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Weather widget not working on ios 11

Hi,

I have an iphone 7 plus. Since ios 11, the weather widget doesnt update at all. The weather app is not working fine either, I changed the location settings to only when you open the app, I tried also 'always on' but then that little arrow icon appears all the time in the top bar, so I refused.

With the location switch on 'when use the app' the widget should update if I open the app, but It doesnt. Sometimes the app itself doesnt update location or weather conditions.

Am I the only one?!?!

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 11, null

Posted on Sep 21, 2017 3:17 AM

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crashCart

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Posted on Jan 30, 2018 9:44 PM

So, I’m using an iPhone X, and I finally narrowed down this issue.

It’s literally the app not the localization or anything else like that.

In short, Apple culture has screwed this up. When you open the weather app, and don’t force close it because Apple says we don’t have to, the widget stops updating.

So here’s what I did and it was an instant widget update and because of this I think this is the most stupid bug I’ve ever figured out.

The widget isn’t updated, I tap it and the app shows me what the real temp is. I go to multitask mode to like I’d switch apps. As soon as I do a long press to allow force closing, and force close the weather app, the widget immediately updates.

This is a horrible implementation and probably is the same reason my Dark Sky stopped updating it.

Now it’s time for Apple to hopefully read this entry and do something about it. Otherwise it’s a useless widget.

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dedario

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Nov 13, 2017 1:34 AM in response to jayantdugar

Yes.

Serban01

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8 points

Nov 13, 2017 1:47 AM in response to jayantdugar

i can confirm that resetting the location and privacy resolve this issue,for now

Same thing did the sim ejection but it work ok for a couple of hours

I will check to see if this is a forever fix

Nov 13, 2017 3:15 AM in response to dedario

i tried your solution still it didn't worked

dedario

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4 points

Nov 13, 2017 3:55 AM in response to jayantdugar

Ok. Not saying it works for all but it worked for me.

Serban01

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8 points

Nov 13, 2017 4:19 AM in response to dedario

yours still working after a full day?

dedario

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4 points

Nov 13, 2017 4:33 AM in response to Serban01

Yes it does.

GregP74

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24 points

Nov 13, 2017 5:41 AM in response to dedario

Didn't work for me. Even after resetting all that my widget is still showing a different temp than when I run the app.

dedario

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4 points

Nov 14, 2017 12:15 AM in response to GregP74

My joy didn't last long. The widget stopped working for me over night. No more refresh. The fix is not permanent. Wandering if Apple will finally take a look into this.

Nov 14, 2017 3:31 PM in response to dedario

iOS 11.2 beta 3 still not fixed! Sad

drjwr

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58 points

Nov 14, 2017 4:56 PM in response to scorprising

Well said; thanks.

Nov 15, 2017 1:47 AM in response to dedario

My widget updates too, but most is the time it doesn’t show the same as the app, and it doesn’t update at the same tine

Nov 15, 2017 9:50 AM in response to scorprising

It seems that unless this issue is broadcasted by the media it won't get any attention. But then again, the calculator issue was news for about a week and nothing has been fixed there either.

dedario

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4 points

Nov 15, 2017 10:10 AM in response to tjacker31

Has anyone maybe tried to wipe clean the iPhone and see if it works on a fresh one without installing any extra apps?

Sandbo

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8 points

Nov 15, 2017 10:13 AM in response to dedario

My brand new iPhne 8 plus told me otherwise.

Nov 15, 2017 10:17 AM in response to dedario

I've tried wiping the phone... but widget works the same.

No workaround so far, it must be resolved by Apple despite they are ignoring it.

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