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Set options for bedside clock mode... Use the stopwatch... Use the timer... Change timer notification options... Troubleshooting: Clock... Tasks and memos... Create a task or memo... Send a task or memo... Change or delete a task or memo... Change the status of a task... Hide completed tasks...
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Add a display language... Delete a language... Troubleshooting: Language... Screen display... Set options for backlighting... Use a picture as your device wallpaper... Change the display font... Organising applications on the Home screen... Add a message that appears when your device is locked... Use greyscale or reverse contrast for the screen display...
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BlackBerry Device Software... About updating the BlackBerry Device Software... Update the BlackBerry Device Software from a web site... Update the BlackBerry Device Software using the BlackBerry Desktop Software... Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Device Software... Manage Connections... Manage Connections basics... Mobile network... Wi-Fi technology...
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View, submit or delete a diagnostic report... Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports... I cannot run or submit a diagnostic report... View the version number of the BlackBerry Device Software on your device... Synchronisation... About synchronisation... Reconcile email over the wireless network...
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Manage email reconciliation conflicts... Manage data synchronisation conflicts... About backing up and restoring device data... Empty the deleted items folder on your computer from your device... Troubleshooting: Synchronisation... Accessibility options... About accessibility options... Screen accessibility options... Audio and phone accessibility options... Typing accessibility options...
• Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device 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.
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BlackBerry Desktop Software If you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your computer, you can connect your device to your computer to add, update, remove or restore applications. You can also add applications to your device that you have downloaded to your computer, without having to use the wireless network.
> Set As Wallpaper. Related topics My display changed, 201 Supported audio and video file formats Depending on your BlackBerry® device model and wireless service provider, some media file formats might not be supported. Type Audio Video File format •...
Transfer a file from your computer to your device using your device 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 device and your computer.
> Save. If your device is associated with a Microsoft® Outlook® email account, you must use the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to reconcile email in personal folders. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
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User Guide Name Volume Keyboard Name Shift Symbol Backspace/Delete Enter Speakerphone Select commands using pop-up menus Pop-up menus are available in most applications, and appear in the centre of the screen. You can use the pop-up menu when you are viewing a message, for example, to file, forward or reply to the message. •...
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User Guide Use pop-up menus Switch to the Favourites, Media, and Downloads and Frequent views Add an app to the Favourites view Change options for the Home screen such as the wallpaper Related topics Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 210 Assign an application to a Convenience key, 194 Change what happens when you type on the Home screen, 26 Applications...
Indicators often appear on app icons, new content within apps and at the top of the Home screen. key > Show All or Hide. alarm set BlackBerry® Messenger social feeds sending or receiving data roaming...
Identify an indicator Feature availability The following items affect the availability of features on your BlackBerry® device. The features discussed are meant as examples, and are not inclusive of every feature that might or might not be available on your device.
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BlackBerry® Internet Service. If you are a corporate user, your administrator sets up your email account by associating it with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Your administrator might set options that determine the features and settings that are available on your device. To view the IT policies that have been set by your administrator, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Application Management. If the app is listed, it is installed on your BlackBerry® device. Highlight and click an area at the top of the Home screen to...
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User Guide Use pop-up menus Switch to the Favourites, Media, and Downloads and Frequent views Add an app to the Favourites view Change options for the Home screen such as the wallpaper Related topics Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 210 Assign an application to a Convenience key, 194 Change what happens when you type on the Home screen, 26 Tips: Managing indicators...
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Tips: Extending battery life For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom. Set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off automatically. You can set your device to turn off while you aren't using it for an extended period, like when you sleep.
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Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® device. If you find that your device processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email messages, calendar entries and media files might help you conserve storage space.
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The application memory on my device is low, 242 Tips: Keeping your information safe You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry® device from being compromised, such as avoiding leaving your device unattended. Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a back-up file on your computer, especially before you update any software.
Visit the Set-up application The Set-up application helps you learn about navigation and typing, change options to personalise your BlackBerry® device and set up network connections, such as Bluetooth® connections. You can also set up email addresses and social networking accounts.
User Guide My display changed, 201 Move an application icon 1. On the Home screen or in an application folder, highlight an application icon. 2. Press the Menu key. 3. Perform one of the following actions: • To move the application icon to a different location on the Home screen, click Move. On the trackpad, slide your finger to the new location.
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Depending on your typing input language, you might not be able to use shortcut keys to open applications. 1. On the Home screen, press the • To search your BlackBerry® device or the Internet when you type on the Home screen, change the Launch by Typing field to Universal Search.
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User Guide If you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your computer, you can connect your device to your computer to add, update, remove or restore applications. You can also add applications to your device that you have downloaded to your computer, without having to use the wireless network.
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• Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device 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.
User Guide To delete a contact alert, highlight the contact alert that you want to delete. Press the Set up speed dial for a contact 1. From the Home screen, press the Send key. 2. Press the key > View > Speed Dial List. 3.
> Save. Find more information • Help on your device: Find step-by-step instructions in the user guide for your BlackBerry® device. Click Help on the Home screen or in an application menu. • www.discoverblackberry.com: Find software, applications and accessories for your device.
User Guide Shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Phone shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Change your ringtone Check your voice mail Set up speed dial for a contact Add an extension to a phone number...
User Guide Move to the next message Move to the previous message In your message inbox Open a message Compose a message from a message inbox Mark a message as opened or unopened Add a flag to a message View all flagged messages View received messages and received call logs View sent messages View voice mail messages...
User Guide In a spreadsheet Move to a specific cell View the content of a cell Switch worksheets View or hide columns or rows In a presentation Switch presentation views Move to the next slide when viewing a presentation in slide view Move to the previous slide when viewing a presentation in slide view...
Press the Alt key and click the trackpad. Press the Left Shift key or Right Shift key and click the trackpad. Press the key on the top of your BlackBerry® device. Press the key. Press and hold the Volume Up key on the right side of your device.
User Guide Pan left Rotate Camera and video camera Zoom in before you take a picture or record a video Zoom out before you take a picture or record a video Take a picture Browser shortcuts To use browser shortcuts, you might need to turn on shortcuts in the browser options. Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Search shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Search for an item on your BlackBerry® device Search for a contact in a list of contacts Search for text in a message...
User Guide Search for text in a presentation Note: You can change what happens when you type on the Home screen. To search for text in a presentation, you must view the presentation in text view or in text and slide view. Map shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Do one of the following: • To view your active phone number, from the Home screen, press the • If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, to view a list of your phone numbers, from the Home screen, press the number in the list is the phone number that you use to send and receive text messages.
• Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device 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.
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1. Press the X key. 2. Type the extension number. Dial using numbers or letters When you type a letter in a phone number, your BlackBerry® device dials the number that is associated with the letter on a conventional phone keypad. •...
If you are 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® device is designed to allow emergency calls even when your device is locked.
User Guide • To mute the volume, press the key during a call, your device mutes the call so that you can hear others on the call, but they cannot hear you. Related topics Mute a call, 39 Amplify the volume using the audio boost feature, 120 Improve sound quality for media files, 120 Change the default volume for calls You can increase or decrease the default volume for calls.
