Blackberry curve 8520 locking my screen

When I used to lock my screen the screen used to turn off after I pressed lock and came back one once I started to type in my password. How do I turn this feature back on?

It's okay I took out my battery and the feature is now working again on my phone xxx

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My blackberry curve 8520 lock!

hi everyone! i have a blackberry burce 8520 in black and i really want to know how i can change my mute/play key on the top of my phone, to lock and unlock my phone? could someone help mee thanks!

Hi denisssilva94,
Welcome to the Support Community!
I would suggest first testing your BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone with another battery to rule out any issue with the battery itself.
If you have the same issues when using another battery, please try to back up your data using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software and perform a clean reload of your BlackBerry® Device Software.
For further instructions, please see the following KB articles.
For Windows®: "How to perform a clean reload of the BlackBerry Device Software for Windows" http://bbry.lv/GI9beY
For Mac: "Perform a clean reload of BlackBerry smartphone application software using BlackBerry Desktop Software on a Mac computer" http://bbry.lv/J0UN1U
Please test to make sure the issue has been resolved before restoring any data from your backup file.
Hope this helps.
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HELP regarding abnormal high maintenance of Blackberry Curve 8520 for WHITE SCREEN

I have a BLACKBERRY CURVE 8520 since past 2 years.
For past few days, the screen of the set become WHITE.
i searched the net and i found the it is common problem of BLACKBERRY.
i tried few tricks as told by various forums.
but the WSOD( white screen of death) didn't go.
my handset can still receive the calls, but i cant see CALLER NAME'.
i also got messages which i am not able to see.
OVERALL MY BLACKBERRY BECOME OLD CLASSIC TELEPHONE INSTRUMENT NOW.
I went to authorised service centre of Blackberry at Meerut in India.
He told that the LCD screen is to changed and the cost will be around Rs. 6600 only !!!!!
I returned with BIGGGG SHOCK !!!
{{ BLACKBERRY LCD DISPLAY PART- COST Rs 6600/- or APPROX $ 120 . IT IS TOO HIGH NOT REASONABLE AND JUSTIFIED}}
I then tried to find latest price of curve 8520.
On flipkart and naptol -- it is Rs 8999/- {{ LATEST PRICE of curve 8520. IN INDIA APPROX $ 163}}
On ebay.in/   Rs 8850/-
TOO COSTLY SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OF BLACKBERRY>.....
It is very difficult to lodge a complaint for BLACKBERRY. Customer support is very poor.
Can anyone guide me as I am not able to use my Blackberry for past several weeks?

hp_1706 wrote:
Ii searched the net and i found the it is common problem of BLACKBERRY.
i tried few tricks as told by various forums.
but the WSOD( white screen of death) didn't go.
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Blackberry Curve 8520 blank white screen

I recently got the Curve 8520. It is supposed to be for T-Mobile, but my friend gave it to me unlocked, so I could use it for AT&T.
Today, it got a blank white screen. A pure white screen with nothing on it.
I could still make calls but the screen remained white. I tried pulling out the battery to reset it, but when it booted, it was still a white screen.
So I searched for solutions, and one said to wipe it.
So now the curve still has a white screen, and I cannot do anything. (call, etc.)
Does anyone have a solution?

Yes if you able to receive calls on your hadnset then your LCD will be damaged. Please try this
1. May be your LCD will be damaged because of water. For confirmation about that please pull out the bettry and see the white sticker infront of IMEI number right side of bettry area (inside wise) if it is red then your LCD is damaged due to liquid of water.
Its the only soltuion for you that you must consult to market and tell them to replace the LCD.

My Blackberry Curve 8520 turns itself off, lock and get a white screen.

Whenever I'm making a connection, it starts to give strange noises during the call and ends up shutting down completely. When I try to turn it on again, it starts loading the OS, when the progress bar loads halfway, he gets the white screen and locks up completely, making it impossible to use again. The Blackberry only back to work only when connected to the battery charger. I hope someone can help me! Thanks in advance. The text can be somewhat meaningless, because I'm from Brazil and translated using Google Translator.

