Apps like Google Maps have made our commute easier than ever before with real-time traffic updates, turn-by-turn navigation, offline maps and much more. While you can count on the app to guide you through even the most remote areas, it’s not uncommon for Google Maps to crash or crash into a roadblock frequently.
Lots of factors could be responsible for Google Maps crashing. But if you’re in a hurry, we’ve prepared a guide that will get the Google Maps app up and running right away. So let’s check them out.
1. Force Stop Google Maps
If the Google Maps app did not start properly or encountered a minor glitch, it may cause the app to crash. In such cases, simply restarting the app will work.
Long press the Google Maps icon and select App info. This will take you to the Application Settings. Tap on Force stop and hit OK when prompted.
2. Restart Your Device
If the problem persists, you can also try restarting your device. Sometimes apps and processes running in the background can interfere with Google Maps and cause it to crash. Restarting your device will help turn off such processes and will also fix minor bugs that may have happened along the way.
3. Check App Permissions
If Google Maps is not working as intended, you can check app permissions. If the app isn’t given all the permissions it needs, it may not work at all.
Read on to learn how to control app permissions for Google Maps.
Stage 1: Launch the Settings app on your phone and go to Apps & notifications. Scroll down to find Maps.
Step 2: Now go to Permissions.
Stage 3: Make sure every permission the app needs is allowed.
4. Clear Cache and Data
Apps like Google Maps tend to collect cache data to reduce loading times. But once that data gets old, it hurts more than it helps. Therefore, you can try clearing the cache of Google Maps to see if the issue is resolved.
Stage 1: Launch the Settings app on your phone and go to Apps & notifications. Scroll down the list or use the search icon to find Maps.
Step 2: Go to storage & cache and tap on Clear cache button to remove it.
If the problem persists, you can follow the steps above to clear app data as well. It is just as effective as uninstalling and reinstalling Google Maps, as it removes all app data associated with the app.
5. Reset Google Play Services
On every Android device, Google Play Services works tirelessly in the background to connect apps, Google services and Android. Naturally, any problem with Google Play Services on your phone will cause problems and even force apps like Google Maps to crash. So, in addition to clearing cache and data for Google Maps, you can do the same for Google Play Services. Here’s how.
Stage 1: To see a list of all the apps on your phone, open the Settings menu and go to Apps & notifications. Scroll down to go to Google Play Service.
Step 2: Now go to Storage and cache. Tap on Clear storage and then tap on Clear all data.
6. Update the App
App updates usually bring all kinds of app enhancements and bug fixes. However, if you don’t regularly update your apps, they will sooner or later become outdated and may not work as before. So you can try updating Google Maps to the latest version to see if it helps.
7. Update Android
In addition to updating apps, you should also make it a habit to update your phone’s operating system. This will help fix compatibility issues and fix any operating system related bugs that are responsible for Google Maps crashing.
8. Try Google Maps Go
Google Maps is a power-hungry application that often uses a significant amount of RAM and processing power to run smoothly. So, if your phone is low on memory, the app may not run as smoothly as it should. So you can try switching to a lighter version of Google Maps called Google Maps Go. It has all the essential navigation features you need and requires very little space.
Avoid Crashes
For any journey, we always tend to seek the shortest and possibly the best route available. Apps like Google Maps have made our commute much simpler, even in unknown regions. Any inconsistency in the app may worry you, but it’s not something that can’t be fixed.
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