Task flag doesn't update on the MLO widget

[Gwen Chenouard]

Hello,

Since a few weeks, I notices a problem with tasks flags in the MLO widget. It doesn't update when I change it. The widget show another flag instead. 

The flag is OK on the MLO app, but not on the widget.

The right flag is back after a few hours.

I tried to clear app cache, to reinstall app, to create a new profile: same problem.

I made a video so you can see it.

MLO 5

Pixel 9, Android 16 build BP4A.260205.002.A1

[Alyona (MLO Support)]

Hello, 

Thanks for flagging this. 

We haven't been able to reproduce this weird issue. Could you please send us the log from MLO on Android: menu > Settings > Troubleshooting > Send logs.

Also, if you remember any additional details about what happened, please let us know so that we can reproduce it. As we understand it, everything was working normally at first, and then it suddenly stopped working and still doesn't work even after reinstalling the app. Is that correct? Or did it never work properly from the beginning?

If possible, please also test the following scenario:

1. Tap a task in the widget (this should open the task view).

2. Tap Edit.

3. Change the flag.

Does the flag change work correctly in this case? Thanks.

[Gwen Chenouard]

Thank your for your message. 

I just sent you the logs (with my backup restored) by email.

It worked normally since early 2025 when I get this phone. I'm not sure about the exact date it started to do this, and what happened at that time on my phone. I thought it was a soft bug from MLO (version 4 at that time) so I waited for several updates, but the bug was still there even now on the version 5. Then I reinstalled the app this week to see what happen. And even before I restored my backup or synched ma data with on the cloud, it was already not working properly.

I tried to do what you told me: when I do that, the flag change properly on the app. But when I go back to the widget, it shows the last flag, not the one I picked up. 

I would like to tell you that on the widget, the task move in the list, according to the flag list order. So the task order is correct. And the flag is like "blinking" quite fast with the last and the new choosen one (you can barely see this on the video I did)..

Another precision: when the flags are OK on the widget, if I change one of them, or add a new task, every flag is not correct (like they are shifted). I can see all of them blinking. But sometimes, all of them are shifted, and sometimes just a few are shifted. Very weird...

And sometimes, after a few hours, the flags are OK. 

Moreover, the battery optimization is disabled for the MLO app. And I don't use a soft part like "One UI" on samsung phones (don't know what's the name of this kind of app in english). It's just the native android on a google Pixel phone.

[Gwen Chenouard]

I made another video where you can see the "blinking effect" on the wrong flags, each time a refresh of the widget data is forced (I did it by enabling or disabling the stars)

Le dimanche 8 mars 2026 à 11:44:29 UTC+1, Alyona (MLO Support) a écrit :

[Alyona (MLO Support)]

Thank you for providing the information.

We are currently trying to reproduce the issue on an emulator configured similarly to your device, but so far we have not been able to replicate it. Since the app previously worked without this error, it is possible that the issue started occurring after a minor Android OS update on your device.

It is also possible that the problem may be resolved automatically after one of the upcoming minor OS updates for your device. If the issue disappears, please let us know.

In the meantime, we will continue working to reproduce the issue and identify the root cause.

[Gwen Chenouard]

Thank you. I'll keep you updated !