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Random iPhone Crashes? Try These Tips

Posted April 3, 2008 1:00 PM by Jovan Washington
Categories: Tips 

Although I have yet to experience this problem, it is reported that the iPhone suddenly resets in the middle of operation, displaying the silver Apple logo and returning the user to the home screen, interrupting any activities that were taking place.

More than likely, this issue occurs when the iPod function is playing music, but can also occur when browsing in Safari and performing other operations. When I play music and browsing simultaneously, the browser quits and takes me back to the home screen. A simple power-off eliminates the problem temporarily. It is like a computer.

If you are like me and keep your iPhone on constantly, then a few power-offs will do the trick until it gets backed up again. Another workaround for this issue is to force quit other applications before using the application that frequently triggers resets. This can be accomplished by holding down the home screen button for several seconds while in the application that you want to force quit.

For a more in-depth view of problems and workarounds, iPhone Atlas posted ”troubleshooting iPhone application crashes,” for your viewing pleasure. I do hope you get your problem fixed!

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  1. I will like to add that turning off then on really doesn’t do much (may fix some small issues) but turning “off” the phone (via lock button, then slide to turn off) really doesn’t turn off the phone persay but rather puts it into hibernation (like a laptop).  What is in memory is stored and off it goes.  Thus at bootup it reloads what was there.  Any memory leaks in an app giving a problem will still be present.  A true reboot is the best fix for most application acting up issues. 

    Go to Home Screen,
    Press and Hold Home Button,
    Keep holding and press and hold Lock Button,
    Keep holding Both,
    You will see Slide to Turn Off (Don’t let go to slide, just keep holding),
    The phone will turn off (in time, but screen will look like it has some white lines),
    Keep Holding,
    When you see the Apple Logo, you can let go.,

    You may also wish to read this tread about reboots and odd application behavior.
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5851978#5851978

    Posted by cs on April 4, 2008 8:07 AM

  2. I haven’t had this, but I have had Safari kinda crash.  When browsing it will just close.

    Posted by brent.harding on April 4, 2008 10:32 AM

  3. Safari will just close on me too for no apparent reason when viewing web pages.

    Posted by jason on April 4, 2008 1:22 PM

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