Galaxy S, I9000 freezing/locking up?

This maybe just an issue I've been seeing with the Hong Kong version, the i9000 international version, of the phone, but is anyone else experiencing freezes? I was hoping upgrading the firmware + lag fix would solve this issue.

It hasn't. The phone will still lock up, the screen is unresponsive, as are the controls. I need to hold down the power button to get the whole phone to reset.

I had that problem and it turned out to be a weather app.  If it couldn't update (ie I stuff everything in a gym locker where there is no signal) it would lock up my phone. I would check what app I installed last and try uninstalling to see if the problem goes away. Also set programs to on check the internet intermittently or don't sync stuff.

Thanks for the replies guys. It is so hard to figure out what app it might be.

1) Certain days it doesn't hang. The last 2 days It hasn't hung at all. I haven't uninstalled any software, though I did update some software.
2) It is so hard to keep track of the software that I install/update. It's a lot of trouble shooting just to find out what software maybe effecting the phone. There must be a better way to do this? a debug log?
3) Instead of freezing up entirely, I've noticed a few instances where the lock screen is super slow responding, but if I wait and press the home button, it eventually responds. In the past I've done this as well.. but it really locks/freezes up. So this is some what of an improvement.
4) I've had task managers on for a while. I don't really believe in constantly killing tasks, so I use systempanel lite to monitor tasks and I use Super Manager which has a built in 'memory cleaner'. Essentially I'm killing tasks, except I've excluded a lot of the messengers and systems tasks already so it only kills games and other run once in a while applications.

I just uninstalled a few apps i really don't use, including a weather app i had download a long time ago I don't use. I'll keep watching this to see how it goes. The feed back is appreciated. Hopefully crowd sourcing will help all us Galaxy S users out!

Are you on the bell network? Because its happening to a lot of people, not just you.
My phone freezes/turns off/comas in my pocket 0-20 times a day.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=775017

I'm actually out in Hong Kong. I use Three.com.hk service here. Last 3-4 days my phone has been fine. Another friend mentioned it might be due to the carrier? My phone really hasn't changed that much since I had updated the firmware through Kies, and it was freezing up then, but suddenly the problems went away on it's own?

I wish there was some logical explanation for this. I don't quite understand what could possibly be happening on the carrier side of things to cause a freeze/lockup on the phone? Unless some odd market update fixed a program I happened to have installed that was freezing/locking things up?

So my update so far is... all the problems worked out by itself. I'm no closer to understanding why, but it works perfectly the last few days.

Hi, could anyone help? My SGS frequently freezes..like the screen is unresponsive at all. but my hard buttons are working. i have to shut the screen by hitting the power button then hit the home button to respond..then everything backs to normal, but it is so annoying. is it a software problem or a hardware one? it happens 2-3x a day. i manage to return the unit, the install the software again but it stays the same. plss help me guyz..thanks

irish

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Actually i did a factory reset, guys from where i bought the fone reinstalled the sofware already. It was fresh & i haven't installed any apps but it stay the same. It happens during texting, surfing the web & most of all when i play games. I also noticed sometimes the screen moves backward & forward in a rapid fashion & the keyboard is typing different lettters even if im not doing it..then it freezes. Firmware is eclair update1. Do i need a lagfix? Im not a geek interms of this..hope someone could help.