[Q] Jelly Bean - Stock picture frame widget got worse? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello Forum!
Just upgraded my SGS2 to Jelly Bean. Trying to get used to do everything in new ways, but I am very annoyed by the "updated" stock Picture Frame widget.
In the previous version it did present the pictures in original aspect and crystal clear. Now the pictures are forced to respect the aspect of the tiles (4 x 4) and all pictures are presented very grainy. I have of course tried to open the same photos in Gallery and they are perfectly sharp.
Any help or comments?
I prefer to use stock apps - as long as they work!
Anders

Nobody up for a test?
Nobody out there who could give the picture frame widget a try and see if they also get very bad quality photos?

I've just updated to JB 4.1.2 from ICS 4.0.4 And the stock picture frame viewer its working well, exactly the same as before the upgrade. the pictures are clear, not grainy and a 4x4 crop of the original photo its displayed I.e. the original photo is not compressed to fit the frame of the widget.
Not much help for your problem but it does point towards a problem with your set up rather than with the widget in general.
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Sv: [Q] Jelly Bean - Stock picture frame widget got worse?
Hi Mickey!
Thanks! Looks like I'll have to do a factory reset then...
Thanks again!
Anders
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