So far, I have owned 2 Android phones. The first one was a Motorola XT720 with Android 2.1 (later flashed with CyanogenMod 6), and my current one is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus on which I keep the stock ICS.
Both phones, on occasion (though much less often with the Galaxy Nexus) would completely freeze, making the screen totally non responsive, so I could not even power it off since I couldn't click on the confirmation dialog. In those cases, the only thing I can do is to open the case and remove the battery, put it back in and boot the phone again.
I know some other Android phones have a sealed case with a non user-servicable battery. Owners of such phone do not have the option of forcing a hard reboot by removing the battery. I was therefore wondering how do those people deal with a complete freeze of the phone? I truly doubt those phones are totally immune from the occasional lock up - if a stock ICS on a Nexus phone can freeze, any Android can - so I would be weary of getting such a phone for myself knowing that I would not have the option of removing the battery in case of a total freeze.
How do you deal with freezes if you can't remove the battery?
Both phones, on occasion (though much less often with the Galaxy Nexus) would completely freeze, making the screen totally non responsive, so I could not even power it off since I couldn't click on the confirmation dialog. In those cases, the only thing I can do is to open the case and remove the battery, put it back in and boot the phone again.
I know some other Android phones have a sealed case with a non user-servicable battery. Owners of such phone do not have the option of forcing a hard reboot by removing the battery. I was therefore wondering how do those people deal with a complete freeze of the phone? I truly doubt those phones are totally immune from the occasional lock up - if a stock ICS on a Nexus phone can freeze, any Android can - so I would be weary of getting such a phone for myself knowing that I would not have the option of removing the battery in case of a total freeze.
How do you deal with freezes if you can't remove the battery?