4 Ways To Fix “Unfortunately, the process android.process.MEDIA has stopped” - Android Problems Solved

Like any other mobile operating systems, Android OS enhances or launch new, helpful and advanced features regularly. But, as the features are added, they will come up with their new problems as well. And Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped is one of them which many of us used to face on our Android phones.
Fixing the process of "android.process.media has stopped." —
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One of my readers was asking the question about every time he boots up his phone it gives an error message "android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly." He is using the OS version 4.0.2 on his Galaxy Nexus and like him, there are many Android users who are frustrated because of this error. The process name indicates that it is related to the SD card. Since the FAT filesystem is a very old and unstable filesystem the processor kills the apps to stop further damage to your data.

This issue caused mainly because of two applications which are 'Download Manager' and the 'Media Storage'. For an Android mobile phone to work properly, all the applications on the phone should be properly synchronized with Google Servers. After the android OS gets updated, the download manager and Media Storage services can’t sync with Google Servers. And this leads to this error pop-up.

Also, there could be reasons like moving from one custom ROM to another or a failed firmware upgrade, etc. If you have faced this error recently, you don’t require to bother, this page will definitely tell what exactly triggers this error and how to fix it carefully.

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4 Ways To Fix "Unfortunately, the process android.process.MEDIA has stopped"

Here in this post, we'll discuss how we can solve by following quick steps to solve "Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped":

Step 1: Clear Google Playstore Data and Cache

1. Go to Settings >> tap on Applications or Application Manager >> then Click on All.
2. Scroll down and tap on Google Playstore option.
3. Tap on Clear Cache button.
4. Also tap on Clear data button.
5. Also tap on Turn off or Disable button.
6. Restart or Reboot your android device.

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Step 2: Clear Data and Cache for Media Storage, Download Manager and Google Services Framework

Just follow same Clear cache and Clear data steps mentioned in Step 1 for below options:

1. Media Storage
2. Download Manager
3. Google Services Framework

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Step 3: Stop all Google Sync

1. Go to Settings >> tap on Google.
2. Turn off or Un-check all sync for your google account.
3. Turn OFF your Android phone for a while.
4. Turn ON back again.

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Step 4: Enable all the disabled setting again

1. Go to Settings >> tap on Applications or Application Manager >> then Click on All.
2. Enable Google Playstore, Media Storage, Download Manager and Google Services Framework
3. Go to Settings >> tap on Google.
4. Turn ON or Check all syncs for your google account.
5. Restart or Reboot your android device.

I’m sure by following any one of the methods from listed ones will help you resolve the error "Unfortunately, the process android.process.MEDIA has stopped"


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