You get the error message “Unfortunately TouchWiz Home has stopped” on your Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Note 2 or some of the S-Models like S4 or S5? Then you are not alone with this problem. Since the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop we have noticed the error message more than once a day. So what is the cause of the problem and is there a solution? We have tested several possible solutions from the internet and share our experience here. Many sites report that other apps are the causes of the error message. We could not locate the problematic app, but we have found a solution. There are several solutions on the internet, so we have described some of them on this page.
Possible solutions for “Unfortunately TouchWiz Home has stopped” error
Overall, we have found three possible solutions. In our case the first method was successful, but some users reported, that more steps are necessary. These steps you can find in Method 1 and Method 2.
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Method 1: Remove battery and do a soft reset
If the error message “TouchWiz Home has stopped” appears on your Galaxy Note 4, Note 3, Galaxy S5 or S4, you should try the following steps.
- Remove the battery from your smartphone, when the phone is still on.
- After that, press and hold the Power button for 30 seconds.
- Put the battery back in after 30 seconds and turn your smartphone on.
As a result, the entire power is drawn from the capacitors. Whatever the reason is, this step has fixed the problem for us.
Method 2: Empty the cache of the app, in which the problem occurs
Example: If the error message “Unfortunately TouchWiz Home has stopped” appear in the Contacts app, you should empty the cache of the app. Go in the Settings, Apps and search for the App. Open the entry and “Clear cache” and “Clear data”.
- Start your phone and open the settings.
- Tap on the “Application Manager” and switch die to the “All” tab.
- Now search for the app, for example contacts, and clear the cache.
Method 3: Activate the Easy mode
- If the error message appears, try to dismiss it and open the Android Settings.
- Go to “Screen mode” and choose “Easy mode”.
- This will refresh the screen. Go back to the “Application Manager” and search for “Touchwiz”.
- Open the entry and clear the cache. This will bring back the default settings.
If nothing helps, then you should think about a hard reset. Do you know other possible solutions for the error message Unfortunately TouchWiz Home has stopped on the Note 4, Note 3, S4, or S5?
