Blackbe;rry BBF100-1 User manual

User Guide
BBF100-1
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Contents
Setup and basics ..............................................................................................................4
Your device at a glance .................................................................................................................................4
Insert the SIM card .......................................................................................................................................5
Insert a media card.......................................................................................................................................6
Charging the battery .....................................................................................................................................7
Turn your device on or off..............................................................................................................................8
Move between home screens........................................................................................................................8
Get around with navigation buttons ...............................................................................................................8
Touch screen gestures ..................................................................................................................................9
Keyboard....................................................................................................................................................12
Apps, widgets, and shortcuts ......................................................................................................................14
Personalising your device............................................................................................................................17
Phone and voice .............................................................................................................18
Phone icons................................................................................................................................................18
Find your own phone number......................................................................................................................18
Change your ringtone..................................................................................................................................19
Making calls ...............................................................................................................................................19
Receiving calls............................................................................................................................................20
Blocking calls .............................................................................................................................................22
Add a contact or number to your speed dial list...........................................................................................23
Call waiting and call forwarding...................................................................................................................23
Start a conference call ................................................................................................................................24
LTE calling ..................................................................................................................................................25
Wi-Fi calling................................................................................................................................................26
Voicemail....................................................................................................................................................27
Applications and features ...............................................................................................28
Download an app from Google Play™ ..........................................................................................................28

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Organising your home screen......................................................................................................................28
Messages ...................................................................................................................................................30
Camera.......................................................................................................................................................31
Clock ..........................................................................................................................................................32
BlackBerry Device Search...........................................................................................................................35
About the Google™ app and Now on Tap .....................................................................................................37
Location services and Google Maps.............................................................................................................37
Google Chrome™ and Downloads................................................................................................................39
Printing.......................................................................................................................................................39
Settings ..........................................................................................................................41
Change your device settings........................................................................................................................41
Customise the quick settings menu.............................................................................................................41
Notifications ...............................................................................................................................................41
Storage space and media cards ..................................................................................................................46
Connections ...............................................................................................................................................49
Battery and power ......................................................................................................................................66
Display .......................................................................................................................................................70
Convenience key.........................................................................................................................................73
Accounts ....................................................................................................................................................74
Accessibility ...............................................................................................................................................75
Users..........................................................................................................................................................77
Backup and reset .......................................................................................................................................79
Update your device software.......................................................................................................................82
Security ..........................................................................................................................83
Locks, passwords, and protecting your data ................................................................................................83
Finding and protecting a lost device ............................................................................................................90
Security settings .........................................................................................................................................91
Legal notice ....................................................................................................................95

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User guide Setup and basics
Setup and basics
Your device at a glance
USB Type-C
Convenience key
Power key
Volume up/down key
Microphone
Notification LED
Sensors
Receiver
Recents key
Speaker
Space key
(Fingerprint sensor)
Front camera
Headset connector
Back key
Home key
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Insert the SIM card
Your device uses a nano SIM card. If you don't have a SIM card or don't have the right type of SIM card, contact your service
provider.
CAUTION: Do not use a larger SIM card that has been cut to a smaller size. Your device might not recognise it, or the SIM
card might get stuck because it is thicker than a nano SIM card.
1. Release the tray by pushing the tip of the tool (provided in the box) into the hole on the right side of your device. If you
don't have the tool that came with your device, you can also use a paper clip.
WARNING! Do not insert the SIM tool into the hole located at the top of the device as this is a microphone. If inserted,
this may cause damage to your device.
2. Pull out the tray completely and set it on a flat surface.
3. Hold the SIM card so that the metal contacts are facing away from you. Align the notch on the SIM card with the notch
in the smaller section of the tray.

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4. Put the SIM card in the tray.
BBF100-1 Single SIM version BBF1006 Dual SIM version
5. Push the tray back into the slot.
Insert a media card
If you want more storage for pictures, videos, music, and documents, you can insert a media card (microSD card).
1. Release the tray by pushing the tip of the tool (provided in the box) into the hole on the right side of your device. If you
don't have the tool that came with your device, you can also use a paper clip.
