Google Maps crashes on Samsung Galaxy, Pixel and other Android users

Google Maps is one of the most used navigation platforms in the world and is accessed by millions of people every day. While iPhone users use Apple Maps by default, Google Maps is the default navigation app for Android users. Although Google Maps is quite reliable, it is reportedly crashing for several Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel and other Android phone users. Several Google Maps users have complained about the crash on X and a report by 9to5Google reflects this as well.

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Google Maps crash: What happens

As mentioned in a report by 9to5Google and several users on social media platform X, Google Maps runs normally after tapping on the app icon but closes or crashes after a few seconds without warning. Users are unable to navigate or even browse the Google Maps application on Android phones.

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According to the report, both stable and beta versions of Google Maps are affected. Users who have Google Maps versions 11.144.x and 11.145.x are experiencing the crash on various devices, including Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel. To make the app work properly, users should roll back to the previous version of the app by clicking on “Uninstall updates” in the overflow menu of the app info page.

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The latest redesign of Google Maps

Google Maps recently redesigned its bottom bar, offering three tabs instead of five. The Go and Updates tabs have been removed, while Explore remains the same. The Go tab's functionality has been moved to the Saved Trips feature, which can be found below your lists in the middle of the feed.

The You tab is the new name for the saved option. Its content hasn't changed much and the bookmark icon remains in its usual place. News and notifications that were previously found under the Updates tab, now called Following, have been moved to the Discover tab in the top right corner. The search bar has also been removed from this tab.

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