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?

[innarion85]

Worked for me just now thank you!

[FredBassdrop]

Thank you!  This worked 

[userEpN5EuRvNA]

Thanks, man!!!!!

[Mea8]

This worked! Found Meet, held my finger over it, chose "disable", and now it's working. What?! Doesn't make sense but I'll take it! 😂

[useriyvjdUvy32]

That worked thanks

[C dog]

Hi thankyou so much for the advice, I turned off google meet and now my message app is working again. It was driving me nuts! Not a fan of goole messages either! Thankyou again 

[Jen bhunso]

Thank you so much. Big help.

[userf8RwsFq7VC]

This worked for me as well! Thank you!

[Tlwood71]

Worked for me, too. Thank you!

[RT0075]

Thanks for the "hack"!!!

But why the **bleep** are the Google meet and the messages aapp connected.???