Phone is messed up

[wyldstallyns2589]

it takes like a year to get to clock settings to set an alarm. text messages i can only see one line but if i slide the keyboard shut the line will be visible and i can reopen it and write another line. what is going on? i've had the phone since late september, is it just time for a hard reset or what?

[gauntman]

I would try a hard reset with those problems.

[wyldstallyns2589]

okay. can anyone tell me what precautions i need to take before a hard reset? will i need to write all my numbers down or will i just be able to sync them back on? will my myfavs stay? will the phone work and everything or will i need to take it to tmobile?

[duprade]

if your numbers are stored on the sim card, then you won't lose them.

if they are stored to main memory, you should connect your phone to a PC via activesync and back them up into outlook.
Alternatively, you can use a program called PIMBackup to save them. Run a search for it on this site.

Assuming your running the stock tmobile rom, you won't lose your myfaves.
Everything should work fine, and even better than it does now after you hard reset.

[wyldstallyns2589]

how long does a hard reset take?

[ivanmmj]

how long does a hard reset take?

1/3 of a second. :D

[duprade]

hard reset is pretty much like soft resetting your phone, except for when it comes up, you have to do the initial setup you did when you turned on your phone for the first time. Takes a few minutes.

[wyldstallyns2589]

thanks, works like a charm now! do we know when wm 6.1 will be released and how to obtain it and if it will be free? i know we can get hacked versions or whatever now, but i mean fully legit ways. i really want threaded sms.

[ivanmmj]

Well... yea, the process of setting up the phone after you hard reset might take a few minutes. lol

EDIT: The chances of us getting an official WM6.1 are zero to none.