Messages app crashing

[Papyrus16]

My Samsung Messages app keeps closing. I've restarted my phone multiple times. I've gone to Settings > App Settings > Messages > Storage and hit Clear cache and Clear data. When I do this, the space used for cache and data go down to 0, but then immediately go back up to the original storage amounts when I reopen Messages.

I found a previous conversation about Messages crashing in Dec 2023 and tried following the instructions but when I held down the power button and volume up with the phone turned off, the phone restarted as normal, even though I held them down until after the Samsung logo disappeared.

If I can't fix it, can I install a different app for

My Google storage is 94% full. Could that be connected?

[guttadiva]

Ohhh I would say maybe disable I see if it work and then try to add it again and see if that works

[delrug]

It works while disables and as soon as I re enable it it crashes

[guttadiva]

Oh sorry I wonder why it do that

[hrgguy]

Another post reply said to disable Google Meet. I was having the same issue and once I disabled Google Meet, Message began working again, no crashing.

[Who_Dat]

I do not have Google meets or do I? Is it called something else

[userngapuLF30E]

Disable Google Meet (just called "Meet" in the app list)

[Nanyan64]

Thank you! Just Meet..found that. N now it works!

[magicc]

Disabled Google meet and seems to be working SMH

[userlETjQs6Zop]

Messaging app keeps close

[Jerseyslim]

Samsung Default Messages crashes after opening existing txt. I see this is happening to many others this AM. What happened? What changed? I made no new installs or system changes or known updates in atleast the last week.