I cannot check my voice mail, 54 Change the voice mail access number and password If a voice mail access number is not already set on your BlackBerry® device, you can type the access number for a different voice mail system.
Depending on your wireless service provider, one or more call forwarding phone numbers might already be available on your SIM card or BlackBerry® device. You might not be able to change or delete these phone numbers or add new ones.
To use the blocked calling feature, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card for this service and provide you with a call blocking password.
PIN2 code. Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. Turn on fixed dialling To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card for this service and provide you with a SIM card PIN2 code.
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User Guide Related topics I cannot make or receive calls, 54 Add, change or delete a contact in your fixed dialling list To perform this task, your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card for this service and provide you with a SIM card PIN2 code.
Depending on your wireless service provider or your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. If your BlackBerry® device is connected to a CDMA network, you cannot join more than two contacts to a conference call. 1. During a call, press the key >...
Home screen. You can also add notes to call logs or send call logs as email messages. Unless you delete a call log, it is stored on your BlackBerry® device for 30 days. Send a call log 1.
About multiple phone numbers When you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, you can switch the phone number that you use as your active phone number. You have multiple phone numbers associated with your device if one of the following situations applies: •...
If your wireless service provider has provided you with a phone number, and your organisation has provided you with a BlackBerry MVS Client phone number, you can make calls using your active phone number only, but you receive calls to all phone numbers.
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2. Press the key > Options > In-call Settings. • To answer calls automatically when you remove your BlackBerry® device from the holster, change the Auto Answer Calls field to Out of Holster. • To stop answering calls automatically when you remove your device from the holster, change the Auto Answer Calls field to Never.
About TTY support When you turn on TTY support and you connect your BlackBerry® device to a TTY device that operates at 45.45 bits per second, you can make calls to and receive calls from TTY devices. Your BlackBerry device is designed to convert received calls to text that you can read on your TTY device.
Switch the active phone number, 51 My phone number appears as Unknown in the Phone application If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, try changing the phone number on your SIM card to change how your phone number appears in the Phone application.
User Guide • If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device and you are trying to check your voice mail using a shortcut key, your device calls the voice mail access number for your active phone number. Check the voice mail for your alternative phone number.
Say this voice command to dial an extension. To perform this task, you must set options for dialling extensions. You can dial extensions only within your company. "Check my phone number" If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, say this voice command to check your active phone number. "Check signal strength"...
Turn off choice lists for voice commands If your BlackBerry® device identifies more than one possible match to a voice command, your device presents you with a list of possible matches, or a choice list. You can turn off choice lists so that your device always selects the best match and dials the phone number automatically.
• If you are using a Bluetooth® enabled device, such as a hands-free car kit or wireless headset, verify that the Bluetooth enabled device supports this feature and that you have paired the Bluetooth enabled device with your BlackBerry device.
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® device with one or more existing email accounts (for example, Windows Live™ Hotmail®) or to create a new email address for your device.
When you are composing a message, press the Attach a file to an email To attach a file that is saved on your organisation's network, your email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
> Save. Delete the disclaimer from an email If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, the BlackBerry Enterprise Server might add a disclaimer to your email after you send it. When you are composing an email, press the...
About email account icons Depending on your email set-up option, you might be able to associate your BlackBerry® device with a work email account and one or more personal email accounts. If you associate your device with more than one email account, multiple email account icons might appear on your device, in addition to the main Messages icon.
You can add flags to email that you receive or send as a reminder to you or the recipients to follow up with the messages. You can use flags of different colours, add follow-up notes and set due dates so that your BlackBerry® device reminds you to return to the email.
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• To change a flag, click Flag Properties. Change the flag properties. Press the • To remove a flag, click Clear Flag. Note: If you make changes to a flag in an email that you have sent, the changes are reflected only on your BlackBerry® device and are not sent to the recipient.
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If wireless email reconciliation is turned off or is not available for your device, you can make folder changes in the email application on your computer and then reconcile the changes to your device using the email settings tool of the BlackBerry®...
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I cannot file email, 107 Add, move, rename or delete an email folder : To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
3. If the Message Services field appears, set this field to the appropriate email account. 4. To set whether your BlackBerry® device sends a read receipt or delivery receipt when a sender requests it, change the Send Read Receipts field.
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Turn off the prompt that appears before downloading external pictures in HTML email messages Some HTML email messages contain links to external pictures on the Internet. By default, your BlackBerry® device prompts you before downloading external pictures. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
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By default, when you type the first few characters of a contact name or an email address in a To, Cc or Bcc field, your BlackBerry® device displays the email addresses of recent contacts who are not in your contact list.
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Email filters About email filters You can create email filters to specify which email is forwarded to your BlackBerry® device and which remains in the email application on your computer. Email filters are applied to email based on the order in which they appear in your list of email filters. If you create multiple email filters that could apply to the same email, you must decide which one should be applied first by placing that filter higher in the list.
User Guide Create an email filter To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. For information about completing this task for a personal email account that you have on your BlackBerry device (such as Google Mail™...
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Set the sensitivity level of email that the email filter applies to. Set whether email that the email filter applies to is forwarded to your BlackBerry® device. If email is forwarded, specify whether it is forwarded with high importance or with the email header only.
If wireless data synchronisation or wireless email reconciliation is not available on the smartphone or if the subscriber turned off these features, the subscriber can use the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronise their organiser data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Delete messages, 63 Empty the deleted items folder on your computer from your device To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
A PIN uniquely identifies BlackBerry® devices and BlackBerry enabled devices on the wireless network. If you have a contact who uses a BlackBerry device or a BlackBerry enabled device and you know that contact's PIN, you can send them PIN messages.
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User Guide • To change the recipients, click Edit. Highlight a contact. Press the Press the key > Send. • To resend the message without changing it, click Resend. Related topics I cannot send messages, 105 Reply to or forward an email or PIN message In a message, press the key.
User Guide 3. Select the Display PIN Messages in Red check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Blind carbon copy a contact You can blind carbon copy a contact in an email or a PIN message. When you are composing an email or a PIN message, press the Create a link for a PIN You can create a link for a PIN in a message, calendar entry, task or memo.
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User Guide Save a message 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Highlight a message. 3. Press the key > Save. Delete messages On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. • To delete a message, highlight the message. Press the •...
User Guide Open a new message automatically when you remove your device from your holster 1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options > Message Display and Actions. 3. Change the Auto Open Newest Message After Removing Device From Holster field. 4.
User Guide If you have more than one phone number associated with your BlackBerry® device, your device sends text messages using the first phone number that appears in the My Number field in the Phone application. Composing and sending text messages Send a text message The number of recipients that you can send a text message to depends on your wireless service provider.
User Guide 4. Press the key > Save. Forward a text message You cannot forward text messages that contain content that is copyright protected. In a message, press the key > Forward or Forward As. Attach a file to a text message 1.
User Guide 2. Highlight the message. 3. Press the key > Delete. Viewing and replying to text messages Search for text in a message, in a file or on a web page To search for text in a presentation, you must view the presentation in text view or in text and slide view. 1.
