Reocurring White screen 8520

So I continuously get the infamous white screen on my Curve 8520. I can plug it into my computer to push it to complete the task it is trying to do but I have to do this CONSTANTLY. Tonight I had to plug it in 7 times in 1 hour. SEVEN TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!! I've had enough and I am sick of this phone. Is there ANY way to fix this or should I just throw it against the wall like I would love to?
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Hello,
At this point I would recommend contacting the carrier to see what options you have available.
Thank you
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White screen appeared twice now when Curve 8520 battery is low? (Please Help)

I'm really worried that my Blackberry is going to die ... I've only had it just over a year & I'm still paying for it, so for it to die on me would be truly upsetting!!
I've had the white screen twice now while my battery is low, I've seen a fix online about if you get the white screen & it won't come back on, but I don't know if that would be good for me to do, also can you please let me know before any fix if I will lose anything such as my BBM contacts for example!!!!!
Here's my device info as requested :
Your carrier: I'm not sure what this means but I'm on O2 in the UK (If this is what it means)
Model info and OS version (Go to Settings, then Options, then about), showed me the following info :
BlackBerry® 8520
Smartphone (EDGE, Wi-Fi)
v5.0.0.681 (Platform 5.2.0.67)
Cryptographic Kernel v3.8.5.85
Branding Version: 1.0.125.652H
Micro Edition Configuration: CLDC-1.1
Micro Edition Profile: MIDP-2.1
Micro Edition JTWI Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Media Version: 1.1
Micro Edition PIM Version: 1.0
Micro Edition File Version: 1.0
Micro Edition Bluetooth Version: 1.1
Micro Edition Location Version: 1.0.1
Micro Edition Security and Trust Services (APDU) Version: 1.0
WLAN Version: 3.0.0.113
www.blackberry.com
Copyright © 1997-2010
Research In Motion Limited
Nuance VSuiteVersion: 3.2
V 3.2.33 (b3.5)
Device: BlackBerry 8520
Apps and free space : I don;t have many app's really, Facebook, Twitter, I have the bejewelled & Sims 3, a horoscope one, wrestling online & Bebuzz .. I think that's it really, free space not sure but I know that it's ok though.
I've done a battery pull each time the phone has done this ... & it's just re-booted the phone fine, but the fact the white screen issue has happened to me twice now in the past few days is worrying, it's always when the battery is low .... I've noticed the battery seems to charge up quite quickly too ... not sure whether that means anything.
Please kindly help as soon as you possibly can ... I want to fix this early on the best way I can with hopefully not losing anything either ... such a gutter!! :-(
THANK YOU TO WHOEVER KINDLY TAKES THE TIME OUT TO HElP ME HERE!!!

We can do a few things just in case your phone situation gets worse.
I highly recommend that you do a full backup of the data using the desktop manager.
If you need to install it on your computer, get it from:
http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/desktop/desktop_pc.jsp
After that, install blackberry protect if you haven't done so already. make sure your online backup ran ok.
http://us.blackberry.com/apps-software/protect/
I then recommend that you reload your device software. here are the steps.
http://us.blackberry.com/support/installpc.jsp
I hope this helps.
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Blackberry 8520 curve hangs, suddenly white screen comes and the only solution is to re-insert battery with power source on?

My Blackberry 8520 curve suddenly hangs giving a white screen and when i restart it - the screen remains white. After i put it into charge - then only a successful start is done. So the only solution as of now i have - is whenever my blackberry hangs - i need to remove the battery - insert it again - and immediately put it into charging via USB/Electric-Power. Even if i re-insert the battery - the white screen comes - unless and until i put it into charging Earlier i was guessing - my battery was weak - but no such problem. pls advise.

Hello subodh_jai,
Welcome to the forums.
Try following the steps in this article to resolve your issue. http://bbry.lv/cKy9A0
-SR
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Hi greatperson
I would suggest performing a backup of your BlackBerry smartphone then reloading the software as shown in the article below:
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Hello everyone,
This is my first post on Blackberry forums. My first Blackberry was a Curve 8310 and I recently obtained a Curve 8510. Beyond the trackball clogging/ replacement on the 8310, I had no issues at all. On the other hand, my 8520 continues to go "White Screen" even when the battery is charged. I notice it happens more when I am outside. I also experience very quick battery drains with no programs running in the background.
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Hi bluerain welcome to the Community
What is device OS version, is it the recent one? Have you recently updated your device ? If not try that if no updates are there than reload your Device OS.Have a look :
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8520 Curve White Screen

My daughter's 4 months old 8520 Curve went to white screen.
Keys work.
Red Light flashes.
Battery Pull
No difference.
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Ran a complete wipe and OS reload from Desktop Manager.
No Difference.
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"If your BlackBerry stays powered off with a black or white screen, follow the instructions below. The only indication of life might be the blinking red LED light in the top corner. Nothing seems to wake it up and Desktop Manager doesn't recognize any device is connected.
1) Make sure you have Blackberry Desktop Manager installed.
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop/
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No difference.
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My daughter's 4 months old 8520 Curve went to white screen.
Keys work.
Red Light flashes.
Battery Pull
No difference.
Desktop Manager recognised BB including identifying the the PIN and a full back up run.
Ran a complete wipe and OS reload from Desktop Manager.
No Difference.
Ran:
"If your BlackBerry stays powered off with a black or white screen, follow the instructions below. The only indication of life might be the blinking red LED light in the top corner. Nothing seems to wake it up and Desktop Manager doesn't recognize any device is connected.
1) Make sure you have Blackberry Desktop Manager installed.
http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/desktop/
2) On your PC, go to Start > Run and copy and paste the following line exactly (meaning with the quotation marks):
"c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader\loader.exe" /nojvm
3) The Application Loader Wizard will appear -- click "Next."
4) In the "Connection:" drop-down menu, you should see "USB-PIN: UNKNOWN". Click the "Next" button.
5) You should then see a list of applications ready to be installed for your Blackberry. Hit Next and Finish and you are well on your way to getting your Blackberry back to life. Congrats! Just don't disconnect anything and let the lengthy process finish completely.
No difference.
So unless you can suggest an alternative I am going with a hardware defect and a repair/refund??

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Hi Sweetserph,
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Better to get in touch with nearest BlackBerry Service Center for replacing handheld scren. Because a qualified technician can guide you about this in a better way.
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Hello Me_Again
Welcome to BlackBerry Support Community Forums
Since you got a replacement it the same old Battery you are using or its a new Battery with your replacement device.Sometime this white Screen or unable to reboot happen because of weak battery .I suggest if you can arrange a good quality Battery then try running your device a few hours to see if the problem is within the device or its just Battery issue.
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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.
-FS
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maybe hardware problem check your local BlackBerry store/service to fix that...
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I have had my 8520 for about 18 months and it has worked fine. Recently, I downloaded an app from app world and then all strange things started to happen. (I am not sure if the problem is related). It would freeze with a white screen or just go black and if I try to reboot it will start up and then freeze again. at first It will only reboot properly if plugged into my desktop. I tried restoring the OS and that didnt help. Now, if it is plugged into the pc or wall charger it just keeps rebooting over and over. The phone works when it wants and sometimes it doesnt. It doesnt work for a whole day. PLEASE HELP!!!

Hello mirs81
Welcome to BlackBerry Support Community Forums
Please Start your Device on Safe Mode and then Uninstall the Application You recently installed on your device . And also remove any media card if you have on your device.
KB17877 How to start a BlackBerry smartphone in Safe Mode.
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Please try it and let us know.
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