4 Quick Tips for Getting Around BlackBerry 10 [VIDEO]

Donny Halliwell — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:41:52 +0000

In our recent blog post There’s No Button Like Home, we outlined how there will not be a home button on BlackBerry 10 devices. Without the home button, a gesture-based design will get you around the device. Since BlackBerry 10 is completely new, I grabbed BlackBerry 10 expert Jeff to give us a walkthrough of the basic (and most useful) gestures.

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There you have it – getting around BlackBerry 10 is easy and keeps you moving fluidly throughout your information, running apps and messages. Now when you head to the store to pick up your device after the launch event on January 30th, you can open the box and already be a pro.

Let us know what you think about the gestures in the comments below. Will you miss having navigation buttons?

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Five Tip Friday – Popular #BBTips from @BlackBerryHelp

Ty Williams — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:41:16 +0000

For those that are actively following @BlackBerryHelp on Twitter®, you’ve probably noticed the hashtag #BBTips — awesome little BlackBerry® device tips in 140 characters or less. Today I’d like to share with you the five most of the popular #BBTips based on feedback we’ve received!

If you aren’t already following @BlackBerryHelp and you want to receive lots of tips and tricks, start following today using Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones and keep an eye out for the #BBTips hashtag.

With that being said, here are the five popular tips that we’ve shared with our fantastic followers:

1. Video Camera Flashlight

Try the following steps to quickly turn a physical keyboard-equipped BlackBerry smartphone into a flashlight so you can find your way!

Open the Video Camera app
Press the space key to turn on or turn off the flashlight.

Note: Using a smartphone with a virtual keyboard only, such as the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9850 smartphone? If so, you can also make it a flashlight by opening the Video Camera App and pressing the Menu key, then selecting Options followed by checking the box for Video Light.

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4 Quick Tips for Getting Around BlackBerry 10 [VIDEO]

Five Tip Friday – Popular #BBTips from @BlackBerryHelp

1. Video Camera Flashlight