Blackberry Bridge; About Blackberry Bridge; Connect To Blackberry Bridge - Blackberry PlayBook User Manual

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BlackBerry Bridge

About BlackBerry Bridge

If you're running BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 or later on your BlackBerry smartphone, you can connect your BlackBerry®
PlayBook™ tablet to your smartphone to access push email, calendars, BBM™, files, and other data directly from your tablet.
Your tablet connects to your smartphone using Bluetooth® technology. To connect, you need the BlackBerry® Bridge™ app
installed on your smartphone. You can find it in BlackBerry App World™.
When your tablet and smartphone are connected, these icons appear on your tablet's home screen:

Connect to BlackBerry Bridge

To connect your tablet with your BlackBerry® smartphone, you need to install the BlackBerry® Bridge™ app on your
smartphone. You can find it in BlackBerry App World™.
BlackBerry Messenger
Communicate virtually instantly with other BlackBerry users. It's everything you love about BBM,
on your tablet.
Messages
Take advantage of your tablet's larger screen and the reading pane to work through your message
inbox more quickly. Attach files from your tablet or your smartphone.
Calendar
Keep on top of your schedule at a glance with day and month views that show names on each
event and a split-screen day view.
Contacts
Connect with the people in your network through the Contacts app. Quickly jump to a contact to
send an email, schedule a meeting, or start a BBM conversation.
Tasks
Have a growing to-do list? Use the Tasks app to help you stay focused on important actions.
Memos
Instead of jotting notes on scraps of paper that can be easy to lose track of, try using memos to
keep your information organized and easy to find.
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