Next Launcher - Widget freeze? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
I was wondering if there was anyone else out there that uses NEXT LAUNCHER 3D on their S4
I have been using it for a long time on my S2 and it worked fine, however, when i switched over to the S4 it seems as though all of the widgets on the screen are frozen.
I have done a full Next Launcher Data wipe (to see if that would fix the issue, however, no luck)
Below is a link to 2 screenshots i took from within the S4:
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g439/KEWL145/Screenshot_2013-05-03-08-31-581.png
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g439/KEWL145/Screenshot_2013-05-03-08-32-091.png
You will notice that the time in the top right of the S4 device has changed to 8.34am however the widget is stuck at 8.04am (the time when i restarted the phone) also the widgets that control the buttons do not change to unhighlighted when pressed or pressed. Also the second screenshot, you can see the widgets are still loading, and the same issue with the time. This is taken up to 20+ minutes after the phone has loaded.
Anyone else with this issue? or know how to fix it?
Cheers

Hi,
I have same problem on my S4. Also switched from S2 where it was working correctly. When I restart the Next Launcher it is working for a few minutes and then all active widget get frozen.
Already sent an email to developers of Next launcher. But so far no response or an update.

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