You can play Minecraft on your Android smartphone and it is really a pleasure for many people because it has great gameplay, with amazing background music.
However, sometimes the Minecraft app keeps crashing or won't open, especially after a new update.
Here are 3 ways to fix Minecraft not working/installing or keeps crashing on Android:
Solution 1: Clear Minecraft cache and data:
- On your Android device, go to Settings.
- Tap Apps > All apps.
- Scroll down to Minecraft.
- Press it.
- Tap Force stop.
- Now tap on Storage & cache.
- Finally, clear the cache, and then clear the storage.
Solution 2: Clear package installer cache & data
- On your Android device, go to Settings.
- Tap Apps > All apps.
- In the upper right corner, tap the 3 vertical dots and select show system.
- Scroll down to Package Installer.
- Press it.
- Tap Force stop.
- Now tap on Storage & cache.
- Clear the cache, then clear the storage(data).
Solution 3: Reinstall Minecraft.
- On your Android device, go to Settings.
- Press Apps (or Applications) > All apps.
- Scroll down to Minecraft then tap it.
- Tap Uninstall.
- Reboot your device.
- Install Minecraft game.
Solution 4 : Check your device's storage
Ensure that your device has enough free storage space to install Minecraft.
You can check this by going to your device's Settings, then to Storage.
After applying one or more of the above methods, the Minecraft not installing or not working problem should be fixed and if you want to fix the not working issue on PC, follow troubleshooting steps on this guide: Fix Minecraft not working on PC.