One of the great things about having a smartphone are the wide choices of apps and games that are available for download. There are hundreds of apps that are either free to download or can be bought from Playstore on Xiaomi devices. Xiaomi Poco F3 is an Android smartphone capable of downloading apps. However, there have been reports from many users experiencing issues with the apps wherein it keeps crashing. Not to worry because in today’s post, we will be talking about some of the recommended and proven effective solutions that you can do in case you are experiencing Xiaomi Poco F3 apps keep crashing issue.
What to do if Xiaomi Poco F3 Apps Keeps Crashing
There are several factors that can cause apps to crash and sometimes freeze such as an outdated app, cache on app is full, an outdated software update, and because of power saving mode is enabled. Listed below are the troubleshooting solutions that you can try to fix Poco F3 apps keep crashing issue.
Xiaomi Poco F3 Specifications:
Display
- Size: 6.67 inches
- Super AMOLED display
- Resolution: 1080 x 2400
Body
- Dimensions: 163.7 x 76.4 x 7.8 mm
- Weight: 196 g
- Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5)/ Glass back (Gorilla Glass 5)/ Plastic frame
- Sim: Dual-sim ( can use Nano sim and dual sim on stand by)
Memory
- Card slot: not available
- Internal storage: 128Gb and 6GB RAM; 128Gb 8Gb RAM, 256Gb 8G RAM
Battery
- Li-Po 4520 mAh, cannot be removed
- Charging: Fast charging with 33W, fully charged in about 52 minutes (estimate)
- Quick charge: 3+
Solution 1: Force stop the application
The easiest way to fix an application that keeps crashing on Xiaomi Poco F3 smartphone is to simply force stop the application and reopen it again.
To do this:
- From the menu display, click Settings app. An icon that looks like a gear. This will open Settings section.
- Tap on Apps
- Tap Manage Apps.
- Choose an application that is crashing or freezing
- Tap Force Stop option
- Tap OK to confirm.
Relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 2: FastBoot Poco F3 Device
Another way to fix apps crashing problem on Poco F3 device is to simply reboot or fastboot the phone. This action “kills” or stops the application from running in the system and the system will also restarts. Restarting the device is also another way to clear the memory of the device as soon as you restart it, which in turn can help with crashing apps problem.
To restart, simply press the power button located at the right corner.
To fastboot:
- Power OFF Poco F3
- Press and hold volume down button
- Press and hold Power button for about 15 seconds, or until Fast Boot appears on the screen
- Once FastBoot appears, release pressing the Power button
Relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 3: Clear App Data
If the first two solutions mentioned above did not fix apps crashing issue on Poco F3 Xiaomi phone, you may need to Clear App data on your smartphone.
To do this:
- Tap to open Settings menu.
- Scroll down and tap on Apps. This will open the applications section.
- Select the application you want to clear the cache
- Tap on Storage option on the application.
- Tap Clear Cache located at the lower right.
After clear data process is complete, relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 4: Check for and install software update
An outdated software can cause issues with your phone such as apps keep crashing. To fix this, you may need to update the phone software to the latest version and then check of the issue still persist.
To do this:
- Expand Main menu of the phone.
- At the Home screen of Xiaomi Poco F3, locate and tap on Settings. An icon that looks like a gear.
- Under settings section, tap on About phone
- Tap MIUI version, it will automatically search for available updates.
- If an update is available, tap on Download update. Wait for the update process to complete.
After software update, relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 5: Update apps
It is recommended to regularly update and install the latest version of an application. An outdated version can sometimes cause issues with your smartphone, in this case apps keeps crashing and at the same time keeps freezing.
To update apps, make sure to check the device network settings that it is connected to a strong network. A network connection is needed to update an app, therefore check for network problem if there are any.
To do this:
- From the home screen of your Poco f3 phone, tap Play Store.
- Tap on Account profile located at the upper right.
- Tap My apps and games, apps with updates pending appears.
- Tap Update All tab if you want to update all apps. However if you only want to update a particular app, scroll down to that app and then click Update.
Relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 6: Disable Power saving mode
The mode monitors the battery of your device, when the battery level reaches a certain percentage it will automatically enable. When that happens, features and apps will then be disable to keep the battery of the device from quickly draining. When this mode is enabled, it may be the cause for issues such apps keep crashing to occur. To fix this, you may need to disable Power saving.
To do this:
- At the Home screen of Xiaomi Poco F3, locate and tap on Settings. An icon that looks like a gear.
- Under settings section, tap on Battery & Performance tab.
- Toggle OFF Battery saver if it is enabled.
- A prompt message appears, tap OK to confirm.
Relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 7: Uninstall and Reinstall the app
If the above solutions did not fix apps keep crashing issue, the next step would be to uninstall the app or apps experiencing the problem and then reinstall on Poco F3 device.
To do this:
- On Poco F3 phone screen, locate the app
- Long press on the app, it will start to move.
- Press the X that is shown on the app, then tap on Uninstall.
- Once app is uninstalled, reinstall the app again from Playstore.
Relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 8: Reset App Preferences
This solution resets the disabled and default apps on the device as well as notification restrictions and permission restrictions. If you are experiencing apps that keeps crashing, you may need to reset app preferences.
To do this:
- On Poco F3 home screen, tap on Settings. An icon that looks like a gear.
- At Settings section, tap Apps
- Tap Manage apps.
- Tap on the three dots located at the upper right corner.
- Tap Reset app Preferences from the drop down menu.
- Tap on Reset apps tab.
Relaunch application and then check if apps keep crashing issue on Xiaomi Poco F3 still occurs.
Solution 9: Reset Factory Settings on Poco F3
If none of the above mentioned solutions did not fix the problem and all your apps keep crashing issue still persists, you may need factory reset Poco F3 to its factory settings. Factory reset is considered to be the last resort of all else fails.
Since factory reset deletes all your apps, photos, videos and documents have a back up of all these data before performing factory reset of the the device to its factory state. Make sure that battery level is at least 50% to avoid interruption of reset process.
To do this:
- On Poco F3 home screen, tap on Settings. An icon that looks like a gear.
- At Settings section, tap Back up and Reset.
- Tap Factory Data reset option.
- Tap Reset Device.
- Tap Delete all. Wait for the process to complete as it can take some time.
Perform initial set of the phone after factory reset, reinstall the application and then check if app keeps crashing on Poco F3 still occurs.
After performing the solutions mentioned, you will successfully fix Xiaomi Poco F3 Apps Keep Crashing Issue