David SmithNov 4, 2023

Well that isn't the kind of news you enjoy receiving on a Saturday afternoon…looks like something changed in the WidgetKit Image Size limit or enforcement in iOS 17.1…so now *every* small Widgetsmith widget which uses a single photo will now fail to load, and be replaced with an empty grey box.

😱

Somehow I didn't catch this during my testing on the iOS 17.1 betas, so now I'm in a race to see if I can fix & deploy an update before iOS 17.1's adoption reaches a critical mass. 🤪

Wish me luck!

Show threadJeffNov 4, 2023
@_Davidsmith I don't see that behavior on mine. I'm on an iPhone 15 Pro Max with 17.1 and a small widget with a single photo. It shows just fine. I do have the current date overlayed on the photo if that makes a difference. Is there anything you'd like me to look at or send to help diagnose?
Show threadDavid Smith
@Schooby Often it will show the last ‘successful' loaded widget render, if you restart your iPhone there is a good chance that will turn grey. But thanks for the data point that is super helpful to hear.
Nov 4, 2023 at 3:32pmIvory for Mac
Show threadJeffNov 4, 2023
@_Davidsmith Hmm, I can't get it to fail. I tried restarting just now and it still shows the pic after. I then tried changing the theme and filter and each time the widget updated as I'd expect. The only time I saw the grey version like your screenshot was for a couple seconds after restarting before it showed the actual photo.
Show threadDavid SmithNov 4, 2023
@Schooby Thanks for checking. It is happening consistently for me here, so no idea what is happening there. But good to know it isn't completely broken everywhere!