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A couple of Desire problems...
Geowitch
09-08-2011
I have the original desire not upgraded to Gingerbread.
Problem 1: About once per day my phone freezes with the lights on at the bottom but a black screen. Removing the battery restores it but is there another way to reset it?
Problem 2: I have SwiftkeyX installed as default keyboard. However today the original keyboard has re-appeared but according to settings, Swiftkey is still default. How and why? I want Swiftkey back!
John Malkovich
10-08-2011
I hear viagra works wonders.
tealady
10-08-2011
Prob1 - removing the battery is the only way, if you upgrade, there is a restart option, but whether you could select it in your scenario is another matter.
Sounds like an iffy apk Have you loaded non market apps on?

Prob2 - You could try deselecting and then selecting SwiftkeyX or uninstall/ reinstall it

You might also put Malkovich on ignore as they have nothing constructive to say.
Swinetown
13-08-2011
About the blackout,mine does this when it is on lowest setting of brightness,could it be this? You could try going into display settings and checking.
I would be curious to know if this works, good luck.
sla_steve
13-08-2011
to fix the keyboard issue. Go a text inpuit screen such as a new message. Press and hold where the text appears when you type. You should get a popup with the option to "select input". Tap it and you will get a choice of keyboards.
Geowitch
13-08-2011
Originally Posted by Swinetown:
“About the blackout,mine does this when it is on lowest setting of brightness,could it be this? You could try going into display settings and checking.
I would be curious to know if this works, good luck.”

No it's definitely not this as I always have it quite bright. When it blacks out the home and other buttons don't work either. It's completely frozen. I just thought there might be a reset feature as I am fed up with taking the battery out. However, touch wood, it's behaved itself fo a few days now.
Geowitch
13-08-2011
Originally Posted by sla_steve:
“to fix the keyboard issue. Go a text inpuit screen such as a new message. Press and hold where the text appears when you type. You should get a popup with the option to "select input". Tap it and you will get a choice of keyboards.”

Yes, that works - Thanks!!
Swinetown
13-08-2011
Originally Posted by Geowitch:
“No it's definitely not this as I always have it quite bright. When it blacks out the home and other buttons don't work either. It's completely frozen. I just thought there might be a reset feature as I am fed up with taking the battery out. However, touch wood, it's behaved itself fo a few days now.”

Thats a shame, i did a search on google and there is a forum and it explains how to do a reset code, you could try that.
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