Blackberry P'9983 Smartphone
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Below you will find brief information for smartphone P'9983 Smartphone. This smartphone is a user-friendly device that allows you to stay connected and productive. You can use it to access the internet, make phone calls, and send emails. It also features a full qwerty keyboard that allows you to easily type messages.
Key Features
- Full physical keyboard
- BlackBerry 10 OS
- BlackBerry Hub
- BlackBerry Blend
- BlackBerry Assistant
Pages: 272 Blackberry P'9983 Smartphone User manual
Brand: Blackberry Category: Smartphones Size: 5 MB
Languages: English
Table of contents
- 7 Setup and basics
- 7 New in this release
- 13 Your device at a glance
- 14 What's different about the BlackBerry 10 OS?
- 20 Notification icons
- 21 Menu icons
- 21 Setting up your device
- 24 Using gestures
- 32 Personalizing your device
- 32 Find customer support
- 32 Device Switch
- 33 Preparing to switch devices
- 33 Switching from a BlackBerry device
- 34 Back up your device data
- 35 See which version of device software is installed on your previous device
- 35 Switching from a device running BlackBerry Device Software 5 or BlackBerry 6
- 35 Switching from a device running BlackBerry 7
- 35 Switching from a BlackBerry 10 device
- 35 Switching from an iPhone or Android device
- 36 Transfer data using the Device Switch app
- 36 Transfer data to a new device using a computer and BlackBerry Link
- 36 Transfer data using a media card
- 37 Transfer contact info using a SIM card
- 37 Add an email account to your new device
- 38 After you switch devices
- 38 Add accounts to your new device
- 38 Wipe your BlackBerry device to delete the data
- 39 Download your apps from BlackBerry World
- 39 Troubleshooting: Device Switch
- 39 I can't switch my SIM card to my new BlackBerry 10 device
- 40 Some of the data from my previous device isn't on my new device
- 40 I can't transfer items using my media card
- 40 BlackBerry ID
- 40 Set up a new BlackBerry ID
- 41 Confirm your BlackBerry ID username
- 41 Change your BlackBerry ID password
- 41 Change your BlackBerry ID information
- 41 Using your BlackBerry ID to switch devices
- 42 How do I reset my lost or forgotten BlackBerry ID password?
- 43 Phone and voice
- 43 Phone
- 43 Phone icons
- 44 Making and receiving calls
- 44 Make a call
- 44 Answer or decline a call
- 45 Put a call on hold
- 45 Take notes during a call
- 45 Answering calls automatically
- 46 Move a call from your headset to your device
- 46 Move a call to BBM Video
- 46 Start a conference call
- 47 Add a contact or number to your speed dial list
- 48 Call waiting, call forwarding, and call blocking
- 48 Block calls
- 48 Turn on or turn off call waiting
- 48 Set up call forwarding
- 49 Phone options
- 49 Turn on Priority Calling
- 49 Change your default Reply Now messages
- 49 Show or hide your number on outgoing calls
- 49 Adjust the bass and treble of your calls
- 50 Set a default area code or country code
- 50 Limit the phone numbers that you can call
- 50 View your call summary
- 50 Find your own phone number
- 51 Troubleshooting: Phone
- 51 I can’t put a call on hold to answer an incoming call
- 51 Notifications and ring tones
- 51 About notifications and ring tones
- 51 Change your notifications or ring tones
- 52 How do I turn off all sounds and ring tones except for calls?
