diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetItem.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetItem.kt
index cb19f287b..8a9e6cfe1 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetItem.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/widgets/WidgetItem.kt
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ fun WidgetItem(
     var isDragged by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     val elevation by animateDpAsState(if (isDragged) 8.dp else 0.dp)
 
-    val appWidget = if (widget is AppWidget) remember(widget.config.widgetId) {
-        AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).getAppWidgetInfo(widget.config.widgetId)
-    } else null
-
     val backgroundOpacity by animateFloatAsState(
         if (widget is AppWidget && !widget.config.background && !editMode) 0f else MaterialTheme.transparency.surface,
         label = "widgetCardBackgroundOpacity",
@@ -102,19 +98,7 @@ fun WidgetItem(
                         )
                     )
                     Text(
-                        text = when (widget) {
-                            is WeatherWidget -> stringResource(R.string.widget_name_weather)
-                            is MusicWidget -> stringResource(R.string.widget_name_music)
-                            is CalendarWidget -> stringResource(R.string.widget_name_calendar)
-                            is AppsWidget -> stringResource(R.string.widget_name_apps)
-                            is NotesWidget -> stringResource(R.string.widget_name_notes)
-                            is AppWidget -> remember(widget.config.widgetId) {
-                                appWidget?.loadLabel(
-                                    context.packageManager
-                                )
-                            }
-                                ?: stringResource(R.string.widget_name_unknown)
-                        },
+                        text = widget.getLabel(LocalContext.current),
                         style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
                         modifier = Modifier
                             .weight(1f)
diff --git a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppWidget.kt b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppWidget.kt
index 25e735f4e..d60d5a6f6 100644
--- a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppWidget.kt
+++ b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppWidget.kt
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package de.mm20.launcher2.widgets
 
 import android.app.Activity
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetHost
+import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProviderInfo
 import android.content.Context
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Build
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.PartialWidgetEntity
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
@@ -34,6 +36,23 @@ data class AppWidget(
         )
     }
 
+    private var label: String? = null
+
+    override fun getLabel(context: Context): String {
+        if (label != null) return label!!
+        val widgetInfo = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).getAppWidgetInfo(config.widgetId)
+        if (widgetInfo == null) {
+            label = ""
+            return label!!
+        }
+        try {
+            label = widgetInfo.loadLabel(context.packageManager)
+        } catch (e: PackageManager.NameNotFoundException) {
+            label = ""
+        }
+        return label!!
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val Type = "app"
     }
diff --git a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppsWidget.kt b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppsWidget.kt
index 406eb2bfe..fb95790a6 100644
--- a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppsWidget.kt
+++ b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/AppsWidget.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.mm20.launcher2.widgets
 
+import android.content.Context
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.PartialWidgetEntity
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ data class AppsWidget(
         )
     }
 
+    override fun getLabel(context: Context): String {
+        return context.getString(R.string.widget_name_apps)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val Type = "favorites"
     }
diff --git a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/CalendarWidget.kt b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/CalendarWidget.kt
index 31951ba0d..a97e78b89 100644
--- a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/CalendarWidget.kt
+++ b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/CalendarWidget.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.mm20.launcher2.widgets
 
+import android.content.Context
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.PartialWidgetEntity
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ data class CalendarWidget(
         )
     }
 
+    override fun getLabel(context: Context): String {
+        return context.getString(R.string.widget_name_calendar)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val Type = "calendar"
     }
diff --git a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/MusicWidget.kt b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/MusicWidget.kt
index fb3515c82..68296eb8f 100644
--- a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/MusicWidget.kt
+++ b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/MusicWidget.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.mm20.launcher2.widgets
 
+import android.content.Context
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.PartialWidgetEntity
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ data class MusicWidget(
         )
     }
 
+    override fun getLabel(context: Context): String {
+        return context.getString(R.string.widget_name_music)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val Type = "music"
     }
diff --git a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/NotesWidget.kt b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/NotesWidget.kt
index 4add76598..f4aed185c 100644
--- a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/NotesWidget.kt
+++ b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/NotesWidget.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.mm20.launcher2.widgets
 
+import android.content.Context
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.PartialWidgetEntity
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
@@ -33,6 +34,10 @@ data class NotesWidget(
         )
     }
 
+    override fun getLabel(context: Context): String {
+        return context.getString(R.string.widget_name_notes)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val Type = "notes"
     }
diff --git a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/WeatherWidget.kt b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/WeatherWidget.kt
index 84f6d857d..05bd8eef6 100644
--- a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/WeatherWidget.kt
+++ b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/WeatherWidget.kt
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
 package de.mm20.launcher2.widgets
 
-import android.app.Activity
-import android.appwidget.AppWidgetHost
-import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
-import android.content.Intent
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.PartialWidgetEntity
-import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.tryStartActivity
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
-import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 import java.util.UUID
 
@@ -31,6 +25,10 @@ data class WeatherWidget(
         )
     }
 
+    override fun getLabel(context: Context): String {
+        return context.getString(R.string.widget_name_weather)
+    }
+
     companion object {
         const val Type = "weather"
     }
diff --git a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/Widget.kt b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/Widget.kt
index 4c407b3f8..0ad092878 100644
--- a/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/Widget.kt
+++ b/data/widgets/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/widgets/Widget.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.mm20.launcher2.widgets
 
+import android.content.Context
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.PartialWidgetEntity
 import de.mm20.launcher2.database.entities.WidgetEntity
 import de.mm20.launcher2.ktx.decodeFromStringOrNull
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ sealed class Widget {
         }
     }
 
+    abstract fun getLabel(context: Context): String
+
     abstract fun toDatabaseEntity(): PartialWidgetEntity
 
     companion object {