Why Xiaomi Apps Are Flying Out and How to Fix It: The Complete Guide

You open Viber, Instagram, or even system Settings on your Xiaomi and the app suddenly shuts down? This problem is familiar to many owners of Redmi, POCO and Mi smartphones - from the budget Redmi Note 12 to the flagship Xiaomi 14 Ultra. The reasons can be rooted in both software failures of MIUI and hardware limitations. In this article, we will discuss 10 proven ways to eliminate application crashes, including hidden settings and hardware diagnostics.

It is important to understand that if applications only crash when connected to the mobile Internet or Wi-Fi, the problem may be related to the problem. DNS-And if you're out of control, it's cache, version conflict, or RAM, and we can help you identify the root of the problem and find a solution without any unnecessary action.

1.Cleaning the app cache: the first step to stability

In 80% of cases, applications crashes to Xiaomi are associated with overflowing or corrupted cache. MIUI actively caches data to speed up work, but over time these files can conflict with application updates. Cache cleaning is the safest and fastest way to restore stability.

How to do this:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → Annexes → Application management
• 🔍 Select a problem app (e.g. Telegram or Google Play Store)
• 🧹 Click Clear Cache (not to be confused with Clear Data – this will remove all settings!)
• 🔄 Reboot your smartphone

If the problem persists, try clearing the cache of system services:

• 🛠️ Google Play Services
• 🛠️ Google Services Framework
• 🛠️ MIUI System Launcher (for desktop failures)

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After clearing the cache of some applications (for example, banking) it may be necessary to re-enter the login.

Updating MIUI and Applications: Closing Compatibility Gaps

Flights often occur because of version incompatibility: for example, a new version of WhatsApp can conflict with outdated firmware MIUI 12. Updating the system and applications to the latest versions solves this problem in 60% of cases.

Procedure:

1. Update MIUI: Settings → About Phone → System Update Note: If the update is “hanging” on the check, try connecting to another Wi-Fi network.
2. Update apps: Play Store → Profile → App Management → Update everything
3. For system applications (e.g. Camera or Gallery), use Settings → Applications → System Updates.

Important nuance: If applications have started to fly out more often after the MIUI update, this may indicate a beta version of the firmware.

• 📉 Reverse to the stable version through Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI → Badge "..." → Select a Service Package
• 🚫 Turn off automatic beta updates in your Mi Account settings

3. Reset application settings: return factory settings

If cleaning the cache doesn't work, the next step is to reset the app settings, which will return all the program settings to factory settings, but won't delete your data (photos, messages, etc.) Effective for applications that:

• 🔄 Fly out when you open specific features (for example, Instagram stories)
• 📱 They start, but they close immediately.
• 🚨 Error: "The application is stopped"

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management
2. Select a problem application
3. Click Storage → Reset settings (or Delete data if option is not available)
4. Confirm the action and restart the phone

Warning for users of POCO and Redmi with custom firmware:

⚠️ Note: On unofficial firmware (e.g. LineageOS or Pixel Experience), resetting system applications may result in loss of functionality (no gestures, themes, etc.) Before action, back up via Settings. → Additionally. → Backup and reset.

Memory check: addressing resource shortages

Xiaomi is known for aggressive RAM optimization, but sometimes it plays a cruel joke: the system forcibly closes applications to free up resources. If you have a model with 4 GB of RAM or less (for example, Redmi 9A), watch the memory boot.

How to diagnose the problem:

• 📊 Open the Settings. → The phone. → Status of the system → Memory.
• 🔍 Check out the schedule of RAM use in real time
• 🚨 If it is less than 500 MB free, you need to optimize the background processes.

Ways to release RAM:

5.Diagnostics of conflicts with MIUI Optimization

Function MIUI Optimization (optimization) MIUI) It's designed to improve performance, but it's often the cause of app crashes, and it aggressively manages resources, shuts down processes and restricts rights, especially on models with MediaTek (Redmi Note 11, POCO M4 Pro).

How to turn off optimization for a specific application:

1. Activate Developer Mode: Settings → About Phone → MIUI Version → Press 7 times
2. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers
3. Find MIUI Optimization and Turn It Off
4. Reboot the phone.

To disable optimization for individual applications:

• 🛠️ Turn on Debugging. USB developer-setting
• 💻 Connect your phone to your PC and use the command: adb shell cmd appops set [application package applications] RUN_ANY_IN_BACKGROUND allow example for WhatsApp: com.whatsapp

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Disabling MIUI Optimization can increase battery consumption by 10-15%, but it will significantly improve the stability of applications.

6.Verification for viruses and malware

Malware often disguises itself as system processes and causes application malfunctions, especially when:

• 📥 Installed APK-files from unverified sources
• 🔓 Unlocked bootloader (bootloader)
• 🌐 Pirated versions of applications are used

How to check the system:

1. Run the built-in scanner: Security → Scan → Deep Check
2. Use third-party antiviruses (such as Malwarebytes or Dr.Web Light)
3. Check the rights of the superuser: Settings → Applications → Application Management → Filter (three dots) → Show system → Find “SU” or “Magisk” If you find unfamiliar applications with root rights – this is a sign of hacking

Symptoms of infection:

• 📱 Apps fly out through 5-10 seconds after launch
• 🔋 Battery sits down for 2-3 hourly
• 📶 Suspicious traffic appears in Settings → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Traffic.

⚠️ Warning: If you find a virus, do not manually delete it, it can damage system files. Use specialized utilities or perform a factory reset.

7. Reset to factory settings: a last resort

If none of the methods worked, then you have to do a hard reset, which is to completely reset your phone to the factory settings, and that will delete all the data, so first you have to:

• 📤 Create a backup through Settings → Additionally. → Backup and reset → Local backup
• 🔐 Write down logins and passwords from important accounts
• 📱 Extract. SIM-card and memory card (if any)

Resetting instructions:

1. Go to Settings → Additional → Backup and Reset → Resetting
2. Choose to erase all data
3. Enter a password (if required) and confirm the action
4. After restarting, set your phone as new.

If the dumping didn't help:

• 🛠️ Try flashing your phone through Fastboot (instructions for your model look at the 4PDA Xiaomi Community)
• 🔧 Contact the service center – the problem may be in the hardware (for example, damaged eMMC memory)

8. Hardware causes: when the "iron" is to blame

If the software methods did not give a result, the cause may lie in physical malfunctions:

• 🔋 Worn-out battery: When discharged below 15%, the processor reduces performance, leading to departures
• 🔥 Overheating: if the processor temperature exceeds 60°C, the system is forced to close applications
• 💾 Damaged memory: a degraded chip eMMC/UFS causes reading/write errors

How to diagnose:

Warning for owners of POCO F3/F4 and Redmi K40/K50:

⚠️ Note: These models often have a memory degradation defect. UFS 3.1, manifesting itself through 1.5-2 Symptoms: applications fly out when files are recorded (photos, videos), phone "hangs" on 10-30 The only solution is to replace the motherboard.

FAQ: Frequent questions about the departures of applications on Xiaomi