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Customizing BlackBerry 10 Language Settings

Ty Williams — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:11:48 +0000

When it comes to languages on a BlackBerry 10 smartphone, here are a few things you should know, such as how to enable language detection and switch between languages. In addition to languages, check out our post on customizing the BlackBerry 10 touchscreen keyboard so you get the most of your BlackBerry Z10 experience.

Changing your display language

On your Home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen
Tap Settings followed by Language and Input
In the Language drop-down list, tap the language that you want to use.

Changing your text input language

To select which languages you use for text input, complete the following steps to enable up to three languages at one time.

On your Home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen
Tap Settings followed by Language and Input
Tap Input Languages > Add/Remove Languages
Select the checkbox beside the languages that you want to enable.

How to identify the version of a BlackBerry PlayBook app or game

Ty Williams — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:53:27 +0000

If you own a BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, you most likely have installed several apps and games from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. Today I’d like to show you how you can identify what version of an app or game is installed on your tablet in addition to how to view the security permissions for a specific app or game. This is useful information to know as security permissions can affect how an app or game performs on a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, and what personal data it shares and stores on your behalf.

BlackBerry 7: Getting Started Guide Part 2

Ty Williams — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:43:21 +0000

As promised in the first BlackBerry® 7 Getting Started Guide, here is a complete overview of every option available in the Setup wizard. For those wondering, I will be using a BlackBerry® Torch™ 9860 smartphone in this post.

Before we begin, opening the Setup app can be accomplished two ways. The first is when it opens automatically after starting up a new BlackBerry 7 OS smartphone. The second is when you open it by selecting the Setup icon that appears on the Home Screen if you’ve already set up BlackBerry 7 on your smartphone. With this being said, let’s dive in.