Does update_widgets actually refresh your lock-screen Details widget?

Mobile Apps Home Assistant Companion for Apple
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I have a template Details widget on my lock screen showing open doors/windows and lights on.

I send update_widgets from an automation whenever the value changes.

The command definitely arrives — the app’s Event Log (Settings → Companion App → Debugging) shows “Notification command triggered widget update” within seconds of each change, while the app is backgrounded. But the widget itself only visibly updates every 10–15 minutes.

App 2026.7.3, iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 26.6, Core 2026.7.4.

Two questions for anyone doing something similar:

  1. Does your lock-screen Details or Gauge widget refresh promptly on update_widgets, or also only on the system cadence?

  2. If it works for you, roughly how many of these commands do you send per day? I’m wondering whether I’m exhausting the WidgetKit reload budget.