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Android: Fix “Process com.android.settings stopped unexpectedly” Error

By Mitch Bartlett 17 Comments

I recently experienced a problem with my Google Pixel where the Settings app would crash every time I plugged the device in. It would throw an error that said “Process com.android.settings stopped unexpectedly. Try again.” The only option is to “Force Close” .

Since the settings app is ultimately the thing that’s crashing here, it will need to be reset. That means you’ll lose a few custom settings such as your wallpaper. Follow these steps to solve the problem.

Fix 1

If you can still somehow access “Settings”, try these steps first.

  1. Select “Settings“.
  2. Choose Apps.
  3. Ensure that “All apps” is selected in the dropdown menu.
  4. Scroll down and select “Storage“.
  5. Select “Clear data“.

Fix 2

Use the Android ADB tools on a PC to clear settings data.

  1. Download and unzip the Android ADB tools on a PC.
  2. Enable Developer Mode on your Android device.
  3. Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
  4. From a command line, use ADB by issuing the following command, then pressing “Enter“:
    adb shell pm clear com.android.settings

Now you should be able to use your Android device again without crashes when plugging it in or setting USB settings.

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Filed Under: Android Tagged With: Nougat

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Comments

  1. Nobody says

    December 21, 2020 at 7:41 am

    Doesn’t work even if you already have developer mode enabled

  2. Leroy sane says

    February 12, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    There is no storage in app setting

  3. kewichle says

    November 13, 2019 at 10:03 pm

    didnt help me since i cant get to my debugging to turn it on, cause all in all my settings are crashing.

  4. Saraswathi says

    May 29, 2019 at 4:08 am

    I can’t go to my settings to do anything

  5. Dorothy says

    May 24, 2019 at 11:24 am

    My setting has unfortunately stop how can I fix it.

  6. Dorothy Smith says

    May 24, 2019 at 11:20 am

    My setting has stop and i can’t fix it myself what do i do.

  7. Zoe says

    May 21, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    I can’t get to my settings. It says it’s stopped unexpectedly. I can’t get into to do what you said to do. Now what do I do ?

  8. Phil says

    May 17, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    Sadly neither fix works if settings are inaccessible because it crashes right away

  9. Pops says

    May 15, 2019 at 9:51 pm

    How do i get into setting to turn off the screen light its. Stuck on and won’t let me back into setting to put back on seconds

  10. R.Narayanan says

    September 17, 2018 at 7:42 am

    The problem is by mistake the Tan went to the factory reset. With the result my brcases is not working g and I’m getting web page is not available. How to fix it. Please help

  11. ? karen comb says

    June 17, 2018 at 12:53 am

    What if ya cant get on the phone at all

  12. Someone says

    February 2, 2018 at 12:46 am

    How will I enter developer mode if I can’t form use the settings??

  13. selwyn says

    December 2, 2017 at 10:22 am

    When i want to go in by my developer option then it says process com.android.settings has stop

  14. Mitch Bartlett says

    September 16, 2017 at 8:06 pm

    Sometimes. I would personally get this error intermittently, and I was able to quickly perform these steps so that it would no longer happen.

  15. Vitaly says

    September 16, 2017 at 12:24 pm

    To use Fix 1, I must start ‘Settings’

    To use Fix 2, I must enable Developer mode, To do this I must use ‘Settings’

    But initial problem is that ‘Settings’ does not start entirely. With ‘Process com.android.settings stopped unexpectedly’

    So looks like chicken and egg problem.

  16. Jose says

    March 27, 2017 at 10:52 pm

    it seems it ran on my device, and yet i still having same issue

  17. Aaron says

    March 17, 2017 at 1:26 pm

    I can’t even click on storage its says that

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