Google Meet remains one of the popular apps in this era where video conferencing and online classes is crucial to get across people in different places. However, despite its popularity and the fact that it was developed by the search giant, Google Meet is far from being perfect. As usual, no app is perfect. But it is excruciating to see Google meet keeps crashing when you need it the most.
Whether it keeps closing when you’re about to create or join a business, or it won’t let you join your ongoing class, you can fix it in a few minutes. And that’s why we’re here. Just try the 7 fixes in this article.
Meanwhile, if you’re curious to join the meeting as soon as possible, you can try using Google Meet via the Gmail app before bouncing on the fixes below.
What to do when Google Meet Keeps Crashing on Your Device:
1. Restart Google Meet
2. Force Restart Your Device
3. Clear App Cache and Data for Google Meet
4. Update Google Meet
5. Check Your Phone Storage
6. Reinstall Google Meet
7. Use Google Meet for Gmail
1. Restart Google Meet
One of the quickest ways of fixing an app that keeps crashing on Android without any tangible reason is to restart it. This forces the app to stop the ongoing session and start a new one. And it can often revive an app that has been in the background for too long. The trick is just to restart it.
How to restart an app on Android:
i. Open Settings on your device
ii. Scroll to Apps & notifications and select it.
iii. Tap See all apps to view all the apps installed on your phone.
iv. Find Meet on the list and select it
v. Finally, hit Force stop on the screen to exit Meet.
vi. Relaunch it manually to see it no longer crashes.
2. Force Restart Your Device
We hope restarting Google Meet stops it from crashing. If not, try restarting your phone. This works like force stopping an app, but it refreshes the entire system of your phone this time.
When Google Meet keeps closing, it might be a minor system glitch you can fix by restarting your phone. Just give it a shot.
Restarting Android phones varies based on custom skins and Android versions. But you can reboot most Android devices by long-pressing the power key for 10 seconds. Doing this forces the system to restart.
Try launching Google meet again after rebooting your phone to see if it works. Nonetheless, there are many other solutions to try below if that didn’t work.
3. Clear App Cache and Data for Google Meet
The next action to take if Google Meet keeps stopping after restarting your device is to reset the app itself. We mean you should clear the app cache and data, which should initialize the
the app, doing this is enough to tackle why Google Meet keeps crashing on your device.
How to reset Google Meet on your device
Let us do it the easy way:
i. Locate the Meet app icon on your launcher and long-press it.
ii. Tap App info from the pop-up menu. This should take you to the app settings page for Google Meet on your device.
In case you couldn’t find "App info” after long-pressing Meet on your launcher, simply go to Settings > Apps & Notifications > See all apps > Meet.
iii. On the App info page, tap Storage & cache.
iv. Finally, tap Clear cache followed by Clear data. Doing this should initialize Google Meet. Simply relaunch it to see if the issue is no more.
4. Update Google Meet
Google supports each version of the Google Meet app for 6 months after release to keep it in a working state. If peradventure the Google Meet app keeps crashing after trying the fixes above, try updating the app from the Play Store.
Initially, this is what you should always do for every app on your phone. Updating your apps ensure you have the latest bug fixes, security patches, and extra features. So, do the same to Google Meet to assure the old app you're running did not cause the issue.
How to Update Google Meet on your device
i. Open the Play Store on your device.
ii. Search for “Google Meet” and select it from the result.
iii. If an update is available, you should see an update button on the screen. Tap Update and wait for a few moments to install the latest version.
5. Check Your Phone Storage
If an app crashes on your phone, ensure you have a solid amount of free space to run it. As a norm, we recommend having at least 500MB of free storage on your device to keep apps running smoothly. Some devices won't load third-party apps as soon as the internal storage is less than 1GB.
Now that the Google Meet app keeps closing on your device; free up your storage. Doing so should fix the issue in most times.
How to check and free up your internal storage
i. Launch Settings
ii. Scroll to Storage and select it.
iii. Tap Internal Storage to view the free space left on your device. If it says “Storage is getting low”, you know what to do.
iv. Delete unnecessary files, rarely used apps, videos you've watched, and others. Just ensure you have enough storage to run apps.
6. Reinstall Google Meet
Well, if things didn't go as expected after trying the solutions above, you might need to reinstall the app. Remove Google Meet from your device and reinstall it from the Play Store. Doing this will erase all the locally stored data for the app, and it has a high potential of fixing the app crashing issue.
How to reinstall Google Meet on your device
i. Find and long-press the Meet icon on your launcher.
ii. Tap Uninstall from there.
iii. Restart your phone.
iv. Now, search and Install Google Meet from the Play Store
7. Use Google Meet via Gmail
Many users have moved away from the Google Meet app, with its recent integration into the Gmail app for Android. Honestly, if the Google Meet app keeps crashing on your device after trying the solutions above, you shouldn't bother installing it again. And since almost everyone uses Gmail on Android, we bet you don't want to duplicate Google Meet on your device.
To get started, ensure you have the latest version of Gmail on your device or update it from the Play Store and follow the steps below.
How to use Google Meet in the Gmail app
i. Ensure your Gmail app is up-to-date.
ii. Launch Gmail
iii. Tap Meet below the screen
iv. You can then join with a code or Create New meeting.
