Blackbe;rry Bold 9900 Reference guide

BlackBerry Bold 9900
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Contents
Quick Help.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
How to: Top 10................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Troubleshooting: Top 10.................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Tips and shortcuts.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Tips: Doing things quickly................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Tips: Extending battery life................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Tips: Finding apps............................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Tips: Updating your software............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Tips: Keeping your information safe.................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Tips: Managing indicators.................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Phone shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Message shortcuts.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
File and attachment shortcuts........................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Typing shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Media shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Browser shortcuts.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Calendar shortcuts............................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Search shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Map shortcuts.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Troubleshooting: Shortcuts................................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Phone................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
How to: Phone.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Troubleshooting: Phone..................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Voice commands................................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
How to: Voice commands................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
Troubleshooting: Voice commands.................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Messages............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Email................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Text messages.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 70
PIN messages...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
Attachments....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 88
Security options for messages............................................................................................................................................................................ 91
Files and attachments........................................................................................................................................................................................ 105
How to: Files....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 105

Troubleshooting: Files........................................................................................................................................................................................ 110
Media................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 112
Music.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 112
Podcasts............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 119
Videos................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 125
Video camera..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 132
Camera............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 137
Pictures............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 144
Voice notes......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 151
Ring tones, sounds, and alerts............................................................................................................................................................................ 158
How to: Ring tones, sounds, and alerts.............................................................................................................................................................. 158
Troubleshooting: Ring tones, sounds, and alerts............................................................................................................................................... 161
Browser.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 162
How to: Browser................................................................................................................................................................................................. 162
Troubleshooting: Browser.................................................................................................................................................................................. 173
Calendar............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 174
How to: Calendar................................................................................................................................................................................................ 174
Troubleshooting: Calendar................................................................................................................................................................................. 181
Contacts.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 183
How to: Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................................ 183
Troubleshooting: Contacts................................................................................................................................................................................. 190
Clock................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 191
How to: Clock..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 191
Troubleshooting: Clock....................................................................................................................................................................................... 194
Tasks and memos............................................................................................................................................................................................... 195
Create a task or memo....................................................................................................................................................................................... 195
Send a task or memo.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 195
Change or delete a task or memo...................................................................................................................................................................... 195
Change the status of a task................................................................................................................................................................................ 195
Hide completed tasks......................................................................................................................................................................................... 196
Show tasks in the calendar................................................................................................................................................................................. 196
Synchronizing tasks and memos......................................................................................................................................................................... 196
About categories................................................................................................................................................................................................ 198
Categorize a contact, task, or memo.................................................................................................................................................................. 198
Create a category for contacts, tasks, or memos............................................................................................................................................... 198

Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items............................................................................................................................... 199
Typing................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 200
How to: Typing................................................................................................................................................................................................... 200
Troubleshooting: Typing..................................................................................................................................................................................... 205
Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 206
How to: Keyboard............................................................................................................................................................................................... 206
Troubleshooting: Keyboard................................................................................................................................................................................ 207
Language............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 208
How to: Language............................................................................................................................................................................................... 208
Troubleshooting: Language................................................................................................................................................................................ 209
Screen display..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 210
How to: Screen display....................................................................................................................................................................................... 210
Troubleshooting: Display.................................................................................................................................................................................... 214
GPS technology................................................................................................................................................................................................... 215
How to: GPS technology..................................................................................................................................................................................... 215
Troubleshooting: GPS technology...................................................................................................................................................................... 216
Compass............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 217
How to: Compass................................................................................................................................................................................................ 217
