# IPTV app keeps crashing

URL: https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-app-crashing/

> Your IPTV player closes by itself or crashes on Firestick, Android or smart TVs? Clear cache, free storage, update and reduce the guide size.

When an IPTV app closes by itself, the cause is nearly always on the device: low storage, low memory, an outdated app or a corrupt cache.

## Fixes

- **Free storage**: aim for at least 1 GB free on a [Firestick](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/install-iptv-on-firestick/). Uninstall unused apps.
- **Clear cache** (Settings, Applications, Manage installed applications, your player, Clear cache).
- **Update the app and the device**.
- **Reduce guide days** to two or three; huge guides crash small devices.
- **Hide channel groups** you do not use, so the app loads a smaller list.
- **Clear data** and log in again if it still crashes (you lose favourites, so note them first).
- **Reinstall from the official source**. Modified versions crash more and may contain malware.

## Crashes only on one channel

That channel's stream uses a format the player engine dislikes. Switch engine or watch that channel in another app.

## Smart TV apps

Turn the TV fully off at the wall for a minute; TVs rarely restart properly from standby.

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## Questions and answers

**Why does my IPTV app close on Firestick?**

Usually low storage or memory. Clear cache and remove unused apps.

**Will reinstalling lose my settings?**

Yes, unless the app has a backup feature. Note favourites first.

**Can a big TV guide crash the app?**

Yes on small devices. Reduce guide days.

## More fixes & errors guides

- [IPTV buffering: 12 fixes in the right order](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-buffering-fixes/)
- [IPTV keeps freezing: causes and fixes](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-freezing-fixes/)
- [IPTV black screen: 8 fixes](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-black-screen/)
- [IPTV no sound: how to fix it](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-no-audio/)
- [IPTV login failed: how to fix it](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-login-failed/)

[All Fixes & Errors guides](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-guides/fixes/) · [Every IPTV guide](https://blog.vikingiptvofficial.com/iptv-guides/)

## Sources and official links

- [Amazon Fire TV help](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GT7SEJC9WHMFWPPV)

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