fix: check nullability before placing widget (#184)

* fix: check nullability before placing widget

See: #182

* docs: update changelog

Author: naveensingh

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Addressed crash on startup due to widgets ([#182])
+
 ## [1.1.3] - 2025-06-19
 
 ### Changed
@@ -81,3 +85,4 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 [#65]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Launcher/issues/65
 [#74]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Launcher/issues/74
 [#115]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Launcher/issues/115
+[#182]: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Launcher/issues/182

app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/home/views/HomeScreenGrid.kt

@@ -1266,10 +1266,15 @@ class HomeScreenGrid(context: Context, attrs: AttributeSet, defStyle: Int) :
             gridItems
                 .filter { it.type == ITEM_TYPE_WIDGET && !it.outOfBounds() }
                 .forEach { item ->
-                    val appWidgetProviderInfo = item.providerInfo
+                    val providerInfo = item.providerInfo
                         ?: appWidgetManager!!.installedProviders
                             .firstOrNull { it.provider.className == item.className }
-                    placeAppWidget(appWidgetProviderInfo!!, item)
+
+                    if (providerInfo != null) {
+                        placeAppWidget(providerInfo, item)
+                    } else {
+                        removeWidget(item)
+                    }
                 }
         } else {
             gridItems