YouMail .96.1 hosed my Bold!
Posted 09-17-2009 at 05:00 AM by hdawg
Tags application problem, bold, youmail
For the first time, I've been victim to an application wreaking havoc on my device.
I've been using YouMail for a while now ... probably 2 years at this point. I recently started using the handheld app, and last week upgraded to the newest version available (0.96.1) ... and it was a horrible decision.
It took me 5 days to figure out what the heck was going on ... and once I removed the app all was well.
Symptoms:
The thing that I would have thought to be a symptom but wasn't was the CPU on my device wasn't spiking. It was idle ... doing nothing.
I figured it was any one of the following:
... but never thought an app would actually cripple my device ... yeah, I was dead wrong.
So now, a day after removing YouMail .96.1 my device is happy. Lesson learned: Remember a BlackBerry is just a computer with cellular capability ... if Windows XP can get hosed by bad software, so can my BlackBerry.
I've been using YouMail for a while now ... probably 2 years at this point. I recently started using the handheld app, and last week upgraded to the newest version available (0.96.1) ... and it was a horrible decision.
It took me 5 days to figure out what the heck was going on ... and once I removed the app all was well.
Symptoms:
- Device running slow
- Device VERY hot. Got as hot as 42°C, averaging around 38°C. (typically my device idles at 22°C and 26°C when being charged)
- Horrible battery life (device died overnight after being fully charged and I missed my alarm twice; one time in me almost missing a flight)
- Me freaking out
The thing that I would have thought to be a symptom but wasn't was the CPU on my device wasn't spiking. It was idle ... doing nothing.
I figured it was any one of the following:
- The device was hosed (~16 months old)
- The OS was hosed (4.6.0.301)
- The battery was hosed (Original one, and ordered a replacement ... which I now don't need)
- The chargers I use were busted (hey it has happened elsewhere for me)
... but never thought an app would actually cripple my device ... yeah, I was dead wrong.
So now, a day after removing YouMail .96.1 my device is happy. Lesson learned: Remember a BlackBerry is just a computer with cellular capability ... if Windows XP can get hosed by bad software, so can my BlackBerry.
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Now if only we can get AT&T to re-enable Visual Voicemail.Posted 09-17-2009 at 01:54 PM by jonb
