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Originally Posted by Roll
So I have the following icons showing then...
Phone
BB messages
Home screen
Messages
browser
I understand all but the browser; why would it be running?
Thanks,
Roll
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My guess on why each of those would be running is below:
Phone - To always be ready to make a call if you press the phone button or hit numbers (if your phone has a keypad).
BB Messenger - Built-in messenger for communication with other BB's, not necessarily always needed. Not exactly sure why this would always be running. You can uninstall this feature if you do not use it and then it will not be running nor will it take up precious memory. I did this on my older BlackBerry and then reinstalled it later on when more of my friends got BlackBerry phones.
Home Screen - To allow you to always go back to your home screen (your desktop, if you will) to see your icons and such.
Messages - Always on and available to receive SMS, VoiceMail, and other alerts that are categorized as messages at all times.
Browser - Many areas of the phone from the messages section to other programs use the browser for hyperlinks and it is always running to make it appear very quick to load when a link is selected from other programs.