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Version: 7.0
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Contents |
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Quick Help.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Getting started: Your smartphone..................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Top 10................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Top 10........................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Personalize: Top 10............................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Troubleshooting: Top 10.................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips and shortcuts.............................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Tips: Doing things quickly................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Extending battery life................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Tips: Finding apps............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space....................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Updating your software............................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Tips: Keeping your information safe.................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Tips: Managing indicators.................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Phone shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Typing shortcuts for the touch screen keyboard................................................................................................................................................ |
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Media shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Troubleshooting: Shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Phone................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Phone.................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Phone......................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Personalize: Phone............................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Troubleshooting: Phone..................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Voice commands................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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How to: Voice commands................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Voice commands.................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Messages............................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Email................................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Text messages.................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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PIN messages...................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Attachments....................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Security options for messages............................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Files and attachments........................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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How to: Files....................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Files........................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Media................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Music.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Podcasts............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Videos................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Video camera..................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Camera............................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Pictures............................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Voice notes......................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Ring tones, sounds, and alerts............................................................................................................................................................................ |
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How to: Ring tones, sounds, and alerts.............................................................................................................................................................. |
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Troubleshooting: Ring tones, sounds, and alerts............................................................................................................................................... |
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Browser.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Browser................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Tips: Browser...................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Personalize: Browser.......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Browser.................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Calendar............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Getting started: Calendar................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Calendar................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Tips: Calendar..................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Personalize: Calendar......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Calendar................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Contacts.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Getting started: Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Personalize: Contacts......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Clock................................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Getting started: Clock......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Clock..................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Personalize: Clock............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Clock....................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tasks and memos............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Create a task or memo....................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Send a task or memo.......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Change or delete a task or memo...................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Change the status of a task................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Hide completed tasks......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Show tasks in the calendar................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Synchronizing tasks and memos......................................................................................................................................................................... |
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About categories................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Categorize a contact, task, or memo.................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Create a category for contacts, tasks, or memos............................................................................................................................................... |
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Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items............................................................................................................................... |
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Typing................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Typing................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Typing......................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Personalize: Typing............................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Troubleshooting: Typing..................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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How to: Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Keyboard................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Language............................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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How to: Language............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Language................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Screen display..................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Screen display....................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Personalize: Screen display................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Troubleshooting: Display.................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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GPS technology................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Getting started: GPS technology........................................................................................................................................................................ |
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How to: GPS technology..................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: GPS technology...................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Compass............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Getting started: Compass................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Compass................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Personalize: Compass......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Compass................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Maps................................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Maps..................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Maps...................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Applications........................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Getting started: Applications............................................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Applications.......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Applications............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Applications........................................................................................................................................................................... |
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BlackBerry Device Software............................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: BlackBerry Device Software.................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Device Software................................................................................................................................................... |
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Manage Connections.......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Mobile network.................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Wi-Fi technology................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Manage Connections.......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Mobile network.................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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WLAN technology............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Bluetooth technology......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Getting started: Bluetooth technology.............................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Bluetooth technology........................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Bluetooth technology............................................................................................................................................................ |
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NFC technology.................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Getting started: NFC technology........................................................................................................................................................................ |
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How to: NFC technology..................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: NFC technology...................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Power and battery.............................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Getting started: Power and battery................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Power and battery................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Storage space and media cards.......................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Storage space and media cards............................................................................................................................................................ |
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Tips: Storage space and media cards................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Troubleshooting: Storage space and media cards............................................................................................................................................. |
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Search................................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Search................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Tips: Search........................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Troubleshooting: Search.................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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SIM card.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Getting started: SIM card................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: SIM card................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Security............................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Getting started: Security.................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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How to: Security................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Tips: Security...................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Security.................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Service books and diagnostic reports................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Accept, delete, or restore a service book........................................................................................................................................................... |
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Run a diagnostic report...................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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View, submit, or delete a diagnostic report....................................................................................................................................................... |
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Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports..................................................................................................................................................... |
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I can't run or submit a diagnostic report............................................................................................................................................................ |
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Find your smartphone model number and version of the BlackBerry Device Software.................................................................................... |
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Synchronization.................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Synchronization.................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Troubleshooting: Synchronization..................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Accessibility options........................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Getting started: Accessibility.............................................................................................................................................................................. |
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How to: Accessibility.......................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Calculator........................................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Use the calculator............................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Convert a measurement..................................................................................................................................................................................... |
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Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Legal notice........................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. |
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Legal notice........................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Find out about apps and indicators, and what the keys do on your BlackBerry® smartphone.
New in this release
This release includes a number of exciting new features and services, as well as some enhancements to existing features.
BlackBerry ID
A BlackBerry® ID gives you convenient access to multiple BlackBerry products and services. After you create a BlackBerry ID, you can use a single email address and password to log in to any BlackBerry product that supports BlackBerry ID. With BlackBerry ID, you can manage apps that you downloaded from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront and keep apps you downloaded when you switch smartphones. For more information, see About the BlackBerry ID, 7.
Voice enabled search
Looking for something? You can now use your voice to search for help, contacts, documents, pictures, videos, and more on your BlackBerry smartphone and on the Internet. For more information, see Search for an item using voice enabled search, 357.
Home screen customization
Customize the Home screen even more by hiding panels you don't use regularly, and hiding icons in specific panels or all panels. For more information, see Show or hide a Home screen panel, 16 and Show, hide, or find an application icon, 16.
Compass application
Easily determine your direction in relation to the Earth's magnetic poles or to true north. You can also use the compass with location-based applications (such as the Maps application) to find directions based on coordinates. For more information, see Compass, 275.
NFC technology
NFC technology allows you to quickly exchange information between your smartphone and smart accessories, smart payment terminals, smart access points, and smart tags. When you tap the NFC smart tag reader of your smartphone against a smart tag, you can see information such as web addresses, coupons, graphics, media files, and event details. For more information, see NFC technology, 345.
Touch-free call answering
You don't need to use your hands to answer calls when you're using a Bluetooth® enabled headset or a regular headset! Now you can set your smartphone to answer calls automatically after 5 seconds. For more information, see Change how you answer calls with a headset, 58.
Bluetooth enhancements
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You can now send multiple pictures at once using Bluetooth technology. For details, see Send a media file, 145.
Conveniently send and receive a contact card (also called a vCard®) using Bluetooth technology, and save the received contact card into your smartphone's contact list. For more information, see Send and receive a contact card using Bluetooth technology, 339.
