How often do you restart your Fire?

Blossom · 01-03-2015, 04:26 PM

I have to ask because my mother in law just called to tell me her Kindle wasn't doing anything. She couldn't unlock it. She has a Kindle Fire HD 7 2012 which she bought 4 months before the HD 7 2013 came out.

Are you ready for this? She has never restarted her Kindle since we set it up for her.

That's right she has never restarted it. She didn't even know it had buttons.

It doesn't have the latest firmware even. So you do the math how long that Kindle has been going without a restart and do you want to know how many tabs she has had open for how long? Over 25

It looks like me explaining bookmarks to her last year failed. I have to say I am impressed with the 2012 version of the Kindle Fire. Very impressed it could survive without a lock up for that long.

After wanting to bash my head against the wall because my mother in law just refuses to follow simple instructions. We talked to my Father in law and we got it to restart by holding down the power button she swore up and down was not there. So it's all good now and her Kindle is working again.

booklover6 · 01-03-2015, 05:40 PM

We only restart any of our tablets when necessary. Otherwise, they are always on.

The 2012 Fire HD is great hardware. Both of ours are running n2aOS Kitkat. They occasionally freeze up and have to be restarted.

Our Fire HD 6 tablets have needed restarts, as do the Nook HD's once in a while.

I don't think my Nexus 7 has ever needed a restart. Although it rebooted when it upgraded to Lollipop. It never freezes on me. It's sweet.

Barbara1955 · 01-03-2015, 06:15 PM

The old one I had 18 months [I think] Never re-started it 6 months it also was used 24/7 til I got my new PC. This one I had 6 months not re-started it either. BTW I do clean the Silk History Daily. I got this message it would clear on its own but so far it hasn't ...anyone know how to explain to me to set it up to do it automaticly?

Atunah · 01-03-2015, 06:22 PM

I have a 2012 8.9 HD. I don't recall every doing a restart on it. Just when it does it itself with some update. Seems a pretty stable tablet. Battery is getting a bit less lasting now though.
I did restart my HD6 a couple of times, but that was the Silk lock up issue it had. Nexus, can't recall now, I think I did a factory reset at one point, but not for any issues it had. Just need a blank slate.

I don't think I ever restarted my original Fire, the 2011, first one that came out. But I don't use that now anymore really. I just charge it from time to time. Along with the rest of my stack of kindles.

iPatty · 01-03-2015, 07:53 PM

Whenever it acts a little funky, I restart it. I would say at least every 2 weeks. I have the same one as your mother-in-law.

crich70 · 01-04-2015, 02:23 AM

Only when it goes out.

Sorry couldn't resist a bit of humor. I'm waiting on my Kindle Fire to arrive but if it's anything like the PW I'd guess that the occasional restart is needed to clear clutter out. Certainly it helps with my Desktop.

Blossom · 01-04-2015, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iPatty

Whenever it acts a little funky, I restart it. I would say at least every 2 weeks. I have the same one as your mother-in-law.

I am the same I will restart it when acts up. My KF HD 7 2013 has been dying alot with battery drain so it's been restarted alot lately. I tried a factory reset and that didn't fix so I bought an app that tells me the battery level on my devices from any devices it's installed on. I am hoping that will keep me from dealing with a dead battery issue and holding on for Amazon to release a firmware update to fix the issue 4.5.2 has caused alot of people.

My Nexus 7 I maybe restarted manually 4 times in a year not including firmware updates of course.

Anthem · 01-05-2015, 07:19 PM

Geez. It makes you wonder, it really does: would you let someone who didn't know where the brake and gas peddles were drive a car? That is pretty much what it is like with so many computer/tablet/smartphone users. They have no idea what they are using... but they want to use it anyway! Thankfully, when they careen off the analogy road they don't end up killing dozens of bystanders: they just frustrate their built-in phone support (the relatives who actually know what the thing is) on which they save tons of money and usually don't realize it.

I turn off all of my tablets at night and turn them back on in the morning. I see no reason to leave it on for 8-10 hours while I sleep.

With my iPad, I almost never have to restart it during actual use. With my Fire tablet... I usually end up restarting it once or twice a day. It takes like 30 whole seconds to do it which is crazy unreasonable! (

)

I had to restart my Nexus 7 (2012, the 2013 was quite a bit more stable) frequently as well, but not nearly as frequently as my Fire tablet. The Fire tablet is EASILY the most fragile of the tablets that I have owned over the last few years.

booklover6 · 01-06-2015, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthem

With my Fire tablet... I usually end up restarting it once or twice a day. It takes like 30 whole seconds to do it which is crazy unreasonable! (

).

You might have a point, there. I was loading 50 or so games to my DD's Fire 6 yesterday, and had to restart it twice b/c it froze up.

Barbara1955 · 01-06-2015, 09:41 PM

You talking about a Re-Start or just turning it off/on?

eschwartz · 01-06-2015, 11:38 PM

They are the same thing.

Barbara1955 · 01-06-2015, 11:42 PM

Not on mine! Off/on dose nothing to clear any web sites .... Where the re-start cleans web site history off & other things.

eschwartz · 01-07-2015, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

Not on mine! Off/on dose nothing to clear any web sites .... Where the re-start cleans web site history off & other things.

That may very well be because... nobody has suggested it should.

And regardless, that wouldn't actually have anything to do with the nature of a power cycle and what arbitrary naming conventions it uses.

Is it possible there is some deep and subtle point I am missing? Because I have not got a clue what distinction you are trying to make.