User Guide 2. Press the key. 3. Click Save <media type>. 4. Click Save. Save a vCard contact attachment from a message If you receive a vCard® contact attachment in a message, you can save it so that the contact information is added to your contact list.
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card and you set your SIM card to store text messages, your text messages still appear in the Messages application.
User Guide Turn off AutoText for text messages 1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon. 2. Press the key > Options. 3. In the SMS Text section, select the Disable AutoText check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Set how long your service centre attempts to send text messages If you send a text message and it cannot be delivered immediately, your service centre tries to send the text message for the number of times that is set in the Retries field.
Turn on cell broadcasting To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must use a SIM card, and your wireless service provider must set up your SIM card with a cell broadcast channel or provide you with the ID for a cell broadcast channel.
Block incoming messages If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you might not be able to block or unblock PIN messages from contacts within your organisation, from contacts outside of your organisation, or both. For more information, contact your administrator.
User Guide Allow messages from contacts in your contact list or allowed sender list 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Security > Firewall. 3. Select the Contacts check box or Specific Addresses, Phone Numbers or PINs check box. 4.
About files and attachments You can view and download attachments and save them to the BlackBerry®device memory or on a media card. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Serverthat supports accessing files on your organisation's network, you can preview files from your organisation's network and save the files to your device or attach them directly to email messages without downloading them.
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Cancel Download. Send a file as an attachment To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can digitally sign or encrypt messages to add another level of security to email and PIN messages that you send from your BlackBerry device. Digital signatures are designed to help recipients verify the authenticity and integrity of messages that you send.
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> Continue. Download the certificate used to sign or encrypt a message If a certificate is not included in a received message or is not already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can download the certificate.
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> Encryption Details. S/MIME-protected message status Digital signature indicators for S/MIME-protected messages Indicator Description Your BlackBerry® device verified the digital signature. Your device cannot verify the digital signature. Your device requires more data to verify the digital signature. Messages...
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S/MIME-protected message options Change your signing or encryption certificate Your BlackBerry® device uses your encryption certificate to encrypt messages in the Sent Items folder and includes your encryption certificate in messages that you send so that recipients can encrypt their reply messages.
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Change the default signing and encryption option Your BlackBerry® device is designed to use the default signing and encryption option when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received a message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the signing and encryption option that was used for the last message.
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> Save. Change the encryption algorithms for S/MIME-protected messages If a message has multiple recipients, your BlackBerry® device uses the first selected encryption algorithm in the list that all recipients are known to support. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can read messages on your BlackBerry device that are sent using IBM® Lotus Notes® native encryption. You might also be able to send, forward or reply to messages using IBM Lotus Notes native encryption.
If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can digitally sign or encrypt messages to add another level of security to email and PIN messages that you send from your BlackBerry device. Digital signatures are designed to help recipients verify the authenticity and integrity of messages that you send.
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Download the PGP key used to sign or encrypt a message If a PGP® key is not included in a received message or is not already stored in the key store on your BlackBerry® device, you can download the PGP key. If you use the PGP® Universal Server, you might not be able to download the sender’s PGP key, or your device might download the sender’s PGP key from the PGP Universal Server automatically.
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The message is strongly encrypted. The message is weakly encrypted. Description Your BlackBerry® device verified the digital signature. Your device cannot verify the digital signature. Your device requires more data to verify the digital signature. Your device trusts the sender’s PGP® key.
Change your signing and encryption key Your BlackBerry® device uses your PGP® key to encrypt messages in the Sent Items folder and includes your PGP public key in messages that you send so that recipients can encrypt their reply messages.
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Your BlackBerry device is designed to use the default message classification when you send a message to a contact that you have not sent a message to or received a message from previously. If you have sent a message to or received a message from the contact previously, your device tries to use the message classification that was used for the last message.
I cannot open an attachment in an encrypted message The attachment information might not be available on the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your administrator might have set options to prevent you from opening attachments in encrypted messages, or you might have received the message from an email account that does not support attachments in encrypted messages.
User Guide Move to the last cursor position after you close and reopen a received email or PIN message Move to the next message Move to the previous message In your message inbox Open a message Compose a message from a message inbox Mark a message as opened or unopened Add a flag to a message View all flagged messages...
If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your device using the email set-up screen in the Set- up application, check that you have received an activation message on your device from the BlackBerry® Internet Service. If you have not received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the Set-up application, open the email set-up screen to send a service book to your device.
I am not receiving messages Try the following actions: • Check that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area. •...
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Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Check that your BlackBerry® device is connected to the wireless network. If you are not in a wireless coverage area, you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
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Email filters, 70 I cannot turn on cell broadcasting If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, your SIM card might not support the display languages that you have selected for cell broadcast messages. Clear the check box beside all languages that your SIM card does not support.
I cannot use a shortcut to view one type of message in a message inbox If you switch BlackBerry® devices and you restore device data from your previous device to your current device, the message inbox shortcuts for your previous device replace the message inbox shortcuts for your current device.
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The number of new or unopened messages includes saved messages and filed messages. If you have set your BlackBerry® device to hide filed messages and you receive a new message from an email folder in the email application on your computer other than your inbox, your device files the message.
About files and attachments You can view and download attachments and save them to the BlackBerry®device memory or on a media card. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Serverthat supports accessing files on your organisation's network, you can preview files from your organisation's network and save the files to your device or attach them directly to email messages without downloading them.
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To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. When you save a file from your organisation's network to your BlackBerry device, the file is saved in its original format. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon.
User Guide Send a file as an attachment To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
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• To delete a file, click Delete. Open a password-protected .pdf file To perform this task, your email account must use the BlackBerry® Internet Service or a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
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User Guide Change the size of a column In a spreadsheet, do one of the following: • To change the size of a column, click the column label. Click a size. • To view all the text in a column, click the column label. Click Fit. •...
User Guide • To zoom back to the original slide size, press the Save a slide 1. When viewing a presentation in slide view, press the 2. Type a name for the file. 3. Click Save. File and attachment shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
A message or attachment does not appear or is truncated Try the following actions: • Wait for a short period of time. Your BlackBerry® device receives long messages and attachments in sections. • If "More available" appears at the end of the message or attachment, press the •...
User Guide Media Music Play a media file 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon. 2. Click a media type. 3. If necessary, click a category. 4. Click a media file. 5. If the media controls don't appear at the bottom of the screen, click the trackpad. •...
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Create a standard or an automatic playlist You create a standard playlist by manually adding songs that are on your BlackBerry® device memory or media card. You create an automatic playlist by specifying criteria for artists, albums or genres of music. The songs that meet all of the criteria are automatically added to the playlist.
> Save. Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
Change the amount of time before 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 optimise the performance of your BlackBerry® device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
> Save. Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
> Save. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
3. Change the Close Media Player When Inactive field. Video camera Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features might not be available. key on the top of your device. To turn off mute, press the Media key again.
User Guide Record a video To perform this task, you might need to have a media card inserted in your BlackBerry® device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon > Video Camera icon. 2. To start recording, click the record icon.
User Guide Camera Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, the camera or video camera might not be supported or some camera or video camera features might not be available. Take a picture 1. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon.
