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  • Some Google Messages users report that they’re unable to open the app as it keeps crashing.
  • Affected users say they can only reply to a text if someone messages them first or if they go into their contacts menu.
  • One workaround is to uninstall the latest Messages update and then reinstall it.

Google Messages is the built-in messaging platform for millions of users worldwide. Unfortunately, some users are experiencing a rather serious issue with the app.

Some Google Messages users on Reddit (h/t: 9to5Google) report that the app keeps crashing. Affected users noted that they couldn’t open the Google Messages app (version messages.android_20250805_00_RCO0.phone.openbeta dynamic) without it crashing.