My widgets don't appear in the "Search Widgets" overlay.

I've set up a sample app with a few widgets. When I run the widget from the WidgetExtension target, the widget will appear on the home screen.

That's good. But I can't figure out how to get the widgets to appear in the "Search Widgets" overlay.

Which means I also can't figure out how to try out different sized widgets or widget bundles.

Any advice?

Thanks!
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If you're doing this in the simulator, that's a known issue and is called out in the release notes:

Widgets might not appear in the widget gallery when using Simulator. (64222135)

Workaround: Debug with your extension’s scheme directly to Simulator.



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First, make sure you install the entire app. That should help get it in the Add Widget sheet.

If that fails, please file a feedback to WidgetKit which will collect useful logs from your device that will help us find if there is a bug here.
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Can confirm I have the same problem and this make testing quite painful. My widgets never display in the Add Widget list.
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yes, have the same problem too, will send feeback
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If you're doing this in the simulator, that's a known issue and is called out in the release notes:

Widgets might not appear in the widget gallery when using Simulator. (64222135)

Workaround: Debug with your extension’s scheme directly to Simulator.



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