Summary: If Android “stock” Clock app starts crashing after a system update to Android Lollipop, you can fix it with the three simple steps listed below.
I use a Samsung Galaxy S4 device, and it recently prompted me to install a system update. The update was Android “Lollipop” 5.0.1 (kernel 3.4.0-4745659), which the phone had downloaded automatically. I just had to tap a few buttons, and it installed itself. The installation and app updates took about 20 minutes, during which I couldn’t use the phone. But otherwise, it was pretty smooth.
A few of my settings had been lost when the phone came back up, so that was annoying. But really the only thing broken seemed to be the clock/alarm app. Mind you, this the “stock” Clock app that came with the phone. Each time I’d open the app, I’d see it for about one second before I’d get this error message: