Widgets are an important part of iOS on your iPhone. Weather, clock and other important widgets delivers proper information to the iPhone users without them having to access the individual applications. So, if the widget system breaks down on the device, it can become problematic for the users. If that is the case on your iPhone, you can resort to these solutions to fix the widgets on your iPhone.
Why the Widgets are not working on my iPhone?
Widgets are an extension of an application. On iPhone or iOS, the widgets need explicit permission from the users. In some cases, the app permissions are not linked directly to the application. This means, even if the app has the particular permission, that doesn’t necessarily mean the widget will get the same permission. Sometimes, the widgets may stop working if it is too old. In that case, replacing it with the newer widget should fix the problem.
Fix 1 – Turn on the Location Services
Location Services is the major part of the Weather widget.
Step 1 – Go straight to the Settings page.
Step 2 – Next, open the “Privacy & Security” tab.
Step 3 – Open up the “Location Services” settings.
Step 4 – You have to enable the location services.
Go back to the Home Screen and check the widget once again. See if it is working or not.
Fix 2 – Provide the location permission
Unlike other widgets, Weather widget or Maps widget needs exclusive location permission to provide you the proper information.
Step 1 – Open up the iPhone settings.
Step 2 – Now, load up the “Apps” tab.
Step 3 – Now, you have to open up the problematic app (or the widget related to the app).
Step 4 – Open the “Location” permission.
Step 5 – Now, choose the “While using the App or Widget” option.
After choosing this option, confirm any permissions it requests. Check if this works or not.
Fix 3 – Remove the widget and add it
You should remove the faulty widget from your home screen and add the latest version of it.
Step 1 – On your iPhone, reach the widget page of the iPhone.
Step 2 – Now, press down the widget for a few seconds to select that.
Step 3 – After this, tap the “Remove Widget” to remove widget from your iPhone.
After removing the widget from the device, you have to add the widget to the iPhone.
Step 4 – To do that, hold down the home screen on your screen. This will load up the widget customization page. Tap the “Edit” function.
Step 5 – Select the “Add Widget” function from there.
Step 6 – Select the category of widget that you want to add. Later, you can select the particular widget that want to choose.
Step 7 – Tap the “Add widget” to add the desired widget.
You can place the widget correctly on your iPhone. See if this works.