2. Pull out the tray completely and set it on a flat surface.
3. Hold the media card so that the metal contacts are facing away from you. Align the notch on the media card with the
notch in the larger section of the tray.
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4. Put the media card in the tray.
5. Push the tray back into the slot.
Charging the battery
Connect the battery charger to your phone and power source respectively.
Tip: To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when the battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger; switch
off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running applications when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.
WARNING! Please note your phone is a unibody device, the back cover and battery are not removable.
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Turn your device on or off
Press and hold the Power on/off key (on the right side of your device).
• To turn off your device, tap Power off.
• To turn your device off and then on again, tap Restart.
Turn off the screen
Press the Power on/off key (on the right side of your device).
To turn the screen back on, press the Power on/off key, or tap the screen twice.
Move between home screens
You can move between your home screens with a gesture on the screen.
On the screen, swipe left or right.
Get around with navigation buttons
No matter what you're doing on your device, navigation buttons appear at the bottom of your screen.
Do any of the following:
• To go back to the previous screen, tap .
• To go to your home screen, tap .
• To see your recently opened apps and screens, tap .
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Touch screen gestures
Take a moment to learn the common gestures that you can use on the touch screen.
Wake up your device
Tap the screen twice.
Select items
Do any of the following:
• To select an item, tap it. If the item can be opened, it opens.
• To select multiple items, such as photos that you want to share or email messages that you want to delete, touch and
hold one item, then tap additional items. To clear an item, tap it again.
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Scroll or move between items
Slide your finger to scroll through a list or move between items, such as photos.
Check your notifications
You can check your latest notifications (for example, email messages and text messages) at any time.
Swipe down from the top of the screen. Tap a notification to open it or pull down to see more notifications.
Open Quick Settings
You can open Quick Settings to turn on or turn off common settings such as Wi-Fi and aeroplane mode. Swipe down from
the top of the screen once using two fingers, or twice using one finger.
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Use a slider
If a slider appears on your screen you can progress through a file, such as a song or video, or adjust a setting, such as the
screen brightness.
Drag the slider handle to the right or left.
Zoom in to or zoom out from the screen
If you want to see something in more detail, such as a photo or part of a map, you can magnify the image. To zoom in, slide
two fingers apart.
To zoom out, slide two fingers together.
Tip: In some cases, you can tap twice to zoom in or zoom out.
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Keyboard
Delete key
Enter key
alt key
sym keySpace keyShift key
Custom key
Universal shortcut key
Select text
To select a word, double-tap it or touch and hold it.
To select more, or to change your selection, drag the selection handles and .
Switch the cursor
Double-tap the keyboard and then swipe left or right to switch the cursor.
Delete a word
Quickly swipe left on the keyboard to delete a word.
Type faster with suggested words
Suggested words appear while you type. They can appear above the keyboard or above a letter. To use a word, you can
swipe up on the keyboard or flick the word up onto the screen.
Type an alternate character or word
You can type an alternate character or word variant, depending on the input language that you're using on your device.
Press and hold a letter key. Tap the character or word.
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Type numbers and symbols
Press the sym keyboard once to display the symbols soft keyboard, press twice to display the numbers soft keyboard, press
again to hide the soft keyboard.
Cut, copy, and paste text
When you select text, a text menu appears. Tap Cut or Copy, and then touch and hold where you want to paste the text,
tap Paste.
Switch your input language
1. To turn on input languages, swipe down from the top of the screen. Tap > System > Languages & input > Keyboard
Settings > BlackBerry Keyboard > Input languages. If the Use system languages switch is turned on, turn it off. Turn
on the switch beside each input language that you want to use.
2. To switch between input languages while you type, press and hold the Space key and tap one of your previously selected
input languages.
3. To switch to the last input method that you used, on the touch screen keyboard, swipe right across the Space key, or,
on the physical keyboard, press the alt key and enter key.
For stock applications
In order to further improve the experience of using the keyboard, we have added some local application functions.
In-coming call screen
Double click the Space key to answer a call.
(When Settings > Accessibility > Space key answers call is turned on).
