Message + is a messaging app that allows users to sync all the messages on their devices. This application can be downloaded from the play store and it is a very basic and easy-to-use app for an android user. There may be numerous reasons behind the stopping error of message+ app which includes software errors, cache problems, or temporary glitches.
This error generally prevents users from accessing their sent and received messages and closes the app on its own. Stopping Messaging app on Android can be the cause of major discomfort among users. However it’s not that big of a deal to fix it, sometimes this error can be easily resolved by restarting your device but if the error still persists follow the below-mentioned methods to fix it.
How to Fix Message+ Keeps Stopping?
One of the major reasons why Message+ keeps stopping is the accumulation of excessive amounts of cache files. And until and unless you don’t delete those unnecessary large cache files and data files, this error continues to occur.
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Method 1. Clear Cache and Data
Step 1. Go to the settings icon ( can be found on the home-screen itself) on your device.
Step 2. scroll to the bottom, and locate “apps” or “application”.( Also in other devices you can find these under application manager )
Step 3. Tap on selection
Step 4. In the menu find the message+ app in the list of installed applications.
Step 5. As message+ app is located, select it, And then click on storage selection.
Step 6. Two options: clear cache and clear data, will be displayed. Select clear cache and then click on yes to process it.
Step 7. Once clearing cache is done, click on clear data and then select yes to process it.
Step 8. Next, repeat step 2 and locate Google Play Store in the list (step 3,4)
Step 9. Then click on storage, repeat steps 6 and step 7. And clear data and cache files
Once all the steps have been done, restart your device and enter your login details through the app. Launch message+ app, and see if the error still persists or not.
Method 2. Update the App and System Software
If clearing data and cache files don’t solve the message+ stopping error then it may be a reason that your app and system software is not updated and they are causing this error to occur. So, updating the app and system software can solve this error.
Update Message +
Steps for Updating the application ( message+ )
Step 1. Launch Google Play Store
Step 2. In search apps and games section type message+ or Verizon message.
Step 3. Select that app, and open it.
Step 4. Click on the update.
Once the app is updated, launch message+ app again and check if the error still persists or not.
Update System Software
Steps for Updating the system software :
Step 1. Locate settings in your phone
Step 2. Scroll to the bottom and find the “about phone” category and click on it.
Step 3. Click on “software update”
Step 4. Select “download and install software updates “, device will then download and install the available software updates.
Once the software is updated, reboot your device and check if the error still persists or not.
Reinstall Message+
If still error continues to occur then you should try uninstalling and reinstalling message+, because sometimes there may be a bug in the application which causes this message + stopping error.
So for this, follow these steps –
Step 1. Go to the settings icon ( can be found on the home-screen itself) on your device.
Step 2. scroll to the bottom, and locate “apps” or “application”.( Also in other devices you can find these under application manager )
Step 3. Tap on selection
Step 4. In the menu find the message+ app in the list of installed applications and select it.
Step 5. Click on uninstall option, and select yes to Begin uninstalling process.
Step 6. Once the uninstalling is completed, open Google Play Store, and in the search apps and games section, search for message +.
Step 7. Install the message + application
And check if the error still persists or not.
Method 3. Wipe Cache Partition
If you have recently updated your device, it may be a chance that the cache files have gotten corrupted, and further continues to get corrupt and end up producing such a message + stopping error, it can be resolved by deleting those old cache files.
Follow these steps –
Step 1. Turn off your device by Pressing the power button
Step 2. Then, press and hold the volume up + volume down + power button at the same time to start up the recovery mode.
( For a Samsung device, press and hold volume up + Bixby + power button )
Step 3. The recovery mode menu opens, to steer through this menu and control different options use volume buttons.
Step 4. Once you find the Wipe Cache Partition option, highlight it and press the power button to enable it or to select it.
Step 5. You will see the success text on your screen when the system cache partition gets cleared.
Step 6. Now, restart your device.
Check if the error still persists or not.
Method 4. Factory Reset your Android Device
This fixing method will reset your entire device to make sure to have a backup of required things, but before going for this one should try contacting the “message+” support team who will let you know what is the main cause and if you need to factory reset your android device or not. But if resetting is all you can do to fix this error then there are two ways to do so, first by resetting settings only or by factory data reset.
Reset Settings Only
If you don’t want to delete your data, try resetting settings only which upon resetting will automatically adopt default settings at no cost of losing data.
follow these steps –
Step 1. Find settings on your device and click on it.
Step 2. Navigate to “general management”
Step 3. Click on reset option
Step 4. Tap on reset settings
And now relaunch message+ app and check if the error still persists or not.
Factory Data Reset
If resetting settings doesn’t fix the error, try resetting the data which will delete all the files and data of your device and will automatically switch to default mode but before doing this reset make certain that you have got a backup.
Follow these steps to factory data reset –
Step 1. Find settings on your device and click on it.
Step 2. Navigate to “general management”
Step 3. Click on reset option
Step 4. Press on the factory data reset option.
Step 5. Click on reset.
Step 6. If it asks for a security password enter it and then click on “delete all” option
Once this is completed reboot your device and check if the error is resolved or not.
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Conclusion
Such message + stopping error can turn out to be a bigger discomfort for users but don’t you worry this error can be easily fixed. Sometimes the basic ways of restarting the device, deleting cache files and data, force stopping the app are enough to fix this error, and these basic ways of fixing this error requires less than 5 minutes so complete these before moving over the other solutions. Hope these above-mentioned fixation methods help you to solve the message+ stopping error.
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