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Did you know your BlackBerry® smartphone includes sophisticated software right on the device? It provides you with the full-featured applications and advanced functionality you use every day.
BlackBerry Device Software v5.0
BlackBerry Device Software v5.0 is now available as a free upgrade for supported smartphones.1 By upgrading your software, you can enjoy new functionality on the BlackBerry smartphone you already have:
- New features in BlackBerry® Maps
- Chat-style SMS text messages with emoticons
- Integrated Gmail™ features3
- BlackBerry® Browser enhancements
- Learn more about the new features
To find out which version of BlackBerry Device Software you’re currently running on your BlackBerry smartphone, click Options on the smartphone Home screen, then click About.
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Features
Do even more with the BlackBerry® smartphone you already own with the free upgrade to BlackBerry® Device Software v5.0.1 Take a look at the features you could enjoy by upgrading:
- Flag For Follow Up – apply different colors, assign due dates, set reminders and more, so you can easily stay on top of all your important email messages.
- Mail Folder Management2 – Add, remove or rename folders to help simplify your email management.
Calendar
- Forward Appointments2 – Forward a calendar entry from the email message list or directly from the calendar and make sure the right people are there.
- Viewing Attachments2 – Open attachments from calendar entries in formats like JPEG, Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel® and Microsoft® PowerPoint®.
Files
- Remote File Access1 – Find, open, view, edit, save, or email your JPEG, Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel® and Microsoft® PowerPoint® files directly from your BlackBerry smartphone.
Contacts
- Wireless Contact Synchronization – Wirelessly sync your contact list with your multiple contact folders and personal distribution lists on your desktop, so you can be sure that your contacts are in sync.
Gmail
- Gmail™ Integration3 – Get many of the same great Gmail™ features you’ve come to love, like search, labels and stars, archive, conversation view, and report as spam on your BlackBerry® smartphone.
SMS Text Messaging
- Threaded SMS Text Messages – Enjoy a chat-like look and feel, emoticons, display pictures and the ability to send an SMS text message with the press of the Enter key.
Time Zone Detection
- Time Zone Change Detection4 – Receive automatic prompts as you travel across the country, with the option to choose a different time zone, making it easy to stay on schedule wherever life takes you.
BlackBerry Browser
- Improved Browsing Capabilities – Enjoy a more interactive experience with colorful web pages and rich animations.
BlackBerry Maps
- BlackBerry® Map Display – Access maps, zoom in for a closer look, and plan your route faster than you could before. You can also place your cursor over an unlabeled street to make the name pop up.
- Automatic Address Detection – Simply click on an address is displayed in an email or on a web page to view the location with BlackBerry Maps.
- Points of Interest – View points of interest like hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers, get directions from one to the other, and see ratings and reviews all on BlackBerry Maps.
- Navigation – Find your current location, search for an address from your contact list, or get directions to the company party from your pre-stored “work” or “home” location, all in one place.
- Photo Geotagging – View pictures you’ve taken while on the go – your geotagged photos appear as a layer on your map so you can view them as thumbnail images in BlackBerry Maps.
Compatibility
BlackBerry® Device Software v5.0 supports the following smartphones:
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8350i smartphone
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8520 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8530 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Storm™ 9530 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Storm2™ 9550 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Tour™ 9630 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9650 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone
Check with your service provider to see if they support BlackBerry Device Software v5.0 for your smartphone. If not, you may still enjoy some new features by upgrading to BlackBerry Device Software v4.5.
Update
Update to the latest BlackBerry® Device Software and unlock a whole new appreciation for your BlackBerry® smartphone.
For Business Software Users
If your BlackBerry smartphone is integrated with a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express or BlackBerry® Professional Software, please contact your IT administrator to find out whether your organization supports BlackBerry Device Software v5.0.
For All Other BlackBerry Smartphone Users
To download, simply connect your BlackBerry smartphone to your computer using your USB cable and then click the Update button below*!
Note: You may need to download BlackBerry® Application Loader software to your desktop before the BlackBerry Device Software will begin downloading. If this is the case, you will be prompted to do so after clicking the Update button. Click "Run", then follow the additional instructions in order to update your smartphone’s software.
If you do not see an "Update" button here, please check the following items:
- This page requires Windows® Internet Explorer® v5.5 or later, running on Windows®.
- An ActiveX control provided by Research In Motion Ltd. needs to be installed to update your BlackBerry smartphone. Click on the Internet Explorer Information Bar, shown at the top of the page, and select "Install ActiveX Control..." to install this component.
* If your BlackBerry smartphone is connected to a BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Professional Software, you must use a different update process.
Using this software and any updates or upgrades as provided by Research In Motion Limited or any of its affiliates ("RIM") is subject to the BlackBerry Software License Agreement ("BBSLA"), unless otherwise stated. The BBSLA is available at http://www.blackberry.com/legal.
1 BlackBerry® Device Software v.5.0 is available at no charge to the user subject to applicable licensing terms. Check with your service provider to determine costs that may be associated with downloading and using the software.
2 Features require BlackBerry® Enterprise Server v5.0.
3 Requires valid Gmail™ account.
4 Not available from all service providers.
Certain features outlined in this document may require activation with a data plan with internet service and a minimum version of BlackBerry® Device Software, BlackBerry® Desktop Software, BlackBerry® Enterprise Server and/or third party software. RIM assumes no obligations or liability and makes no representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation to any aspect of any third party products or services.
BlackBerry® Maps services require activation with a data plan with internet service. Map, direction, location, point of interest and navigation services (collectively “BlackBerry Maps services”) are not available for all geographic locations or from all service providers. BlackBerry Maps services are provided “as is” and RIM assumes no obligations or liability and makes no representation, warranty, endorsement or guarantee in relation to any aspect of any third-party products or services. Certain features outlined above require a BlackBerry® smartphone with GPS functionality.
Check with your service provider for availability, associated costs and restrictions.