Video enhancements
You can now record and play back videos in full screen size in either landscape or portrait view.
Picture enhancements
When you rotate JPEG and PNG pictures, the pictures are saved automatically in the rotated view.
Sort pictures from either newest to oldest, or oldest to newest. This lets you see a slide show in the order that pictures were taken.
You can now view pictures in a slide show using transitions such a sliding, zooming, and panning. For more information, see Change your slide show options, 185.
About the BlackBerry ID
A BlackBerry® ID gives you convenient access to multiple BlackBerry products and services. After you create a BlackBerry ID, you can use a single email address and password to log in to any BlackBerry product that supports BlackBerry ID. With BlackBerry ID, you can manage apps that you downloaded from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront and keep apps you downloaded when you switch smartphones.
When you set up your BlackBerry smartphone, you might be required to create a BlackBerry ID. You can also create a BlackBerry ID from within an app that uses BlackBerry ID, or by visiting www.blackberry.com/blackberryid.
Some services and apps that support BlackBerry® ID require you to re-enter your login information after a certain amount of time has passed if you are not actively using the app. You might also be required to re-enter your BlackBerry ID login information if you change any of your BlackBerry ID information, if you delete all the data on your smartphone, or if you update your BlackBerry® Device Software on your smartphone.
Related information
Create a BlackBerry ID, 286
Change your BlackBerry ID information, 286
Visit the Setup application
The Setup application helps you learn about navigation and typing, change options to personalize your BlackBerry® smartphone, and set up network connections, such as Bluetooth® connections. You can also set up email addresses and social networking accounts. The Setup application should appear automatically the first time that you turn on your smartphone.
1.If the Setup application does not appear automatically, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Setup icon.
2.Click a section to change options or to complete a short series of prompts that help you set the options.
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Important keys
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Front keys
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Trackpad |
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• Press (click) to select an item. |
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• Press and hold to open a pop-up menu. |
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Menu |
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Open a menu. |
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• Select a highlighted menu item. |
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• Press and hold to switch applications quickly. |
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Escape |
• Return to the previous screen. |
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Close the menu. |
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Send |
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Make a call. |
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Answer a call. |
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End/Power |
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End a call. |
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• Return to the Home screen. |
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• Press and hold to turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® smartphone. |
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Top keys |
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Actions |
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Lock |
Lock or unlock the screen. |
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Side keys |
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Actions |
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Volume/Mute |
• Press the top and bottom keys to change the volume. |
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media file. |
• Before you take a picture or record a video, press the top or bottom key to zoom in or out.
• Press the middle key to mute a call or mute the volume.
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Key |
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Actions |
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Convenience key |
• If supported, open the camera. |
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• If supported, take a picture. |
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• You can also customize this key. |
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Keyboard |
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Shift |
Capitalize letters. |
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Alt |
Type a symbol or number. |
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Backspace/Delete |
Delete the previous character or a selected item. |
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Enter |
Select an item. |
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Speakerphone |
Turn on or turn off the speakerphone during a call. |
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Flashing LED
The LED on the top of your BlackBerry® smartphone flashes different colors to indicate different statuses.
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You're in a wireless coverage area. You can turn on or turn off |
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this notification. |
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Blue |
Your smartphone is connected to a Bluetooth® enabled |
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device. You can turn on or turn off this notification. |
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Red |
A new message has arrived and your selected profile is set to |
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smartphone with a smart card, your smartphone is accessing |
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data on the smart card. |
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Amber |
The battery power level for your smartphone is low, or your |
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smartphone is turned off and is charging. You can't turn off |
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the notification for the low battery power level. The |
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notification for charging turns off when you turn on your |
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smartphone. |
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Related information |
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Turn off Bluetooth connection notification, 342 |
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Turn on flashing LED notification for wireless coverage, 267
Icons
Application icons
You can access your applications by clicking the icons on the home screen and in folders on the home screen. The initial view of the home screen displays icons for only some of the available applications. To view more application icons on the home screen, click All.
Depending on your BlackBerry® smartphone model, administrator, and wireless service provider, some applications might not be available. You might be able to download some applications from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront.
To see a full icon guide, go to www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones. Click your smartphone model, then click the Icon Guide.
Setup
Setup |
Enterprise Activation |
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Activate a work email account using the BlackBerry® |
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Enterprise Server. |
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Options |
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Power and lock |
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Password Lock |
Power Off |
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Messages |
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Messages |
Saved Messages |
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Added email address |
Added work email address |
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Text Messages |
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Instant messaging |
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Instant Messaging folder |
BBM™ |
Some applications might appear in this folder |
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including applications that you download. |
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Windows Live™ Messenger for BlackBerry® |
AOL® Instant Messenger™ Service for BlackBerry® |
smartphones |
smartphones |
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Google Talk™ for BlackBerry® smartphones |
Yahoo!® Messenger for BlackBerry® smartphones |
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Applications |
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Browser |
Manage Connections |
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Maps |
Help |
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Password Keeper |
Voice Dialing |
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Applications folder |
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Media |
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Media folder |
Videos |
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Pictures |
Music |
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Ring Tones |
Voice Notes |
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Camera |
Video Camera |
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Voice Notes Recorder |
Podcasts |
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Personal organizer |
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Contacts |
Calendar |
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Tasks |
MemoPad |
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Clock |
Calculator |
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Files |
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Documents To Go® |
Files |
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Social networking and mobile purchasing |
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BlackBerry App World™ |
Social Feeds |
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Facebook® for BlackBerry® smartphones |
Twitter® for BlackBerry® smartphones |
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BlackBerry Device Software update |
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Software update for the BlackBerry® Device |
Software update for the BlackBerry Device Software |
Software is available |
is being downloaded |
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Software update for the BlackBerry Device |
Software update for the BlackBerry Device Software |
Software is ready to be installed |
is stopped |
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Sounds and alerts |
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Normal profile |
Phone Calls Only profile |
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Loud profile |
Custom profile |
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Medium profile |
Silent profile |
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Vibrate Only profile |
All Alerts Off profile |
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Games |
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Games folder |
BrickBreaker |
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Word Mole |
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Home screen icons
These icons are status indicators that appear at the top of the home screen.
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Depending on your BlackBerry® smartphone model and wireless service provider, some of these icons might not appear.
New item
To clear this icon, open each item that has this indicator.
