When content protection has been turned on, and the BlackBerry smartphone is hard reset by removing the battery, after the BlackBerry smartphone restarts, it may display a "java.lang.IllegalStateException" error message.

This issue may be caused by the BlackBerry smartphone having content protection turned on and the Flickr Uploader for BlackBerry application is attempting to access a secure area of the memory without the proper authorization.

There are two workarounds available for this issue:

Option 1:

Remove the Flickr Uploader for BlackBerry smartphones application from the BlackBerry smartphone.

To remove Flickr Uploader for BlackBerry smartphones application, complete the following steps:

1. On the BlackBerry smartphone, open the Options screen.
   
   
2. Open Advanced Options.
   
   
3. Open Applications.
   
   
4. Highlight the Flickr Uploader application.
   
   
5. Press the Menu button.
   
   
6. Select Delete from the menu.
   
   
7. Select Delete from the confirm menu.
   
   
8. Reset the BlackBerry smartphone, if prompted.

Option 2:

Turn off content protection on the BlackBerry smartphone.

To turn off content protection on the BlackBerry smartphone, complete the following steps:

1. On the BlackBerry smartphone, open the Options screen.
   
   
2. Open the Security Options screen.
   
   
3. Open the General Settings option.
   
   
4. Select the Content Protection option and change it to Disabled.
   
   
5. Save the settings.

Note: You may not be able to turn off content protection if the BlackBerry smartphone has an IT policy that requires content protection to be turned on. If this is the case the only work around is to remove the Flickr Uploader for BlackBerry smartphones application.