Help The application Maps has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

[ji394su30935]

Model Number: Milestone
Firmware version: 2.1- update1
Firmware configuration version: GAS_EMEA_USASHLS00RTINT_P016

The handset has been popping what this message for a couple days: The application Maps (process com.google.android.apps.maps) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.
I did not open Maps, nor Latitude on my phone. I did not root my phone, yet I this message pops up every 20 second, and is extremely annoying. I was only give "Force close" as the choice to end the message box. Nothing really happened after I click on "Force close" until the next same message pops up.

Does anyone know how to stop this weird message?

 

[Szadzik]

I had this and I do not remember what caused it, but I had to reflash the phone to get rid of it.

 

[ji394su30935]

I had this and I do not remember what caused it, but I had to reflash the phone to get rid of it.

Reflash as in...? Reset?
Would I lose my apps and contacts?
Can you give me some steps?

 

[Szadzik]

Reflash as in...? Reset?
Would I lose my apps and contacts?
Can you give me some steps?

You need to flash a new SBF firmware file.

Here you will find the directions:
http://androidforums.com/motorola-m...one-guide-updated-13-25-bst-sep-4-2010-a.html

 

[semach.the.monkey]

I got the same thing with mine a couple of weeks back. I cured it by uninstalling all the Google maps updates (Settings > Manage Applications > Filter | All > Maps > Uninstall updates). A few days later I checked the market and installed the latest update.

I suspect it might be the last update I installed wasn't playing fair with other updates. But since then Ive had no problems.

STM