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title: "Why does my Android phone stop responding when trying to access apps?"  
description: "Why does my Android phone stop responding when trying to access apps?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-09  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94366/why-does-my-android-phone-stop-responding-when-trying-to-access-apps  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["android", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why does my Android phone stop responding when trying to access apps?

Why does my [Android](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12868/webview-in-android) [phone stop responding](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94368/why-do-certain-apps-on-my-phone-stop-responding) when [trying](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81315/american-left-trying-to-get-donald-trump-s-victory) to [access](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12994/how-foreigners-can-access-blocked-websites-in-china) apps?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

## Steps to Fix it:

- The simplest solution to fix an app that keeps crashing on your Android phone is to force close it and then reopen it. **To do so, go to Settings -> Apps** and pick the crashed app. After that, tap the app's name and then 'Force stop.' Now try reopening the app to verify whether it works properly.
- If the previous two methods haven't worked, try deleting the app's data. Select the app in Settings -> Apps and hit **'Clear data' or 'Clear storage'.** All data saved in the app will be deleted, and you will have to set it up again.
- **Uninstall and reinstall the app-** If removing the app data does not solve the problem, you can reinstall the app. Simply remove the app and reinstall it from the Play Store.

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