Update is available in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront
Sending data |
New item in the Social Feeds application |
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Receiving data |
System is busy |
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New BBM™ item |
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Roaming |
Unread message count |
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Alarm is set |
Missed call count |
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Calendar reminder count |
Bluetooth® technology is turned on |
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Wi-Fi® technology is turned on |
NFC technology is turned on |
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Message inbox icons
These icons indicate the type or status of each message in your inbox.
Depending on your BlackBerry® smartphone model and wireless service provider, some of these icons might not appear.
Unread message |
New BBM™ item |
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Read message |
BBM chat is open |
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Draft message |
New BBM Groups item |
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Filed message |
New RSS item |
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Message with an attachment |
Message is being sent |
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Message is high priority |
Message has not been sent |
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Text message with an attachment |
Message has been sent |
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Text message |
Message has been delivered |
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Message has been read |
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Battery power level icons
These icons appear at the top of the Home screen and at the top of the screen in some applications.
Full battery |
Battery is charging |
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Low battery |
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Typing icons
These icons appear in the upper-right corner of the screen when you type.
CAP lock (capital letter lock) |
Multi-tap mode |
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NUM lock (number lock) |
Current input language |
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Alt mode |
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Phone icons
These icons appear at the top of the Home screen and in the Phone application.
Missed call |
Received call |
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Placed call |
Voice mail message |
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Calendar icons
These icons appear at the bottom of the screen when you highlight a calendar entry.
Event reminder |
Recurring appointment |
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Meeting reminder |
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Notes
Camera icons
These icons appear at the bottom of the screen in the camera. You can click these icons.
View pictures |
Geotagging is turned on |
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Take another picture |
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Flash is turned on |
Flash is turned off |
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Automatic flash mode |
Scene mode |
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Video camera
These icons appear at the bottom of the screen in the video camera. You can click these icons.
Start recording |
Pause recording |
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Send video |
Rename video |
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Delete video |
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Your Home screen
Use a picture as your smartphone wallpaper
1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Browse to a picture.
3.Press the key > Set As Wallpaper.
Try this now!
Related information
My display changed, 270
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Add a shortcut to your Home screen or Favorites panel
You can add a shortcut to give yourself quick access to items such as frequently used websites, contacts, applications, files, podcast channels, or media categories.
1.Browse to a website, or highlight the item that you want to create a shortcut for.
2.Press the key > Add to Home Screen.
•To change the name of the shortcut, type a new name.
•To change the location where the shortcut appears, change the Location field.
•To add the shortcut to your Favorites panel, select the Mark as Favorite checkbox.
3.Click Add.
Show or hide a Home screen panel
1.On the Home screen, press the key > Manage Panels.
2.Select or clear the checkbox for each panel.
3.Press the key > Save.
Show, hide, or find an application icon
Depending on your theme, you might not be able to hide some application icons.
On the Home screen or in a folder, do any of the following:
•To see all your application icons, on the navigation bar, click All.
•To hide an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the key > Hide Icon. If the icon appears in other panels, you can hide the icon in all panels or in the current panel only.
•To show all hidden application icons, press the key > Show All Icons.
•To stop hiding an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the key > Hide Icon. A check mark should not appear beside the Hide Icon field.
Related information
My display changed, 270
Move an application icon
1.On the Home screen or in an application folder, highlight an application icon.
2.Press the key.
•To move the application icon to a different location on the Home screen, click Move. Click the new location.
•To move the application icon into an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click an application folder.
•To move the application icon out of an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click Home or an application folder.
Switch themes
1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.In the Theme section, click a theme.
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4. Click Activate.
To delete a theme, click the theme. Click Delete.
Set the number of icons that appear on the Home screen
1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Accessibility.
3.Change the Home Screen Grid Layout field.
4.Press the key > Save.
Add a message that appears when your smartphone is locked
1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Message on Lock Screen.
3.Type the text that you want to appear on the screen when your smartphone is locked.
4.Press the key > Save.
Feature availability
The following items affect the availability of features on your BlackBerry® smartphone. The features discussed are meant as examples, and are not inclusive of every feature that might or might not be available on your smartphone.
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IT policies that have been set by your administrator, on the |
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Features such as text messaging, location-based services, and |
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The wireless network that your smartphone is connected to |
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different wireless networks are available. Some wireless |
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Find more information
•Help on your smartphone: Find step-by-step instructions in the user guide for your BlackBerry® smartphone. Click Help on the Home screen or in an application menu.
•www.discoverblackberry.com: Find software, applications, and accessories for your smartphone.
•Your wireless service provider website: Find information about your wireless network or wireless service plan.
•www.blackberry.com/go/declarationofconformity: View the Declaration of Conformity made under Directive 1999/5/EC (HG nr.88/2003).
How to: Top 10
BlackBerry® smartphone users have spoken! Here are the top 10 things they want to know how to do on their smartphones.
Set up an email address
1.On the Home screen, click the Setup icon.
2.In the Setup section, click the Email Accounts icon.
3.Follow the screens to set up your email address. When your email address is set up correctly, you receive a confirmation message. To view and manage your email messages, on the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
Note: In some cases, you might see the following options. If so, select one of the options.
•Internet Mail Account: Use this option to associate your BlackBerry® smartphone with one or more existing email accounts (for example, Windows Live™ Hotmail®) or to create a new email address for your smartphone.
•Enterprise Account: If your administrator gave you an enterprise activation password, use this option to associate your smartphone with your work email account using the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.
Try this now!
If you are trying to set up a Internet email account (for example, Windows Live™ Hotmail® or Google Mail™) or a new email address for your smartphone, and do not see this option, contact your administrator or wireless service provider.
Related information
Change options for your personal email account, 86
About downloading apps with the BlackBerry App World
With the BlackBerry App World™ storefront, you can search for and download games, themes, social networking apps, personal productivity apps, and much more. Using an existing PayPal® account, you can buy and download apps to your smartphone over the wireless network.
If you don't already have the BlackBerry App World on your smartphone, you can download it at www.blackberryappworld.com. For more information about managing apps using BlackBerry App World, click the BlackBerry App World icon. Press the key > Help.
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Depending on your wireless service provider and region, you might have the option to add or update apps using the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. You might also be able to download apps from a webpage (try visiting mobile.blackberry.com from your BlackBerry smartphone), or through your wireless service provider. Data charges might apply when you add or use an app over the wireless network. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
Transfer a file from your computer to your smartphone using your smartphone as a USB memory drive
You must use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated with your media files when you transfer files between your BlackBerry smartphone and your computer.
