Can a dodgy app screw mobile data connection?

[psychocandy]

This was working until today on wife's phone.

Now it just says mobile data state disconnected. All shes done is installed a load of new apps.

Is it possible that a bad app can screw the mobile data connection?

Or could it be faulty phone?

Tried the sim in another phone and data works fine so its not the network or sim.

And YES it is turned on.

 

[vincentp]

Could be. Bad applications can cause a whole lot of problems. It's probably best to uninstall anything that's been put on there recently one at a time and see if the problem fixes itself.

 

[psychocandy]

Could be. Bad applications can cause a whole lot of problems. It's probably best to uninstall anything that's been put on there recently one at a time and see if the problem fixes itself.

Gulp. Thats loads of stuff !!!!

Pity theres not a system restore or something like windows xp....

 

[vincentp]

There is a way to reset the phone to factory defaults actually, if you wanted to do that. You have to boot into recovery mode, which is different on every phone. What handset does she have?

 

[psychocandy]

There is a way to reset the phone to factory defaults actually, if you wanted to do that. You have to boot into recovery mode, which is different on every phone. What handset does she have?

Samsung Galaxy S.

Of course, I guess she'd then have to reinstall all apps...