Thanks for the update. That’s really interesting (and odd!) that the OS is limiting the number of widgets per app.
Tasker may help you work around it by being able to add one more widget, but it sounds like it will still be limited by the number of widgets per app that the phone is restricting.
Regarding the blue Shortcuts, since they’re technically not ‘Widgets’ they might be listed somewhere else under your phone’s homescreen customization options. In vanilla Android (straight from Google), the options look like:
And since the blue version are technically Shortcuts (rather than Widgets), perhaps your phone’s OS won’t restrict them the same way.
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One other workaround, if it comes to it, would be to use Tasker along with another custom widget app to create one large widget with multiple actions in it. It would be a bit of effort, but it sounds like that could work go get around the phone’s limitations.
Alternatively, take a look at the SharpTools.io dashboard. I have it pinned to my homescreen and it’s the primary way I quickly control my home now.