[heinersgirl]

For the last couple of days I've been experiencing the hourglass for everything that I press on. Because the hourglass appearing for everything, its been draining my battery to the point where I have to charge it twice a day. I didn't download anything recently nor any major "accidents". It just lags with every option that I press and the hourglasses appears like if it's waiting to load something. Anyone can help me with this problem?

[Tanker811]

Lets start with, what is your freel file? opitions>status

[heinersgirl]

it says file free 28960020 bytes am i in the right place?

[MTXThunder9500]

Had the same problem and now I have a new blackberry. I talked with verizon had to reload the os twice and finally they sent me a new phone. My hour glass was popping up literally every 3 seconds and I was unable to do anything with the phone and on top of that I would take it off the charger at 6 when I get up and by noon it would be dead

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[Tremortality]

What programs do you have running. hold alt and then hit esc (rt of the trackball) you should see BBM, home screen, phone, messages, browser - anything else is running and probably your issue. Report back - your file free is fine.......

[MTXThunder9500]

It wouldn't be facebook would it? I've heard about that being a problem

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[heinersgirl]

Nothing open, I actually clicked on one of your links you have on your signature and followed a simple clean up. I removed old links, chaches and cookies from the internet and cleared off useless application, finished it off with a battery power up and it worked. The hourglass appears when it needs to now. I'll report if it starts acting up again. Thank you.

[MTXThunder9500]

Wish that would have solved my problem lol

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[Iceman]

You can do routine battery pulls to help sometimes too.

[Tanker811]

MTXThunder9500... It's possible, but what happens most people who are new to the BB tend to not close out apps correctly. I am one who did this when I 1st switched over. Got excited opening this to check it out, jumping here, going there & before you know it things start to slow down.

Maybe in this case some apps are still running in the background, now if everything gets closed out by using menu>close then.....

Edit to add: Well problem solved... my typing still slow!

[heinersgirl]

You can do routine battery pulls to help sometimes too.

I didn't know that it was needed . It seems that it's almost normal. Now I have a voicemail icon on the phone with no current unheard voice message. I've called my voicemail 4 times already and it says no messages.

[Tremortality]

I didn't know that it was needed . It seems that it's almost normal. Now I have a voicemail icon on the phone with no current unheard voice message. I've called my voicemail 4 times already and it says no messages.

Leave yourself a voicemail and then when you delete that VM it should disappear off the berry

Works most of the time for stuck VM indicators.

[Didimus]

I was going to suggest perhaps an OS issue. When I "upgraded" to .77 I had problems with constant hourglassing. I then switched to a different version and have had no problems.

[heinersgirl]

Unfortuately, I am still suffering with the hourglass effect and the draining battery. Last night I charged my battery to it's fullest and when I woke up this morning, my battery was almost dead . What is this OS update that I see everyone mention on their thread. I'm not the one to start digging through my blackberry, I'm just an average user (internet text, calls etc.) so I am or may not be updated with the new softwares. How can I do this OS update? Or how do I know if I have the new one installed or not?

[rachel0179]

Please list the apps you have installed...

[Tremortality]

Heinersgirl what OS are you on? options>about will tell you or you can hit alt - shift - h and look for app version

[heinersgirl]

My emails, AIM (came with the phone) facebook (came with the phone) and myspace (came with the phone). Yes I use them all. The only thing I downloaded was a theme when I first got the phone in Sept 08 and the media player is constantly being updated with music but I delete the songs I don't listen to as much about every month or so. The pictures I delete once I upload them to facebook or myspace. My messages are deleted every 15 days as well as my call log. Nothing really gets saved in my phone expect for phone numbers.

[heinersgirl]

Heinersgirl what OS are you on? options>about will tell you or you can hit alt - shift - h and look for app version

When using option>about this is what comes up:

BB 8330
smartphone (CDMA)
v4.3.0.127 (platform 3.1.0.73)
cryptographic kerney v3.8.5.11C
mirco edition configutation: CLDC1.1
mirco edition profile: MIDP-2.0
Mirco Edition JTWI version: 1.0
Mirco Medical Version 1.1
Mirco Edtion PIM Verison 1.0

Then when I hit next information for Java comes up and the Voice Signal.

[rachel0179]

Im gonna say its facebook with the constant hourglass, its a classic FB sympton, I use the browser, you can uninstall FB and see if thats the issue, its been an issue for hundreds of other BB users.

[BergerKing]

Ditto on the Facebook, this has been problematic for many! Especially if it is combined with the other social apps you have listed.

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[heinersgirl]

Lets see if that works I just deleted Facebook and Myspace from my phone. ::crossing fingers::

[Tremortality]

Yeah you delete facebook you will have much less issues, I did at least. It causes many issues for some, while others never have an issue - go figure.

[heinersgirl]

Wow the minute Facebook disappeared all my emails came pouring in. I had 32 missed emails and the hourglass seemed to disappear. I think it was the facebook.

[heinersgirl]

I think I know now what it was. Myspace recently asked for an update and it probably clashed with the facebook. I never had problems before with either apps until then. But now that I know those apps are no good. I deleted them all no need to put it on my phone if I can go to the website.

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[Tremortality]

Glad you sorted it out. I tried FB once and it was terrible and I read here all the time folks have no issues - baffles me...... I just bookmarked FB and it works fine browsing the mobile site.