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User Guide View properties for a media file, 121 Geotag pictures that you take The geotag option in the camera records the geographical information of the location in which you take a picture. 1. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. 2.
Save a picture from a text message or a web page You can save picture files, such as .jpg, .png, .gif or .bmp files, to the BlackBerry® device memory or a media card. 1. Open a picture attachment in a text message or highlight a picture on a web page.
5. Click OK. Import pictures to the Pictures application Importing pictures from other folders on your BlackBerry® device or media card into the Pictures application allows you to have access to your pictures, while maintaining your existing folder structures and file locations.
User Guide 4. Click Import Pictures. To delete the folders from the Pictures application, highlight the folder. Press the that you imported remain in their original location, but are deleted from the Pictures application. To permanently delete the folders from both the Pictures application and from the device memory or media card, including any files that are not pictures and that are not visible in the folders in the Pictures application, highlight the folder.
> Save. Improve sound quality for media files Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, this feature might not be supported. To improve sound quality for media files, you must be using stereo headphones with your device. 1. On the Home screen, click the Media icon.
• Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device 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.
Your BlackBerry® device supports media card sizes up to 32 GB. Only microSD media cards are supported. Repair files stored on your media card or on your device CAUTION: If you run the repair feature on your BlackBerry® device, your device might delete files that have errors from your media card or on your device.
About file encryption File encryption is designed to protect files that you store on your BlackBerry® device and on a media card that can be inserted in your device. You can encrypt the files on your device and on your media card using an encryption key that your device generates, your device password or both.
5. Click OK. Import pictures to the Pictures application Importing pictures from other folders on your BlackBerry® device or media card into the Pictures application allows you to have access to your pictures, while maintaining your existing folder structures and file locations.
If you want to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated with your media files when you transfer files between your device and your computer, use the media option in the BlackBerry Desktop Software. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit for your computer.
Transfer a file from your computer to your device using your device as a USB memory drive, 12 Send a media file You can send your pictures and videos to applications that you have installed such as Facebook® for BlackBerry® devices, and YouTube® for BlackBerry devices. You can send only media files that you have added.
User Guide Supported audio and video file formats Depending on your BlackBerry® device model and wireless service provider, some media file formats might not be supported. Type Audio Video For information about codecs and recommended video and audio file formats for your device, visit smartphones and click Multimedia >...
My device is not using the correct ringtone or wallpaper If you are using a ringtone or wallpaper picture that you encrypted in the device memory or on the media card using your BlackBerry® device password and you reset your device, unlock your device. Related topics...
User Guide Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, you might be able to decrease the blurriness in pictures that is caused by slight movements of the camera by turning on image stabilisation in the camera options. The flash dims or turns off If the camera has a flash, and the battery power level drops below 20 percent, the flash dims to conserve battery power.
If you encrypted the media files on your media card using an encryption key that your BlackBerry device generated and you are trying to open an encrypted media file on your computer or a device other than the BlackBerry device that you used to encrypt the file, insert the media card into the BlackBerry device that you used to encrypt the file.
• Click a tone. • To use a song that is on your BlackBerry® device 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.
You can create contact alerts that allow you to customise ringtones 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® device uses the assigned ringtone or alert, even if you select the Silent profile or Vibrate Only profile.
Turn on event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.
My device is ringing or vibrating more times than expected For calls, the number of times that your BlackBerry® device vibrates is not determined by the number of vibrations that you set in your sound profile, and there is no setting for the number of rings if you do not subscribe to voice mail. Your device vibrates or rings until the caller or the wireless network ends the connection.
About tabbed browsing With tabbed browsing, you can open multiple web pages on your BlackBerry® device at the same time. You can quickly switch between tabs that are open, open a new tab without closing another, or close the current tab without closing the entire browser.
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User Guide • To zoom in, on the trackpad, slide your finger up. • To zoom out, on the trackpad, slide your finger down. To turn off zoom mode, press the Move back or forward from a web page 1. On a web page, press the Menu key. 2.
User Guide Turn on browser shortcuts 1. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. 2. Press the key > Options. 3. In the General section, select the Enable Keyboard Shortcuts check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Viewing, copying and forwarding addresses View the address for a web page On a web page, press the key >...
User Guide Viewing pictures and playing media files Play a media file on a web page 1. On a web page, click a media file. 2. Click Open. Related topics Supported audio and video file formats, 11 I cannot play a song or video on a web page, 157 View a full picture on a web page 1.
• To delete a bookmark folder, click Delete Folder. RSS feeds For more information about using RSS feeds on your BlackBerry® device, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the Social Feeds icon. Press the key > Help.
About RSS feeds You can add RSS feeds to your BlackBerry® device so that you receive updates on your favourite blogs and websites. You can add RSS feeds directly from a web page or by using the Social Feeds application. With the Social Feeds application, you can stay up-to-date with your social networks and view your RSS feeds in one location.
• To receive a prompt confirming that you want to close the browser after you press the Browser on Escape check box. • To receive a prompt before your BlackBerry® device uses your wireless service provider's browser portal to stream media from the Internet, select the Switching to Carrier Network for Streaming Media check box.
Browser security About TLS The BlackBerry® Browser configuration is designed to use TLS or SSL to encrypt data that your device sends or receives over the Internet through the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Communication between your device and the BlackBerry Enterprise Server is encrypted using Triple DES.
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> Save. Add a trusted content server If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can add content servers to your list of trusted content servers to accelerate the authentication process when you are authenticating with a content server.
Browser push About browser push Browser push is designed to push information from a web application to your BlackBerry®device as the information becomes available. For example, you can receive updates for weather reports, share quotes or breaking news. When your device receives an update, a new browser push message might appear in the messages application or an icon on the Home screen might change to indicate that new information is available.
User Guide Option Description SMSC Hosts Set which SMSC hosts your device accepts browser push messages from. To accept browser push messages from a specific SMSC host, type the phone number for the SMSC host. Process IP Set whether your device accepts browser push messages that web applications send through a WAP gateway.
I cannot play a song or video on a web page Your BlackBerry® device might not support the size or file format of the song or video file. I receive a prompt to switch networks when I stream a song or video If you receive a prompt to switch networks, you cannot stream songs or videos with the Internet connection that you are using.
• To move to the current date, click Go To Today. Schedule a meeting or an appointment To invite participants to a meeting, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon.
Switch calendars If your BlackBerry® device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have multiple calendars on your device. If you have multiple calendars on your device, you can schedule and manage appointments and meetings in each calendar. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
To return to the meeting invitation, press the Check availability of meeting participants To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator. You can only check availability of meeting participants in your organisation.
Delegate a meeting invitation To perform this task, you must be using IBM® Lotus Notes® and your email account must be associated with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. If you do not have the option to delegate a meeting invitation, you might be able to forward meeting invitations instead. You might not have the option to delegate a meeting invitation if the meeting organiser has turned off meeting delegation.
You can create a conference call meeting from your computer that your BlackBerry® device recognises. When the conference call meeting starts, participants who have a BlackBerry device can enter the conference call meeting with the Join Now option, if their device supports this feature.
