Google acknowledges bug that causes search app to crash

Bug affects various Android versions and devices

The bug is not limited to a specific version of the Google Search app or Android.

Both the latest stable (15.35) and beta (15.36) versions of the app have been reported on Android 15, 14, and presumably earlier iterations as well.

This issue occurs on various mobile phones including Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy and other Android smartphones.

Impact of the error on the functionality of the Google app

The error causes significant disruptions to the functionality of the Google app.

When users try to open it from the homescreen icon, it crashes and redirects back to their homescreen.

The Google search bar widget also briefly displays previous queries before crashing.

Additionally, features like Google Discover and the voice search microphone are also inoperable due to this issue.

Some Google services remain unaffected

Despite the wide-ranging impact of this bug, certain Google services remain unaffected. These include Google Assistant (voice commands), Gemini, Google Lens, and Circle to Search.

Accessing google.com via Chrome for Android also continues to work normally.

This suggests that the issue is specific to the Google app on Android devices and does not affect other platforms or first-party services such as YouTube, Gmail, Drive, and Docs, which continue to work as usual.

There is no immediate solution available for the error

There is currently no immediate fix available for this widespread bug.

Older versions of the Google app are also affected, so uninstalling updates does not solve the problem.

However, as a temporary workaround, users can still access google.com in Chrome and other mobile browsers until Google provides a fix for this issue.