Some of the error messages that you may receive are “Unfortunately Google Search has stopped working” and “The request was not performed because there was no connectivity”. Sometimes, you may type in your search and get no response at all. An alternative that Android phones provide is pressing and holding the Home button to access the Google Search widget. However, if this does not work, you may have to change some of your settings in order to get things working. Here are a few steps that you can try out in order to fix the issue.
Step 1: Reboot your Android device
Rebooting tends to solve a lot of issues on Android phones. Sometimes, your device accumulates data packets and cache data that inhibits the smooth running of apps.
Step 2: Update your Google App
Step 3: Enable Google App in your settings
Step 4: Uninstall updates on Google App
Steps used to reach the Google up in the subsequent steps is similar to those mentioned in step 3.
Step 5: Clear Google App cache
Step 6: Restart your Google App
Some users may find out that Google Search is not listed among other apps in the application manager. If this is the case, delete Google and re-install it. This may just do the trick. Make sure that your internet connection is okay when trying out these steps. If nothing works, you can always access the Google search engine using your preferred web browser.
