iPhone 17 Pro widget issues on iOS 26.2

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iPhone 17 Pro widget issues on iOS 26.2

IOS 26.2 on iPhone 17 pro widget issues.

widget issue 1 - Widget completely broken, no info displayed, and gray bar at the bottom of the widget when swiping up to close it. Resolved the 'no info' issue by rebooting, but the issue would come back randomly. The gray bar glitch just wouldn't go away.

https://youtube.com/shorts/XtiPHegbdAQ?si=yhOVp2gcjzZjYbvL

widget issue 2 - the data would flash or become pixelated whenever i close the app.

https://youtube.com/shorts/sBxO-MP8G1I?si=8uhYivNknxC07S0l

can't believe apple ship something sooooo glitchy...

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Dec 13, 2025 6:38 PM

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Dec 13, 2025 9:26 PM in response to blog500

Most widgets need a strong, stable internet connection to function and display correctly—so give your device’s connection a quick sanity check before blaming the widget gods --> Internet not available WiFi and Cellular … - Apple Community

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Dec 14, 2025 1:31 AM in response to SravanKrA

Thanks for replying! Yup, I do have strong internet connection. Tried both wifi and cellular. Rebooted multiple times, force restart, cleared out all app icons and widgets. But still the same issue.

However, on the left dedicated widget page, those same widgets works perfectly fine and smooth. This makes me believe it’s not a network issue. Here’s an example:

https://youtube.com/shorts/_D_cMu9RjsM?si=bbXHjLtsBW_yyUtf

My gf’s iphone 13 pro on 26.2 does not have this issue…sooooo it’s just kind of annoying a brand new 17 pro would have to deal with this.

And I know after iOS updates, there are still some optimizations going on in the background. So ill keep waiting. Still, I expect apple’s standard to be higher than this.

I’ll try rest all settings if it keeps happening.

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