Troubleshooting: Compass................................................................................................................................................................................. 218
Maps................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 219
How to: Maps..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 219
Troubleshooting: Maps...................................................................................................................................................................................... 223
Applications........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 225
How to: Applications.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 225
Troubleshooting: Applications........................................................................................................................................................................... 227
BlackBerry Device Software............................................................................................................................................................................... 233
How to: BlackBerry Device Software.................................................................................................................................................................. 233
Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Device Software................................................................................................................................................... 236
Manage Connections.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 237
Mobile network.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 237
Wi-Fi technology................................................................................................................................................................................................ 244
Bluetooth technology......................................................................................................................................................................................... 256

How to: Bluetooth technology........................................................................................................................................................................... 256
Troubleshooting: Bluetooth technology............................................................................................................................................................ 262
NFC technology.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 265
How to: NFC technology..................................................................................................................................................................................... 265
Troubleshooting: NFC technology...................................................................................................................................................................... 267
Power and battery.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 268
How to: Power and battery................................................................................................................................................................................ 268
Memory and media cards................................................................................................................................................................................... 270
How to: Memory and media cards..................................................................................................................................................................... 270
Troubleshooting: Memory and media cards...................................................................................................................................................... 273
Search................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 274
How to: Search................................................................................................................................................................................................... 274
Troubleshooting: Search.................................................................................................................................................................................... 277
SIM card.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 278
How to: SIM card................................................................................................................................................................................................ 278
Security............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 281
How to: Security................................................................................................................................................................................................. 281
Troubleshooting: Security.................................................................................................................................................................................. 311
Service books and diagnostic reports................................................................................................................................................................. 313
Accept, delete, or restore a service book........................................................................................................................................................... 313
Run a diagnostic report...................................................................................................................................................................................... 313
View, submit, or delete a diagnostic report....................................................................................................................................................... 313
Set a default recipient for diagnostic reports..................................................................................................................................................... 314
I can't run or submit a diagnostic report............................................................................................................................................................ 314
Find your smartphone model number and version of the BlackBerry Device Software.................................................................................... 314
Synchronization.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 315
How to: Synchronization.................................................................................................................................................................................... 315
Troubleshooting: Synchronization..................................................................................................................................................................... 318
Accessibility options........................................................................................................................................................................................... 320
How to: Accessibility.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 320
Calculator........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 325
Use the calculator............................................................................................................................................................................................... 325
Convert a measurement..................................................................................................................................................................................... 325

Glossary.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 326
Legal notice........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 331

Quick Help
How to: Top 10
BlackBerry® smartphone users have spoken! Here are the top 10 things they want to know how to do on their smartphones.
Set up an email address
1. On the Home screen, click the Setup icon.
2. In the Setup section, click the Email Accounts icon.
3. Follow the screens to set up your email address. When your email address is set up correctly, you receive a confirmation
message. To view and manage your email messages, on the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
Note: In some cases, you might see the following options. If so, select one of the options.
•Internet Mail Account: Use this option to associate your BlackBerry® smartphone with one or more existing email accounts
(for example, Windows Live™ Hotmail®) or to create a new email address for your smartphone.
•Enterprise Account: If your administrator gave you an enterprise activation password, use this option to associate your
smartphone with your work email account using the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.
If you are trying to set up a Internet email account (for example, Windows Live™ Hotmail® or Google Mail™) or a new email
address for your smartphone, and do not see this option, contact your administrator or wireless service provider.
Related information
Change options for your personal email account, 63
About downloading apps with the BlackBerry App World
With the BlackBerry App World, you can search for and download games, themes, social networking apps, personal
productivity apps, and much more. Using an existing PayPal® account, you can buy and download apps to your smartphone
over the wireless network.
If you don't already have the BlackBerry App World on your smartphone, you can download it at
www.blackberryappworld.com. For more information about managing apps using BlackBerry App World, click the BlackBerry
App World icon. Press the key > Help.
Depending on your wireless service provider and region, you might have the option to add or update apps using the BlackBerry
App World™ storefront. You might also be able to download apps from a web page (try visiting mobile.blackberry.com from
your BlackBerry smartphone), or through your wireless service provider. Data charges might apply when you add or use an app
over the wireless network. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.
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Transfer a file from your computer to your smartphone using your
smartphone as a USB memory drive
You must use the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to manage and preserve the information or the encryption that is associated
with your media files when you transfer files between your BlackBerry smartphone and your computer.
1. Connect your smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Do one of the following:
• If you want to transfer most types of files, in the dialog box that appears on your smartphone, select the USB option.
• If you want to transfer media files that are protected with DRM, in the dialog box that appears on your smartphone,
select the media transfer option.
3. If necessary, type a password. Your smartphone appears as a drive on your computer.
4. Drag a file from a location on your computer to a folder on your smartphone.
To view the transferred file on your smartphone, disconnect your smartphone from your computer and find the file.
