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Use Safe Mode if your BlackBerry is on the fritz

Posted by Joe on September 8, 2009 | 3 comments | Filed under : Quick Tips

Ever install an application and find out that it’s a huge burden to your BlackBerry? If you’ve explored the array of unofficial apps around the net, you might have encountered an issue with one. Sometimes that can cause a number of problems on your BlackBerry — including a reboot cycle or a 507 error which will make it impossible to delete that application. If you’re a user of OS 4.6 or higher, you can start your device in Safe Mode, which will allow you to diagnose and remove problematic applications.

The process is rather simple. You’ll have to pull your battery and then replace it. As your BlackBerry device reboots, the red LED will light up. Once that goes off, press and hold the Escape key (or the Back key, however you refer to it) until you see a dialog which notes that you are in Safe Mode.

You’ll have limited application access in Safe Mode — Phone, Messenger, Messages, and Browser — but you can also delete apps right from the main screen. Hit the Menu key when you have the app’s icon selected and you’ll have the option to delete it. That’s that.

Once you’re done toying around in Safe Mode, just remove your battery again to restart the device back in normal mode. Again, this only works with OS 4.6 and up, which is a shame, because us 4.5 and lower folks could use a mode like that.

Thanks to Al Sacco for the tip.

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1 bamidele fidelix January 30, 2012 at 11:12 am

i downloaded a themes on my blackberry 8900 and ever since it has refuse to work.i cant acess anything on it.i have remove the battery to reboot but after that it will only show the theme wall paper..i tried hitting the del(back key) but i couldnt get that safe mood…pls help asap

2 Frikkie January 22, 2011 at 4:34 am

My worst phone i ever had. My phone start up but non of the buttons register anything thus i cant reset the phone. When i get a call it rings but cant answer. Taking out the batery does not solve the problem.

The backlight goes of even if i try to make a call and press buttons nothing happens real shitty phone i should stick to I Phone.at least they have a service deck i send in the phone 6 times with same problem returning every time

3 MrJackson September 8, 2009 at 8:52 am

I wonder how that’s going to work on the Storm2, hmm.

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