1.Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.
2.Do one of the following:
•If you want to transfer most types of files, in the dialog box that appears on your smartphone, select the USB option.
•If you want to transfer media files that are protected with DRM, in the dialog box that appears on your smartphone, select the media transfer option.
3.If necessary, type a password. Your smartphone appears as a drive on your computer.
4.Drag a file from a location on your computer to a folder on your smartphone.
To view the transferred file on your smartphone, disconnect your smartphone from your computer and find the file.
Related information
Transfer your media files from your computer to your smartphone using the BlackBerry Desktop Software, 140
Synchronize email over the wireless network
You can set the Wireless Reconcile option for each email address that is associated with your BlackBerry® smartphone, which will synchronize your email over the wireless network.
1.On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
2.Press the key > Options > Email Reconciliation.
3.If the Message Services field appears, set this field to the appropriate email account.
4.Select the Wireless Reconcile checkbox.
5.Press the key > Save.
Try this now!
Copy contacts from your SIM card to your contact list
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.
1.In the contact list, press the key > SIM Phone Book.
2.Press the key > Copy All To Contacts.
Note: If you try to copy a SIM card contact with a phone number that matches the phone number of a contact that already appears in your contact list, your BlackBerry® smartphone does not copy the SIM card contact.
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Send a text message
The number of recipients that you can send a text message to depends on your wireless service provider.
1.On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2.Press the key > Compose Text Message.
3.In the To field, do one of the following:
•Type a contact name.
•Press the key > Choose Contact. Click a contact.
•Type a phone number that can receive text messages (including the country code and area code). For languages with non-Latin characters, press the Alt key to type numbers. Press the key on the keyboard.
•If your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to a CDMA network, you can type an email address.
4.Type a message.
5.Press the key on the keyboard.
Related information
Personal distribution lists, 235
I can't send messages, 33
Attach a media file, contact card, appointment, or location to a text message, 97
View a location on a map
1.On the Home screen, click the Maps icon.
2.Press the key > Find a Location.
•To search for a point of interest such as a business or landmark, in the Find a store, café, etc. field, type the information for the point of interest. Highlight the point of interest.
•To view a new location, in the Find an address field, type an address. Highlight the location.
•To view a location for a contact, in the Find a store, café, etc. field, type the contact name. Highlight the contact information.
•To view a favorite location, in the Favorites section, highlight the location.
3.Press the key > View on Map.
If you are viewing a location other than your current location, to get directions to this location from your current location, press the key > Navigate to Here. Your BlackBerry® smartphone must have an internal GPS receiver or be paired with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver to perform this task.
Lock or unlock your smartphone
You can lock the screen to avoid pressing it or making calls accidentally and, if you have set a BlackBerry® smartphone password, you can also lock your smartphone with a password.
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Depending on how you or your administrator set your password options, if you don't use your smartphone for a certain period of time, your smartphone might lock with a password automatically.
Do one of the following:
•To lock the screen, press the key on the top of your smartphone.
•To unlock the screen, press the key again.
•To lock your smartphone with a password, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the icon.
•To unlock your smartphone, enter your password. Press the key.
Turn on or turn off a network connection
You should keep network connections turned off in certain places, such as on an airplane or in a hospital. For more information, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your BlackBerry® smartphone.
On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
•To turn on a network connection, select the checkbox beside a connection type.
•To turn off a network connection, clear the checkbox beside a connection type.
•To turn on the network connections that were turned on previously, click Restore Connections.
Related information
I can't connect to the mobile network, 305
I can't connect to a Wi-Fi network, 316
I can't connect to the mobile network, 305
I can't connect to a Wi-Fi network, 316
I can't connect to a WLAN, 334
I can't connect to the mobile network, 324
I can't connect to the mobile network, 324
I can't connect to a WLAN, 334
Turn off word substitution
1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Input > Typing.
3.For a keyboard, click Advanced Style Options.
4.Clear the Spelling checkbox.
5.Press the key > Save.
Save time and maximize your efficiency with these quick tips.
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Tips: Finding apps
Look in a folder on your home screen.
Some apps are located in folders on your home screen. Click a folder to see what apps are inside.
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unhide the app, highlight it and then click Hide Icon to clear |
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the check mark. If the icon is hidden in other panels, you can |
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unhide the icon in all panels, or in the current panel only. If |
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Show All Icons does not appear in the menu, there are no apps |
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hidden from view. |
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Search for an app. |
On the home screen, start typing the app name. |
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Verify that the app is installed. |
On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Device > Application Management. If the app is listed, it is |
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Tips: Managing indicators
Indicators tell you that there is something new or updated, such as a new message, voice mail message, or feed, or they inform you of the status of something, such as the battery or network connection. Indicators often appear on app icons, new content within apps, and at the top of the Home screen.
Remove the new item indicator |
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Open each item that has this indicator. For example, to remove |
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find all of your unread messages in your inbox, look in your |
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• Mark a message as read. Highlight a message. Press the |
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• Mark all messages that are prior to a date as read. |
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Read. |
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Identify an indicator. |
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icon of the application that the indicator refers to. To see |
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a complete list of applications on your BlackBerry® |
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smartphone and their icons, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Application Management.
• For a complete list of indicators, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones. Click your smartphone model, and then click the Icons guide.