Calculator
• 0-9 key: input numbers
• +, -, *, /, ., (, )
• Shift key: switch mode (simple mode > currency > unit)
• Enter key: =
• Delete key: delete
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List view
• T key: scroll to top of the list
• B key: scroll to bottom of the list
Calendar
• T key: today
• W key: week view
• M key: month view
• D key: day (agenda) view
• A key: Agenda view
• S key: Search
• P key: Previous view (previous month, previous week, …)
• N key: Next view (next month, next week, …)
• G key: Goto (a day)
• C key: Create new appointment
Custom key
To customise the key, do the following:
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap > Shortcuts & gestures > Customise the currency key > Currency.
3. Tap one of the custom key options to set it as Currency, Ctrl, Notification tray, Language switch or Shift.
If you have set the key as the Currency key, you also can change the type of currency used:
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap > System > Languages & input > Keyboard settings > BlackBerry Keyboad > Advanced > Currency key.
3. Tap one of the currency options shown.
Apps, widgets, and shortcuts
About apps, widgets, and shortcuts
When you tap on your home screen, a tray opens where you can access installed apps and widgets and set up shortcuts.
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• The APPS tab includes a complete list of the apps installed on your device, including apps that you download from
Google Play™.
• WIDGETS are like miniature apps that you can often interact with on the home screen. For example, the BBM widget
shows a small view of your current chats. The Bookmarks widget shows all of the websites that you have bookmarked
so that you can open them right from the home screen.
• SHORTCUTS help you perform the tasks that you do most often. For example, if you frequently write emails, you can set
up an email shortcut. Tapping the shortcut opens an email composer.
Search for installed apps, widgets, and shortcuts
1. On the home screen, tap .
2. Enter a search term in the Search apps, widgets and shortcuts field.
Add an app, a widget, or a shortcut to your home screen
1. On the home screen, tap .
2. Tap APPS, WIDGETS, or SHORTCUTS.
3. Touch and hold an app, a widget, or a shortcut, and then release your finger when the home screen appears.
After you add a shortcut to your home screen, you might be prompted to set up the shortcut. For example, if you add the
Contact shortcut, you must tap the contact that you want to send an email to.
Sort your apps
You can sort your apps in the Apps list in several different ways:
• Default: The ten apps that you use the most appear at the top, followed by an alphabetical list of your apps. If you're
using Android™ for Work on your device, your work apps appear at the bottom of the list.
• Alphabetical/Classic: Your apps are sorted alphabetically.
• Newest: The apps that you most recently installed appear at the top.
• Most Used: The apps that you use the most appear at the top.
To change how your apps are sorted, do the following:
1. On the home screen, tap .
2. Tap the drop-down list that appears in the top-right corner. If you haven't changed how your apps are sorted, the word
Default appears beside the drop-down list.
3. Tap a sorting option.
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About pop-up widgets
Pop-up widgets are associated with the apps that you add to the home screen. When you add an app that includes a pop-up
widget, an indicator appears beneath the app icon ( ). Pop-up widgets are useful because they allow you to have widgets
that don't take up space on the home screen.
Turn on pop-up widgets
1. On the home screen, touch and hold an empty area of the screen, and then tap .
2. Select the Pop-up widgets checkbox.
Open a pop-up widget for an app
With pop-up widgets, you can access a widget for an app without having that widget on the home screen. If a pop-up widget
is available for an app, an indicator ( ) appears beneath the app icon.
On the home screen, swipe up or down on an app that has a pop-up widget.
Turn off pop-up widgets
On the home screen, do one of the following:
• To turn off a pop-up widget, on the app icon, swipe up or down. In the upper-right corner of the widget, tap > Turn off
Pop-up Widget.
• To turn off all pop-up widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the screen, and then tap . Clear the Pop-up widgets
checkbox.
Change the shortcuts that you access with Keyboard shortcuts
You can change the shortcuts that you access with the Keyboard shortcuts. For example, you can set up a key to start an
action, such as composing a message.
1. On the home screen, do one of the following:
• Tap > Shortcuts > Keyboard shortcuts.
• Touch and hold an empty area of the screen, and then tap > Keyboard shortcuts.
