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User Guide
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 checklist.
• 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.
• 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.
Switching from a BlackBerry device
When you switch from a BlackBerry device to a BlackBerry 10 device, several methods are available to
transfer data. The transfer method you use depends on the types of data that you want to transfer and
the version of device software that your previous device is running. The following table is designed to
help you identify the best transfer method for you.
Transfer method
Device Switch app
Media card
Data transferred
• Contact info
• Calendar entries
• Pictures
• Videos
• Documents
• Notes
• Music
• Pictures
• Videos
• Alarm settings
• BBM contacts
• BlackBerry Browser
bookmarks and folders
• Text messages (SMS and
MMS)
Setup and basics
Requirements
• Device Switch app must be
installed on both devices
• Both devices must be
connected to the same Wi-Fi
network
• Previous device must be
running BlackBerry Device
Software 5, BlackBerry 6
• Removable media card
• Previous device must be
running a version of
BlackBerry 7
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