If wireless data synchronisation or wireless email reconciliation is not available on the smartphone or if the subscriber turned off these features, the subscriber can use the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronise their organiser data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organiser data, fonts, saved searches and browser bookmarks using the back-up and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
You can change how conflicts that occur during organiser data synchronisation are resolved by turning off wireless data synchronisation, changing conflict resolution options and synchronising organiser data using the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. For more information about managing conflicts that occur during organiser data synchronisation, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
3. Change the Keep Appointments field. 4. Press the key > Save. Your BlackBerry® device deletes calendar entries that are older than the number of days that you set. Show tasks in the calendar 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon.
I cannot enter a conference call with the Join Now option The Join Now option might not appear in the meeting notification if the meeting organiser is not using a BlackBerry® device that supports the Join Now feature or if the meeting organiser did not enter the conference call information correctly. If the Join Now option appears and your device is connected to a CDMA network, you might need to change your smart dialling options so that you can enter the conference call using the Join Now option.
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User Guide Try the following actions: • If the Join Now option does not appear, to enter the conference call, in the meeting or meeting invitation, click the conference call bridge number and access code that appear in either the Location field or the Notes section. •...
6. Press the key > Save. You can synchronise contact fields that you customise on your BlackBerry® device with the email application on your computer. For more information about synchronising contact fields, see the Help in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software.
• To delete a contact, click Delete. Search for a contact in your organisation's address book To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
Category names are not case sensitive. More than one category can apply to a contact, task or memo. If you use IBM® Lotus Notes®, you can apply more than one category to a task on your BlackBerry® device, but only one category synchronises with the task in Lotus Notes.
4. Press the key > Save. If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, you must use the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronise calendar data. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software. Related topics...
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About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organiser data, fonts, saved searches and browser bookmarks using the back-up and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
You can use personal distribution lists when you send email messages, PIN messages or text messages. Personal distribution lists that you create on your BlackBerry® device do not appear in the email application on your computer. 1. On the Home screen, click the Contacts icon.
About multiple contact lists If your BlackBerry® device is associated with multiple email accounts, you might have contacts from each email account on your device. For example, if your device is associated with a work email account and a personal email account, you might be able to view your work contact list and your personal contact list on your device.
You can only synchronise the data in a custom contact list field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom contact list field on your BlackBerry® device and synchronise it with the email application on your computer, because the birthday field is a date field in the email application on your computer.
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User Guide To stop contact pictures from changing, you must change the options in each application that is replacing your contact pictures. Related topics Add a contact picture for caller ID, 29 Change or delete a contact picture, 171 Contacts...
User Guide Clock Set the date and time 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Clock icon. 2. Press the key > Set Time. • To get the date and time from the wireless network automatically, change the Update Time field to Automatic. Note that you must be connected to the wireless network.
User Guide Display a second time zone on the clock You can show two times zones on the clock. For example, if you travel to a different time zone, you can display the time in your current location and the time in your home time zone. 1.
User Guide Turn on bedside clock mode You can set options for bedside clock mode so that you can view the clock without being interrupted by incoming calls or messages. 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Clock icon. 2.
If you are in a region that has recently made changes to daylight saving time or has switched to a different time zone, you might need to update the time zone data on your BlackBerry® device. To update the time zone data, press the key >...
User Guide Tasks and memos Create a task or memo You can create tasks in the Tasks application or Calendar application, and you can make any of your tasks visible in the calendar. 1. On the Home screen, click the Calendar icon, or in the Applications folder, click the Tasks icon or MemoPad icon. •...
If wireless data synchronisation or wireless email reconciliation is not available on the smartphone or if the subscriber turned off these features, the subscriber can use the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronise their organiser data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organiser data, fonts, saved searches and browser bookmarks using the back-up and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Category names are not case sensitive. More than one category can apply to a contact, task or memo. If you use IBM® Lotus Notes®, you can apply more than one category to a task on your BlackBerry® device, but only one category synchronises with the task in Lotus Notes.
User Guide To delete a category, highlight the category. Press the Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items You can turn off the prompt that appears before you delete messages, call logs, contacts, calendar entries, tasks, memos or passwords.
User Guide Typing Typing basics Highlight, cut, copy or paste text 1. Press and hold the key and click the trackpad. • To highlight text character by character, on the trackpad, slide your finger left or right. • To highlight text line by line, on the trackpad, slide your finger up or down. 2.
Typing input methods Change your typing style You can change how your BlackBerry® device recognises what you type by selecting a typing style. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Typing and Input > Typing.
User Guide Turn on key tones 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Typing and Input > Keyboard. 3. Select the Key Tone check box. 4. Press the key > Save. Turn off trackpad sounds 1.
You can change the type and length of words that the spelling checker includes when checking spelling. For example, you might not want the spelling checker to include acronyms or one-letter words. You can also set your BlackBerry® device to check spelling automatically before you send an email message.
AutoText entry, the text changes after you press the Space key. Your BlackBerry® device has built-in AutoText entries that correct common mistakes. For example, AutoText changes hte to the. You can create AutoText entries for your common typing mistakes or for abbreviations. For example, you might create an AutoText entry that replaces ttyl with talk to you later.
User Guide 6. Do one of the following: • To capitalise the entry exactly as you typed it, change the Using field to Specified Case. • To capitalise the entry according to the context, change the Using field to SmartCase. 7.
User Guide Type a number in a number field Turn on NUM lock Highlight a line of text Highlight text character by character Cut highlighted text Copy highlighted text Paste text Troubleshooting: Typing I cannot check spelling You can check only the spelling of text that you type. You can check spelling in English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.
Assign an application to a Convenience key Your BlackBerry® device has one or more Convenience keys on the side of the device. Depending on your theme, you might not be able to change the application that is assigned to a Convenience key.
User Guide Set the trackpad sensitivity You can set how the trackpad responds to your touch. A high sensitivity level requires less pressure than a lower sensitivity level. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2.
You can set a typing input language to use when you type. The typing input language can be different from the display language. When you set a typing input language, AutoText and other typing options change to the selected language. For example, you might use your BlackBerry® device in French, but type messages in English. Change the language 1.
User Guide Add a display language You can use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to add a display language to your BlackBerry device. To download the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit your computer. Connect your device to your computer and open the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
• To change the brightness of the backlight for the screen, change the Backlight Brightness field. • To change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you are not touching your BlackBerry® device, change the Backlight Timeout field.
User Guide Organising applications on the Home screen About organising application icons Application icons can appear on the Home screen or in folders on the Home screen. If you cannot see all your application icons, they might be hidden. You can make all your application icons visible on the Home screen or in folders, by selecting Show All from the Home screen menu.
About themes Depending on your wireless service provider, you might be able to set a theme on your BlackBerry® device that changes how items such as applications, indicators, words and icons appear. Themes might be preloaded on your device, or you might be able to download themes that are in .cod file format.
The screen turns off When you do not use your BlackBerry® device 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 are not touching your device.
If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver or your wireless service provider does not support location-based services and you want to use GPS technology, you can pair your BlackBerry device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. To perform this task, you must pair your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, if your device does not have an internal GPS receiver.
