Apps won't stop randomly crashing on some Pixel phones

As we learned earlier today, Google Photos could soon roll out an improved reaction feature for shared photos. If that feature rolled out today, good luck trying to use it or even accessing the app in general if you have a Pixel phone. Apps appear to have gone haywire for some owners of Google’s handsets.

Over on Reddit, Pixel owners are flocking to a thread about app issues. According to the comments, these users are encountering problems where music apps are skipping and other apps are randomly crashing. Some report that every app refuses to stay open. Meanwhile, others are saying that the problem affects only certain apps for them, like Google Photos, Spotify, and CapCut.

One person states that they recently joined the System Services beta. After updating, they claim that no apps have crashed on their device since.

It’s unclear exactly how widespread the issue is. A few commenters claim the bug is happening on the Pixel 11 devices. However, it doesn’t seem that this issue is exclusive to Google’s latest phones. There is at least one report from the owner of a Pixel 9.

To get to the bottom of this, Android Authority has reached out to Google. If the tech giant responds to our request for comment, this article will be updated. Until then, let us know in the comments if you are also experiencing this problem.