1. 

   kiddo2050
   

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   Joined: Mar '11
   Posts: 1,717

   Hi
   I know some of you on here know about things like programing and maybe more so I thought I'd throw this question out.

   OS 7 has been a great leap forward for BB devices and although I know we are moving on to a whole new OS in BB10, I'd still like to know what causes the unrecoverable app freeze-ups in OS 7 (and all previous versions) of the current BB OS.

   I'm also curious as to why RIM can't write a "task manager" kind of App that will kill the frozen program since the rest of the OS is working fine.

   Recently I've been having some issues with the accu-weather app (which i like).

   Thanks, Not bitching just curious.

   Posted 3 months ago #Post-Permalink
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   Ronen Halevy
   

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   Joined: May '07
   Posts: 5,449

   Ah yeah RIM does have it but apps do get around it by using certain functions. Its sort of like Android's annoying "Force Close" problem that happens all the time. They actually do sort of have a task manager but it is only accessible if you unlock the engineering screen on your BlackBerry and is not meant for the feint of heart. :)
   You are right about it being annoying that certain apps freeze up. They should have a way to force close an app yourself but from what I heard in past from RIM they didn't want the BlackBerry OS to seem like a Windows or Mac PC.
   They sort of fixed this in the PlayBook OS since you can simply swipe up the program and close it yourself.

   Posted 3 months ago #Post-Permalink
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   kiddo2050
   

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   Joined: Mar '11
   Posts: 1,717

   Yes. I do like the fact that QNX itself never seems to crash although apps sometimes disappear, hopefully OS2 and BB10 will be more stable in that regard.

   My issues of late (I've determined are with accu weather and easy lock. Hopefully they can fix that. I've turned off Ribbon data for accuweather I hope this works since I like both apps.

   Thanks Ronnen.

   Posted 3 months ago #Post-Permalink
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   Ronen Halevy
   

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   Joined: May '07
   Posts: 5,449

   Yeah that is the force close function on QNX it allows applications to fail individually. They call it the self healing OS because of that but it should be unnoticeable.

   Posted 3 months ago #Post-Permalink
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   Heavens
   

   Enthusiast
   Joined: Jul '11
   Posts: 268

   Thank you guys for having this type of conversation .....

   I'm not a techo type, but like to try and work things out and do some experimentation in my own way, and try to push my own boundaries of usage and knowledge (not to be confused with real techo knowledge, lol).

   So I learn every time this sort of chat goes on .... and it does eventually sink in and make good sense to me!

   Posted 3 months ago #Post-Permalink

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