Garmin Explore app v 4.8 on Google Pixel 9 Pro continually crashing

Garmin Explore in recent versions has got worse and worse - functionality, ease of use and now really unstable.  It is unusable for a while after opening as it syncs.  But it crashes so often during use even if I have only opened it and not interacted with it!  Love my Garmin Fenix but the poor explore app could be reason to switch to another brand if you don't sort these issues and give it the reliability it requires.