CrackBerry Polls

How Do You Use Your BlackBerry: How do you reset your device?

by Adam Zeis

on 23 Jul 2010 02:02 PM

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Being BlackBerry users we face the truth and know that we have to resest our devices more than we'd like. It's and unfortunate truth, but we just kind of roll with it. Most users rely on a good ol' battery pull to do the job, while others use the keyboard shortcut and some stick with a 3rd party app. Whatever you choose, they all serve the same purpose. Here's to hoping that soon we won't have to worry about reseting, but for now we want to know how you reset your device. Do you do a battery pull, alt-shift-del key combo or a different 3rd party app like QuickPull or QuickLaunch? Leave your vote in the poll and drop a comment letting us know why. Thanks Diego!

Filed Under: CrackBerry Polls; Tags: How Do You Use Your BlackBerry

112 Comments

Posted by nmbbaddict Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Quickpull doesn't seem to work on my 8330 running a 5.0 hybrid so I just pull the battery. Waiting for phone to finish booting as I type.

Posted by bessemercityburgess Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I am on an 8330 running 5.0.0.230 what os are u running and are you having bluetooth issues. Talking on my bluetooth is fine but I can't hear anything if I try to listen to my music through bluetooth thanks for your input in advance. I also use control+alt+delete(thread answer)

Posted by nmbbaddict Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I am on 5.0.0.608 and don't use bluetooth, so couldn't answer that for you.

Posted by kookyguy Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I have been using the reset shortcut in QuickLaunch.

Posted by greenii Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Bold 9000 - OS .681

I do a battery pull about once a week.
Alt/Shift/Del locks my phone - is it suppose to reset it??

Posted by bamakid366 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

What's the point of ripping the battery door off and yanking the battery, or finding some app to do it that takes up some space? Just the quick and simple key-combo works wonders!

Posted by wkprice Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

my thoughts exactly!

Posted by Impheatus Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Same thoughts here!
Remember people: it is the RIGHT Shift key in the keyboard ;)

Posted by webmastir Monday, Jul 26, 2010 566 days ago

you have to have dial from homescreen enabled. people who utilize their blackberry w/ shortcuts, like it's meant to be used, don't get to use this shortcut anymore...

Posted by mechanic_joe Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I thought the exact same thing, and I used to soft reset once a day on my 9530, then I started getting a nasty battery drain after I loaded a new OS, I loaded a different OS, deleted some apps, and finally I pulled the battery out for 90 seconds, put it back in and my battery drain was gone. Ever since I've been all about the hard reset, I don't exactly know why but it does a more 'complete' reboot than some of the 'soft reset' apps out there.

Posted by Anon_Emus Saturday, Jul 24, 2010 569 days ago

Not all phones have those keys perhaps? I dunno, just sayin...

Posted by LaurenceGough Sunday, Jul 25, 2010 567 days ago

Same here! Less hardware damage/wear, and no stupid app is needed.

Don't be lazy, three buttons is all it takes.

Posted by BerryGuy25 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

It does it whenever it feels like.

Posted by sstevenson Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

The only qwerty way to go.

Posted by Brandon 8ch Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

ya. apparently 50% of the crackberry nation is clueless...

Posted by chirmer Sunday, Jul 25, 2010 567 days ago

Or it bricks our phones. Key combo completely locks up my Tour... maybe this will change when I get my THIRD Tour this year early this week... though I doubt it.

Posted by LilTroyTroy Monday, Jul 26, 2010 566 days ago

Actually..I started with the 3-button combo for the longest time just to find out that some issues still remain. What is happening is that as long as you have power to the phone (ie, battery never been removed) some problems persist. If you find that your still having issues after the 3 button reset, try a battery pull and you'll notice that fixes more problems. So I'm a battery puller...and its nothing to do with laziness or clueless, its a better and more reliable way of resetting. For those concerned about wear and tear, then you must be using pliers and screw drivers to remove your battery or you have a "shell" thats a PITA to remove.

