With support for thenew interactive widgetsin iOS 17, they can now take actions right from the widgets themselves.
However, what do you do when these handy widgets stop working on your iPhone?
Check out the following sections for all the details!
With that said, check out the fixes right below!
Now tap and hold thePower Off slideranddrag it from left to rightto turn off your rig.
2.With the app opened on your gear,swipe up from the bottom of the screento open theMultitasking pane.
3.Tap and hold the appthat you want to force-close andslide it upwardsto do so.
4.Once the app is force-closed,tap the widget once again to relaunch the appon your iPhone.
It works most of the time and is really easy to execute.
2.Select theRemove Widgetoption on the following menu.
3.Confirm your actionon the following prompt.
5.Tap the+button at the top left corner of the screen to add new widgets.
Once the widget is re-added, it should work properly on your iPhone.
Locate the appthat you want to uninstall on your iPhone.
Tap and hold the app iconto kick off the context menu and tap theDelete Appoption.
3.Tap theDeletebutton toconfirm your actionon the following prompt.
4.After the app is uninstalled from your equipment, locate andopen the App Store.
5.Go to theSearchtab on the bottom nav bar anduse the Search bar to look for the appyou just uninstalled.
Tap the download buttonbeside the app on the search results page to reinstall it on your iPhone.
These mainly include navigation apps such as Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze, and others.
you could follow the steps right below to do so:
1.Launch theSettingsapp on your iPhone.
2.Locate the appon the list andtap it to open.
In this case, we are going with theGoogle Mapsapp.
3.On the app tweaks page, tap theLocationoption for the selected app.
You see apps need to refresh themselves in the background to update widget information periodically in iOS.
On the following app tweaks page, double-check the toggle for theBackground App Refreshoptionis turned onon your iPhone.
4.If it is not,tap the toggleto enableBackground App Refreshfor the selected app.
3.Tap theMobile DataorCellular Optionsbutton.
4.Next, tap theData Modeoption.
5.Here, double-check the Data Mode is set to eitherStandardorAllow More Data on 5Gon your unit.
6.In case, you are using a Wi-Fi data pipe,tap the Wi-Fi optionon the primary options page.
7.Tap theibutton beside your connected Wi-Fi data pipe.
8.On the following page, make surethe toggle for the Low Data Mode option is turned offon your iPhone.
If it is not,tap the toggle to turn it offon your machine.
Hence, it can very well cause the widgets to malfunction on your iPhone.
3.verify the toggle for theLow Power Modeoption isturned offon your iPhone.
If it is not,tap the toggle to suspend the settingon your rig.
Keep holding the Side buttonuntil your iPhone shuts down and theApple logo appearson the screen.
Let go of the Side button as soon as the Apple logo appears.
2.Go to theGeneralsettings page.
4.Wait for the latest available iOS update to populate on the following screen.
5.Once the latest iOS update appears, tap theUpdate Nowbutton to initiate the process.
6.Provide your equipment Passcodeandfollow the on-screen instructionsto complete the update.
FAQs
Why are widgets not working on my iPhone?
Why is the Weather widget not working on my iPhone?
How to add buttons to widgets on iPhone?
Interactive elements like buttons can be added to Interactive Widgets on iPhones running the latest iOS 17 update.
Wrapping Up
So, there you have it!
This was our take on how to fix the widgets not working issue on your iPhone in iOS.
