How to Fix android.process.media has stopped?

Thank you method 2 worked for me.

my mobile is still not working. and having the same issue again and again. my mobile is huawei g610 …. plz guide me ..

Method 1 did not work. Method 2 did. On Samsung Note 2

The media storage can’t disabled tho. On Lenovo

method 2 works
thz alot

The 1st method worked for me. Thanks!

None of them works and I still can’t change ringtones for anything. Every time I try to change them, the using app closes with the message “Unfortunately, the process android.process.media has stopped.”. Really tired of this.

I tried doing the same and i succeeded but after i tried changing the ringtone and selcting the new tone, it prompts “wrong file type,select again.” I have tried different tones as well as tones with different extensions other than .mp3 but it still displays the same message. Help please!

Hey thanks for the method. 2 nd one worked but partially. When i tried selecting the new ringtone it prompts, “wrong file type, please select again” i tried selecting different audio files but displays the same. Help please!

I tried the method and i succeeded, kinda! i tried changing the ringtone and selecting the new tone, it prompted “wrong file type,select again.” I have tried different tones as well as tones with different extensions other than .mp3 but it still displays the same message. Help please!

Second method worked for me. Thanks a lot.

when i’m opened setting , that text always there. So i can’t to opened setting. How to fix except with that way? type my handphone is OPPO. Please help…

I try the method1 and method 2 but still nothing happen.. please help me.. my phone is MyPhone Agua Rio Lite..Thank you

after following this process my all data got deleted from my tab. and gallery stopped working

I tried all solution but changing primary storage to phone memory worked for me…

2nd method worked out..awsum..thank you

If I “Enable” Media the problem comes back again!

hi kevin..i did try the first method..it din work..and after trying the second one i lost all my media !!! what next ??

Tried Method 2,worked perferctly. Thanks for the tip mate! Gladly appreciate it

My phone OPPO Find 7 having this problem.I can’t choose any step above.Once open hanging.

Tried method 2 and it fixed the problem for me. Thanks dear.

Hi my phone is lenovo A328 and I can’t disable media storage or download manager and also method 1 does not work

Soo it deleted all of my pictures and music and videos basically every memory and now I’m pissed
And the problem still is not fixed

I tried all the methods but now i am not able to see any image in my gallery but images are still in File manager.. pls help me!

Yup Bro… it’s work perfectly… Thank you so much… bro love u god bless u…
Ye me nhi dilse duwaa hai aapke liye bhai……

Thanks a lot it really works.

I Tried the method 2 and it fixed the problem for my LENOVO S580. Thanks you.

Thanks a lot! Your post was very helpful!

Thanks a lot! This issue was driving me crazy. Method two did it for my zenpad tablet.

My phone is quite different with this so it doesn’t help….please my phone is Tecno camon c7

When I click clear data do I loose all my files in gallery???

I cant click settings. “settings has stopped”

I tried method 2, it solved my issue, but now I can’t save images on the twitter app. Everytime I try to save an image, it says “Twitter has stopped working” and boots me back to the home screen. Help???

I tried both solution for few times on my phone lenovo a889 and it only ok for few minutes and the messages keep appearing again.

Thank you so much for your help! I love your clear directions, as I do not have computer experience. This fixed my problem.

Thanks^^

I have a samsung galaxy s5 I keep getting the pop up box i did the step by steps but they both didnt work

I have a note3 with microSD, which started getting android process media has stopped error. Cleared data and cache for every app found under All. Reset all apps as many have recommended, resulting in no improvement. Tried a factory reset, which also did not help. Out of desperation, I reviewed content on my micoSD card to discovery many files beyond the typical pictures and music. I do not download apps to the SD, so they appeared to be put there by the phone. I deleted every file that I could not identify and rebooted. So far, for the past day everything appears to be working properly with no data loss.

I have a Samsung Galaxy 5 I have tried both options above,but the message keeps coming back. Please advise!
It took a bit longer but seems to have fixed the issue. Thanks

I tried both methods and it worked, but I lost all my pictures, help!

I’m trying to attempt both methods but the notification is popping up so frequently that I can’t click anything after settings

It works for me. Thank you so much!

Thank you soooo much it worked I was so scared and annoyed but following the steps were really helpful I think the second 1 did it I have a Samsung note 3 thank you very much

Wow. Second step cured it. Thanks for writing this guide, it saved me from buying a new phone!!!!!!

Hi,
Samsung Galaxy S3 (I know, it’s old)
Second solution works but as soon as I re-enable Download manager the same pop-up re-appears. What effect will leaving download manager disabled have? How may I fix this issue permanently? Any suggestions?
In the mean time I am going to try to use my device with the download manager turned off. Thank you so much for the advice you have provided though.