Hi denisssilva94,
Welcome to the Support Community!
I would suggest first testing your BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone with another battery to rule out any issue with the battery itself.
If you have the same issues when using another battery, please try to back up your data using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software and perform a clean reload of your BlackBerry® Device Software.
For further instructions, please see the following KB articles.
For Windows®: "How to perform a clean reload of the BlackBerry Device Software for Windows" http://bbry.lv/GI9beY
For Mac: "Perform a clean reload of BlackBerry smartphone application software using BlackBerry Desktop Software on a Mac computer" http://bbry.lv/J0UN1U
Please test to make sure the issue has been resolved before restoring any data from your backup file.
Hope this helps.
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HELP PLEASE! Blackberry curve 8520 - keep getting stuck on "white screen"

Hi i only have this blackberry curve 8520 for like 3 days and already its getting stuck on the "white screen" i experienced this problem with my previous blackberry and after several battery removals it broke and wouldnt turn on again and NOW this new blackberry with the same white screen problem! please HELP ME ANYONE PLEASEEEEEEEEE!!!
thanks

Do you have a media card installed? If so, remove the battery while the phone is powered on, remove the media card (leave it out), then reinsert the battery and let the phone fully reboot. See if that makes a difference or not.
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Help blackberry curve 8520 screen gone white with funny icon and saying reload softwear 552

hello my blackberry curve 8520 screen has gone white and funny circle icon has come up with reload softwear 552 at bottum of screen what do i do as it wont do anything ive tried battry pull and turned back on and it still brings that up
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It seems that you have not installed the correct blackberry software for your device, or might be select the incorrect carrier for your blackberry handheld. You need to download the correct blackberry software with your service provider and before installing the software, disconnect your BB device from the computer and then install it with proper administrative privilege.
After installing the software on your computer, make sure to hard boot your blackberry handheld before connecting it to your computer. If the same problem persists, then use JVM Loder to complete wipe your blackberry device memory then connect with the desktop manager and install the software.
Good luck..!!!
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Blackberry Curve 8520 Won't Lock! Help!

I recently purchased a new Blackberry Curve 8520, and it was working great, until a couple of days ago, when it starting not working.
Whenever I'd press the a* button to lock it like you're supposed to, it wouldn't lock.
I tried shutting it off and then turning it back on again, but it still won't lock.
It's really annoying, because I can't put it in my pocket without pocket-dialing someone from my contacts.
Any ideas on how to get it to lock again?
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dwapurity wrote:
Hello! I've tried your suggestion and my 'a'/'lock button' is still not working! Any more suggestion?
Hi
Whats the version of the operating system please. Go to Options > About and it looks like OS 5.0.0.681 (which happens to be mine).
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My blackberry curve 8520's screen keeps going white

i have a blackberry curve 8520 and for about the last 2-3 weeks the screen has been going white nearly everyday at random times . last night i was watching a video on my phone on youtube and the screen went white . this also sometimes happens when i am watching videos on youtube , when i am surfing the internet on my blackberry throughout wi-fi , its sometimes just happens when i am just on the blackberry and after a reboot . when the screen does go white i take the battery out and put it back in ,it reboots and sometimes just before the reboot is finished it goes white or even after the reboot is finished it goes white straight away. i then have to put it on charge throughout the blackberry charger or the blackberry usb . yesterday i downloaded blackberry desktop manager and connected my blackberry to it and done a back up and then i tried taking the battery out and putting it back in and i never got the white screen but i started getting it again . please help and please be specific on what is causing this and how i can stop/prevent it

Hi Solidbass,
You need to consider updating/reinstalling your device OS again.
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My Blackberry Curve 8520 screen has gone white but the sounds and everything still work

My Blackberry Curve 8520 screen has gone white but the sounds and everything still work so i dont know what to do because nothing on youtube tells me what to do so i have ended up here so please can someone help me

Hello grasyapagsinta
Welcome to BlackBerry Support Community Forums
If you think your Battery it OK then try Updating or reloading your device software to rule out any software issue.Have a look at on how to perform a clean reload of device software :
KB11320 : How to perform a clean reload of the BlackBerry Device software using BlackBerry desktop software for windows.
Additional Information :KB30280 : BlackBerry smartphone displays a blank white or black screen.
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How to solve this problem 'Uncaught exception: dssma: invalid state(5): 25 in blackberry curve 8520?

