HTC One M8 - Apps crash, phone reboots, freezes on lock screen

Question

I have an HTC One M8, got it in June. It is my work phone. I was reading a news article in Chrome this morning and Chrome crashed. I re-opened it, crashed again. I re-opened it, crashed again, and then the phone rebooted on its own. It got stuck on the Verizon boot screen for several minutes. I held the Power + Vol Up buttons to force a restart. The phone rebooted. Now my apps are routinely crashing and the phone is rebooting on its own. I haven't been thrilled with this phone anyway, but now I've had it. Had anyone else had similar issues? Anyone from Verizon that can offer some assistance?

Answer 1

Try clearing the app cache:
Clear App Cache The all new HTC One (M8) | Verizon Wireless
Or wiping the cache partition (you will not lose any data or settings):
Turn off the device.
Press and hold the Volume Down key.
Press and release the Power key to turn the phone on.
Continue holding the Volume Down.
Release the Volume Down key when the three Android images appear on the bottom of the screen.
Press the Volume Down key once to move the cursor from FASTBOOT to RECOVERY.
Press the Power key to begin the wipe.
The device displays the bootup screen followed by a phone with a red triangle.
Press the Up Volume key and Power key at the same time.
Press the Down Volume key three times to select Wipe cache partition.
Press the Power key to initiate the wipe.
Wait until the phone displays Cache wipe complete.
Press the Power key to select Reboot system now.