• If you are outdoors, move away from buildings and expose your device to open sky. • If you are indoors, move close to a window. • If you have paired your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver, verify that the Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver is turned on.
GPS receiver to perform this task. View an address on a map using a link When your BlackBerry® device recognises an address in certain applications, such as instant messaging applications or the MemoPad, your device underlines the address. 1. Highlight an underlined address.
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6. Click Search. Pan a map To pan a map, your BlackBerry® device must be in pan mode and not zoom mode. The mode that your device is in is displayed at the top of the map. 1. If your device is in zoom mode, click the trackpad to switch to pan mode.
User Guide View contact information for a point of interest 1. On a map or in a list of points of interest, highlight a point of interest. 2. Press the key > Details. Clear a map When you clear a map, any route information displayed on the map no longer appears. On a map, press the key >...
Set options for backlighting, 198 Set the GPS receiver that you use to track your movement To perform this task, if you don't have an internal GPS receiver, you must pair your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver.
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User Guide For more information about the features that are available on your device, contact your wireless service provider or administrator, or visit www.blackberry.com/go/devices. Related topics Feature availability, 17 Maps...
About multi-tasking Your BlackBerry® device supports multi-tasking, which allows you to run more than one application at a time. During a call, for example, you might want to switch to the calendar application to view your appointments or switch to the contacts application to look up a contact.
BlackBerry Desktop Software If you have the BlackBerry Desktop Software installed on your computer, you can connect your device to your computer to add, update, remove or restore applications. You can also add applications to your device that you have downloaded to your computer, without having to use the wireless network.
BlackBerry device comes with BlackBerry® Messenger. You can use BlackBerry Messenger to chat with people who have a BlackBerry device by sending and receiving messages and files. You can also change your status and display picture. With the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BlackBerry Messenger, you can share pictures, lists, appointments and more.
I cannot add, update or return to the previous version of an application If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, your organisation might not permit you to add or update device applications. For more information, contact your administrator.
• your wireless service provider requires you to update the BlackBerry Device Software You might be able to update your BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network, from a web site or using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. The duration of the update process can range from 15 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the type of update, the amount of device data and the number of applications on your BlackBerry device.
Update the BlackBerry Device Software from a web site If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server you might not be able to perform this task. Check with your administrator for BlackBerry® Device Software updates that have been approved for use in your organisation.
Try to update your BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network at a later time. Depending on your wireless service provider, you might not be able to update your BlackBerry Device Software at certain times of the day, when there is a greater volume of network traffic.
2. Click Device > About Device Versions. The types of networks your device can connect to are listed in the brackets after your device model. For more information about the wireless networks that your BlackBerry® device connects to, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your device.
Depending on your wireless service plan, you might be able to turn off data service (email messages, PIN messages, text messages with attachments, and browser service) on your BlackBerry® device so that only phone and basic text messaging are available. You can also set your device to turn off data services when roaming. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
For more information about roaming and roaming fees, contact your wireless service provider. Switch wireless networks manually To perform this task, your wireless service plan must include this service and your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS® network.
Your wireless service provider might have agreements with other wireless service providers that permit you to use their services when you are travelling. You can use the preferred wireless network list to control the order in which your BlackBerry® device uses these other wireless networks.
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To perform this task, your BlackBerry® device must be connected to a GSM® or UMTS® network. Depending on your wireless service plan, this feature might not be supported. Your BlackBerry device connects to networks based on the order that they appear in the preferred network list.
Try the following actions: • If your BlackBerry® device uses a SIM card, verify that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly. • If your device normally connects to a CDMA network and your device supports international roaming, verify that your device is in global roaming mode and that your SIM card is inserted in your device correctly.
About connecting to a Wi-Fi network With Wi-Fi® technology, your BlackBerry® device can access the Internet by connecting to a wireless router or wireless access point at your home, work or in a hotspot area. Your device uses the Wi-Fi network instead of the mobile network to visit web pages, send and receive email messages, and so on.
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• To change options for the saved network, click Edit. Change the options. Click Save. • To move the saved network and change the order that your BlackBerry® device tries to connect to your saved networks, click Move. Click a new location.
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Turn on the prompt that appears for hotspots By default, your BlackBerry® prompts you if you are within range of a saved Wi-Fi® network that appears to be a hotspot. If you turn off these prompts, you can turn them on again.
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User Guide Option Description Select WEP key Set the type of WEP key for the Wi-Fi network. WEP key Type the WEP key for the Wi-Fi network in hexadecimal format. WPA/WPA2 Personal options These options appear if you choose the WPA/WPA2 Personal security type. Option Description Passphrase...
Install a root certificate on your device You might not be able to connect to some Wi-Fi® networks until you install a root certificate on your BlackBerry® device. You can install the root certificate on your computer, and then use the certificate synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronise the root certificate between your device and your computer.
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About using Wi-Fi with VPN and software tokens If you have a Wi-Fi® enabled BlackBerry® device and if your organisation uses a VPN to control access to its network, you might be able to log in to the VPN and access your organisation's network using a Wi-Fi network. If you have a Wi-Fi® enabled device, you might also need a software token to connect to your organisation's network using a Wi-Fi network.
After you pair the devices, you can connect the devices when the Bluetooth enabled device is within range of your BlackBerry device (a typical range is approximately 10 metres). For best results, keep your BlackBerry device within direct line of sight of the Bluetooth enabled device.
Pair with a Bluetooth enabled device You must pair your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled device before you can connect to it. For more information about preparing the Bluetooth enabled device for pairing, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device.
To perform this task, you must turn on Bluetooth® technology. When a media file is sent to your BlackBerry® device using Bluetooth technology, a dialog box appears on the screen. 1. In the dialog box that appears on your device, click Yes.
BlackBerry® Desktop Software so that you can synchronise your organiser data. Dial-Up Networking This profile allows you to use your BlackBerry device as a modem when it is connected to a Bluetooth (DUN) enabled computer that is running BlackBerry Desktop Software.
SIM Access If your BlackBerry device uses a SIM card, this profile allows you to use a Bluetooth enabled car kit to control the SIM card on your BlackBerry device so that you can make and receive calls using the car kit.
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User Guide 3. Set the Discoverable field to 2 Minutes. After two minutes, the Discoverable field switches to No automatically. Change the pairing name for yourBlackBerry device 1. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. 2.
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> Save. Turn off automatic reconnection to Bluetooth enabled devices By default, when you turn on your BlackBerry® device, your device attempts to connect to the last Bluetooth® enabled device that you used. 1. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
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Bluetooth enabled device. • If your BlackBerry device does not detect the Bluetooth enabled device that you want to pair with, try making your BlackBerry device discoverable for a short period of time. Many car kits need to discover your BlackBerry device rather than your BlackBerry device discovering the car kit.
Depending on your theme, the location or name of the Power Off icon might differ from the location or name in this task. • If you have not set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off automatically at specific times, press and hold the key.
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User Guide Set your BlackBerry® device to turn on and turn off automatically. You can set your device to turn off while you aren't using it for an extended period, like when you sleep. Data you receive when the device is turned off automatically updates when the device turns on.
