What Is Wrong With MY SK3

[adi14]

Yesterday my sidekick just cut off it turned off then on then when i moved the trackball it turned off
Now When I turn it on it goes to the TMOBILE SIDEKICK 3 Screen and it cuts off
Can Some one tell me what the problem
Is it the battery?

[xoutthestars]

Yesterday my sidekick just cut off it turned off then on then when i moved the trackball it turned off
Now When I turn it on it goes to the TMOBILE SIDEKICK 3 Screen and it cuts off
Can Some one tell me what the problem
Is it the battery?

could be, or the mainboard.

[adi14]

Yea it turns on fine now but I never know how much the battery has cuz it stays full all the time but it shuts down / cuts off when the batt is low

[xoutthestars]

Yea it turns on fine now but I never know how much the battery has cuz it stays full all the time but it shuts down / cuts off when the batt is low

Turn the phone off, take out the battery/SIM/SD card, and hold R as you put the battery in. Hold R as it power cycles 3-4 times, then let go.

This is a master reset and you will not lose anything, however it will reset your phone's settings. I had this problem and now the phone reads the battery properly.

[adi14]

Dude thank you a lot you saved my sidekick thanks really
Yes now I know how much battery I have left

[jhelms]

Turn the phone off, take out the battery/SIM/SD card, and hold R as you put the battery in. Hold R as it power cycles 3-4 times, then let go.

This is a master reset and you will not lose anything, however it will reset your phone's settings. I had this problem and now the phone reads the battery properly.

I tried this and when mine comes back up (I'm still holding down the R) and the pop up message comes up "back cover removed - yada yada yada".

I tried holding down the R button a little longer and nothing happened. When I let go and got past the "back cover removed" message it just brings me to the unlock code like a normal reboot.