Blackberry Slows Down?

Blackberrys are smartphones, means they are designed to handle complex jobs simultaneously, just like a mini PC within your palm. But like a computer, sometimes your BlackBerry can get slow and sluggish. When your Blackberry slows down, actually you can follow these steps to rejuvenate it before contacting the customer service.

The main reason why a Blackberry goes sluggish, like almost any other computing device, is lack of memory. So the first thing to do is to check how many applications are running. Press the menu key and choose 'switch application' - this will give you a list of the applications currently running. If there are a large number of apps other than the five or so which are always running in the background (Messages, Browser, Call logs/Phone, Blackberry Messenger and Homescreen), you may be well advised to close a few, particularly any games you have been playing, or camera apps, or anything else which could use up a lot of processing power.

This problem arises because people often do not close applications properly, tending instead to press the red End Call button to drop out of an app and back to the homescreen. This is convenient, but leads over time to many applications all competing for processing power and slowing down your handset, so try and get into the habit of quitting applications properly (unless you need to leave them running in the background as with various alert services, or unless you know you're going to be referring to them again soon).

Even within the applications which are always running, pay attention, go into the internet browser and make sure you've not left it at a web page which might be using up a lot of memory, for example, and check the file size of your homescreen. Delete event logs and things. Clear your browser's cache. All these things take up memory and processing power, and they add up considerably.

All of this is time consuming stuff to be thinking of on a daily basis at the same time as actually using your Blackberry, so make things easy on yourself by making sure your Blackberry's automatic "memory cleaning" system is set up. Go to Security Options and then Memory Cleaning (Options -  Security - Advanced Security Settings - Memory Cleaning - Clean) to check that the program is enabled and configured to your satisfaction. You can then set up an icon for Memory Cleaning on your homescreen for future reference. You can also use memory cleaning apps available at BB Appworld, like this one.

Every so often, though, in spite of meticulous attention to managing memory and closing applications, your Blackberry's memory may become clogged and the handset starts to run slow or sluggish. In this case, you have to do a complete reboot of the handset. With the handset turned on, simply remove the battery, wait for one full minute and then plug the battery back in and restart your Blackberry. This should normally fix the problem and restore your Blackberry to normal running speed.

Happy blackberrying !!!