Odd battery drain/charging issue with .99
Hey folks,
After upgrading to .99 this morning, at some point (not sure when), something started a massive battery drain. My phone was holstered most of the day, and was around 90% charged at noon; around 4PM, I noticed my phone was quite warm and my battery was below 10%. No apps running, and signal strength was high. I plugged it in to charge, and at first it showed the charging icon for around 10 minutes, but then the charge icon disappeared. Unplugged and re-plugged, and it seemed as if it was charging but then the phone died completely and wouldn't turn back on, other than briefly showing what I assume was a "no charge" icon. For the next while the phone seemed to keep trying to turn on, flash the red light a few times, then shut off again. At this point I thought for sure my phone was bricked.
I should mention I had done a battery pull since the upgrade, as I always do. Third-party apps consist of WeatherBug, TwitterBerry, ScreenLock 1.5, Google Maps, and the usual FaceBook/MSN etc that comes with the Storm. None of these were actively running, although WB would of course be in the background. I read the WB issues today but saw no mention of related battery issues.
Has anyone else noticed such behaviour with the .99 release? I've never had this happen before today. At the moment my phone's charging and seems to be OK now, but I'll have to post later to update.