About media cards Depending on your BlackBerry® device model, you can insert a microSD media card into your device to take videos and extend the memory that is available on your device for storing media files such as songs, ringtones, videos or pictures. For more information about inserting a media card into your device, see the printed documentation that came with your device.
About file encryption File encryption is designed to protect files that you store on your BlackBerry® device and on a media card that can be inserted in your device. You can encrypt the files on your device and on your media card using an encryption key that your device generates, your device password or both.
Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® device. If you find that your device processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for email messages, calendar entries and media files might help you conserve storage space.
The application memory on my device is low When the application memory available on your BlackBerry® device is low, your device displays a dialog box that lists applications and languages that you do not use frequently. You can delete applications and languages in this list.
Search Search for an item You can search for organiser items, pictures, videos, help topics and more on your BlackBerry® device. You can also choose to expand your search to the Internet. 1. On the Home screen, in the upper-right corner, click the search icon.
• To add all the messages from the search results to your message inbox, click Add All. Description Specify whether you search for messages that are on your BlackBerry® device or for messages that are in an email application on your computer. Specify one or more contacts or email addresses that your device should search for in messages.
• To delete a saved search, click Recall. Highlight a search. Press the Search for a contact in your organisation's address book To perform this task, your work email account must use a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature. For more information, contact your administrator.
Search shortcuts Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available. Search for an item on your BlackBerry® device Search for a contact in a list of contacts Search for text in a message...
User Guide SIM card Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, your BlackBerry® device may not use a SIM card. About the SIM card phone book If your wireless service provider has set up your SIM card with a SIM card phone book, you can use the SIM card phone book to access contacts that you have added to your SIM card.
About SIM card security You can protect your SIM card with a PIN code to add another level of security to your BlackBerry® device. If you lock your SIM card with a PIN code, other people cannot use their SIM card in your device. Before you can use your SIM card in another device, you must type the PIN code.
User Guide Protect your SIM card with a PIN code To get your SIM card PIN code, contact your wireless service provider. Note: If you type the SIM card PIN code incorrectly three times, your SIM card does not function. 1.
Lock your device If you are not on a call, you can lock the keyboard to avoid pressing keys accidentally when you are not using your BlackBerry® device. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, depending on the options that your administrator sets, you might not be able to perform this task.
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> Save. Delete device data, third-party applications or media card files Before you delete your BlackBerry® device data or media card files, consider backing up these items so that you have a copy on your computer. CAUTION: If you have turned on encryption, the process for deleting all device data can take up to an hour to complete. You cannot stop the process after you start it.
User Guide Password keeper About the password keeper Use the password keeper to store all your passwords in one place. The password keeper is designed to protect your passwords with a password keeper password. When you type this password, the password keeper decrypts your passwords. You can also use the password keeper to generate random passwords that contain numbers, letters and symbols.
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User Guide Change the password keeper password 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon. 2. Press the key > Change Password. Delete a password from the password keeper 1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Password Keeper icon. 2.
About encrypting data on your device When encryption for data on your BlackBerry® device is turned on, your device uses a private key to encrypt data as it is stored on your device, including data that your device receives when it is locked. Your device decrypts data as you access it.
Set encryption strength If encryption of data that is stored on your BlackBerry® device is turned on, you can set the strength of the encryption that your device uses to protect data that you receive when your device is locked.
If your email account uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server that does not support this feature, you can generate an encryption key using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software, if it includes the email settings tool. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
A certificate is a digital document that binds the identity and public key of a certificate subject. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports this feature, you can download certificates over the wireless network from a certificate authority profile that is provided by your administrator.
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When you enrol with a certificate authority profile, the latest certificate is downloaded to your BlackBerry device and added to your certificate list. The certificate authority profile shows the status of the certificate. If the certificate is scheduled to expire soon, you can re-enrol with the certificate authority profile to receive an updated certificate.
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(the certificate itself is trusted), implicitly trusted (the root certificate in the certificate chain is trusted on your BlackBerry® device) or not trusted (the certificate is not explicitly trusted and the root certificate in the certificate chain is not trusted or does not exist on your device).
To view all the certificates on your BlackBerry® device, press the Send a certificate When you send a certificate, your BlackBerry® device sends the public key, but does not send the corresponding private key. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
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User Guide Indicator Description The certificate has a corresponding private key that is stored on your BlackBerry® device or a smart card. The certificate chain is trusted and valid, and the revocation status of the certificate chain is good. The revocation status of the certificate chain is unknown, or a public key for a certificate in the certificate chain is weak.
User Guide Revoke a certificate If you revoke a certificate, the certificate is only revoked in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the certificate authority or CRL servers. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
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6. Press the key > Save. When you add a certificate, your BlackBerry® device uses the certificate subject as the name for the certificate. Turn off the fetch status prompt that appears when you add a certificate to the key store 1.
Depending on your organisation, enrolment for a certificate might be required and might also occur automatically. PGP keys allow you to send and receive PGP messages using your BlackBerry® device if you are already sending and receiving PGP messages on your computer.
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User Guide 7. Click Add PGP® Key to Key Store. Download a personal PGP key from the PGP Universal Server 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Security > PGP. 3. Press the key >...
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Fingerprint Send a PGP key When you send a PGP® key, your BlackBerry® device sends the public key, but does not send the corresponding private key. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. 2. Click Security > PGP.
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> Trust or Distrust. Revoke a PGP key If you revoke a PGP® key, the PGP key is revoked only in the key store on your BlackBerry® device. Your device does not update the revocation status on the PGP® Universal Server.
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6. Press the key > Save. When you add a PGP® key, your BlackBerry® device uses the name that the PGP® Universal Server set for the key when it generated the key. Turn off the fetch status prompt that appears when you add a PGP key to the key store 1.
• Verify that your organisation permits you to download PGP®keys from an LDAP-enabled server. For more information, contact your administrator. • If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry®device uses to connect to an LDAP-enabled server, try using the default connection type.
Type the port number for your organisation’s network. The default port number is 389. Specify whether you must log in to the server. Specify whether your BlackBerry® device uses an SSL connection or a TLS connection to connect to the server.
User Guide Key store About the key store The key store on your BlackBerry® device might store the following items. To access these items in the key store, you must type a key store password. • Personal certificates (certificate and private key pairs) •...
Turn off automatic back-up and restore of key store data By default, items in the key store on your BlackBerry® device are backed up or restored when you back up or restore your device data. For security reasons, if you do not want to back up your private key to your computer or restore your private key from your computer, you can turn off automatic back-up and restore of key store data.
S/MIME-protected messages. Turn on two-factor authentication To perform this task, you must have set a password for your BlackBerry® device and have the smart card password that you received with your smart card. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
About smart password entry If you use advanced authentication and your BlackBerry® device password or smart card password is numeric, you might be able to use smart password entry in some password fields. When smart password entry is turned on, your device is designed to remember the format of a password that you type in a password field.
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Use a certificate to authenticate your smart card To perform this task, you must be using a smart card and a password to unlock your BlackBerry® device. If you use a certificate to authenticate your smart card, the certificate authenticates your smart card whenever you use your smart card to unlock your device.
