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IOS18 Books Widget not displaying cover art

Since upgrading my iPhone 14 Pro Max and iPad Pro 12.9” 4th Gen to iOS18 the books widget on both devices no longer displays the cover art of the book I am currently reading… only a blank square.


anyone else having this problem?

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 20, 2024 8:20 AM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2024 8:24 AM

Yeah I only have audiobooks too. The cover shows within the Apple Books App, just not the widget.

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Sep 23, 2024 3:49 AM in response to J_R_D

Me too. In the past, it’s been only specific books. Sometimes the next iteration of iOS fixes it. Sometimes, removing all synced, side loaded books from my iPhone. Syncing without books again. Reboot phone, resync books with iTunes.

Other times, I’ve had to delete the books from my library (but not from the folder they’re in), then sync phone. Then reboot computer & phone and add books back to library, then re-sync to phone. 🤷🏻‍♂️

IOS18 Books Widget not displaying cover art

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