8525 freezing ALL the time!

[bluestank]

I have had my 8525 for about 4 months, and I have realized that it freezes at least once every 3 days or so. Like it won't turn on when I turn the screen off after I start charging it, or when I sync it...its getting VERY frustrating.

I have to take it out of its case (which is very difficult) and pop the battery out every time.

Does anyone else have this problem? What could be causing it, and what can I do???

Thanks!

[schmenge]

Originally Posted by bluestank

I have had my 8525 for about 4 months, and I have realized that it freezes at least once every 3 days or so. Like it won't turn on when I turn the screen off after I start charging it, or when I sync it...its getting VERY frustrating.

I have to take it out of its case (which is very difficult) and pop the battery out every time.

Does anyone else have this problem? What could be causing it, and what can I do???

Thanks!

If it is every several days it might be that you are running low on memory. Many programs don't do a good job of releasing memory back to Windows and an occasional soft reset can cure that. This is what you are doing when you take the battery out, but you should not need to do that. There should be a reset hole on the side of the device (might be the bottom on the 8525) that you can poke your stylus into.

There are programs you can get that will allow you to execute a soft reset via programs (if that hole is not accessible). In my case I use Sprite Backup. When I backup each morning (like 3 AM) my device is automatically reset.

[clawunf]

Well with windows just like a real PC you may have to reboot every now and then, to release the memory that programs use... I don't know if you have already tried going into settings and stop all the running programs this may help...

[jm272]

The reset button on the 8525 is on the bottom next to the battery cover unlock.