Hotstar is one of the largest OTT platforms that was introduced in February 2015 and currently has more than 350+ million users & the count is escalating exponentially. The app available across various platforms is an OTT platform owned by Star India and features wholesome titles in categories like movies, TV serials, cricket matches, tournaments (sports), and more. The app is available as a freemium, premium, and VIP subscription where the latter has a lot more benefits & offerings than the previous subscription plans.
The app is a video streaming and thus, it tends to stay alive for hours on end when you are watching a movie or any sports or other content. Since the app is active for a long duration, it has a greater chance of crashing when the requirement becomes higher or when the network starts to fail or a whole dozen of other reasons why an app would crash or show ‘Unfortunately Hotstar has stopped working’ issue. We at GetDroidTips do understand that apps are annoying when they crash and thus, devised a guide on how to fix this issue using the methods listed below.
How to fix Unfortunately Hotstar has stopped working and crashing errors on any phone?
Close the application
As Hotstar isn’t working on your phone showing the Unfortunately Hotstar has stopped working issue, why not close the app. You might be seeing this issue due to any temporary glitch or error that occurred when you opened the app or when you trigger any function or event while using the app causing it to crash. Visit the recent section of the apps and swipe up/right/left to close an app from running.
Force stop an app
No doubt apps can be closed simply by swiping it on the recent list, but some apps might not close right there, especially if they are crashed or stuck. Many times, you would see that an app is running but you can’t use it or if the crashing error is repeating itself, a force stop might be needed. You can force stop an app following the short procedure mentioned below.
- Firstly, visit the Settings app on your phone and go to the Apps section.
- Now, you need to find Hotstar and tap on it.
- Press ‘Force Stop’ and you are done.