My iPhone crashes when I leave the Files app connected to a network drive

The way you described the issue perfectly matches my experience as well. When the Files app is connected to a server on my LAN, the Files app seems to reside in the foreground or take complete precedence over everything else and no other app on my iPhone 11 Pro Max is able to work properly; ie, the Photos or Settings app is just a black GUI at that point. Important to note: the issue persists regardless if I attempt to close the Files app and open another app on iPhone thereafter; rather, I am forced to perform a hard reset to rectify the issue and have the ability, once again, to use my iPhone as expected. Also note that my 3rd party file manager does not crash the iPhone, and that I keep my iOS updated automatically. I have been experiencing this problem with the iPhone Files app since Summer 2023 until as recent as last night connecting to a shared folder on my Win10 Pro desktop.

Just disconnect from the server when not in use.

Not a Perfect solution, but this is the „workaround“ that i use.

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Same exact issue with mine, any solving yet??

I have the exact same issue.