Help Google Search stopped unless uninstall updates

[Iconoclast]

Droid RAZR Maxx, Android V 4.1.2

Can no Longer press lower Rt Search Key & get Google Search. Get “Unfortunately, Google Search has stopped.” Restart phone no help. Tried: Settings/Apps/Google Search & Clear Data & Clear Cache & no help. Don’t think it really cleared anything since data was back when I returned to: Settings/Apps/Google Search.

“Fix” was to uninstall then reinstall Google Search.
Settings/apps/Google Search:
“Uninstall Updates”
Select: “replace with factory version”
Now it works again!
V. 2.0.0.438695
But then I updated Google Search & again stopped working!
Updated V: 3.2.17.1009776.arm

Thanks for any suggestions.

Update: 2-19-2014: Spent 1 hr on phone with higher level Verizon Tech Support. Had me go into recovery mode. I wiped Cache Partition. No help.

Note: I am able to get Google Search via apps/Google even when it is updated.

But using the permanent search key lower Rt, only works after uninstall updates & revert back to factory version. When I install updates, it doesn't work. Somehow the updated GS broke the function of using the LR permanent Search key.

 

[MeatLoafT]

I have this as well with the exception that mine will work with a short press of the search button. If I long-press it, I get the error message saying it has stopped.

 

[Iconoclast]

Interesting, I will check that. When I 1st got my phone ~ 1.5 yrs. Ago, I think you did the long press to go directly to voce command mode with Google Search. I don