I deleted a text convo and it broke my messages app

[ZoeNot101]

Cant use it alt all. It would just crash. Its the good messaging app.. Google messages I think. Not sure. But using the old message app is like going back in time 4 years. Guess ill see if I can get an upgrade maybe. Had galaxy since the S2... 

[Mujibar]

Have you tried clearing cache for Google Messages or even restarting your phone?

[nullandvoid]

Clear the app data for Google messages or uninstall and reinstall the rhe app. This will not affect your messages.

[ZoeNot101]

Just tried clearing cache. Double checking permissions. Its weird i cant click on a name in search bar to semd a text it just disappears and clears the search bar. Its very odd. Im sure the 2 yr long text thread coded itself into the messages app itself. My theory haha doubtful but it did happen after I went to delete a 2 or 3 ur thread. Long long long one.

[Mujibar]

Try clearing data, as well. You may have to set some things up again.

[KingOfOnePiece]

It's not just you. Google Messages is crashing on new Galaxy phones with One UI 8 / Android 16, especially A-series. It's a software compatibility bug.

Samsung Messages works but feels outdated because it basically is.

Bottom line:

Your brand-new phone + brand-new software combo is buggy right now. A patch should fix it, but if you can upgrade to a higher A-series or S-series, you'll avoid all this mess.

[nullandvoid]

I have no issues with Google Messages, not now or ever in the past.  It's been a  solid steady performer over the last 15+ years.  I currently have OneUI8/Android 16.

[KingOfOnePiece]

It happened to me sometimes

[nullandvoid]

Just because it happened to you and others has not happened to me and others, does not make either state a universal condition.  I'd venture to say that for the majority of users, updates go without a hitch (barring the fact that some just don't like the esthetics and consider it a fail), but the fact of the matter is that *all* software has the *potential* to glitch out, depending on the user's other apps and maintenance of the device; along with a possible corrupted data stream in the downloading of the update.

[KingOfOnePiece]

Absolutely — while some users experience issues, most updates work fine; glitches usually depend on individual apps, device maintenance, or download errors.