Widgets missing after Android 17 upgrade on devices with a work profile
After upgrading my Google Pixel 9 Pro with a personally-owned work profile enrolled in Intune, all the widgets disappeared from my home and lock screens. This is happening to others as well as evidenced by these posts in other communities:
- Reddit - r/GooglePixel - Widgets gone after android 17 update
- Reddit - r/GooglePixel - Android 17 causes widgets to disappeare when using Island
- Google Support - Pixel Phone Help - widgets disappeared from the home screen
- Google Support - Pixel Phone Help - Widget issues after update to Android 17
- Google Issue Tracker #488125748
Additionally, I cannot add the widgets back. The widget picker only shows a limited number of widgets and seems to exclude widgets that display personal information. For example, the Google Calendar or Google Tasks widgets. Other widgets that simply function as a shortcut are unaffected.
Widgets in the personal profile can be restored by pausing and unpausing the app for the widget you want. However, after rebooting, the widgets are lost again.
Widgets in the work profile can be restored by toggling the Allow widgets from work profile apps setting in a policy from the EMM to Not configured, letting the device sync and then toggling back to Enabled. Again, after rebooting, this fix is lost.
Additionally, the search bar at the bottom of the Pixel Launcher now opens Chrome when tapped instead of opening a search prompt in the normal fashion. Some are saying Google Support told them to reset their Pixel Launcher app to fix this. In other threads, Google Support says to simply send feedback.
Anyone have any idea what’s going on here?
