diff --git a/src/services/widgetSync.ts b/src/services/widgetSync.ts
index 5d7693e..0b6555b 100644
--- a/src/services/widgetSync.ts
+++ b/src/services/widgetSync.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { startOfDay, endOfDay, addWeeks } from 'date-fns';
 import { TaskListWidget } from '../widgets/TaskListWidget';
 
 export const WIDGET_STATE_KEY = 'widget:state';
+export const WIDGET_NAMES = ['SimplListeSmall', 'SimplListeMedium', 'SimplListeLarge'] as const;
 
 // Legacy keys — used for migration only
 const LEGACY_DATA_KEY = 'widget:tasks';
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ export async function syncWidgetData(): Promise<void> {
     await setWidgetState(state);
 
     // Request widget update for all 3 sizes
-    const widgetNames = ['SimplListeSmall', 'SimplListeMedium', 'SimplListeLarge'];
+    const widgetNames = WIDGET_NAMES;
     for (const widgetName of widgetNames) {
       try {
         await requestWidgetUpdate({
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgetTaskHandler.ts b/src/widgets/widgetTaskHandler.ts
index 90c33f8..1e3ab43 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgetTaskHandler.ts
+++ b/src/widgets/widgetTaskHandler.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { WidgetTaskHandlerProps } from 'react-native-android-widget';
+import { requestWidgetUpdate } from 'react-native-android-widget';
 import { TaskListWidget } from './TaskListWidget';
-import { getWidgetState, setWidgetState, type WidgetTask } from '../services/widgetSync';
+import { getWidgetState, setWidgetState, WIDGET_NAMES, type WidgetTask } from '../services/widgetSync';
 import { isValidUUID } from '../lib/validation';
 
 const EXPAND_DEBOUNCE_MS = 2000;
@@ -24,6 +25,25 @@ function renderWithState(
   );
 }
 
+async function forceWidgetRefresh(
+  tasks: WidgetTask[],
+  isDark: boolean,
+  expandedTaskIds: string[],
+): Promise<void> {
+  for (const widgetName of WIDGET_NAMES) {
+    try {
+      await requestWidgetUpdate({
+        widgetName,
+        renderWidget: (props) =>
+          TaskListWidget({ ...props, widgetName, tasks, isDark, expandedTaskIds }),
+        widgetNotFound: () => {},
+      });
+    } catch {
+      // Widget not placed on home screen
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export async function widgetTaskHandler(
   props: WidgetTaskHandlerProps
 ): Promise<void> {
@@ -102,7 +122,7 @@ export async function widgetTaskHandler(
         }
         await setWidgetState(state);
 
-        renderWithState(renderWidget, widgetInfo, state.tasks, state.isDark, state.expandedTaskIds);
+        await forceWidgetRefresh(state.tasks, state.isDark, state.expandedTaskIds);
 
         try {
           const { toggleComplete } = await import('../db/repository/tasks');