Solved: How do I fix iPhone/iPad Color Widgets app not working on iOS 16?

Problem Symptom

Color Widgets iOS app allows user to customize, add stylized widgets, and custom icons to the iPhone or iPad home screen. Recently a lot of users reported Color Widgets app not working properly.

If you’re having issues with Color Widgets app on iOS 16, follow the below pre-checks and solution steps to resolve it on iPhone or iPad.

Potential Causes

• Outdated app or software.
• Back ground activity blocked by Low Power Mode, Low Data Mode, or Background App Refresh function.
• Bugs or issues with the customizations.
• Corrupted cache or background service issues.
• Misconfigured settings.

Pre-check

Color Widgets control over the information displayed in other widgets such as show or hide battery information, changing time format, temperature unit, and more. Perform below pre-checks to change and fix time, temperature, battery information, and image formats in Color Widgets before getting started with the resolution steps.

Change time format in Color Widget app

Step 1: Open the Color Widgets app.

Step 2: Go to the Settings > Widget Settings.

Step 3: Tap and switch between the 12hr Time format or the 24hr Time format.

Change temperature unit in Color Widget app

Step 1: Open the Color Widgets app.

Step 2: Go to the Settings > Widget Settings.

Step 3: Tap and switch between °Fahrenheit and °Celsius.

Toggle show or hide battery information in Color Widget app

Step 1: Open the Color Widgets app.

Step 2: Go to the Settings > Widget Settings.

Step 3: Tap and switch to Show Battery or Hide Battery.

Toggle darken or original photo display in Color Widget app

Step 1: Open the Color Widgets app.

Step 2: Go to the Settings > Widget Settings.

Step 3: Tap and switch to Original Photo or Darken Photo.

Solution 1: Perform force restart

Follow below steps to force restart the iPhone/iPad:

Step 1: Press and release Volume Up button.

Step 2: Press and release Volume Down button.

Step 3: Press and hold Sleep/Wake button.

Step 4: Keep holding the Sleep/Wake button till the Apple logo show.

Step 5: Let go and let the device restart as usual.

Solution 2: Update Color Widgets app on iPhone/iPad

Perform below steps to check for Color Widgets app update and install it if available:

Step 1: Open the Apple App Store.

Step 2: Go to the Apple ID > AVAILABLE UPDATES.

Step 3: If an update is available for Color Widgets, tap on the Update button to download and install the update for Color Widgets app.

Solution 3: Install the latest iOS update

Perform below steps to check for iOS software update and install it if available:

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the General > Software Update.

Solution 4: Change language and region

Temporarily change the language and region settings can restart certain background services required by third-party widgets which may fix the Color Widgets app issue.

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the General > Language & Region.

Step 3: Tap the Region and choose a different region.

Step 4: Tap the Add Language… option to add a different language.

Step 5: Set the language as the primary language.

Note: Recommend to use the language that you understand so that later easier for you to switch back to the previous language.

Step 6: Perform force restart for your device.

Step 7: If the Color Widgets app working properly after device restarts, you can revert back to the previous used language and region settings.

Solution 5: Toggle off Low Power Mode setting

Low Power Mode function may cause issues with certain elements of Color Widget app like weather data, location data, reminders, and more. Perform below steps to disable Low Power Mode setting:

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the Battery.

Step 3: Toggle off the Low Power Mode option to disable it.

Alternatively, you can use the Control Center to turn off the Low Power Mode on the iPhone.

Solution 6: Toggle off Low Data Mode setting

Low Data Mode function can prevent the third-party widgets apps such as Color Widgets app from using data in the background for updating its information. Perform below steps to disable Low Data Mode setting:

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the Cellular > Cellular Data Options.

Step 3: Toggle off the Low Data Mode option to disable it.

Solution 7: Enable Background App Refresh for Color Widgets app

The Background App Refresh function can prevent background activity required by Color Widgets app to function. Perform below steps to disable Background App Refresh setting:

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the General > Background App Refresh.

Solution 8: Add another widget

As the current widget app could be facing bugs or issues with customizations, adding a default widget will help to determine whether the issue happen to the current widget or the Color Widgets app. Follow below steps to add another widget:

Step 1: Tap and hold on the home screen.

Step 2: Go to the Plus (+) > Color Widgets > Add Widget to add another widget.

Solution 9: Remove then re-add Color Widgets app

If the widget app is not updating information or showing incorrect information, re-add the widget app to the home screen or Today View may help to fix the issue. Perform below steps to remove then re-add Color Widgets app:

Step 1: Tap and hold on the Color Widgets app.

Step 2: Select the Remove Widget > Remove.

Solution 10: Delete then re-install Color Widgets app

The Color Widgets app may face cache or background service issues. Follow below steps to re-install the Color Widgets app:

Step 1: Tap and hold on the Color Widgets app icon.

Step 2: Select the Delete App > Delete.

Color Widgets] to download and install Color Widgets.

Solution 11: Reset all settings

Misconfigured settings may cause issues with the Color Widgets app on iPhone/iPad. Perform below steps to reset all the iOS settings.

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset All Settings.

Solution 12: Erase all content and settings

Note: Recommended to back up iPhone/iPad before proceed to erase all content and settings.

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Go to the Transfer or Reset iPhone > Erase All Content and Settings> Continue.