Crashes

Capture crash logs and try the fastest recovery steps.

If Lawnchair crashes, you can usually capture a report and share it with the team.

How Lawnchair handles crash reports

Lawnchair includes automatic crash reporting.

When the app crashes, you will usually get a notification that lets you generate a shareable crash log link.

On Android 14 and newer, you must have notifications turned on for Lawnchair to receive these crash reports.

How to capture and report a crash

1. When you see the Lawnchair crash notification, tap Upload file.

2. A unique link to the crash log will be generated. Tap Copy to clipboard.

3. Report the crash on GitHub:

   1. Navigate to our GitHub bug report form.

   2. Follow the steps in the form.

      1. In the "Additional Information" section of the form, paste the crash log link you copied in step 2.

   3. Submit the form.

Basic troubleshooting steps for frequent crashes

If Lawnchair is crashing frequently, try these general steps:

Restart Lawnchair

1. Long press on the home screen, then tap Home settings.

2. On the screen that appears, tap More .

3. Tap Restart Lawnchair.

Clear the app cache

1. Open Home settings.

2. Tap More .

3. Tap App info.

4. Open Storage and cache.

5. Tap Clear cache.

Restart your device

1. On most phones, press your phone's power button for about 30 seconds, or until your phone restarts.

2. If prompted, tap Restart .

Consider resetting Lawnchair to its default settings

Important: Resetting Lawnchair removes your custom settings and layout.

Before you do this, create a backup.

See Backup, restore, and reset.