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Originally Posted by Blossom
I have to ask was Wifi on or off when this happen? Android 2.3 is known to lock up when going to sleep and WiFi is on.  |
Yes, WiFi was on. Maybe, when I recieve my exchange Fire tomorrow, I'll leave WiFi off unless synchronizing.
However, if one does a Shut Down every night, wouldn't that automatically shut down WiFi as well?
That last Fire only died when I was leaving it in Sleep Mode every night. Prior to that discharge cycle, I had always done a Shut Down at night and it did not fail.
Finally, the Fire tried to do a software triggered Shut Down and I cancelled it. Maybe, had I allowed that Shut Down to happen, it would not have died. That may be a protective mechanism built into the software.
I still have a strong suspicion that my hardware run was simply defective. It's also possible that the major software upgrade coming out from Amazon very soon may fix the sudden death problem as well.
Finally, the Fire always gives a recharge notice at 15%. That should be sufficient to keep the battery in good shape. If not, I hope the coming software upgrade raises that percentage. I have read elsewhere on the internet that Lithium batteries tend to die after 500 recharges no matter what one does. Mine died after only 9 recharges, way too low. Because the Fire requires recharges so often, it appears it will not last as long as Lithium batteries in other products with longer time frames between recharges.
That 500 recharge limit also means that, if one recharges every night, the Fire is doomed to fail in less that 2 years.
The other possibility is that this type of occurrance is common and may just require an overnight charge. I did not try that route with the returned Fire. I remember I had to do that with a Sony eReader a couple of years ago if it froze. The overnight charge cured the lockup and I still have mine today and it works fine if I just remember that solution.