4. Press the key > Save. Your BlackBerry® device stores the passphrase for the same length of time as it stores your key store password. Turn off notification for smart card connections 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
PIN. For more information about software tokens, contact your administrator. Change the software token for a VPN profile To perform this task, the software token that you want to use must be installed on your BlackBerry® device. For more information, contact your administrator.
About direct Internet connections for third-party applications Some third-party applications that you add to your BlackBerry® device might require a direct TCP or HTTP connection to the Internet. For example, a stock price application might need to connect to the Internet to retrieve the latest stock prices. You might have to set the APN that the third-party application uses for this connection.
Note: Changing permissions for third-party applications can significantly affect the operation of applications on your BlackBerry® device. For more information about how changing these permissions might affect the operation of the applications on your device, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
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Set whether third-party applications can access files that you store on your device. For example, you can set whether third-party applications can access files that you transfer to your device using Bluetooth® technology or the media manager tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. Security Data Set whether third-party applications can access certificates or keys in the key store on your device.
Troubleshooting: Security I cannot download a certificate If you changed the connection type that your BlackBerry® device uses to connect to the LDAP-enabled server or DSML-enabled server, try switching to the default connection type. I cannot unlock my device using my smart card Try performing the following actions: •...
If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, you can also receive service books on your device using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports If you set the default recipient, each time that you submit a diagnostic report, your BlackBerry® device sends the report to that recipient. If you want to specify a recipient each time that you submit a report, do not set the default recipient.
If wireless data synchronisation or wireless email reconciliation is not available on the smartphone or if the subscriber turned off these features, the subscriber can use the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to synchronise their organiser data and email. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
About synchronisation conflicts, 74 About synchronisation conflicts A synchronisation conflict occurs when you change the same email or organiser data item on your BlackBerry® device and in the email application on your computer. If you reconcile your email using wireless email reconciliation, on your device, you can set whether the email on your device or the email on your computer takes precedence when an email reconciliation conflict occurs.
About backing up and restoring device data If you have installed the BlackBerry® Desktop Software on your computer, you can back up and restore most of your BlackBerry device data, including messages, organiser data, fonts, saved searches and browser bookmarks using the back-up and restore tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
You can only synchronise the data in a custom contact list field with a text field in the email application on your computer. For example, you cannot add a contact's birthday to a custom contact list field on your BlackBerry® device and synchronise it with the email application on your computer, because the birthday field is a date field in the email application on your computer.
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I am not receiving email from personal folders on my computer If your BlackBerry® device is associated with a Microsoft® Outlook® email account, you must use the synchronisation tool of the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to reconcile email in personal folders. For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
User Guide Accessibility options About accessibility options BlackBerry® devices include many features that facilitate use by persons with disabilities. For more information about accessibility options, visit www.blackberry.com/accessibility. Screen accessibility options Display closed captions in videos You can turn on closed captioning so that text displays on the screen when you play video files that support closed captioning.
Turn on event sounds Event sounds alert you when you turn on or turn off your BlackBerry® device, when the battery power level is full or low and when you connect or disconnect a USB cable or accessory to or from your device.
About TTY support When you turn on TTY support and you connect your BlackBerry® device to a TTY device that operates at 45.45 bits per second, you can make calls to and receive calls from TTY devices. Your BlackBerry device is designed to convert received calls to text that you can read on your TTY device.
Say this voice command to dial an extension. To perform this task, you must set options for dialling extensions. You can dial extensions only within your company. "Check my phone number" If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your BlackBerry® device, say this voice command to check your active phone number. "Check signal strength"...
• To ignore the suggestions, keep typing. Change your typing style You can change how your BlackBerry® device recognises what you type by selecting a typing style. 1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
Use the calculator On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Calculator icon. • To press a key in the calculator, click the key or press the corresponding key on the BlackBerry® device keyboard. Convert a measurement 1.
User Guide BrickBreaker About BrickBreaker The object of BrickBreaker is to destroy bricks using a paddle and a ball. During the game, capsules fall from the bricks that you destroy. The capsules provide you with different mechanisms for destroying bricks or controlling the ball or paddle. If the ball hits the paddle, a brick or the top of the game board 50 times on any level, the bricks descend one space each time that you hit the ball with the paddle.
To shoot the laser or gun, press the Space key. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
User Guide Set the paddle speed 1. On the Home screen or in the Games folder, click the BrickBreaker icon. 2. Press the key > Options. • To set the paddle speed, set the Paddle movement speed field. • To accelerate the paddle as you slide your finger on the trackpad, select the acceleration check box. 3.
User Guide Word Mole game Word Mole game basics About the Word Mole game The object of the Word Mole® game is to form words using the letters in the garden. If you form a word using letters that are directly above, below or beside each other in the garden, you receive new letters which you can use to form new words.
Use time bonus letters in a word to gain bonus time. Adjust the volume • To increase the volume, press the Volume Up key on the right side of your BlackBerry® device. • To decrease the volume, press the Volume Down key on the right side of your device.
User Guide 3. Click a game. Multiplayer games Invite a player 1. On the Home screen, in the Games folder, click the Word Mole icon. 2. Click New Game > Multiplayer > Invite. 3. Click a contact. 4. Click OK. When a player accepts an invitation, a green indicator appears beside their screen name.
If you are a game participant, verify that the game organiser did not exit the multiplayer game. Related topics Set multiplayer game options, 300 Some words that I submit are not recognised Some less common words might not be in the dictionary on your BlackBerry® device. Try submitting more commonly used words. Word Mole game...
Compressed Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions certificate revocation list CRL server A BlackBerry® device uses a CRL server to check the most recently published revocation status of a certificate. Certificate authorities publish certificate revocation lists on CRL servers. Domain Name System...
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User Guide DSML Directory Service Markup Language DSML-enabled server A BlackBerry® device uses a DSML-enabled server to search for and download certificates. EAP-FAST Extensible Authentication Protocol Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunnelling EAP-SIM Extensible Authentication Protocol Subscriber Identity Module EAP-TLS Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security...
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A private key is a key that only the certificate subject can use. Private key information is not distributed publically. BlackBerry® devices use private keys to sign email messages or PIN messages that users send and to decrypt email messages that users receive.
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A public key is a key that people other than the certificate subject can use. BlackBerry® devices use public keys to encrypt email messages or PIN messages that users send to certificate subjects and to verify the signature on email messages or PIN messages that users receive from certificate subjects.
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User Guide Transport Layer Security Triple DES Triple Data Encryption Standard teletype virtual private network wide area network Wireless Application Protocol Wired Equivalent Privacy Wireless Markup Language Wi-Fi Protected Access WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security Glossary...
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Some airtime service providers might not offer Internet browsing functionality with a subscription to the BlackBerry® Internet Service. Check with your service provider for availability, roaming arrangements, service plans and features. Installation or use of Third Party Products and Services with RIM's products and services may require one or more patent, trademark, copyright or other licences in order to avoid infringement or violation of third party rights.
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RIM. Certain features outlined in this documentation require a minimum version of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, BlackBerry® Desktop Software and/or BlackBerry® Device Software.
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