Posted by that_maynard Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

The best way to reset your device is the battery pull. Pull out the battery for at least 30 seconds to make sure that everything resets.

Posted by pshinnyc Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I use the key board shortcut. Never understood how the 3rd party apps would work since most resets are done because the device is frozen. If frozen, how are you supposed to access the 3rd Party App???

Posted by Brandon 8ch Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

So true! Just like "Youve reached Tech Support. Sorry all lines are busy. Please visit our website for more information"

Posted by JasW Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Actual battery pulls are for the clueless. What's the point of opening the device up and pulling out the battery when alt-right shift-del does the exact same thing? (And it DOES do the exact same thing.)

Posted by shaleem Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Count me among the clueless! LOL! I didn't know about alt shift del til now! I'm so ashamed!

Posted by Agent00J Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Actually, battery pulls are for Storm users who don't have a physical keyboard to reboot with. Sucks that I've sometimes been forced to do this a few times a day within the past month or so.

Posted by bigdave72 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Alt-Shift-Del doesn't work for my 8530

Posted by BerryGuy25 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Left Alt + Right Shift + Delete

Posted by sommerface Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Thank you for that! I was having issues.

Posted by aindik Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Where there is no real keyboard, sometimes a real battery pull is the only option.

Posted by JNM Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Does the keyboard method work when the device has completely frozen? I always just pulled the battery out.

Posted by diegonei Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Battery pull if I am not going to move to the next 4 minutes or if I am at home.

Alt+Shift+Del if I am on the go.

Posted by jiggz22 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Does the trick every single time. Well, now it does cuz I updated it lol

Posted by pettifordl Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I use Soft Reset on my storm. Have to use it maybe 3 times a day because I am ALWAYs on it... Addict...

Posted by MarketRide Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Either I have been extremely lucky or don't strain my devices enough, but I have only had to do atmost 10 device resets in the 5 years I have had BB's (8800, 9000, 9700, 9530). Didn't know about the key code though - will try that next time.

Posted by scalemaster34 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

On my Storm Battery Pull is the best option...

I can say that I am really impressed with the build quality of the battery cover latches ;)

Posted by SCrid2000 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Alt shift delete for me.
This post should've had two polls tho, one for storms and one for non storms. Hard to do alt shift delete on a touchscreen ;)

Posted by hockeyshaun Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I use the reset option the most, battery pulls occasionally.

Posted by jeffmik Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

If you've got a Storm2 you have to use Quicklaunch or the metal prongs on the battery door will break off after a couple months.

Posted by mechanic_joe Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I've done a thousand battery pulls with my 9530 and the metal prongs on my battery door still work great... my wife's 9630 with the plastic lever however, is now pretty weak and loose.

Posted by rogerbinns Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Alt-Shift-Del does nothing on the Flip. What works on other Pearls?

Posted by Chriz Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I do the good old battery pull!

Posted by xonehitterx Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

I don't have to worry about resetting my Tour. It randomly resets itself when I open the Facebook app. But when needed, I do a battery pull. Seems to clear a lot of space when it reboots after a pull. Almost 8mb worth.

Posted by The_Adventist Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

When you encase your BB in an Otterbox Defender, a battery pull is not an option.

Quickpull resets my phone every night.

Posted by kagee Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

another pointless poll.

Posted by CobaltGirl87 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

Never knew about that combo until now, but...it doesnt seem to work anyways.

Ideas as to why?

Posted by millyblick Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

its either the battery or RestartMe... but i dislike both of these. Why isn't there an option in settings to reset your phone??

Posted by Gavino1212 Saturday, Jul 24, 2010 568 days ago

I used to do the battery pull, but it was getting to be a pain since my Curve 8330's in a Body Glove hard case. Now I use RestartMe. Never knew about the key combo, have to try it.

Posted by bosslady5314 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

never had to in 2 plus years!

Posted by bosslady5314 Friday, Jul 23, 2010 569 days ago

never had to in 2 plus years!