HELLO, I have blackberry curve 8520. i have got error in my phone. the error is "Uncaught exception: DSSMA: invalid state(5): 25. I am unable to open my Inbox messages and unable to view phone's call history. the phone shows the same message again and again 'Uncaught exceptionSSMA: invalid state(5): 25'. Please help me how to solve it? I am unable to read sms in my phone. Please help me.
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Hi and Welcome to the Community!!
There's pretty much no diagnosing those -- they are the equivalent of the random errors in Windows for which tracing the root cause is fruitless. Basically, these are the last out in the programming code -- some event occurred for which there is no handler in the code. The fix is a code update that handles the event...but, again, knowing what the event is is pretty much impossible. So, there are a few things to try:
Sometimes, the code simply becomes corrupt and needs to be refreshed -- just like a reboot:
Anytime random strange behavior or sluggishness creeps in, the first thing to do is a battery pop reboot. With power ON, remove the back cover and pull out the battery. Wait about a minute then replace the battery and cover. Power up and wait patiently through the long reboot -- ~5 minutes. See if things have returned to good operation. Like all computing devices, BB's suffer from memory leaks and such...with a hard reboot being the best cure.
If it won't boot up cleanly, then you may need to try Safe Mode:
KB17877 How to start a BlackBerry smartphone in safe mode
There might be an updated code set from the carrier -- check them via this portal:
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/support/downloads/download_sites.jsp
The toughest possible cause is a badly behaving app. To find it, there are a couple of options. One is to see if you can read the log file:
Go to the home screen. Hold down the "alt" key and type 'lglg'. (You will not see anything while you type).This will bring up the log file. Scroll down (probably many pages) untill you see a line that says 'uncaught execption'. Click on this line. The name of the app will be in the info. Alternative methods for bringing up the logs are in this KB:
KB05349How to enable, access, and extract the event logs on a BlackBerry smartphone
The other method is to remove apps one at a time, waiting a while in between (I usually recommend a week), until the problem ceases...thereby discovering the offending app. Still another method is to reload the BB OS cleanly, leaving some time between adding other apps onto the BB so as to be able to determine exactly which one is the cause.
Good luck and let us know!
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Blackberry Curve 8520 not working correctly

My Blackberry Curve 8520 is not working correctly. It has worked on and off for about 2 days now.
The first thing to stop was the media files - at first it said the SD card was inserted, but couldn't find any files. I've tried repairing the card. Then it is said there was no card inserted. Have taken out and re-entered the card, and formatted it. It now says there is no card inserted again.
Also, Whatsapp and BBM are not working. I can open them, and can type a message, and press send, but no message actually sends.
Plus the screen keeps freezing, will only work again through a battery pull.
I've had the phone for about 3 months.
Please help!

Hello Sarahhelen,
I would suggest backing up and doing a clean reload of the BlackBerry® device software as shown here: http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/KB11320. Please test before restoring any data to the device.
If this resolves the issue do a selective restore of essential data (Address Book, Calendar, Task, Memos, BBM contacts etc.)
How to use BlackBerry® Desktop Software to restore data to a BlackBerry® smartphone from a backup file
http://btsc.webapps.blackberry.com/btsc/KB10339.
If the issue still persists after the reload, further investigation might be required. To help further diagnose the cause, contact your wireless service provider or BlackBerry® Technical Support Services for further review and support.
Thank you.
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Can't create a personal email account on my Blackberry Curve 8520.

I cannot create an personal email account on my Blackberry Curve 8520. I’ve already followed some of the instructions from this forum and on the main website of Blackberry but still can’t create an email account for my phone.
These are the steps I’m doing when I’m trying to create and email.
From the home screen, go to Setup.
Click Setup Wizard.
Click Email Setup.
But when I’m in the email setup, the only option I have is the “I want to use a work email account with a Blackberry Enterprise Server.
I don’t have the option of “I want to create or add an email address”.
Now, how can I create a personal email account on my phone?
I hope somebody can help me in my problem.
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Hi and Welcome to the Forums!
To use the proprietary RIM Push email capability, you must have an adequate data plan from your carrier. The carriers host BIS for their BB users. Typically, BIS is not available via generic data plans. Many carriers call what is necessary The Blackberry Data Plan. Whatever they call it, it is the carrier who delivers BIS to their BB users -- contact them for assistance. Once you have a BIS-capable data plan on your BB (at whatever fees your carrier will charge, btw), you will then have Personal Email added to the email setup wizard.
Good luck!
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Blackberry curve 8520

and also when i boot my phone up i just get a white screen with a black clock soinning around in the middle of it whitch takes ages ive had 5 blackberrys and never had this problem before as when i had my bold i ust toget the blackberry bar n cud c it booting up =(

Hey charlotte1986,
Welcome to the BlackBerry Support Community Forums.
Thanks for the question.
This KB article will resolve the issue of the clock icon appearing on the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone: www.blackberry.com/btsc/KB10307
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Cheers.
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I need help with my Blackberry curve 8520 urgently

Hi
I have a blackberry curve 8520, last night the battery was low and my phone went off, I charged it throughout the night and this morning when I woke up it wouldn't go on, I then put it on charge again and I have been struggling to get it on since then, all it does is when I put the charger in the red LED light goes on for about 15seconds then the screen goes blank then 5seconds later it shows in the middle of my screen a battery charging.
If there is anyone that can please help me to get my phone back on I would appreciate it.
Kind regards

Hi Alicia
So I hope you have your backup .Make sure you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed ,an internet connection and an USB cable , Then try reloading your device software forcing the detection of BlackBerry smartphone using application loader KB10144 .
I hope it will resolve your problem.
Good Luck
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