When you turn on Widget Suggestions, suggested widgets for apps you already use automatically appear in your Smart Stack at the right time based on your past activity. An option lets you add the widget to your stack so it’s always there when you need it.

3. Tap Done.



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