- 52 Customize notifications for a contact
- 52 Customize notifications for an app
- 53 Turn off all notifications and ring tones
- 53 Change the notification settings for Level 1 alerts
- 53 View and respond to Instant Previews
- 53 Turn off Instant Previews
- 54 Respond directly to Instant Previews
- 54 About Lock Screen Notifications
- 54 Turn off Lock Screen Notifications
- 54 View Lock Screen Notifications
- 54 Set your screen to turn on for new notifications
- 55 Set Lock Screen Notifications to only display the sender info
- 55 Troubleshooting: Notifications and ring tones
- 55 My device doesn't ring or vibrate when I receive a call or message
- 55 My device doesn't display Instant Previews
- 55 My device doesn't display Lock Screen Notifications
- 55 Voicemail
- 56 Set up your voicemail
- 56 Using a visual voicemail service
- 59 BlackBerry Hub and email
- 59 BlackBerry Hub and email
- 59 Staying connected with the BlackBerry Hub
- 60 Keyboard shortcuts: BlackBerry Hub
- 60 Setting up and managing accounts
- 60 Set up email or other types of accounts on your device
- 62 Setting up work accounts
- 64 Change account settings
- 64 Remove an account from your device
- 64 Troubleshooting: Setting up accounts
- 65 BlackBerry Hub message list icons
- 65 Viewing and searching messages
- 65 Navigate your list of messages and notifications
- 66 View messages by account or message type
- 66 View filed email
- 66 Search for a message
- 66 Filter your search in the BlackBerry Hub
- 66 Viewing important messages with the BlackBerry Priority Hub
- 68 View attachments sent to you
- 69 Send email and messages from the BlackBerry Hub
- 70 Managing messages
- 70 Delete a message
- 71 Filing email
- 71 Flag a message
- 72 Manage your messages with BlackBerry Hub Instant Actions
- 72 Mark a message as read or unread
- 72 Download or share a picture from an email
- 73 Save a draft email
- 73 Securing your email
- 74 Update secure email settings
- 75 Secure email icons
- 76 Navigating the BlackBerry Hub
- 78 Customizing BlackBerry Hub settings
- 78 Set an out-of-office reply
- 78 Add a signature to an email account
- 79 Change your default email address or calendar
- 79 Change how messages are displayed in the BlackBerry Hub
- 79 Change the order of accounts in the BlackBerry Hub
- 80 Change which messages appear in the BlackBerry Hub
- 80 Change options for text messages
- 80 Change advanced settings for text messages
- 80 Turn off cell broadcast messages
- 81 Update your Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn status from the BlackBerry Hub
- 81 Make a phone call from the BlackBerry Hub
- 81 About public warning messages
- 81 Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Hub
- 82 BBM
- 83 Facebook
- 83 Twitter
- 83 LinkedIn
- 83 joyn
- 83 About joyn
- 83 Start a joyn chat
- 84 Call a joyn contact
- 84 Start a joyn video share
- 84 Send a file to a joyn contact
- 85 Block a joyn contact
- 85 Turn on joyn while roaming
- 87 Media
- 87 Change the media volume
- 87 Supported audio and video file extensions, formats, and codecs
- 89 Troubleshooting: Media
- 89 I can't open a media file
- 89 Camera
- 89 Camera icons
- 89 Taking pictures and recording videos
- 89 Take a picture
- 90 Turn on autofocus lock
- 90 Turn off Face Detection
- 90 Set the timer to take a picture
- 91 Peek at the last picture or video that you took
- 91 Record a video
- 91 Set the video size
- 91 Take a panoramic picture
- 92 Take a picture while recording a video
- 92 Using Time Shift mode
- 92 Take the best picture possible using Time Shift mode
- 92 Replace a person's expression using Time Shift mode
- 93 Edit Time Shift pictures later
- 93 Change the capture settings
- 93 Shooting modes
- 94 Scene modes
- 95 Turn off the Auto Suggest feature
- 95 Changing the camera settings
- 95 Save media files to your built-in media storage
- 96 Save your original picture along with the HDR version
- 96 Turn off Video Stabilization
- 96 Geotag your pictures
- 96 Troubleshooting: Camera
- 96 I can't turn on the flash or use the video light
- 97 I can't take a picture or record a video
- 97 I can't save pictures or videos to my media card
- 97 I can't take a panoramic picture that isn't blurry
- 97 Pictures
- 97 Pictures icons
- 98 Zoom in or out on a picture
- 98 Pan a picture
- 98 Editing pictures
- 98 Crop or rotate a picture
- 99 Enhance a picture
- 99 Add a filter to a picture
- 99 Add a frame to a picture
- 100 About automatic stories
- 100 Change the settings for automatic stories
- 100 Edit an automatic story
- 100 Turn off automatic stories
- 101 Add a picture to BlackBerry Story Maker
- 101 Share a picture
- 101 Take a screen shot of your device
- 102 Organizing your pictures and albums
- 102 Create a picture album
- 102 Set how pictures are organized in albums
- 102 Move a picture to a different album
- 102 Rename a picture
- 102 Rename or delete an album
- 103 Add a picture to the Favorites screen
- 103 Supported picture file extensions
- 103 Music
