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.
- Select “Settings“.
- Choose Apps.
- Ensure that “All apps” is selected in the dropdown menu.
- Scroll down and select “Storage“.
- Select “Clear data“.
Fix 2
Use the Android ADB tools on a PC to clear settings data.
- Download and unzip the Android ADB tools on a PC.
- Enable Developer Mode on your Android device.
- Connect your device to the computer using a USB cable.
- 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.
Saraswathi says
May 29, 2019 at 4:08 amI can’t go to my settings to do anything
Dorothy says
May 24, 2019 at 11:24 amMy setting has unfortunately stop how can I fix it.
Dorothy Smith says
May 24, 2019 at 11:20 amMy setting has stop and i can’t fix it myself what do i do.
Zoe says
May 21, 2019 at 4:13 pmI 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 ?
Phil says
May 17, 2019 at 1:23 pmSadly neither fix works if settings are inaccessible because it crashes right away
Pops says
May 15, 2019 at 9:51 pmHow 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
R.Narayanan says
September 17, 2018 at 7:42 amThe 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
👌 karen comb says
June 17, 2018 at 12:53 amWhat if ya cant get on the phone at all
Someone says
February 2, 2018 at 12:46 amHow will I enter developer mode if I can’t form use the settings??
selwyn says
December 2, 2017 at 10:22 amWhen i want to go in by my developer option then it says process com.android.settings has stop
Mitch Bartlett says
September 16, 2017 at 8:06 pmSometimes. I would personally get this error intermittently, and I was able to quickly perform these steps so that it would no longer happen.
Vitaly says
September 16, 2017 at 12:24 pmTo 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.
Jose says
March 27, 2017 at 10:52 pmit seems it ran on my device, and yet i still having same issue
Aaron says
March 17, 2017 at 1:26 pmI can’t even click on storage its says that