Tips: Updating your software
Updated BlackBerry® Device Software and BlackBerry® Desktop Software are released periodically, and you might be able to update the software from either your computer or your smartphone. Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
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be supported. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the |
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Options icon. Click Device > Software Updates. |
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Update your BlackBerry Device Software from your computer. |
On your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/update. Click |
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Check for Updates. Connect your smartphone to your |
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computer. |
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Set your BlackBerry Desktop Software to check for updates |
For instructions, see the Help in BlackBerry Desktop Software. |
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Update your BlackBerry Desktop Software . |
Visit www.blackberry.com/desktopsoftware. |
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Tips: Doing things quickly
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Access popular options such as changing your ring tone, |
Highlight and click the areas at the top of the Home screen. |
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setting the alarm, viewing notifications, and turning on or |
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turning off network connections. |
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See all the apps and folders on the Home screen, or minimize |
On the navigation bar, click All. |
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the panel and view the wallpaper. |
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Switch to another app. |
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Open an app with a convenience key. |
Press a convenience key on the side of your smartphone. |
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Use toolbars. |
Toolbars are available in most applications, and appear at the |
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bottom of the screen. For example, you can click icons on the |
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toolbar in the message list to quickly search the message list, |
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compose an email, and delete the selected message. To see a |
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description for a toolbar icon, touch and hold the icon. |
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Use pop-up menus. |
Pop-up menus provide common available actions, and appear |
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in the center of the screen. For example, you can use the pop- |
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To open a pop-up menu, touch and hold the screen or press |
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click the trackpad. |
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Watch the video |
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Switch to the Favorites, Media, Downloads, and Frequent |
On the Home screen, highlight All on the navigation bar and |
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swipe right or left. |
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Add an app to the Favorites panel. |
Highlight an app on the Home screen or in a folder. Press the |
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key > Mark as Favorite. |
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Change options for the Home screen such as the wallpaper. |
On the Home screen, press the |
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Related information
Change what happens when you type on the Home screen, 0
Assign an application to a convenience key, 31
Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 286
Tips: Extending battery life
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Set your BlackBerry® smartphone to turn on and turn off |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
automatically. |
Device > Auto On/Off. |
You can set your smartphone to turn off while you aren't using |
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Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time, and |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Display > Screen Display. |
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Turn off network connections you aren't using. |
On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of |
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Close apps when you're finished with them. |
In an app, press the |
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Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or |
On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. |
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Click Change Sounds and Alerts. |
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notifications, or select a shorter ring tone. |
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Delete the original text from a reply message. |
When you are replying to a message, press the |
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If your smartphone has a camera flash, turn off the flash. |
On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Click the flash icon |
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Keep your battery connections clean. |
Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth to clean the |
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Keeping the battery clean extends the life of your battery. |
metal contacts on the battery and the smartphone. |
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Related information
Delete the original text from a reply message, 73
Change your ring tone, notifiers, or reminders, 29
Turn on or turn off a network connection, 22
Set options for backlighting, 265
Set your smartphone to turn on and turn off automatically, 349
Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space
Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® smartphone. If you find that your smartphone processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email, calendar entries, and media files might help you conserve storage space.
Check how much free storage space you have. |
On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Close any apps you're not using. |
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Delete unneeded files. |
On the home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon. Find and |
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Delete browsing history and clear the cache. |
On the home screen, click the Browser icon. Press the |
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Reduce the amount of time that your smartphone stores email |
On the home screen, click the Messages icon or Calendar icon. |
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Press the |
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Stop storing sent messages on your smartphone. |
On the home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the |
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Receive only the first section of long email messages, and |
On the home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the |
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Store files on a media card instead of the smartphone. |
Your BlackBerry smartphone supports media card sizes up to |
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Reduce the size of pictures you take. |
On the home screen, click the Camera icon. Press the |
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Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
Related information
Copy, move, rename, or delete a file, 135
Receive only the first section of long email messages, 85 Change the size of pictures that you take, 175
View the amount of available storage space on your smartphone, 353 Set how long your smartphone stores messages, 84
Stop storing messages sent from your computer on your smartphone, 84 Stop storing messages sent from your smartphone on your computer, 84 Change how long your smartphone stores calendar entries, 224
Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 286 The application storage on my smartphone is low, 356
Tips: Keeping your information safe
You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry® smartphone from being compromised, such as avoiding leaving your smartphone unattended.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
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Set a smartphone password. |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Encrypt contacts and files. |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Security > Encryption. |
Back up your smartphone data to your computer.
Use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to back up your smartphone data to your computer. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate option for your computer.
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On the Home screen, click the Setup icon. In the Setup section, |
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click Device Switch > Save Data. |
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Related information |
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Set a smartphone password, 365 |
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Phone shortcuts
Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Change your ring tone |
From the Home screen, press the |
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Send an incoming call to voice mail when your |
Press and hold the Volume Down key on the right side of your smartphone. |
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Set up speed dial for a contact |
From the Home screen, press the |
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Insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number |
Press and hold 0. |
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From the Home screen, press the |
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Media shortcuts
Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Audio and video files
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Pause an audio or video file |
Press the Mute key on the right side of your BlackBerry® |
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Resume playing an audio or video file |
Press the Mute key again. |
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Play the next audio file |
Press and hold the Volume Up key on the right side of your |
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Play the previous audio file |
Press and hold the Volume Down key on the right side of your |
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Turn on the audio boost feature if you're using a headset |
Press the Volume Up key until the audio boost feature turns |
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Zoom in to a subject before taking a picture |
Press the Volume Up key. |
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Zoom out from a subject before taking a picture |
Press the Volume Down key. |
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Take a picture |
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Make your BlackBerry® smartphone your own by getting apps, transferring your files, and personalizing your settings.
Change your ring tone, notifiers, or reminders
In addition to changing the tone, you can also change options for notifcation during calls, volume, LED, and vibration.
1.On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
2.Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Selected Profile.
•To change your ring tone, click Phone.
•To change notifiers or reminders, click to expand a section. Click an option.
3.In the Ring Tone, Notifier Tone, or Reminder Tone field, do one of the following:
•Click a tone.
•To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® smartphone or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song.
•To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.
•To use a preloaded alert, click All Alerts. Find and click an alert.
4.Press the key > Save.
Try this now!
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I can't change the number of times that my smartphone rings, 65
Use a picture as your smartphone wallpaper
1.On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Browse to a picture.
3.Press the key > Set As Wallpaper.
Try this now!
Related information
My display changed, 270
Add, rename, or delete a folder on the home screen
On the home screen, do one of the following:
•To add a folder, press the key > Add Folder. Type a name for the folder. Click Add.
•To rename a folder, highlight a folder. Press the key > Edit Folder. Type a name for the folder. Click Save.
•To delete a folder, highlight a folder. Press the key > Delete.
Add or change your signature
Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported.
1.On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
2.Press the key > Options.
•For a work email account, click Email Preferences. If the Message Services field appears, change this field to the appropriate email account. If the Use Auto Signature check box is not selected, select it. In the field that appears, place your cursor.
•For a personal email account, click Email Account Management. Click an email account. Click Edit.
3.Type a signature.
4.Press the key > Save.
Your signature is added to your email after you send it.
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Change the language
1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Input > Language.
•To change the display language, change the Display Language field.
•To change the typing language, change the Typing Language field.
•To change the language for voice commands, change the Voice Dialing Language field.