Related information
Transfer your media files from your computer to your smartphone using BlackBerry Desktop Software, 116
Synchronize email over the wireless network
You can set the Wireless Reconcile option for each email address that is associated with your BlackBerry® smartphone, which
will synchronize your email over the wireless network.
1. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon.
2. Press the key > Options > Email Reconciliation.
3. If the Message Services field appears, set this field to the appropriate email account.
4. Select the Wireless Reconcile checkbox.
5. Press the key > Save.
Copy contacts from your SIM card to your contact list
Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.
1. In the contact list, press the key > SIM Phone Book.
2. Press the key > Copy All To Contacts.
Note: If you try to copy a SIM card contact with a phone number that matches the phone number of a contact that already
appears in your contact list, your BlackBerry® smartphone does not copy the SIM card contact.
Related information
Add a contact, 183
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Send a text message
The number of recipients that you can send a text message to depends on your wireless service provider.
1. On the Home screen, click the Text Messages icon.
2. Press the key > Compose Text Message.
3. In the To field, do one of the following:
• Type a contact name.
• Press the key > Choose Contact. Click a contact.
• Type a phone number that can receive text messages (including the country code and area code). For languages with
non-Latin characters, press the Alt key to type numbers. Press the key on the keyboard.
• If your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to a CDMA network, you can type an email address.
4. Type a message.
5. Press the key on the keyboard.
Related information
Personal distribution lists, 188
I can't send messages, 11
Attach a media file, contact card, appointment, or location to a text message, 72
View location on a map from the compass
You can view the compass and your location on a map at the same time.
1. On the Home screen or in the Applications folder, click the Compass icon.
2. Press the key > Location on Map.
To return to the Compass application, press the key > Close.
Related information
Navigate to a destination, 217
Lock or unlock your smartphone
You can lock the keyboard and screen to avoid pressing a key or the screen accidentally or making calls accidentally and, if you
have set a BlackBerry® smartphone password, you can also lock your smartphone with a password.
Depending on how you or your administrator set your password options, if you don't use your smartphone for a certain period
of time, your smartphone might lock with a password automatically.
Do one of the following:
• To lock the keyboard and screen, press the key on the top of your smartphone.
• To unlock the keyboard and screen, press the key again.
• To lock your smartphone with a password, on the Home screen or in a folder, click the icon.
• To unlock your smartphone, enter your password. Press the key.
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Turn on or turn off a network connection
You should keep network connections turned off in certain places, such as on an airplane or in a hospital. For more
information, see the Safety and Product Information booklet for your BlackBerry® smartphone.
On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon.
• To turn on a network connection, select the checkbox beside a connection type.
• To turn off a network connection, clear the checkbox beside a connection type.
• To turn on the network connections that were turned on previously, click Restore Connections.
Related information
Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 240
I can't connect to the mobile network, 243
I can't connect to a Wi-Fi network, 255
I can't connect to the mobile network, 243
I can't connect to a Wi-Fi network, 255
Turn off Word Substitution
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2. Click Typing and Input > Typing.
3. For a keyboard, click Advanced Style Options.
4. Clear the Spelling check box.
5. Press the key > Save.
Troubleshooting: Top 10
Save time and maximize your efficiency with these quick tips.
I can't make or receive calls
Try the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
• Verify that your wireless service plan includes phone or voice services.
• If you can't make calls and fixed dialing is turned on, verify that the phone number for your contact appears in your fixed
dialing list or turn off fixed dialing.
• If you have traveled to another country and you haven't changed your smart-dialing options, dial the full phone number,
including the country code and area code, for your contact.
• If you're not receiving calls, verify that call blocking and call forwarding are turned off.
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• Your smartphone or your SIM card might support more than one phone number, even if you only have one phone number.
Verify that your phone number is set as your active phone number.
• If you have more than one phone number associated with your smartphone, verify that the phone number that you want
to make calls from and receive calls to is set as your active phone number.
• If you're using your BlackBerry® MVS Client phone number, verify that support for the BlackBerry MVS Client is turned on.
