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How do I fix a frozen phone if the battery in my model is not removable?

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Press and hold all of your buttons on your phone at once and hold for 10 seconds.

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What do I do if my Samsung LG is locked on the password screen and won't unlock even after taking the battery out?

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Turn off your mobile and wait for few minutes, then press and hold the power button and the volume up button at the same time. You should see the root menu. Select "user detail" and clear it.

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What if I cannot remove the battery from my frozen mobile phone?

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Bring it back to the store that sold you the phone and ask them to help you remove the battery.

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How do I fix a Samsung phone that's frozen?

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Volume down and power button at the same time for about 10 seconds. It should restart and then look out for the problems causing this.

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My Android Alcatel is frozen on the 4G screen. What can I do?

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Hold both the volume buttons and power button for about 15 seconds and then restart it.

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What can I do if my Android phone doesn't turn on?

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Remove the battery for a few moments, then put it back in again. Charge it for few minutes, then turn it on.

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What do I do if my I tried turning my iPhone on but it stays on the powering on phase?

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Hold the home button and the power button at the same time and it should power off and you should be able to turn it on and it work properly.

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How do I fix my frozen mobile phone?

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If you have a phone with a battery that is built in, it's next to impossible, but if you have a phone with a removable battery slot, try removing the battery.

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What can I do if holding the volume up button and the power off button usually works but doesn't now?

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You could try taking the battery out and putting it back in, I had the same problem and doing this worked.

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What should I do if my phone freezes when using a certain app?

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First, restart the app. If that doesn't help, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the app. If the problem persists, the app may have a bug, so I would write a report on the App Store and then delete the app permanently.

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My Samsung phone is frozen, will I lose my pictures if I hold down the volume and power button?

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No, you will not. It will only force restart your phone and this should solve your problem.

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When I go on Facebook, my browser freezes. How do I fix this?

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Delete Facebook and then install it again. If it doesn't work, then don't have Facebook on your phone or delete a few items.

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What should I do if my phone is working but the buttons are not?

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Reset the phone. If that doesn't work, wait until the battery dies and recharge it. Then turn it on again. I once had to do this twice, but it should work.

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I did a system reset on my Android phone, and now my phone is frozen with a setup wizard on the screen. How can I fix it?

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Turn it off, then back on. This fixes most problems. If it continues, go to the store where you bought it and tell them your problem, or contact customer service.

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How can I fix a frozen Android phone with an inbuilt battery?

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Take out the battery for a few seconds, and then put it back in. Leave it alone for the next 5 minutes, and then it should work.

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How do I stop my Android device from freezing up?

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Usually, maintaining free space (at least 1GB) on your phone, deleting unecessary apps and archives and cleaning RAM space should help. Also, it's a good idea to use an SD card on your phone to store songs and pictures, so the phone can have more free space.

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What do I do if my mobile phone freezes and then switches off?

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You could try removing your battery for a while, put it back in and try to restart it.

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What do I do if my cell phone won't detect my touch?

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It is definitely a hardware issue if this happens even after a force reset. Do the force reset and check it. If the problem continues, then it is a legitimate storage related problem or a hardware tampering problem. Try to do some cache cleaning and free some space by getting a better memory card. If this doesn't work, then just get it repaired and fit up a screen guard. Note: Remove any attachments on the cell phone, such as memory card, SIM card, SD card, etc., to nullify the chances of attachment stealing.

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