Basics; About Blackberry Messenger; New Features And Enhancements - Blackberry Messenger User Manual

User Guide

Basics

About BlackBerry Messenger

You can use BlackBerry® Messenger to communicate with users who have a BlackBerry device. The contact list screen in BlackBerry Messenger
is made up of your BlackBerry Messenger contacts, contact categories, chats, and groups.
You can send messages to your contacts, change your status and display picture, and organize contacts into contact categories. During a chat,
you can send files such as voice notes and contact attachments. If your device has a camera, you can send pictures that you take with the
camera.
You can use the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BlackBerry Messenger to create a group of family members, friends, co-workers, and so on. In
a group, you can share pictures, lists, and appointments with the members of the group. You can also chat with members of your group and
comment on shared items.
You do not need to sign in to or out of BlackBerry Messenger. As long as you are connected to a wireless network, BlackBerry Messenger can
keep you connected to your BlackBerry Messenger contacts. You might be able to back up and restore your BlackBerry Messenger contacts,
profile, and group membership using BlackBerry Messenger or using BlackBerry® Desktop Manager on a computer.
You must have a wireless service data plan to use BlackBerry Messenger. Depending on your wireless service provider or organization, some
features might not be supported.
For more information about BlackBerry Messenger, visit www.blackberry.com/support.

New features and enhancements

Item
Application updates
Backup and restore
BlackBerry Groups
Description
You now receive a notification message when a new version of BlackBerry® Messenger is available. You
can also manually check for new versions of BlackBerry Messenger by using the menu on the About
BlackBerry Messenger screen.
You can back up and restore your BlackBerry Messenger data, which can include your contacts, profile,
and group membership by using BlackBerry Messenger to create a backup file on your device or you can
register an email address with BlackBerry Messenger to back up and restore over the wireless network
automatically. You can access the backup and restore feature from the Options screen in BlackBerry
Messenger.
You can also use the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager on a computer to back up and restore your BlackBerry
Messenger contacts, profile, and group membership.
You can use the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BlackBerry Messenger to share pictures, lists,
appointments, and more with group members. Each group can contain up to 30 members.
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