Galaxy S7 And Galaxy S7 Edge Widgets Gone After Update (Solution)

For those that own a Samsung smartphone, you may want to know why Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge widgets gone after update on your smartphone. It’s been reported that apps like Facebook, Twitter and other apps that have been downloaded from the Google Play Store have disappeared. While the standard apps like News, Music and Weather are still showing on my phone.

There’s a few different ways that you can fix Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Widgets disappeared after update, and below we’ll explain a few ways to solve your problem.

Method 1:

The first solution to fix Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge widgets gone after update is to see if your apps are saved on your SD card. The Android settings block apps that are installed on a SD card, but there’s a way to go around this problem for the widgets for Android. You can just move the apps back from the SD card to your phone by following the steps below:

Turn on your smartphone
Open Settings
Tap on Apps (There could also be an option to select on “Applications” > “Application manager“)
Browse for the app that doesn’t show up after update
Select on “Storage“
Tap on “Change“
Change the option from “SD card” to “Internal storage“.

For other Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge apps don’t show up after update, follow the same instructions from above for widgets for Android.

Method 2:

Other times the issue is that the Home Screen data may have some problems. The way to fix this problem is to clear the Homescreen info and reset it for a fresh start. Below are instructions to reset icons on Home screen to default settings and fix the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge icons gone after update issue.

Turn on your smartphone
Tap on “Settings“
Tap on “Apps” or “Applications“ (There could be an option to select on “Manage applications“)
In the upper-right hand corner, tap on “More”
Then tap on “Show system“
Look for either the “TouchWiz“, “Launcher” or another option that relates to the home screen (This button will vary based on the type of phone you have)
Tap on “Storage“
Tap on “Clear Data“

Now your Home screen will start to restore to default settings and your apps/widgets will show up again and fix the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge icons gone after update on your smartphone.