• If you're using your BlackBerry MVS Client phone number, verify that your smartphone is registered with the BlackBerry®
Mobile Voice System. From the Home screen, press the key. Press the key. Click Options. Click BlackBerry
MVS Client. Press the key. Click Register Now. If the Register Now menu item doesn't appear, or if the registration
fails, contact your administrator. If the registration doesn't complete, wait for a short period of time and then try again.
• If you have set call forwarding for the phone number provided by your wireless service provider, calls to your BlackBerry
MVS Client phone number are also forwarded. To receive calls to your BlackBerry MVS Client phone number, verify that
call forwarding is turned off.
Related information
Fixed dialing and smart dialing, 34
Call waiting, call forwarding, and call blocking, 32
Switch the active phone number, 39
I'm not receiving messages
Try the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network. If you're not in a wireless coverage area,
you should receive messages when you return to a wireless coverage area.
• Reset your smartphone. Connect to the network and try again.
• If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your smartphone using the email setup screen in the
Setup application, verify that you have received an activation message on your smartphone from the BlackBerry® Internet
Service. If you haven't received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the
Setup application, open the email setup screen to send a service book to your smartphone.
• If you haven't received a registration message from the wireless network, register your smartphone. On the Home screen
or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Host Routing Table. Press the key >
Register Now.
• Verify that data service is turned on.
• If you use email filters, verify that the options for email filters are set correctly.
• Verify that email forwarding is turned on and that you have selected all the email folders, including your inbox folder, that
you want to receive email from.
• Verify that your smartphone is not blocking messages. For more information, contact your administrator.
Related information
Change, prioritize, or delete an email filter, 53
Forward messages from a specific email folder to your smartphone, 60
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I can't send messages
Try the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
• If the menu item for sending a message doesn't appear, verify that you have added an email address, a PIN, or a phone
number for your contact.
• If you created an email address or added an existing email address to your smartphone using the email setup screen in the
Setup application, verify that you have received an activation message on your smartphone from the BlackBerry® Internet
Service. If you haven't received an activation message (the message might take a short period of time to arrive), in the
Setup application, open the email setup screen to send a service book to your smartphone.
• If you haven't received a registration message from the wireless network, register your smartphone. On the Home screen
or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click Device > Advanced System Settings > Host Routing Table. Press the key >
Register Now.
• Generate an encryption key.
• Verify that data service is turned on.
• Resend the message.
Related information
Generate an encryption key, 286
Wireless coverage indicators, 237
Change or delete a contact, 184
Turn on or turn off a network connection, 9
Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 240
Wireless coverage indicators, 237
Turn on or turn off a network connection, 9
Options for email filters, 52
Turn on or turn off data service or set roaming options, 240
Resend a message, 49
I forget my smartphone password
If you forget your BlackBerry® smartphone password, it can't be recovered. If your smartphone uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise
Server, your administrator might be able to reset your password without deleting your smartphone data. Otherwise, the only
way you can reset your password without knowing your current password is to delete all your smartphone data. You can do
this by exceeding the number of allowed password attempts.
If your email account uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, depending on the options that your administrator sets, when you
delete your smartphone data, you might also delete the data on your media card. For more information, contact your
administrator.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you
update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your
smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
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My smartphone isn't ringing or vibrating when I receive a call or message
Try the following actions:
• On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Verify that your profile isn't set to All Alerts Off or Silent.
• If you have created contact alerts, on the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon. Click Change Sounds and
Alerts > Sounds for Contacts. Click a contact alert. Click Phone or Messages. Verify that the Volume field isn't set to Silent
and that the Vibration field isn't set to Off.
The screen turns off
When you don't use your BlackBerry® smartphone for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can
change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you aren't touching your smartphone.
To turn on the screen, click the trackpad or press a key.
Related information
Set options for backlighting, 210
Email messages aren't reconciling over the wireless network
Try the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
• Verify that wireless email reconciliation is turned on.
• Reconcile email messages manually.
Organizer data isn't synchronizing over the wireless network
Try the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is connected to the wireless network.
• Verify that wireless data synchronization is turned on in the Contacts application, Calendar application, Tasks application,
and MemoPad.
• If you use the BlackBerry® Internet Service, you must synchronize calendar data using the BlackBerry® Desktop Software.
For more information, see the Help in the BlackBerry Desktop Software.