Barbara1955 · 01-07-2015, 01:11 AM

Well Read the 1st post! Then figure out which Cleans the History. Which is what Blossom was complaining about her mom not doing. Cause I never rebooted but I have turned it off. I know all the crap still going to be there when I turn it on.

eschwartz · 01-07-2015, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Katie1

Well Read the 1st post! Then figure out which Cleans the History. Which is what Blossom was complaining about her mom not doing. Cause I never rebooted but I have turned it off. I know all the crap still going to be there when I turn it on.

Having reread the first post once again, for the fifth time today, I still cannot see where anyone claimed that browsing history would be deleted when rebooting the device.
(Opened tabs, yes. The historical logs, no.)

Furthermore, the word reboot STILL means to turn it off and on again, as can be verified in the average dictionary.

01-03-2015, 04:26 PM	#1
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	How often do you restart your Fire? I have to ask because my mother in law just called to tell me her Kindle wasn't doing anything. She couldn't unlock it. She has a Kindle Fire HD 7 2012 which she bought 4 months before the HD 7 2013 came out. Are you ready for this? She has never restarted her Kindle since we set it up for her. That's right she has never restarted it. She didn't even know it had buttons. It doesn't have the latest firmware even. So you do the math how long that Kindle has been going without a restart and do you want to know how many tabs she has had open for how long? Over 25 It looks like me explaining bookmarks to her last year failed. I have to say I am impressed with the 2012 version of the Kindle Fire. Very impressed it could survive without a lock up for that long. After wanting to bash my head against the wall because my mother in law just refuses to follow simple instructions. We talked to my Father in law and we got it to restart by holding down the power button she swore up and down was not there. So it's all good now and her Kindle is working again.

01-03-2015, 06:15 PM	#3
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	The old one I had 18 months [I think] Never re-started it 6 months it also was used 24/7 til I got my new PC. This one I had 6 months not re-started it either. BTW I do clean the Silk History Daily. I got this message it would clear on its own but so far it hasn't ...anyone know how to explain to me to set it up to do it automaticly? Last edited by Barbara1955; 01-03-2015 at 08:25 PM.

01-05-2015, 07:19 PM	#8
Anthem Guru Posts: 704 Karma: 1622328 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Oasis, OnePlus Nord	Geez. It makes you wonder, it really does: would you let someone who didn't know where the brake and gas peddles were drive a car? That is pretty much what it is like with so many computer/tablet/smartphone users. They have no idea what they are using... but they want to use it anyway! Thankfully, when they careen off the analogy road they don't end up killing dozens of bystanders: they just frustrate their built-in phone support (the relatives who actually know what the thing is) on which they save tons of money and usually don't realize it. I turn off all of my tablets at night and turn them back on in the morning. I see no reason to leave it on for 8-10 hours while I sleep. With my iPad, I almost never have to restart it during actual use. With my Fire tablet... I usually end up restarting it once or twice a day. It takes like 30 whole seconds to do it which is crazy unreasonable! () I had to restart my Nexus 7 (2012, the 2013 was quite a bit more stable) frequently as well, but not nearly as frequently as my Fire tablet. The Fire tablet is EASILY the most fragile of the tablets that I have owned over the last few years. Last edited by Anthem; 01-05-2015 at 07:22 PM.

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01-03-2015, 05:40 PM	#2
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	We only restart any of our tablets when necessary. Otherwise, they are always on. The 2012 Fire HD is great hardware. Both of ours are running n2aOS Kitkat. They occasionally freeze up and have to be restarted. Our Fire HD 6 tablets have needed restarts, as do the Nook HD's once in a while. I don't think my Nexus 7 has ever needed a restart. Although it rebooted when it upgraded to Lollipop. It never freezes on me. It's sweet.

01-03-2015, 06:22 PM	#4
Atunah Wizard Posts: 1,817 Karma: 23400001 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA Device: K1/K3/BasicK Voyage/Oasis1/Oasis3	I have a 2012 8.9 HD. I don't recall every doing a restart on it. Just when it does it itself with some update. Seems a pretty stable tablet. Battery is getting a bit less lasting now though. I did restart my HD6 a couple of times, but that was the Silk lock up issue it had. Nexus, can't recall now, I think I did a factory reset at one point, but not for any issues it had. Just need a blank slate. I don't think I ever restarted my original Fire, the 2011, first one that came out. But I don't use that now anymore really. I just charge it from time to time. Along with the rest of my stack of kindles.

01-03-2015, 07:53 PM	#5
iPatty Zealot Posts: 110 Karma: 4200 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: California Device: Kindle2 KFHD 7, Galaxy 10.1	Whenever it acts a little funky, I restart it. I would say at least every 2 weeks. I have the same one as your mother-in-law.

01-04-2015, 02:23 AM	#6
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Only when it goes out. Sorry couldn't resist a bit of humor. I'm waiting on my Kindle Fire to arrive but if it's anything like the PW I'd guess that the occasional restart is needed to clear clutter out. Certainly it helps with my Desktop.

01-06-2015, 09:41 PM	#10
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	You talking about a Re-Start or just turning it off/on?

01-06-2015, 11:38 PM	#11
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	They are the same thing.

01-06-2015, 11:42 PM	#12
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Not on mine! Off/on dose nothing to clear any web sites .... Where the re-start cleans web site history off & other things.

01-07-2015, 01:11 AM	#14
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,455 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Well Read the 1st post! Then figure out which Cleans the History. Which is what Blossom was complaining about her mom not doing. Cause I never rebooted but I have turned it off. I know all the crap still going to be there when I turn it on.