I’ve tried all five methods above (with the exception of some of the menus not being as described, and there being no sign of some of the software and settings mentioned) and am still getting the error. Meanwhile, the Gallery app refuses to acknowledge most of the photos on my SD card, and the “Media.Re.Scan” app that’s supposed to fix that, abd indeed has gotten me this far (yesterday the phone refused to acknowledge ANY photos on the card) gets stuck partway through, with a flurry of these popups. Meanwhile, the phone has gotten so slow I almost can’t even type. Six hours and five different Sprint tech support reps yesterday didn’t get me even THIS far.

Please advise.

I can no longer view my photos in the gallery after resetting the app preferences.. 🙁 However #5 worked.. I am now copying my files via USB to my PC…

I can no longer view my photos in the Galery after resetting the app preferences.. I don’t know why it did that but method #5 worked for me.. I am not copying my files via USB to my PC

I have a Galaxy S5, Android 5.0. I’ve tried methods 1-3 to no avail. I’m unable to try Method 4 and 5 because the “Disable” button is faded within Application Manager > Media Storage, and I cannot press it. However, I suspect that one of these methods (4 or 5) will solve my problem, because I’m unable to upload, download, and view photos. Tasks involving (I assume) Media Storage are quickly terminated and followed by an unrelenting flood of these pop-ups.

Please help.

And right after reading posts and controlling if I can see my photos (yes, I still see them all), the problem came back… Fortunately this popup appears now only if opening photos…

Oh no, this started again just after I tried to open google shop… So I did again this procedure that I described and now it’s ok and fixed again.

Just don’t try after problem fixed to open anything from google, not photos, nor google shop, etc, only chrome works good, without immediate appearing this problem again, and if it still appears, just do as I said, first step, then second step, then first again and quickly restart your device after cleaning caches and data, and forcestopping google service framework. Worked in my lenovo tablet.

Thanks for the solution, this error has usually occurred due to insufficient RAM. Hard resetting might solve this annoying problem.

Oh My Gosh it worked thank you !!!

It came to the point where i had to do method 5.. i had no backup to photos but now everything is fixed. I have a samsung note 3 and none of these wpuld work for kore tham two minutes.. method 5 at least gave me more space i guess and now i can get all of my apps back

i am so glad to appreciate your advice. i was able to stop the android process pop up with the use of clearing cache under the google frame work.. thank you so much.. really really excited about it.

Method # 2 worked for my ZTE. Thank you so much.

Variation for mediastorage: go to “storage”, there clear cache & delete data, then direct reboot
(Orio 8.1 on Samsung T585)

Method 6: uninstall CCCleaner.
Boom

great article. So many of us thought if we stopped media process we wouldn’t have ringtone or notifications at all. Thanks this fixed it. Daym google framework.

great article. So many of us thought if we stopped media process we wouldn’t have ringtone or notifications at all. Thanks this fixed it. Daym google framework.

Thank you. By method 4 I was fixed.

i have a lg stylo 2 and on my screen every 3 seconds android.process.media keeps popping up i just got the phone and this error is happening. would a master reset help?

Thanks. Method 4 worked; but I need the Media Storage to store

Great advice – thanks so much for your assistance!

If you have tried the indicated steps and the issue persists. The last option is to go for a master reset

After doing method 1, 2 and 3, now my photos and videos are ALL GONE and I’m real.pissed. Can someone tell me how to recover them back? Hopefully yhere is a way to recover them.

I HAVE HUAWEI MEDIAPAD 7 YOUTH .NOW THE ANDROID PROCESS AND MEDIA HAS STOPPED.WHAT SHOULD I DO.THERE WILL BE NO BACK ICON OR BACK SWITCH OR HOME BUTTON OW.

I was suddenly stuck with an Alcatel phone running Android 4 which can do basically nothing on today’s internet, although I did manage to encounter this error and it was pervasive. Luckily I found your fantastic instructional article and only had to do the first two items to get things back to normal.

I appreciate finding a well-written, step-by-step set of instructions when I’m having trouble and this one was one of the best I’ve seen. Even if it had not fixed my issue I would have still complimented the author on writing something that’s not too esoteric for the average person to comprehend and use. But since he did list a repair that worked for me, I liked it just that much better.

Thank you!

I’ve got a Samsung Note, I don’t understand anything and it’s stressing me out. I don’t have half the things needed and I don’t wanna remove my contacts as that’ll stress me out further. And I don’t wanna be crying for hours on end