I can't pair with a Bluetooth enabled device
Try the following actions:
• Verify that your BlackBerry® smartphone is compatible with the Bluetooth® enabled device. For more information, see the
documentation that came with the Bluetooth enabled device.
• If you don't know the passkey for your Bluetooth enabled device, see the documentation that came with the Bluetooth
enabled device.
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• If your BlackBerry smartphone doesn't detect the Bluetooth enabled device that you want to pair with, try making your
BlackBerry smartphone discoverable for a short period of time. Many car kits need to discover your BlackBerry smartphone
rather than your BlackBerry smartphone discovering the car kit. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top
of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections. Click Add
New Device. Click Listen. Bluetooth enabled devices can detect your BlackBerry smartphone for 2 minutes.
• Turn off encryption for Bluetooth connections between your BlackBerry smartphone and the Bluetooth enabled device. On
the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click
Networks and Connections > Bluetooth Connections. Highlight a Bluetooth enabled device. Press the > Devices
Properties. Clear the Encryption check box. Press the key > Save.
Related information
Make your BlackBerry smartphone discoverable, 259
The media player screen closes
If you pause or stop a media file for a certain period of time, the media player screen closes to optimize the performance of
your BlackBerry® smartphone. In the media options, you can stop the media player screen from closing or change the amount
of time before the media player screen closes.
Related information
Change the amount of time before the media player screen closes, 115
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Tips and shortcuts
Depending on the typing input language that you are using, some shortcuts might not be available.
Tips: Doing things quickly
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Access popular options such as changing your ring tone,
setting the alarm, viewing notifications, and turning on or
turning off network connections.
Highlight and click the areas at the top of the Home screen.
See all the apps and folders on the Home screen, or minimize
the panel and view the wallpaper.
On the navigation bar, click All.
Switch to another app. Press and hold the key. Click an app.
Note: The other app might still be running in the background.
Open an app with a convenience key. Press a convenience key on the side of your smartphone.
Note: You can customize which app a convenience key opens.
Use pop-up menus. Pop-up menus provide common available actions, and appear
in the center of the screen. For example, you can use the pop-
up menu in a message to file, forward, or reply to the message.
To open a pop-up menu, touch and hold the screen or press
and hold the trackpad. To select a command, tap the icon or
click the trackpad.
Switch to the Favorites, Media, Downloads, and Frequent
panels.
On the Home screen, highlight All on the navigation bar and
slide your finger on the trackpad right or left.
Add an app to the Favorites panel. Highlight an app on the Home screen or in a folder. Press the
key > Mark as Favorite.
Change options for the Home screen such as the wallpaper. On the Home screen, press the key > Options.
Related information
Change what happens when you type on the Home screen, 0
Assign an application to a Convenience key, 206
Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 226
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Tips: Extending battery life
For full instructions, click the links under Related information at the bottom.
Set your BlackBerry® smartphone to turn on and turn off
automatically.
You can set your smartphone to turn off while you aren't using
it for an extended period, like when you sleep. Data you
receive when the smartphone is turned off automatically
updates when the smartphone turns on.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Device > Auto On/Off.
Set backlighting to remain on for a shorter period of time, and
lower its brightness.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Display > Screen Display.
Turn off network connections you aren't using. On the Home screen, click the connections area at the top of
the screen, or click the Manage Connections icon. Click a
network connection to clear the checkbox.
Close apps when you're finished with them.
When you switch from one app to another, some apps, such
as the Browser app or the Music app, run in the background,
which uses battery power.
In an app, press the key > Close.
Switch your vibrating notifications to sound notifications or
LED notifications, lower the volume of your sound
notifications, or select a shorter ring tone.
On the Home screen, click the Sound and Alert Profiles icon.
Click Change Sounds and Alerts.
Delete the original text from a reply message. When you are replying to a message, press the key >
Delete Original Text.
If your smartphone has a camera flash, turn off the flash. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Click the flash icon
at the bottom of the screen until the flash off indicator
appears.
Keep your battery connections clean.
Keeping the battery clean extends the life of your battery.
Every few months, use a cotton swab or dry cloth to clean the
metal contacts on the battery and the smartphone.
