Apps have become the bloodstream of our life. We use mobile apps almost daily. We wake up by the alarm app, we sleep while using some mobile app. Throughout the day, we keep using messages, media or social apps. Because apps are nothing but a piece of software, they could run into problems. One such problem is app crashing which was problem is very common on Android.
If you are an Android user who has apps are not working on Android device, you are at the right place because in this article I am going to list the methods to fix apps not working problem.
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What are the top 5 most common reasons that apps don’t work on Android phones?
If you are using an Android mobile phone, then most probably you have noticed that some of your app is not working. This can be frustrating at times especially when you want to use the app for important work or business purpose. In this article we explain the most common reasons that apps don’t work on Android phones.
- Apps not optimized for Android OS
- Apps not updated to latest operating system
- Low storage space (internal or external)
- Outdated device and/or software
- Device damaged
How to Fix an Android app that isn’t working
Clear App Cache
Clearing cache is the perhaps the most important and useful way to fix apps not working problem in Android.
Just launch Settings app in Android and go to the “Application Manager”. Now tap the “All” tab in the center to list all the working apps in your device.
Tap on the app which is not working. You will see the option named “Clear Cache”. Just tap it and cache will be cleared for that app.
Recheck the app and it should be working fine. You can also erase the data of the app using the “Clear Data” option. This also wipes off all the data and cache and remove the data variables slot. But clearing the data should only be tried if clearing the cache doesn’t work.
Change Recommended Apps Settings
Android’s latest versions have a “Recommended Apps” setting section. Sometimes apps not working problem in Android could come when settings in this section are not configured correctly.
Launch Settings in Android and go to the Notifications Panel.
The “Recommended Apps” section should be toggled to ON.
Uninstall and Reinstall App
Another way to fix apps not working the problem is to uninstall and reinstall the app which is creating the problem. This way, all the data and variables associated with the app would be deleted and the app will be installed afresh. You do not need to tweak the settings. But yes, you stand a chance to lose the progress or settings in the app.
Uninstall the Web View
If you are using some older version of Android, there is an update pushed by Google last year which gave the “Web View” in the settings. This update caused a lot of app crashes. Here is how to fix apps not working by tweaking the web views settings. Just go to the Settings of your Android device and go to “Application Manager”. Now tap on Android System Webview and “Uninstall” it.
Uninstalling web view would not hurt any of your main app settings or data. It will just flush the view variables which are pulled again afresh from the app market. This would fix apps crashing problem in Android.
These were some of the ways using which you can fix the apps not working on Android issues. In case none of these methods work, let us know in the comments with your device and error details and we will fix the problem with some other methods.
I had the same problem with my phone freezing and crashing. I followed the steps in the blog post and it worked!
Phone app connecting WiFi not normal call out.power on clear the lot.also all updated system.utube on internal not synching sound with video correct due to update
I have 4 apps not working properly. Disabled the Android web view. We will see, so far no change.
Android system web view isn’t on my phone. What can I do??
Installing a new one from Google Play…
Android 3 – there is an app that is trying to start but for some reason, it doesn’t. That makes the screen flicker. The flicker is so fast I cannot tell which app creates this issue. Any ideas?
Thank you! uninstalling web view did it!
hi my mobile is samsung galaxy a9,
from today morning, many of the applications are not functioning. when i open an application, it’s not opening and on the screen the message ‘gmail keeps stopping’ appears. like this, for many applications it’s happening
can u help me please?
THANK YOU!!! This fixed my problem!
You’re welcome… 🙂
My video apps always freezes anytime l try to make a video
Hi please help,what should i do to fix a problem with my AG tab access2 which only writes AG mobile then it stops at that point. Even if I try to hard reset it it does the Same thing.
Thanks I fixed with your blog, I simplify changed webview a chromeview!!!
My Android download the app but will not open it ???Thanks
My app is not showing videos inspite of having speed of 50 mbps
Hello,my jamb caps mobile app keeps showing error in connection when I try to login. someone said it only works with Android version 2.3.3. Please what can I do? I’ve tried the solutions you gave all to no avail.
I hope this post will help you…
In my case was the “Android System web view” disabled
My Page Manager App is not allowing me to open my own pages or messages.
I’ve tried to do all these things, and none of them work. I have tried countless things from different websites and they dont work. I looked at another comment who said to install Android System Webview, so I tried doing that. Apparently it is on my device but disabled. Anyone know how to enable it?
Hii,
I’ve a very old phone with Android version “Lolipop”.
I reset my phone few day back after that I installed all my applications…
After I reset it, all my apps were working fine except” Whatsapp” “Facebook” “Instagram” “Messenger” “Twitter” “Telegram” in short all my social media apps were not opening.
Whenever i tap to any of these apps the screen goes white and then it pushed me back to my homepage.
If you have any solution please let me know.
Thanks !!
Hi
My android phone was not loading media and other apps. Worked for me by un-installing the updates on Android System Web view.
Thanks
I cannot open my WhatsApp, message, Instagram, gallery, patym, YouTube and Facebook so can you please help me out
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This might seem a bit funny, but I did the opposite of what was stated. I didn’t have Android WebView in my phone, so I installed it from the Play Store (only 25MB). After that all apps started functioning normally. It’s been a week and I haven’t got any problem so far.