After Poco X2 update, Facebook/Instagram App is Crashing: How to Fix?

Software Update is always not beneficial in every case. It obviously fixes previous bugs and issues, it roll-outs new features but new bugs are also compulsory. This is another kind of bug where the Facebook/Instagram app is crashing after a software update. We are very much habitual of social media apps like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Messenger. But sometimes while using it we face unwanted crashes and sometimes it crashes in every while and made it impossible to use the app. Sometimes it is devices specific and sometimes it is dependent on the app, maybe some bugs from the application side. Here, in this guide, we have covered various methods to fix when Facebook/Instagram is crashing in Poco X2 after Update in very simple steps.

In this article, we will walk you through in troubleshooting the issue where Facebook/Instagram keeps crashing or Stopped error on Poco X2. We will try to find out why the problem occurs so that we can deal with it effectively. After meeting this error, your messages app will stop working and you have to solve it by finding solutions from various forums and websites. But it’s really a big project to find solutions and try them one by one, right?

Poco X2

Fix, Facebook/Instagram is crashing in Poco X2 after Update

Check the Error

Facebook crashes are accompanied by a generic message such as “Facebook keeps stopping” or “Facebook has stopped.” Such errors are usually useless and they don’t usually point to a specific cause so you can ignore them.

The other way of the reboot is as follows:

Press and hold the volume down button first and don’t let go.
Press and hold the power key while holding down the volume down button.
Keep both keys held down for 15 seconds or more.

If this doesn’t work then head to the next method. Rebooting your device regularly at least once every week can be beneficial.

Force Stop the App

This is usually recommended to fix minor app bugs. There are two ways to do this.

Method 1: Close an app using Recent Apps key

On your screen, tap the Recent Apps soft key (the one with three vertical lines on the left of the Home button).
Once the Recent Apps screen is shown, swipe left or right to look for the app. It should be here if you managed to run it previously.
Then, swipe up on the app to close it. This should force close it. If it’s not there, simply tap the Close All app to also restart all apps.

Method 2: Close an app using App Info menu

Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
Tap the More settings icon (three-dot icon, upper right).
Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
Find and tap the app.
Tap Force Stop.

Update the App

To check for Play Store app updates:

Open Play Store app.
Tap More settings icon at the upper left (three horizontal lines).
Tap My apps & games.
Tap Update or Update All.

If you are on Cellular Data connection, we suggest that you update via wifi only to avoid additional charges. Here’s how:

Open Play Store app.
Tap More settings icon at the upper left (three horizontal lines).
Tap Settings.
Tap App download preference.
Select Over wifi only (select Over any network if you don’t have wifi).
Tap Done.

Make sure to also keep your apps updated all the time by enabling auto-update option.

Tap Auto-update apps.
Tap Over wifi only (select Over any network if you don’t have wifi).
Tap Done.

Clear Data and Cache of the App

Clear App Cache

If the above methods did not help, follow it up by clearing the apps’ cache. Here’s how it’s done:

Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
If you’re looking for a system or default app, tap on More settings at the upper right (three-dot icon).
Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
Find and tap the appropriate app.
A popup window will appear with two options.
Tap the ‘Clear Cache’ button.
Restart the device and check for the problem.

Clear App Data

Clearing an app’s data will return it to its factory state.

Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
If you’re looking for a system or default app, tap on More settings at the upper right (three-dot icon).
Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
Find and tap the appropriate app.
A popup window will appear with two options.
Tap the ‘Clear All Data’ button.
Restart the device and check for the problem.

Install Latest Software Updates

Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
Scroll Down and Tap ‘My Device’.
Then tap on ‘System Update’.
Tap on the ‘Check for updates’.
If a system update is available, you’ll see the option on the screen. Tap Download and Install.
If your system is up to date, you will see a message stating that the system is up to date.

Here are a few things that are needed to take care while updating your Poco X2 or any device:

Your device must be connected to the internet.
Your device must have enough space to download the update.
Your device should have enough charge, more than 50% to install the update.

Clear Cache from Recovery Mode

In case you don’t know what is recovery, the first thing the bootloader rings up is the recovery. Recovery Mode refers to a special bootable partition, which contains a recovery application installed in it. And you can fix some problems with your phone. Follow the steps to clear cache from recovery mode:

Turn off your phone.
Now Press and hold Volume UP key + Power Key on your Poco device simultaneously for a while
Once you see the Poco logo, you can release the button.
The phone is now booted in recovery mode
Use Volume keys to navigate to the Wipe cache partition option
To confirm, you can use the Power button.
Restart your phone

Troubleshoot apps in Safe Mode

In case you don’t know what is safe mode, in safe mode, the system temporarily disable all third-party applications you installed on your device. By doing this we can figure out which app is occurring the problem. Follow the below step to turn Safe Mode on:

Your device must be powered on.
Press the power button on the phone.
When the power off, restart, airplane mode, wifi mode, etc. menu will be displayed, release the power button.
Now, long-press the Power OFF word on the screen.
Keep pressing this word until the Android Safe Mode message is being displayed on your phone.
Select to reboot into Android Safe Mode.
When done, a dedicated Safe Mode watermark will be displayed on your smartphone
Observe the phone and check for the problem.

After figuring out the apps which are creating the problem, follow the below steps to uninstall it(if required):

Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
If you’re looking for a system or default app, tap on More settings at the upper right (three-dot icon).
Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
Find and tap the appropriate app.
Tap Uninstall.
Tap OK to confirm.

Factory Reset

Disclaimer

Factory reset will delete everything, so you want to make sure that you create a copy of your data such as photos, videos, documents, texts, etc. ahead of time.

Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
Scroll Down and Tap ‘My Device’.
Now again scroll down and tap ‘Backup & Reset’.
Now finally scroll till the end and tap ‘Erase all data (Factory Reset)’.
Now, tap on the ‘Delete all data’ button that is located at the center bottom of the screen.
Now, it will ask for your lock screen password, confirm it.
Again it will ask your Mi account password.
Enter the password and tap the Ok button.

From Recovery:

Turn off the device
Press and hold Volume Up key + Power Key
Release Power key when POCO logo appears but keep pressing Volume Up key
Release Volume Up key when Mi-Recovery Appears
Use Volume keys to select and Power key to confirm
Select Wipe Data and press power key to confirm
Select wipe all data and press power key to confirm
Select Confirm press power key to confirm
Select “back to main menu” by press power key
Select Reboot and press power key to confirm
Select Reboot to System and press the power key to confirm.

Conclusion

That was it, this was the easiest way to Fix when Facebook/Instagram is crashing in Poco X2 after Update. Follow them carefully to get benefits of the feature in your Poco X2. Are you facing any problems and issues with your Poco X2? Then there is nothing to worry about, we have an article dedicated to Poco X2’s issues and guides. Here is the Poco X2 Troubleshooting Guide. Although it’s rare, some cases of the issues on Poco devices may have bad hardware as the origin. If a factory reset won’t help in fixing your issue, visit your local Mi Store or Service Center so a qualified technician can examine the hardware. If needed, they may send it in for repair or replacement.

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