Have you noticed that on your Xiaomi smartphone, apps suddenly shut down, make errors or “drop out” for no apparent reason? This problem is familiar to many users of devices based on MIUI – from budget Redmi to flagship Xiaomi 13/14.
80% of the time, it’s not hardware, but software conflicts, optimization errors, or shell settings. In this article, we’ll look at 7 key reasons why Xiaomi apps have started to crash, from the trivial lack of RAM to the hidden bugs of the latest versions of MIUI 14/15.
Spoiler: 6 out of 10 cases help clearing the cache or turning off the "aggressive" battery optimization, but there are less obvious solutions, like a conflict with Google Play Services or a bug in the Android System WebView, to start with the simplest.
1. Lack of RAM (RAM)
Xiaomi smartphones (especially budget models like Redmi Note 12 or POCO X5) often come with 4-6 GB of RAM, while the MIUI shell itself consumes up to 1.5-2 GB, and background processes (such as Google Services or Mi Cloud) – another 500-800 MB.
As a result, applications are left with critically limited resources, such as running Genshin Impact on Redmi Note 11 with 4GB of RAM can result in a 5-10 minute crash due to memory shortages, and the system forcibly shuts down voracious processes to avoid a complete freeze.
- 📱 How to check: Open Settings → The phone. → Memory and see the RAM usage schedule. If less than 20% is available, memory problem.
- ⚡ Quick solution: Close all background apps through the multitasking menu (swipe up).
- 🔄 Long-term solution: Disable auto-run of unnecessary applications in Settings → Annexes → Auto-start.
⚠️ Note: On some Xiaomi models (e.g, POCO F4) In the developer settings, there is a Do Not Save Action option (in the Application section), which is forced to close all processes when you exit, which can help, but also lead to loss of notifications.
2. Conflict with battery optimization
MIUI is known for its aggressive power optimization; by default, it limits the background activity of applications to save battery power; however, sometimes these restrictions work too zealously, with applications dropping out when switching to another screen or after a few minutes of inactivity.
This is especially true for instant messengers (Viber, WhatsApp), online games (Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars) and even Google Chrome. For example, if you listen to music on Spotify and switch to Telegram, the player may suddenly stop.
- ⚙️ How to disable optimization: Go to Settings → Annexes → App management. Select a problem app (e.g. Telegram). Click Battery Limitation → Select Unlimited. Enable Autorun option (if any).
For the advanced:
Settings → The phone. → Version. MIUI
Limitation of background processes
Turn off battery restriction for the application |Enable autostart |Check developer settings |Reboot phone-->
If the apps crash after these actions, the problem may be deeper, such as a conflict with Google Play Services (more on this in the next section).
3. Errors in Google Play Services or Android System WebView
Google Play Services and Android System WebView are two system components that most applications depend on, and if they don’t work properly, they can lead to mass crashes, especially after a MIUI update.
Typical symptoms:
- Applications are closed immediately after opening.
- The error is “Application stopped”.
- Problems with displaying web content (for example, in Instagram or banking apps).
This is most often due to:
- 🔄 Version incompatibility: After Updating MIUI Older versions of Google Play Services may conflict with the system.
- 🐞 WebView bugs: For example, in 2023, a bug in the Android System WebView caused app crashes on all Android devices, including Xiaomi.
- 📥 Damaged Files: If the update is interrupted, components may not be installed correctly.