- I've barely had my BlackBerry Bold 9900 for about 2 months and I am running into the issue of my battery dying completely after minimal use. Here are the 2 most common break downs:
#1: Charged on wall charger overnight. Listened to Pandora for an hour (straight) while sending a lengthy email. During that hour I also sent 2 texts, checked into a few spots using yelp and of course checked facebook a few times. About 2 hours after that, my phone died completely.
#2: Charged for 8 hours on wall charger. Used internet browser for about an hour (off an on), checked facebook a few times, read email and watched about 15 minutes of YouTube. After about 3 hours of total use, my red light was flashing for a dead battery.
What's the deal? There is no way I can bring my wall charger everywhere I go, and my car charger outlet doesn't work in my car.
And lastly, I've often run into a page that says something like "ERROR, the page you are looking for is currently busy" . Mind you, my phone is my only source of internet while away from work.
I am getting really frustrated and almost want to switch phones ...01-03-12 10:41 AMLike 0 - SlcCorradoBlackBerryI mean this in the nicest way possible, but it is quite possibly user error... I have [I]fantastic[I] battery life on my 9900. Try fully closing apps when you are done with them. Turn off wifi/bt when you're not using them, turn the backlight down, screen timeout down... There are more tricks, just look around into any of the multitude of battery l;ife threads...wolfee48 likes this.01-03-12 10:50 AMLike 1
- I mean this in the nicest way possible, but it is quite possibly user error... I have [I]fantastic[I] battery life on my 9900. Try fully closing apps when you are done with them. Turn off wifi/bt when you're not using them, turn the backlight down, screen timeout down... There are more tricks, just look around into any of the multitude of battery l;ife threads...
Could you possibly explain more about turning wifi/bt off? I will admit- I am not savy with Wifi at all. I thought that if I kept the Wifi on it would increase my internet speed ...01-03-12 11:42 AMLike 0 -
Hmm ... about the device switch , well I spent 2 days at the T Mobile store when i 1st got the phone and they 'transferred' all my data from my previous phone ...
Is that the same thing?01-03-12 11:45 AMLike 0 - If they transferred your programs off your old phone, this may be your problem. Some older programs did not work well on OS7. I ran into battery problems on a 9810 by bringing my old programs over using the device switch option.
It is better to download fresh copies of the programs from Appworld. Appworld will only give you programs compatible with your device.01-03-12 11:59 AMLike 0 -
Line 3 is your OS.
Which device do you have? 9930 or 9900?01-03-12 12:01 PMLike 0 -
By 'transferred' I mean moving your data from a previous BlackBerry onto the new one. Did you have a BlackBerry before this one or is this your 1st? Besides your contacts, messages, calendar apts and basic settings it is not recommended that you do a full restore from an older device - this could cause your battery issues.
You can take a look here for a list of battery Tips and Tricks http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...s-tips-644519/
Just keep in mind that 3hrs is way off, and disabling your WiFi is not going to make much of a difference. I'd suspect that something messed up during the initial transfer or a 3rd party app that you've installed. Your best shot is to load a newer OS.
As a guide you should be getting at a minimum 12hrs with mid-heavy usage (I get about 24hrs with medium usage).
Good luck. And if you're stuck use the search function - failing that, post here.Airrr likes this.01-03-12 12:09 PMLike 1 - If they transferred your programs off your old phone, this may be your problem. Some older programs did not work well on OS7. I ran into battery problems on a 9810 by bringing my old programs over using the device switch option.
It is better to download fresh copies of the programs from Appworld. Appworld will only give you programs compatible with your device.
Therefore, none of my apps transferred. I downloaded all new apps from Appworld with this new Blackberry.01-03-12 12:43 PMLike 0 - You should really call and get a replacement battery. Even with your usage, it should last much much longer.
Sent from my Big Red BlackBerry 993001-03-12 12:53 PMLike 0 - SlcCorradoBlackBerryIf you're wifi or bluetooth is not connected to anything, the radios will drain your battery faster. I use an app call quicklaunch to 1-click my wif/bt on/off01-03-12 06:23 PMLike 0
- I've barely had my BlackBerry Bold 9900 for about 2 months and I am running into the issue of my battery dying completely after minimal use. Here are the 2 most common break downs:
#1: Charged on wall charger overnight. Listened to Pandora for an hour (straight) while sending a lengthy email. During that hour I also sent 2 texts, checked into a few spots using yelp and of course checked facebook a few times. About 2 hours after that, my phone died completely.
