xoxodanibby
Newbie
I had a couple missed calls and some notifications and all of a sudden everything got really weird looking. Not sure what happened. I deleted the Go Launcher/Locker to see if that would help but it's still not right. Help?
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I had a couple missed calls and some notifications and all of a sudden everything got really weird looking. Not sure what happened. I deleted the Go Launcher/Locker to see if that would help but it's still not right. Help?
bberryhill0
Android Expert
Did you reboot?
xoxodanibby
Newbie
Yes, I turned the phone completely off and back on. Still the same.
Would it make a difference if I took the battery out and put it back in?
Would it make a difference if I took the battery out and put it back in?
xoxodanibby
Newbie
Guess I should of took my own advice before posting. Just turned the phone off and removed the battery for a minute or two. Turned it back on and surprise. Back to normal. 
THIS PHONE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. HAHA.
Thanks though!
THIS PHONE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. HAHA.
Thanks though!
acejavelin
Android Expert
If you didn't pull the battery before, then you likely didn't "really" do a reset. The reason pulling the battery on most HTC products is different than a reset or power off-on cycle is a feature they have called "Fastboot" (not to be confused with the Fastboot in the bootloader) in Settings-Power, when it is on it doesn't actually power the phone off when you reset or power off it puts it in more of a deep sleep then wakes it up.
Not that it really helps the original problem, just letting you know why a battery pull is different than just resetting... when you are having problems ALWAYS pull the battery, or alternatively turn off Fastboot and leave it off, your boot/restart times will be longer but you will know it reset.
Not that it really helps the original problem, just letting you know why a battery pull is different than just resetting... when you are having problems ALWAYS pull the battery, or alternatively turn off Fastboot and leave it off, your boot/restart times will be longer but you will know it reset.
victek
Android Enthusiast
Yes, the "fastboot" feature is a poor option IMHO. It may seem like a good idea to get the phone working more quickly but it is useless not only for clearing error conditions but for refreshing memory/restoring performance. I find it inconvenient to remove the case and pull the battery - much easier to disable fastboot so the phone will do a true reboot.