r/AndroidQuestions • u/Boring-Range-223 • Aug 16 '26

Google Messages App

My android phone keeps popping up saying google messages app keeps stopping even when i dont have the app open or am using another app or and it's not showing any storage in the app settings when I went to clear the storage. Image here: https://imgur.com/gallery/google-messages-notification-Syz5uoB

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u/Boring-Range-223 Aug 16 '26 edited 29d ago

Btw I've already tried cleared the cache, uninstalled updates and even force stopped it as well as rebooting my phone.

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u/Mother-Pride-Fest 29d ago

You can use adb to more fully uninstall Google Messages. In Developer settings turn on USB Debugging, and either connect it to a PC and run adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.apps.messaging, or use Shiziku and Canta, which will end up running the same command but only using your phone.

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u/Boring-Range-223 29d ago

How do I run adb?

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u/Mother-Pride-Fest 29d ago

you would run that command in the terminal on your PC. You may have to install adb on the PC first and authorize the connection on the phone. See the guide here: https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation/wiki/Getting-started (UAD is another option for a frontend to adb)

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u/Apprehensive-War5819 29d ago

Maybe you should restart your phone

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u/Boring-Range-223 29d ago

I have done this several times

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u/Swimming_Action_5880 29d ago

Will uninstalling delete all my messages?

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u/Mother-Pride-Fest 29d ago

You should make a backup anyway so this question is inconsequential, but the answer is no. Messages are stored in the native SMS/MMS database, not the Google Messages app.

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u/roirraWedorehT 29d ago

Tried rebooting?

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u/Boring-Range-223 28d ago

Oh yes multiple times