#2: Charged for 8 hours on wall charger. Used internet browser for about an hour (off an on), checked facebook a few times, read email and watched about 15 minutes of YouTube. After about 3 hours of total use, my red light was flashing for a dead battery.
What's the deal? There is no way I can bring my wall charger everywhere I go, and my car charger outlet doesn't work in my car.
And lastly, I've often run into a page that says something like "ERROR, the page you are looking for is currently busy" . Mind you, my phone is my only source of internet while away from work.
I am getting really frustrated and almost want to switch phones ...
I am also thinking about switching phones b/c of the many flaws of this phone. I love that it has the trackpad, touchscreen, and keyboard, but the bad is starting to outweigh the good at this point. I really do think blackberry released this phone way too soon, they didn't iron out the kinks... the many many kinks (frozen screen, fuzzy calls, blacked out camera, sd card/battery issue, etc).Last edited by lavieenrose318; 01-04-12 at 08:06 AM.
01-03-12 10:04 PMLike 0 - That is the story my life, my moms life, and sisters life. We all have this phone and it drains rapidly! Its just a flaw in the 9900. It's impossible to go 24 hours without charging this pricey bad boy.... i charge it every night, its full in the morning, and by evening its pretty much gone... sux.
I am also thinking about switching phones b/c of the many flaws of this phone. I love that it has the trackpad, touchscreen, and keyboard, but the bad is starting to outweigh the good at this point. I really do think blackberry released this phone way too soon, they didn't iron out the kinks... the many many kinks.01-04-12 12:14 AMLike 0 - Hi..
there is one app with name of amazon..in media..delete that app..after that your battery life will get increase..
exploit01-04-12 12:25 AMLike 0 -
i actually don't have any downloaded apps except for google maps which is standard01-04-12 08:10 AMLike 0 - As you appear to be a newbie i had better explain that the battery issue is something that everyone is getting,
There are several people that claim to have amazing battery life, which is rubbish, I have ran every single OS that has been released and leaked on my 9900 and none give
you the amazing life claimed. Unless they arent using the handset all day, or running it
at 2g when the phone is made for 3G+
You need to keep an eye on the forums as we are waiting for RIM to release an OS with a magic solution but might not happen straight away.
I am currently running an OS 7.1 Hybrid and it has to be the best battery life since i got my hangset.01-04-12 08:18 AMLike 0 - Also please note that some people claiming to get over 24hrs are using 9930`s which have a released version of OS 7.1
Apart from the battery life the 9900 is a great handset, not found one flaw yet.
Touch Screen adds that wee bit extra from the trackpad control and it has smooth web browsing due to the processor speed.Last edited by ifraser; 01-04-12 at 08:22 AM.
01-04-12 08:19 AMLike 0 - As you appear to be a newbie i had better explain that the battery issue is something that everyone is getting,
There are several people that claim to have amazing battery life, which is rubbish, I have ran every single OS that has been released and leaked on my 9900 and none give
you the amazing life claimed. Unless they arent using the handset all day, or running it
at 2g when the phone is made for 3G+
You need to keep an eye on the forums as we are waiting for RIM to release an OS with a magic solution but might not happen straight away.
I am currently running an OS 7.1 Hybrid and it has to be the best battery life since i got my hangset.
FYI: The "magical" updated OS from RIM ppl are talking about has not bearing on battery life. It is supposed to correct the so-called "bricking" issue.01-04-12 03:39 PMLike 0 - Thanks for that update, you seem to be a lucky one with battery life.
The RIM update was within the OS's that have been released. The bricking issue was only certain batches it seems. And the battery life is one of many issues being addressed.
7.1 is supposed to be a huge improvement and running this hybrid for 2 days has definetely shown a great improvement in battery but never 24 hrs. And that's on 3G+ also.01-04-12 03:47 PMLike 0
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