- 103 Music icons
- 104 Playing your music
- 104 Play, pause, or skip a song
- 104 Change the volume of your music
- 105 View your music
- 105 Creating playlists and organizing your music
- 105 Create a playlist
- 105 Add the music that's currently playing to a playlist
- 105 Edit or rename a playlist
- 106 Add a song to the Favorites screen
- 106 Set a song as your ring tone
- 106 Turn on the equalizer in the Music app
- 106 Set the audio in the Music app
- 107 View song properties
- 107 Turn on Music Shortcuts
- 107 Play your last music selection
- 107 Troubleshooting: Music
- 107 I can't open a media file
- 107 Videos
- 107 Videos icons
- 108 Play or pause a video
- 108 Editing videos
- 108 Rotate a video
- 108 Change the length of a video
- 109 Enhance a video
- 109 Add slow motion to a video
- 109 Add filters to a video
- 110 Add a video to BlackBerry Story Maker
- 110 Organizing your videos and albums
- 110 Create a video album
- 110 Move a video to a different album
- 111 Rename a video
- 111 Add a video to the Favorites screen
- 111 Repeat videos
- 111 Turn on the equalizer in videos
- 112 About BlackBerry Story Maker
- 112 Create a story using BlackBerry Story Maker
- 112 Editing stories in BlackBerry Story Maker
- 112 Add to or delete media from an existing story
- 112 Change the order in which media appears in a story
- 113 Edit the media used in a story
- 113 Change the music or titles in a story
- 113 Change the theme in a story
- 113 Delete a story in BlackBerry Story Maker
- 114 Save a story in BlackBerry Story Maker
- 114 Change your BlackBerry Story Maker settings
- 114 Change your story settings
- 114 Media sharing
- 115 About sharing media
- 115 Play or view your media file on a DLNA Certified device
- 115 Share your media files with DLNA Certified devices
- 116 About FM Radio
- 116 Scan for radio stations
- 116 Manually tune to a radio station
- 116 Listen to the FM Radio
- 117 Add a radio station to your Favorites
- 117 Remove a radio station from your Favorites
- 117 Games
- 117 Keyboard shortcuts: Games
- 118 Change your Games profile
- 118 Invite a friend to the Games app
- 118 Add a game
- 119 Add a game to your favorites
- 119 Recommend a game
- 119 Invite a Games friend to BBM
- 119 Start a BBM chat with a Games friend
- 119 Troubleshooting: Games
- 121 Settings
- 121 Customize your device settings
- 121 Customize your Quick Settings
- 122 Overview of device settings
- 125 Update your device software
- 126 Turn on automatic updates for your device software
- 126 Restore your device to its factory default settings using BlackBerry Link
- 126 Battery and power
- 126 Turn off your device
- 127 Charge your device
- 128 Battery and charging icons
- 129 Check your battery power level
- 129 Monitor the battery life, memory usage, CPU usage, and storage space on your device
- 130 LED and battery notifications
- 131 How can I extend battery life?
- 132 Where can I get a new or spare battery?
- 132 Device and battery safety
- 133 View the safety, warranty, and privacy information for your device
- 133 Connections
- 133 Check which wireless networks your device connects to
- 134 Give your device a nickname
- 134 Wireless connections icons
- 135 Choosing a connection
- 137 Turn on airplane mode
- 137 Mobile network
- 138 Connect to the mobile network
- 138 Change the APN settings for your default Internet connection
- 138 Connect to your VPN automatically
- 139 Roaming
- 139 Manage your mobile data settings
- 139 Set a monthly data limit notification
- 140 Troubleshooting: Mobile network
- 140 Wi-Fi connections
- 140 Connect to a Wi-Fi network
- 141 Change the priority of a saved Wi-Fi network
- 142 Delete a saved Wi-Fi network
- 142 Disable or re-enable a saved Wi-Fi network
- 142 Wi-Fi network settings
- 144 Connect to another device using Wi-Fi Direct
- 144 Connect to a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Miracast device
- 144 Add a VPN profile
- 145 Troubleshooting: Wi-Fi
- 146 Mobile Hotspot
- 146 Sharing your Internet connection using Mobile Hotspot mode
- 147 Find your Mobile Hotspot mode settings
- 147 Disconnect a device from your mobile hotspot
- 147 Troubleshooting: Mobile Hotspot mode
- 147 Internet tethering
- 148 Sharing your mobile network connection using Internet tethering
- 148 Troubleshooting: Internet tethering
- 148 Bluetooth connections
- 148 Turn on Bluetooth technology
- 149 Pair and connect with a Bluetooth enabled device
- 149 Write your Bluetooth pairing infomation to an NFC tag
- 150 Rename a paired or saved Bluetooth enabled device
- 150 Disconnect from a paired Bluetooth enabled device
- 150 Delete a saved Bluetooth enabled device
- 150 Pairing your device with a car
- 151 Set how Bluetooth enabled car kits access your messages
- 151 Let your car kit use your device's network credentials
- 151 Automatically establish a Bluetooth connection when you turn on your device
- 151 Supported Bluetooth profiles
- 153 Troubleshooting: Bluetooth
- 154 NFC
- 154 What is NFC?
