Galaxy S5 "contacts has stopped" message, why?

[TimmyTwo2]

Try disabling Google+. I did that and haven't had any problems. Its like a new phone, faster, longer battery life and no errors.

I wonder if anyone knows why Google+ causes the issue? I use Google+ on occasion, so not sure I want to inactivate it myself, but could a new Google+ version fix it?

 

[TimmyTwo2]

I cleared my cache and data on Google+ then uninstalled updates and after that re-downloaded the current version of Google+. So far so good for today.

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[TimmyTwo2]

I must have jinxed myself, just got it now.

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[atomarchio]

The uninstall of Google+ is also working for me so far although it's only been a day...

 

[Arnie Muscovitz]

I must have jinxed myself, just got it now.

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I think the mistake was you reinstalled Google+. I was thinking about doing that myself so I guess I am glad I didn't. My phone is still working great since I disable it.

 

[matddh]

I have a note 3 with the same issue since I upgraded to lollipop. My issue was caused by linkedin. If I install it and run the phone app I get that error and it closes....If I uninstall linkedin then everything is OK.

 

[TimmyTwo2]

I think the mistake was you reinstalled Google+. I was thinking about doing that myself so I guess I am glad I didn't. My phone is still working great since I disable it.

Yeah, I'm betting I need to wait for Google to figure it out and fix it, because I use Google+. Maybe I'll submit an error report, they were really good about following up on Google Maps when I reported a routing issue, hopefully the group on + is just as good.

 

[Amber Matukonis]

I have a note 3 with the same issue since I upgraded to lollipop. My issue was caused by linkedin. If I install it and run the phone app I get that error and it closes....If I uninstall linkedin then everything is OK.

 

[TimmyTwo2]

I just side loaded the Google+ 5.1 from apkmirror, so we'll see if it fixes it.

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[Amber Matukonis]

We got a reply from Verizon that they know there are many issues and there will be an update to the software to fix all the bugs in the next 30-60 days...

 

[itguy14]

Just another in the long line of problems with the latest version of Andriod. Wish I had never bought this phone. No one at Samsung seems to care about when these issues will get fixed, if ever

Amen. I should have picked the iPhone 5s... Oh well, I'll never make the Android Mistake again!

Edit: Just read on T-Mobile's support that it's Google+ that is the cause. You'd think Google could at least test their own software before release. Then again, they would rather concentrate on selling your habits, browsing history, etc than getting a reliable OS out the door.

 

[TimmyTwo2]

Google+ 5.1 still has the issue, but it seems to be less frequent.

 

[Dale Williams]

Here's the fix I found by Googling:
1. Settings....Applications...App Manager...Scroll right til you select ALL.
Select "CONTACTS" and click on "CLEAR DATA". Then restart as soon as it's cleared.

I tried it but only about 2-hours ago, haven't had it and it was coming up a lot. Not sure if it'll work but might be worth the try.

 

[Myboys72]

I have it happen too... Not just contacts, also, maps, texts, music, chrome... Ever since this P. O. S. Lollipop update. My phone literally sucks now.......

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[itguy14]

I disabled the POS Google+ app. Not that anyone really uses Google+ anyway.

So far no contacts crashing!

 

[duddy23b]

Same problem here, going to try uninstalling google+ back to factory install, hope that works

 

[leahno1auntie]

i got my s5 on saturday so was disapointed to see this message keep popping up on my screen when closing apps
i read about google + and i dont use it so have disabled it will let you know if it solves the issue

 

[HeyLea1]

Now I have 2 error messages...didn't work.

 

[Tania Armstrong]

Me too!!! Ugh it's so frustrating!!! I just got my S5 in January & the glitches are out of control. The screen freezes, internet browsing is slow & my calls drop. I'm ready to do a factory reset if I can't figure out how to fix my issues with the phone.

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[Brian_Blaire]

The next update fixes that problem.

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