Comments on: Saving your BlackBerry battery life

By: Cooper

Cooper — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:57:47 +0000

@Karena This absolutely sounds like a defect in either the battery or the charging port on the Blackberry.

If the battery is only 3 months old then there is no excuse for it to be draining while charging. All batteries have a one year warranty on them so you should not have much trouble getting a new one.

I would do this sooner than later as it will help you identify if that is the real cause of the problem. If the phone is less than 3 months old as well you might consider sending it in for a new one.

By: Karena

Karena — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:05:50 +0000

I have followed all the tips as above, and enjoyed excellent battery life.

HOWEVER, just recently, my battery actually discharges WHILE plugged in to charge. I have all applications off, and the battery signal gets smaller and smaller. I have tried several chargers, both a/c and auto, and get the same result.

Yes I have taken battery out for soft reset.
No change. Called blackberry support, followed ALL tips, no help. Battery is OEM that came with phone less than 3 months ago.

I am afraid to get another battery, as the same thing could happen ….

By: Dubtek

Dubtek — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:32:43 +0000

I have found with my 8130 that if i do a battery pull (hard reset) and then plug it in to charge right after that my battery life has increased greatly also set your backlight timer to 10sec and your brightness to 30

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By: M.H.

M.H. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:02:32 +0000

I had this battery life problem it wouldn’t last for more than 7hrs and I might have taken only a one or two minute call! I ended up forgetting it in my coat one night and it was in there all weekend! It was so dead it I worried it was broken it didn’t light up at all and even after plugging it in it was still unresponsive for a while! I charged it full and it has a long life again maybe some phone batteries have been getting a ‘memory’. I know I did this with my razor when it didn’t want to behave and it would have a 5 day life! MY BB 8230 Now works great goes for a couple days at least! Hope this helps!

By: issa

issa — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:37:41 +0000

i have just charged my bb fully and after an hour it was really drained…i only have very few (less than 5 applications) and not using it at all times just at receiving e-mails…but still the battery easily get drained…what should i do? i cannot carry the charger all the time esp if i am out for a meeting. i hate seeing the red light all the time…

By: Lee Ann Ruth

Lee Ann Ruth — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:43:57 +0000

Hey, in the UAE something called PATCH has been installe dby the service provider and it’s killing battery life. HOW do I delete it?

By: Cooper

Cooper — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:28:46 +0000

@V Ramesh Try pulling your battery out while the device is still powered on – leave it out for 30 seconds and then replace — your SMS should work again.

If not you may have SIM card issues and need a replacement.

By: V Ramesh

V Ramesh — Sat, 30 May 2009 08:18:43 +0000

My blackberry has run into trouble of not able to send Sms. I do not know what setting to change. Can U help?

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