Device Switch - Blackberry Q5 User Manual

User Guide
• Change your ringtone
• Change your font size
• Set your wallpaper
• Set an alarm
• Bookmark a favorite webpage
• Add a signature to an email account
• Add a contact or number to your speed dial list

Device Switch

Preparing to switch devices
Before you begin switching to your new BlackBerry 10 device, take a moment to make sure that you have completed the
following actions:
• Complete all of the instructions in the Setup app that opens the first time that your BlackBerry 10 device starts after you
insert the battery. You can find the Setup app on the home screen of your device.
• If you have information saved to your SIM card, such as contact information, save the data to the storage space on your
previous device or your media card before you begin to switch devices.
• If you have any usernames or passwords saved on your previous device, such as your BlackBerry ID, consider
temporarily writing this information down so that you have it when you're ready to add accounts to your new device.
Update BBM
If you switch from a BlackBerry device running the BlackBerry OS (version 5.0 to 7.1), you should update to the latest
available version of BBM and associate BBM with your BlackBerry ID before you switch devices.
1. To see which version of BBM is running on your previous device, look for BlackBerry Messenger in your list of
installed applications.
2. To download BBM 7.0 or later on your previous device, visit the BlackBerry World storefront or www.bbm.com.
If you can't update your version of BBM, in BBM, press the
See which version of device software is installed on your previous device
If you switch from a BlackBerry device, to see which version of software is installed on your previous device, on the home
screen of your previous device, do one of the following:
• Click Options > About.
• Click Options > Device > About Device Versions.
key > Options > Back Up. Select a backup option.
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