BlackBerry® Curve™

[stockwellstreet]

Hi - I listen to audiobooks on my commute. Worked fine for a year, but battery life has faded. Now, even with a new battery charged all night, I only got 10 minutes of play back in the morning. I don't use other apps, make few calls & emails. What's my next step?

[JSanders Resident Expert]

Try this:

Leave the device to charge 2-3 hours, and then, still connected to the charging cable, remove the the battery from the device a few seconds and reinsert it.  Do this the next couple of days.

Often, even with a new battery, the 'on-device' battery will get off-sync with the actual battery charge. The battery could be charged at 100%, but the device "sees" only 50% charge.

Don't drain your battery daily to 5-15%, always top off when you can. Get an extra charger, even for 10 minutes charge during a day, that can be be the extra two hours you need. Draining the battery kills the battery faster.

[stockwellstreet]

Thanks. So far this has extended the media play time to about an hour. I'll keep trying for a day or two.