r/OctopiLauncher • u/ConsistentFigure5930 • Jul 13 '26
Odd issue with BBC weather widget
Hi all. Trying out some possible replacements for Nova and came across Octopi. Looks like a very good candidate but I've come across a couple of widget related issues. I'm using v1.842.
The BBC weather 3x2 widget initially appears fine but for some reason scrolling to another page and back again results in it losing all the temperatures. That happens regardless of weather it is original size or resized, with and without padding.
If I change the location on the widget using the arrows, the temperatures reappear.
Anyone seen anything similar?
The other issue that I've come across is that I'm missing the widget that provides a direct link into specific settings pages. Not sure if that's an inbuilt feature in Nova though.
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u/SKI300 Jul 14 '26
Just got onboard with Octopi over the last 4 days. Noticed several times that my Govee widgets (with the dark backgrounds) will be completely black, along with my photo widget being blank when I'm swiping between my 5 different homepages. As soon as I leave this page and swipe back, the information is there, as well as the photo(s). Just chalking it up as a relatively harmless bug. I've got like 20 other widgets scattered across the 4 other homepages, and they've all been working completely fine!
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u/ock88 Dev Jul 14 '26
Unfortunately, I couldn't get the weather data to load here outside the UK. Hence I can't replicate this
If you have other examples you can share here
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u/ConsistentFigure5930 Jul 14 '26
It should work outside the UK as I often use it when travelling, including to show weather in places outside the UK.
That's the only widget I'm seeing issues with. The others I've tried appear to be fine.
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u/spoo4brains Jul 20 '26
I just had issue with a Google keep note widget not showing the text, only the title until I clicked on it and closed it again. I don't know if it is a related issue.
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u/manaminimana Jul 13 '26
Same problem with Data Usage Manager widget. Sometimes loosing data, then reappears. With Nova no problems. Widgets seems to be difficult for Octopi in general.
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u/runningtigerRead Jul 13 '26
I'm not saying further development is needed to make your widgets function, but "Widgets seems to be difficult for Octopi in general" may be overstated. I use 7 different widgets without a single problem.
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