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3. Press the key > Save.
Change the display font
1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.Change the font fields.
4.Press the key > Save.
Assign an application to a convenience key
Your BlackBerry® smartphone has a convenience key on the side of the smartphone. Depending on your theme, you might not be able to change the application that is assigned to a convenience key.
1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Convenience Key.
3.Change the Convenience Key Opens field.
4.Press the key > Save.
Set up speed dial for a contact
1.From the Home screen, press the key.
2.Press the key > View > Speed Dial List.
3.In the Speed Dial Numbers list, click an unassigned key.
4.Click a contact.
5.If necessary, click a phone number for the contact.
To make a call using speed dial, in the Phone application, press and hold the key that you assigned to the contact.
Add or delete a contact alert
You can create contact alerts that allow you to customize ring tones and alerts for calls and messages from specific contacts or groups of contacts. When you receive a call or message from the contact, your BlackBerry® smartphone uses the assigned ring tone or alert, even if you select the Silent profile or Vibrate Only profile. If you do not want to be notified with the assigned ring tone or alert, you can select the All Alerts Off profile.
1.On the home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
2.Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Contacts > Add Contact Alert.
3.In the Name field, type the name of the contact alert.
4.In the Contacts field, type the name of the contact.
5.Click a contact.
6.Change the ring tone and alert information for calls and messages.
7.Press the key > Save.
To delete a contact alert, highlight the contact alert that you want to delete. Press the key > Delete.
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Add a contact picture for caller ID
1.On the Home screen, click the Contacts icon.
2.Highlight a contact.
3.Press the key > Edit.
4.Press the key > Add Picture.
5.Find, highlight, and click a picture.
6.If necessary, move the crop box to the portion of the picture that you want to use.
7.Press the key > Crop & Save.
8.Press the key > Save.
Related information
My contact pictures keep changing, 239
Save time and maximize your efficiency with these quick tips.
I can't make or receive calls
Try the following actions:
•Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
•Verify that your wireless service plan includes phone or voice services.
•If you can't make calls and fixed dialing is turned on, verify that the phone number for your contact appears in your fixed dialing list or turn off fixed dialing.
•If you have traveled to another country and you haven't changed your smart-dialing options, dial the full phone number, including the country code and area code, for your contact.
•If you're not receiving calls, verify that call blocking and call forwarding are turned off.
•Your smartphone or your SIM card might support more than one phone number, even if you only have one phone number. Verify that your phone number is set as your active phone number.
•If you have more than one phone number associated with your smartphone, verify that the phone number that you want to make calls from and receive calls to is set as your active phone number.
•If you're using your BlackBerry® MVS Client phone number, verify that support for the BlackBerry MVS Client is turned on.
•If you're using your BlackBerry MVS Client phone number, verify that your smartphone is registered with the BlackBerry®
Mobile Voice System. From the Home screen, press the key. Press the
key. Click Options. Click BlackBerry MVS Client. Press the
key. Click Register Now. If the Register Now menu item doesn't appear, or if the registration fails, contact your administrator. If the registration doesn't complete, wait for a short period of time and then try again.
•If you have set call forwarding for the phone number provided by your wireless service provider, calls to your BlackBerry MVS Client phone number are also forwarded. To receive calls to your BlackBerry MVS Client phone number, verify that call forwarding is turned off.
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Fixed dialing and smart dialing, 51
Call waiting, call forwarding, and call blocking, 50
Switch the active phone number, 56
I'm not receiving messages
Try the following actions:
•Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
•Reset your smartphone. Connect to the network and try again.
•If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your smartphone using the email setup screen in the Setup application, verify that you have received an activation message on your smartphone from the BlackBerry® Internet Service. If you haven't received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the Setup application, open the email setup screen to send a service book to your smartphone.
•If you haven't received a registration message from the wireless network, register your smartphone. On the Home screen
or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Host Routing Table. Press the key > Register Now.
•Verify that data service is turned on.
•If you use email filters, verify that the options for email filters are set correctly.
•Verify that email forwarding is turned on and that you have selected all the email folders, including your inbox folder, that you want to receive email from.
•Verify that your smartphone is not blocking messages. For more information, contact your administrator.
Related information
Change, prioritize, or delete an email filter, 76
Forward messages from a specific email folder to your smartphone, 83
I can't send messages
Try the following actions:
•Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
•If the menu item for sending a message doesn't appear, verify that you have added an email address, a PIN, or a phone number for your contact.
•If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your smartphone using the email setup screen in the Setup application, verify that you have received an activation message on your smartphone from the BlackBerry® Internet Service. If you haven't received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the Setup application, open the email setup screen to send a service book to your smartphone.
•If you haven't received a registration message from the wireless network, register your smartphone. On the Home screen
or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Host Routing Table. Press the key > Register Now.
•Generate an encryption key.
•Verify that data service is turned on.
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•Resend the message.
Related information
Generate an encryption key, 373
Wireless coverage indicators, 298
Change or delete a contact, 231
Turn on or turn off a network connection, 22
Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 301
Wireless coverage indicators, 298
Turn on or turn off a network connection, 22
Options for email filters, 75
Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 301
Resend a message, 72
I forget my smartphone password
If you forget your BlackBerry® smartphone password, it can't be recovered. If your smartphone uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your administrator might be able to reset your password without deleting your smartphone data. Otherwise, the only way you can reset your password without knowing your current password is to delete all your smartphone data. You can do this by exceeding the number of allowed password attempts.
If your email account uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, depending on the options that your administrator sets, when you delete your smartphone data, you might also delete the data on your media card. For more information, contact your administrator.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
My smartphone isn't ringing or vibrating when I receive a call or message
Try the following actions:
•On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Verify that your profile isn't set to All Alerts Off or Silent.
•If you have created contact alerts, on the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Contacts. Click a contact alert. Click Phone or Messages. Verify that the Volume field isn't set to Silent and that the Vibration field isn't set to Off.
The screen turns off
When you don't use your BlackBerry® smartphone for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you aren't touching your smartphone.
Related information
Set options for backlighting, 265
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Email messages aren't reconciling over the wireless network
Try the following actions:
•Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
•Verify that wireless email reconciliation is turned on.
•Reconcile email messages manually.
Organizer data isn't synchronizing over the wireless network
Try the following actions:
•Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
•Verify that wireless data synchronization is turned on in the Contacts application, Calendar application, Tasks application, and MemoPad.
