COMMON ANDROID PROBLEMS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS

1.    Android Not Reading micro SD Card

This happens all the time. Mostly where there’s cyclic redundancy error. The best solution is to check if other gadget like pc can read the card. If yes, then back up your files and format the card with a pc or another phone.

If it recognizes it after you format it then I recommend formatting the SD card again from within Android.

To format an Android micro SD card, go to:

Settings
Storage
Scroll down to the bottom and select “Format SD card”
Then select “Format SD card” again.

If it still doesn’t present after the first step then I recommend you try a different memory card. It could be in the card itself.

2.    Android Device Crashes on Boot

If your phone crashes on boots or reboots itself – you can enter what’s called “safe mode” — Safe Mode is a feature in most Androids that allows users to disable all startup apps that might be crashing the phone. Once booted in through safe mode, you can then remove the misbehaving app.

3.    Downloads Not Working

The problem is in a dedicated download manager that every Android phone comes with. Downloads fail when the caches are corrupted. To solve this, you’ll need to just wipe the cache.To wipe the cache, go to: Settings
Apps
Swipe right to “All” and select Download Manager
Then wipe the cache and restart the device.

Alternatively you can press and hold the app (in some phones) and drag it to app info icon that will appear then click on clear cache.

4.    System UI Not Working This rarely happens but sometimes the System User Interface can stop working or start misbehaving. Restarting your device fixes the problem most times but in a situation where it fails to stop after you restart your device, I suggest wiping the System UI cache. To wipe the cache, go to:

a.     Settings
Apps
Swipe left to “All” and select System UI
Then wipe the cache and restart the device.

5.    Google Play Store Not Downloading Apps

a.     A common problem in Android. That was the first problem I faced in my first infinix device back then.

6.    Google Play won’t install applications.

a.     Like in the case of download manager error, these two problems can be caused by expired cache. You will need to wipe Google Play’s cache. The second is to erase Google Play’s history.

b.    I fixed mine by wiping Google Play’s cache completely. Go to:

c.     Settings
Apps
Swipe right to locate the “all” tab
Locate Google Play Store and wipe cache and data
Restart your phone...more coming your way.