Blackberry HANDHELD SOFTWARE VERSION 2.7 RELEASE NOTE User Manual

BlackBerry Handheld
Software Version 2.7
Release Notes

PLEASE READ THE LEGAL NOTICES SET OUT AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENT.

Contents

• New in this release

• Known issues

BlackBerry Handheld Software Version 2.7 Release Notes

New in this release

• Wireless enterprise activation: You can activate your handheld over the wireless network, without
connecting to your computer.

• Wireless PIM synchronization: You can synchronize all organizer and email information (including
meeting requests, memos, tasks, read/unread status, sent items, and filing of messages) over the
wireless network.

• Wireless email settings: You can set and manage your out-of-office auto-reply, change email filters,
and update your auto-signature over the wireless network.

• Automatic wireless backup: Your handheld settings, such as icon positions, font settings, and
browser bookmarks, are backed up over the wireless network automatically.

• Wireless encryption key regeneration: You can regenerate encryption keys directly from your
handheld.

• Sent item synchronization: Messages sent from your email client can now be sent to the Sent Items
folder on your handheld.

• Always displaying Reconcile Now: You can reconcile your email messages between your handheld
and your computer, even if no changes have been made on the handheld.

Known issues

• If you back up your profiles from a Java-based BlackBerry Wireless Handheld to a C++-based
BlackBerry Wireless Handheld, and then edit a profile and save your changes, the changes are not
saved.
Impact: You cannot restore the profiles database in a backup from a Java-based handheld to your
C++-based handheld.
Workaround: After restoring your handheld data, clear the profiles database using the dekstop
software. See the
Issue No.: SDR41935

• If you cancel Enterprise Activation on your handheld before it completes, and then you activate your
handheld again, permitting the process to complete, the Wireless Synchronization field in the
calendar options is set to No.
Impact: Your handheld calendar is not enabled for wireless synchronization.
Workaround: In the calendar options, set the Wireless Sync field to Yes.
Issue No.: SDR37790

Backup and Restore Online Help

for more information on clearing databases.

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