SOLVED! - Just A Few Moments While We Prepare This Application For Use

It’s not uncommon for apps on Android to cause issues out of the blue and “Just a few moments while we prepare this application for use…” is a prime example. In most of the cases, the best solution once it comes to app-related issues is to restart the device. Also, depending on the situation, you should boot into Safe Mode, wipe cache partition, perform a factory reset, etc. Continue reading to bring your phone back to normal and put it to good use. 

Breakdown 

There is no doubt that apps help improve the phone experience of Android users but they could cause issues on occasions too. In the case of “Just a few moments while we prepare this application for use…”, it’s a good idea to keep these suspects in mind. 

• Bugs.
• Apps.
• Corruption.

Advice

 Restart

• Step 1: Press and hold the Power button then hit Restart.
• Step 2: Confirm your decision if prompted.
• Step 3: When the screen comes back on, determine whether the issue persists.

Boot Into Safe Mode

• Step 1: Press and hold the Power button then press and hold Power off.
• Step 2: As soon as the Reboot into Safe Mode message comes into view, hit OK.
• Step 3: See how things turn out.

If everything works as expected in Safe Mode, you could conclude that an application is the root of the problem. For good measure, you should get rid of recently installed applications on your phone. 

• Step 1: Open Settings, select Apps, choose each of the suspected apps and hit Uninstall.
• Step 2: Restart your phone.
• Step 3: Witness the result. 

Note: You believe one of the system apps to be responsible for Just a few moments while we prepare this application for use…”? In that case, you could only disable the app instead of uninstalling it. For example: Let’s say that VVM (Verizon Visual Voicemail) is giving you and your phone a hard time. Here is what you must do:

• Step 1: Open Settings, select Apps and choose Show system apps.
• Step 2: Click Verizon VVM then pick Disable.
• Step 3: Proceed to disable all Verizon-related applications (Backup, Media, Verizon Login, …) as a precaution then restart your phone.

Wipe Cache Partition 

• Step 1: Press and hold the Power button then hit Power off. Confirm your decision if prompted.  
• Step 2: Press and hold Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time (Power, Volume Up and Home buttons for Samsung models) then let go once you sense vibration. 
• Step 3: (If your phone is a Samsung model, skip to the next step) The moment you see the Start screen, bring up Recovery Mode using Volume buttons and press the Power button once. If the next thing you see is the No command screen, press and hold the Power button then hit the Volume Up button once. 
• Step 4: In Recovery Mode, use Volume buttons to navigate to wipe cache partition and press the Power button once. Confirm your decision if prompted.  
• Step 5: Navigate to Reboot system now then press the Power button once.

Perform A Factory Reset 

• Step 1: Press and hold the Power button then hit Power off. Confirm your decision if prompted.  
• Step 2: Press and hold Power and Volume Down buttons at the same time (Power, Volume Up and Home buttons for Samsung models) then let go once you sense vibration. 
• Step 3: (If your phone is a Samsung model, skip to the next step) The moment you see the Start screen, bring up Recovery Mode using Volume buttons and press the Power button once. If the next thing you see is the No command screen, press and hold the Power button then hit the Volume Up button once. 
• Step 4: In Recovery Mode, use Volume buttons to navigate to wipe data/factory reset and press the Power button once. Confirm your decision if prompted.  
• Step 5: Allow the process to go all the way.

Crashing Apps On Android: Troubleshooting

Force Stop

• Step 1: Open Settings, select Apps and choose the crashing app.
• Step 2: Hit Force stop then restart your phone. 
• Step 3: Launch the crashing app.

Check For Updates

• Step 1: Launch Google Play Store, click the profile icon on the top right and pick Manage application and service.
• Step 2: If updates are available, hit Update all. 
• Step 3: Restart your phone after the update finishes. 

Note: You recently updated the crashing app? Then there is a good chance that the new update is the one that causes the crashing and you should uninstall it. To do so, open Settings, select Apps and choose the crashing app. Next, pick the three-dot icons on the top right and click Uninstall updates. 

Free Up Some Space

• Step 1: Open Settings, select Apps, choose each of the non-essential apps and hit Uninstall.
• Step 2: Remove all media contents that you no longer need. 
• Step 3: Restart your phone.