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Dead droid
- Thread starter baldy54
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bweN diorD
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i would try a factory reset
I will go with that thank you. But I have to wait as i havn't been able to sync my contacts with any program so far. trying to sync with gmail but contacts must be in wrong format because they refuse to sync. THANKS AGAIN I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HELP! my first droid so quite confused. 
You shouldn't have to do a factory reset. What you are doing with the battery removal is the recommended way. From page 53 of the Bionic Manual:
Crash recovery
In the unlikely event that your smartphone stops
responding to touches and key presses, try a quick
reset. Remove the back cover and battery (“Assemble &
charge” on page 3), then replace and switch your
smartphone on as usual.
And before you ask, on page 55 of the Razr Manual it says to hold the power button and lower volume button for 10 seconds.
Crash recovery
In the unlikely event that your smartphone stops
responding to touches and key presses, try a quick
reset. Remove the back cover and battery (“Assemble &
charge” on page 3), then replace and switch your
smartphone on as usual.
And before you ask, on page 55 of the Razr Manual it says to hold the power button and lower volume button for 10 seconds.
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You are most welcome.
Whttp://www.droid-life.com/2011/09/01/download-motorola-droid-bionic-user-guide/hen I downloaded the manual (like you did), I put it on my Bionic as well as my computer. There are several PDF reader apps available and even the light version of Quick Office (which came with the phone) can read it.
Sounds like the Black Screen of Death, which generally indicates a crash but the recent update should reduce them. Factory reset is not needed as someone else already noted.
OK, three possibilities that I can think of;
- Bent contacts on the battery or phone (my son recently dropped his Bionic and it started turning off regularly - found bent contacts on the battery)
- Misbehaving app is aggravating a system problem and crashing the phone (remove any apps you've added or updated recently)
- Bad phone
Yes, this is where a Factory Reset might solve it. If when you were re-installing your apps you accidently omitted the app that was causing the problem, you'd have less Black Screen of Death.
But of course that involves a bit of serendipity. Like bbtkd suggested, try removing new apps one at a time and see if it's better.
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