•If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, you must synchronize calendar data using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
I can't pair with a Bluetooth enabled device
Try the following actions:
•Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is compatible with the Bluetooth® enabled device. For more information, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device.
•If you don't know the passkey for your Bluetooth enabled device, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device.
•If your BlackBerry smartphone doesn't detect the Bluetooth enabled device that you want to pair with, try making your BlackBerry smartphone discoverable for a short period of time. Many car kits need to discover your BlackBerry smartphone rather than your BlackBerry smartphone discovering the car kit. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections. Click Add New Device. Click Listen. Bluetooth enabled devices can detect your BlackBerry smartphone for 2 minutes.
•Turn off encryption for Bluetooth connections between your BlackBerry smartphone and the Bluetooth enabled device. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click
Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections. Highlight a Bluetooth enabled device. Press the > Devices Properties. Clear the Encryption check box. Press the
key > Save.
Related information
Make your BlackBerry smartphone discoverable, 339
The media player screen closes
If you pause or stop a media file for a certain period of time, the media player screen closes to optimize the performance of your BlackBerry® smartphone. In the media options, you can stop the media player screen from closing or change the amount of time before the media player screen closes.
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Change the amount of time before the media player screen closes, 143
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For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Access popular options such as changing your ring tone, setting the alarm, viewing notifications, and turning on or turning off network connections.
Highlight and click the areas at the top of the Home screen.
See all the apps and folders on the Home screen, or minimize |
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Note: The other app might still be running in the background.
Open an app with a convenience key.
Press a convenience key on the side of your smartphone. Note: You can customize which app a convenience key opens.
Use toolbars. |
Toolbars are available in most applications, and appear at the |
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bottom of the screen. For example, you can click icons on the |
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compose an email, and delete the selected message. To see a |
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Pop-up menus provide common available actions, and appear |
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Switch to the Favorites, Media, Downloads, and Frequent |
On the Home screen, highlight All on the navigation bar and |
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swipe right or left. |
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Add an app to the Favorites panel. |
Highlight an app on the Home screen or in a folder. Press the |
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Change options for the Home screen such as the wallpaper. |
On the Home screen, press the |
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Related information
Change what happens when you type on the Home screen, 0
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Assign an application to a convenience key, 31
Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 286
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Set your BlackBerry® smartphone to turn on and turn off |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Device > Auto On/Off. |
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You can set your smartphone to turn off while you aren't using |
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it for an extended period, like when you sleep. Data you |
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receive when the smartphone is turned off automatically |
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updates when the smartphone turns on. |
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Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time, and |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Display > Screen Display. |
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Turn off network connections you aren't using. |
On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of |
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the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click a |
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network connection to clear the checkbox. |
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Close apps when you're finished with them. |
In an app, press the |
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which uses battery power. |
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Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound notifications, or select a shorter ring tone.
On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Click Change Sounds and Alerts.
Delete the original text from a reply message. |
When you are replying to a message, press the |
key > |
Delete Original Text.
If your smartphone has a camera flash, turn off the flash.
On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Click the flash icon at the bottom of the screen until the flash off indicator appears.
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Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth to clean the |
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Keeping the battery clean extends the life of your battery. |
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Turn on or turn off a network connection, 22 Set options for backlighting, 265
Set your smartphone to turn on and turn off automatically, 349
Look in a folder on your home screen.
Some apps are located in folders on your home screen. Click a folder to see what apps are inside.
Make all hidden apps visible on the home screen.
On the home screen, press the key > Show All Icons. To unhide the app, highlight it and then click Hide Icon to clear the check mark. If the icon is hidden in other panels, you can unhide the icon in all panels, or in the current panel only. If Show All Icons does not appear in the menu, there are no apps hidden from view.
Search for an app. |
On the home screen, start typing the app name. |
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Verify that the app is installed. |
On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® smartphone. If you find that your smartphone processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email, calendar entries, and media files might help you conserve storage space.
Check how much free storage space you have. |
On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Device > Storage. |
Close any apps you're not using.
In an app, press the key > Close or press the
key until the home screen appears.
Delete unneeded files. |
On the home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon. Find and |
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highlight a file. Press the |
key > Delete. |
Delete browsing history and clear the cache.
On the home screen, click the Browser icon. Press the key > Options. Go to the Clear Browsing Data section.
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Reduce the amount of time that your smartphone stores email |
On the home screen, click the Messages icon or Calendar icon. |
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Press the |
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Stop storing sent messages on your smartphone. |
On the home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the |
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Receive only the first section of long email messages, and |
On the home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the |
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key > Options > Message Display and Actions. |
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Store files on a media card instead of the smartphone. |
Your BlackBerry smartphone supports media card sizes up to |
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Reduce the size of pictures you take. |
On the home screen, click the Camera icon. Press the |
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Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
Related information
Copy, move, rename, or delete a file, 135
Receive only the first section of long email messages, 85 Change the size of pictures that you take, 175
View the amount of available storage space on your smartphone, 353 Set how long your smartphone stores messages, 84
Stop storing messages sent from your computer on your smartphone, 84 Stop storing messages sent from your smartphone on your computer, 84 Change how long your smartphone stores calendar entries, 224
Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 286 The application storage on my smartphone is low, 356
Updated BlackBerry® Device Software and BlackBerry® Desktop Software are released periodically, and you might be able to update the software from either your computer or your smartphone. Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
Check to see if there is updated BlackBerry Device Software |
Depending on your smartphone model, this feature might not |
that you can download over the network. |
be supported. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the |
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Update your BlackBerry Device Software from your computer. |
On your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/update. Click |
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For instructions, see the Help in BlackBerry Desktop Software. |
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Visit www.blackberry.com/desktopsoftware. |
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You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry® smartphone from being compromised, such as avoiding leaving your smartphone unattended.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
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On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Security > Password. |
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Encrypt contacts and files. |
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click |
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Security > Encryption. |
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Back up your smartphone data to your computer. |
Use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to back up your |
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www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate |
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Back up your smartphone data to a media card. |
On the Home screen, click the Setup icon. In the Setup section, |
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click Device Switch > Save Data. |
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Set a smartphone password, 365 |
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Indicators tell you that there is something new or updated, such as a new message, voice mail message, or feed, or they inform you of the status of something, such as the battery or network connection. Indicators often appear on app icons, new content within apps, and at the top of the Home screen.
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Open each item that has this indicator. For example, to remove |
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icon of the application that the indicator refers to. To see a complete list of applications on your BlackBerry® smartphone and their icons, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Application Management.
