My phone takes forever to turn on

[kstiger]

It takes about 3 minutes from the time I press the power button to the home screen to fully load. Is this normal?

I bought it new and its been like this since I bought it. Is there anything to speed it up? Its not a big deal, its just kind of annoying. I had a blackberry before this and it took no more than 30 seconds to turn on so I figured the same for an android phone. Thanks

 

[ScorpDX]

Welcome to the more intense smart phones. The more they become small computers themselves the more time it takes to boot up!

 

[toasty]

Yep, that's pretty much the norm. You no longer have a phone with data features, you now have a mini-laptop with voice features. Think of it that way, and everything you experience as you make this transition will make more sense.

 

[hempwallace]

3 minutes sounds about right.

 

[JD_from_da_80s]

Kind of like watching water boil if you're sitting there watching the loading screen. I usually turn on my phone when I wake up then take a shower, so I don't notice how long it takes. I do think about it while I'm cooking breakfast or in the shower though.

 

[scottmbolt]

+1000 to all of the people above me. Completely normal!

 

[Squiggy]

I wasn't sure how long my startup time was, so I just tested it. Running 2.1 with DamageControl 2.08.1, it took 2 min's and 50 seconds until I could use the phone after booting it.

 

[kstiger]

K thanks everyone.

 

[cooolone2]

I thought this was something kinky???
My phone takes forever to turn on




Sorry, guess my mind's in the gutter today!

 

[Wiskid]

3 minutes sounds about right.

3 minutes sounds FAST to me... lol. Takes me about 3 min to get to the home screen, then another 1-2 to load all my widgets/shortcuts.