• Swipe down from the top of the screen, tap > Shortcuts & gestures > Keyboard shortcuts.
2. Tap LONG PRESS or SHORT PRESS.
3. Tap a circle .
• To set the key to open a different app, tap Open app, and then tap an app.
• To set the key to call a contact, tap Speed dial, and then tap a contact.
• To set the key to send an email or a text message to a contact, tap Send message.
• To set the key to start an action, tap All shortcuts.
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If you set up a key to open an app or use a shortcut, to turn off the key, do the following:
1. On the Keyboard shortcuts screen, tap an action.
2. Tap Delete.
Universal shortcut key
You can quickly launch the Calendar or Note apps, or perform a specified action by typing the key and a letter key
simultaneously.
For example, if you have specified that a short press of the C key will launch the Calendar and a long press will launch your
Contacts, you can do either of the following while running any other app:
• Short press the key and C key at same time to launch Calendar.
• Long press the key and C key at same time to enter Contacts.
Personalising your device
Learn how to personalise your device and make it uniquely yours. For example, you can change your ringtone or set a
picture as your wallpaper.
•Changeyourdevicesettings
•Changeyourringtone
•Changeyourwallpaper
•Addacontactornumbertoyourspeeddiallist
•Addanapp,awidget,orashortcuttoyourhomescreen
•Changeyourfontsize
•Changehowyouviewyourrecentappsandscreens
•Setuporchangeascreenlock
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Phone and voice
Phone icons
During a call
Icon Description
Mute your microphone
Tip: You can also press the Convenience key to mute your microphone.
Show the dial pad
Turn on the speakerphone
Make another call
Make a video call
Put a call on hold
Make a one way camera video call
Swap the calls
Merge calls to start a conference call
Split a conference call into multiple calls
Find your own phone number
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap > System > About phone > Status > SIM Status > My phone number.
Your phone number appears at the bottom of the screen. If it doesn't appear, your service provider might not have added
your phone number to your SIM card. For more info, contact your service provider.
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Change your ringtone
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap > Sound > Phone ringtone.
3. Tap a ringtone, and then tap OK.
Tip: To use a song or a custom sound as your ringtone, move the .mp3 file you want to use to the Ringtones folder on your
device. You might need to install a file manager app from the Google Play™ store first.
Making calls
Make a call
1. In the Phone app, tap .
2. Enter the number.
3. Tap .
Call a recent number
1. In the Phone app, tap .
2. Beside a name or number, tap .
Call a contact
1. In the Phone app, tap .
2. Tap a contact.
3. Tap the number that you want to call.
Tip: To send a text message to a contact, tap beside the number.
Speed dial a contact
For more info about speed dialling, see Add a contact or number to your speed dial list.
1. In the Phone app, tap .
2. Tap a speed dial contact.
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Show or hide your number on outgoing calls
Depending on your service provider, this feature might not be supported.
1. In the Phone app, in the upper-right corner of the screen, tap .
2. Tap Settings > Calls > Additional settings > Caller ID.
3. Tap Show number or Hide number.
View your call history
You can view past outgoing, incoming, and missed calls on the History screen.
1. In the Phone app, in the upper-right corner of the screen, tap > Call history.
2. Do any of the following:
• To see the details of a specific call, tap a name or phone number, and then tap Call details .
• To view missed/Voice/Video calls, tap MISSED, VOICE or VIDEO.
• To clear your call history, tap > Clear call history > OK.
Receiving calls
Answer or dismiss a call
1. If your device is locked .
• Swipe up to answer a call.
• Swipe down to reject a call.
2. If your device is unlocked, in the call notification window, tap ANSWER or DECLINE.
2. When Settings > Accessibility > Power key ends call is turned on, press the Power key to dismiss the call.
Send a quick response to a caller
You can send a caller a brief text message instead of answering an incoming call. Depending on the recipient of the quick
response, additional text messaging charges might apply.
Note: If a call is from an unknown caller, the option to send a quick response does not appear.
1. When you receive an incoming call, swipe up until it shows quick response message.
2. Do either of the following:
• To send a default message, tap a message.
• To compose a new message, type a new message at the Write your own... line, then tap SEND.
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