Related information
Delete the original text from a reply message, 51
Change your ring tone, notifiers, or reminders, 28
Turn on or turn off a network connection, 9
Set options for backlighting, 210
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Set your smartphone to turn on and turn off automatically, 268
Tips: Finding apps
Look in a folder on your Home screen. Some apps are located in folders on your Home screen. Click
a folder to see what apps are inside.
Make all hidden apps visible on the Home screen. On the Home screen, press the key > Show All Icons. To
unhide the app, highlight it and then click Hide Icon to clear
the check mark. If the icon is hidden in other panels, you can
unhide the icon in all panels, or in the current panel only. If
Show All Icons does not appear in the menu, there are no apps
hidden from view.
Search for an app. On the Home screen, start typing the app name.
Verify that the app is installed. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Device > Application Management. If the app is listed, it is
installed on your BlackBerry® smartphone.
Tips: Freeing and conserving storage space
Try to maintain at least 400 KB of available application storage on your BlackBerry® smartphone. If you find that your
smartphone processes are unusually slow, try freeing storage space by deleting files that you don't need. Changing options for
email, calendar entries, and media files might help you conserve storage space.
Check how much free storage space you have. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Device > Storage.
Delete unneeded files. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Files icon. Find and
highlight a file. Press the key > Delete.
Delete browsing history and clear the cache. On the Home screen, click the Browser icon. Press the
key > Options. Go to the Clear Browsing Data section.
Reduce the amount of time that your smartphone stores email
messages and calendar entries.
On the Home screen, click the Messages icon or Calendar icon.
Press the key > Options.
Stop storing sent messages on your smartphone. On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the
key > Options > Email Preferences.
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Receive only the first section of long email messages, and
choose whether to download more.
On the Home screen, click the Messages icon. Press the
key > Options > Message Display and Actions.
Store files on a media card instead of the smartphone. Your BlackBerry smartphone supports media card sizes up to
32 GB. Only microSD media cards are supported.
Reduce the size of pictures you take. On the Home screen, click the Camera icon. Press the
key > Options.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you
update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your
smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
Related information
Move, rename, or delete a file, 108
Receive only the first section of long email messages, 62
Change the size of pictures that you take, 138
View the amount of available storage space on your smartphone, 228
Set how long your smartphone stores messages, 61
Stop storing messages sent from your computer on your smartphone, 61
Stop storing messages sent from your smartphone on your computer, 61
Change how long your smartphone stores calendar entries, 181
Keep an application running in the background and switch to another application, 226
The application memory on my smartphone is low, 273
Tips: Updating your software
Updated BlackBerry® Device Software and BlackBerry® Desktop Software are released periodically, and you might be able to
update the software from either your computer or your smartphone. Research In Motion recommends that you regularly
create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file
on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an
unforeseen issue.
Check to see if there is updated BlackBerry Device Software
that you can download over the network.
Depending on your smartphone model, this feature might not
be supported. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options icon. Click Device > Software Updates.
Update your BlackBerry Device Software from your computer. On your computer, visit www.blackberry.com/update. Click
Check for Updates. Connect your smartphone to your
computer.
Set your BlackBerry Desktop Software to check for updates
automatically.
For instructions, see the Help in BlackBerry Desktop Software.
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Update your BlackBerry Desktop Software . Visit www.blackberry.com/desktopsoftware.
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Tips: Keeping your information safe
You can take some simple steps to help prevent the information on your BlackBerry® smartphone from being compromised,
such as avoiding leaving your smartphone unattended.
Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you
update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your
smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.
Set a smartphone password On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Security > Password.
Encrypt contacts and files On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon. Click
Security > Encryption.
Back up your smartphone data to your computer Use the backup tool in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to
back up your smartphone data to your computer. To download
the BlackBerry Desktop Software, from your computer, visit
www.blackberry.com/desktop and select the appropriate
option for your computer.
Back up your smartphone data to a media card On the Home screen, click the Setup icon. In the Setup section,
click Device Switch > Save Data.
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Tips: Managing indicators
Indicators tell you that there is something new or updated, such as a new message, voice message, or feed, or they inform you
of the status of something, such as the battery or network connection. Indicators often appear on app icons, new content
within apps, and at the top of the Home screen.
Remove the new item indicator Open each item that has this indicator. For example, to remove
it from the Messages icon, click the icon.
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