

How To: Open the app and you’ll be prompted with three default widgets sizes. You have to configure at least one Widgetsmith widget, before adding it. This will result in widgets displaying a grey screen. So, don’t hurry up to add Widgetsmith widget a soon as you download the app from the App Store ( direct link).ĭifferently, from most third-party apps that provide Home Screen widgets, with Widgetsmith it isn’t enough just to open the app and then jump to adding it to the Home Screen as a widget.

This issue can be caused by an iOS 14 glitch that requires third-party apps to be opened at least once, before their widgets start showing up in the ‘Add Widget’ list. Widgetsmith Widget Not Showing Up?Ī common problem reported by users is that Widgetsmith is not available in the iOS 14 Home Screen ‘Add Widget’ section. Either that, or an earlier iOS 13.x will prevent Widgetsmith from working on your iPhone or iPad! How To Troubleshoot Widgetsmith in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14įirst, let’s go through the correct installation steps and make sure that you properly configure the app on your iPhone or iPad. In this article we’ll go trough the common Widgetsmith troubleshooting steps and hopefully we can pinpoint your issue.īefore we start, please make sure that your iPhone is running the official version of iOS 14 and not an outdated beta or pre-release version. There isn’t a single fix for all these situations. Widgetsmith Grey Screen Fix Video TutorialĬheck out our live Widgetsmith troubleshooting guide and learn how to fix the grey screen bug: Important: If all your widgets turn grey after updating to the latest version, don’t panic! Reboot your iPhone and the glances will return back to normal. This update also fixes the annoying ‘No Data’ issue of the Activity widget. Widgetsmith version 1.0.7 is now available with a fix the photo album grey screen bug. Update 3 (October 5, 2020) How To Fix Widgetsmith Grey Screen Bug Users report Widgetsmith app to crash when launching, others complain about the glances displaying a grey background or a black one with the ‘No Data’ text. However, because both Widgetsmith and iOS 14 are in their initially release stages, minor glitches often prevent widgets from working as expected. You can choose from multiple widget types and all of them have their own styles, fonts, backgrounds and other edits, resulting in millions of possible layouts for your Home Screen. Widgetsmith is practically a huge collection of widgets packed in a single app. Widgetsmith is one of the most popular apps that provides custom widgets for iPhone and iPad. Home Screen widgets have become very popular since last week’s release of iOS 14.
