People are so addicted to facebook that they keep on spending hours and hours together on the app to tell the world what they are doing or to see what other people are up to. Anyway, with facebook being a part of many people’s lives it can be frustrating when Facebook displays a “Facebook stopped working” error.
Something in your android phone or face book must be going wrong if your app keeps on crashing or closing. It is, however, a common issue that can be resolved very quickly and easily.
A lot of users are complaining that Facebook keeps stopping on their smartphone. Let us look at some solutions that can solve this error and let you scroll endlessly through random but highly addictive videos, images, and memes.
Facebook is down
That has happened many times in the past, WhatsApp and Facebook servers are widely affected by downtime. You can check by going to down detector and searching for facebook.
It is an exceptionally reliable site that track outages around the world (even specific countries) for some of the most popular sites in the world.
Check for updates
It is possible that the recent app update broke something, or a patch has been released by the social media giant that you have been avoiding downloading.
To fix this, go to playstore app on your Android phone and check out for an update. If there is an update available update your app quickly.
If the error is fixed, it will display Open instead of update.
Re-install the facebook app
Reinstallation is another way to handle Facebook Keeps Stopping Error on Android or other performance issues. Tap and hold on Facebook then drag it and uninstall it. Else, simply click on the UNINSTALL option to remove the App. Go to the Play Store again and install the latest version of Facebook again. Open the installed App and try logging in again into your account.
Clear Cache and Data of Facebook app on Android
To clear cache, follow the steps below:
- Open the HOME screen on your Android phone
- Tap and hold on the Facebook app
- Now open the APP INFO section and select the STORAGE option
- Navigate to the CLEAR DATA window – click on CLEAR CACHE
- Go to the STORAGE section and delete some less-important data or apps if you want
- It will give you some extra storage
- Now open Facebook and check whether it is working
Reboot your phone
Did you try it? Rebooting your phone can sort a lot of problems and it only takes a few minutes. If not, do it right way and see if it helps.
If this does not work, you may also try the force reboot trick. Try this when you are unable to quit the app, or can’t do anything else on your phone. Press and hold power and volume down button on your Android smartphone until it reboots.
Check battery saver mode
Many smartphones come with this feature, this feature keeps the power-hungry apps in check and closes them if needed.
Sometimes, the feature acts aggressively and force closes the app that you are actively using. To fix this problem, follow the steps below:
- Open settings
- Open Battery and Performance
- Tap on Choose apps
- Search for facebook and open it
- Make sure it is not set to aggressive mode
Data usage restricted
One of the many features of smartphones is the data restrictions. This feature allows the user to control whether the Facebook app is using wifi or Mobile data to connect to the internet. Maybe Facebook lacks necessary permissions? To fix it follow the following steps:
- Open Settings
- Go to Installed apps
- Find Facebook and open it
- Tap on Restrict data usage and make sure that both wifi and mobile data options are toggled on
Remove third-party applications
If you are still getting the error message ‘Unfortunately, Facebook has stopped, then you should try disabling or uninstalling third-party applications that you have installed on your Facebook device. These untrusted applications can also create issues with Facebook and stop it from functioning normally.
This guide will hopefully help to solve the problem. Happy face-booking!