• For a complete list of indicators, visit www.blackberry.com/docs/smartphones. Click your smartphone model, and then click the Icons guide.
Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Change your ring tone |
From the Home screen, press the |
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Press and hold the Volume Down key on the right side of your smartphone. |
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BlackBerry® smartphone is inserted in a holster |
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Set up speed dial for a contact |
From the Home screen, press the |
key. Press and hold the key that |
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Insert a plus sign (+) when typing a phone number |
Press and hold 0. |
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Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Show the keyboard
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Touch the top of the keyboard and slide your finger quickly |
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Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field |
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Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available.
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Audio and video files
Pause an audio or video file |
Press the Mute key on the right side of your BlackBerry® |
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Resume playing an audio or video file |
Press the Mute key again. |
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Play the next audio file |
Press and hold the Volume Up key on the right side of your |
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Play the previous audio file |
Press and hold the Volume Down key on the right side of your |
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Turn on the audio boost feature if you're using a headset |
Press the Volume Up key until the audio boost feature turns |
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Zoom in to a subject before taking a picture |
Press the Volume Up key. |
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Zoom out from a subject before taking a picture |
Press the Volume Down key. |
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I can't use a shortcut
Try the following actions:
•Depending on the typing input language that you're using, some shortcuts might not be available. Try changing the typing input language.
•If media shortcuts aren't working, verify that you have turned on audio and video shortcuts in the Media options.
Related information
Change the language, 30
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Phone icons
These icons appear at the top of the Home screen and in the Phone application.
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Phone basics
Find your phone number
Do one of the following:
•To view your active phone number, from the home screen, press the key.Your phone number appears at the top of the screen.
•If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® smartphone, to view a list of your phone
numbers, from the home screen, press the key.Click the area at the top of the screen, above the tabs. If your wireless service plan supports text messaging, the first phone number in the list is the phone number that you use to send and receive text messages.
Related information
About multiple phone numbers, 56
My phone number appears as Unknown in the Phone application, 65
Make a call
Watch the video
1.Do one of the following:
•If your BlackBerry® smartphone is unlocked, press the key.
•If your smartphone is locked and you don't want to unlock it, press the key > Place Call.
2.Type a phone number or contact name.
3.Press the key.
To end the call, press the key.
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Answer or end a call
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Press the key.
To end a call, press the key.
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Answer a second call
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. During a call, press the key.
•To answer the incoming call and place the current call on hold, click Answer - Hold Current.
•To answer the incoming call and end the current call, click Answer - Drop Current.
To return to the first call, press the key > Swap or Flash.
Change your ring tone, notifiers, or reminders
In addition to changing the tone, you can also change options for notifcation during calls, volume, LED, and vibration.
1.On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
2.Click Change Sounds and Alerts > Sounds for Selected Profile.
•To change your ring tone, click Phone.
•To change notifiers or reminders, click to expand a section. Click an option.
3.In the Ring Tone, Notifier Tone, or Reminder Tone field, do one of the following:
•Click a tone.
•To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® smartphone or on a media card, click All Music. Find and click a song.
•To use a voice note that you recorded, click All Voice Notes. Find and click a voice note.
•To use a preloaded alert, click All Alerts. Find and click an alert.
4.Press the key > Save.
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Mute a call
During a call, press the Mute key on the right side of your smartphone.
To turn off mute, press the Mute key again.
Place a call on hold
If your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to a CDMA network, you can't place a call on hold. During a call, press the key > Hold.
To resume a call, press the key > Resume.
Dial using numbers or letters
When you type a letter in a phone number, your BlackBerry® smartphone dials the number that's associated with the letter on a conventional phone keypad.
•To type a number, press a number key.
•To type a letter, press a letter key.
Switch applications during a call
During a call, press the key > Switch Application.
Note: If you switch to a different application and you want to end the call, press the key.
About using a headset
You can purchase an optional headset to use with your BlackBerry® smartphone.
If you use a headset, you can use a headset button to answer or end a call, or to turn on or turn off mute during a call. Depending on your smartphone model, you might be able to use a headset button to make a call using a voice command.
Depending on your headset, you might also be able to use a headset button to pause, resume, skip, or adjust the volume of audio or video files.
For more information about using the headset, see the documentation that came with your headset.
Emergency calls
About emergency calls and Emergency Callback Mode
If you're outside of a wireless coverage area and the SOS wireless coverage indicator appears at the top of the screen, you can call only emergency numbers. Your BlackBerry® smartphone is designed to allow emergency calls even when your smartphone is locked. Depending on your smartphone model and the wireless network that your smartphone is connected to, your
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smartphone is also designed to allow emergency calls when the SIM card isn't inserted. If the connection to the wireless network is turned off when you initiate an emergency call, your smartphone is designed to connect to the wireless network automatically. You can make emergency calls by typing only official emergency access numbers (for example, 911 or 112).
Note: You should not rely on any wireless smartphone for essential communications, including medical emergencies. Emergency numbers may vary by location and emergency calls may be blocked or impeded by network, environmental, or interference issues.
If your smartphone is connected to a CDMA network, when you end an emergency call, your smartphone enters Emergency Callback Mode. This mode allows the operator to call you back or find your approximate location. Depending on your wireless service provider, Emergency Callback Mode is active for 5 minutes or until you make a non-emergency call. In Emergency Callback Mode, you can't send and receive messages or browse web pages.
If your smartphone supports GPS and you make an emergency call, an emergency operator might be able to use GPS technology to find your approximate location.
Make an emergency call
Do one of the following:
•If your screen or BlackBerry® smartphone is unlocked, from the Home screen, press the key. Type the emergency number. Press the
key.
•If your smartphone is locked, press the key > Emergency. Press the
key.
•If your screen is locked, press the key on the top of your smartphone. Press the
key. Type the emergency number. Press the
key.
Volume
Adjust the volume
•To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® smartphone.
•To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your smartphone.
•To mute the volume, press the Mute key on the right side of your smartphone. To turn off mute, press the Mute key again. If you press the Mute key during a call, your smartphone mutes the call so that you can hear others on the call, but they can't hear you.
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Change the default volume for calls
You can increase or decrease the default volume for calls. The higher you set the volume percentage, the louder the volume is.
1.From the Home screen, press the key.
2.Press the key > Options > In-call Settings.
3.Change the Default Call Volume field.
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