- 154 Turn on NFC
- 155 Send a file using NFC
- 155 Find your NFC settings
- 155 Connect your device to an HDMI display
- 155 Monitor your wireless data usage
- 156 BlackBerry Keyboard and typing
- 156 Typing on theBlackBerry Keyboard
- 156 Type an accented character
- 156 Type a symbol or number
- 156 Type an uppercase character
- 156 Keyboard shortcuts: Typing
- 158 Change Keyboard, input, or typing settings
- 158 Type faster with automated assistance settings
- 158 Select text using the BlackBerry Keyboard
- 159 Cut, copy, and paste text
- 159 Selecting word suggestions that appear while you type
- 159 Select a suggested word
- 159 Spell check
- 159 Turn on spell check
- 160 Accept spelling suggestions
- 160 Change spell check settings
- 160 Edit your personal dictionary
- 160 Creating custom text shortcuts
- 160 Turn on word predictions
- 160 Add a new text shortcut
- 161 Clear the learned words list
- 161 Change or delete a text shortcut
- 161 Typing using voice dication
- 161 Language
- 162 Change your display language
- 162 Change your device's regional settings
- 162 Change your input language
- 162 Select an alternate keyboard layout
- 163 Change your language while typing
- 163 Change your voice input language
- 163 Keyboard input methods
- 163 Typing in other languages
- 164 Typing in Arabic or Farsi
- 164 Character guide for Arabic or Farsi
- 166 Typing in Chinese
- 166 Character guide for Wubihua
- 166 Typing in Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, or Swedish
- 167 Typing in Greek
- 167 Typing in Russian
- 167 Character guide for Russian
- 168 Typing in Hebrew
- 168 Typing in Japanese
- 168 Typing in Korean
- 168 Typing in Latin-based languages
- 169 Character guide for Latin-based languages
- 170 Typing in Thai
- 170 Character guide for Thai
- 171 Typing in Vietnamese
- 172 Screen display
- 172 Change your backlighting
- 172 Change your font size
- 172 Set your wallpaper
- 173 Use your device as a flashlight
- 173 Turn off icon labels in the action bar
- 173 Accessibility
- 173 Media cards and storage
- 174 Moving or copying media files and documents
- 175 Using a media card
- 176 Wipe data from your media card
- 176 Check how much storage space is free
- 176 How do I free up storage space?
- 177 Error messages: Media card
- 178 Troubleshooting: Storage space
- 178 Using your device with BlackBerry Link
- 178 About pairing and connecting your device to a computer or tablet
- 179 Set up your computer with BlackBerry Link
- 180 Set up your device in BlackBerry Link
- 181 About BlackBerry ID and BlackBerry Link
- 181 About remote file access
- 182 About backing up device data
- 183 Set backup preferences in BlackBerry Link
- 183 Back up your device data
- 183 Restore your device data
- 184 About updating your device software with BlackBerry Link
- 185 Update your device software with BlackBerry Link
- 185 Restore your device to its factory default settings using BlackBerry Link
- 185 Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Link
- 189 Applications and features
- 189 Organizing your apps
- 189 Leave an app or close an app
- 189 Move an app icon or open app around the home screen
- 190 Add folders to the home screen
- 190 Move an app icon out of a folder
- 190 Rename a folder
- 190 Deleting apps
- 191 About the BlackBerry Assistant
- 192 Things you can do with the BlackBerry Assistant
- 194 Learn what you can say or type in the BlackBerry Assistant
- 194 Change your BlackBerry Assistant language settings
- 194 Turn off full assistance mode
- 195 Change your search settings
- 195 Change your voice interaction settings
- 195 Calendar
- 195 About the Calendar app
- 196 Keyboard shortcuts: Calendar app
- 196 Subscribe to a public calendar on your device
- 197 View your events
- 197 Find email and files associated with an event
- 197 Create an event in the Calendar app
- 199 Add a task to the Calendar app
- 199 Hide a calendar
- 199 Change or delete an event
- 199 Create a follow-up meeting
- 199 Join a conference call from a meeting reminder
- 200 Save conference call details in the Calendar app
- 200 Add WebEx details to an event
- 201 Send an "I will be late" message
- 201 Share a file with meeting participants
- 202 Customizing Calendar app settings
- 202 Change your default calendar
- 202 Enable Meeting Mode
- 202 Change the email address to use with each calendar
- 203 Change default settings for events
- 203 Change how your calendar is displayed
- 203 Troubleshooting: Calendar app
- 204 Contacts
- 204 About the Contacts app
- 205 Keyboard shortcuts: Contacts
- 205 Adding contacts to the Contacts app
- 205 Add a contact to the Contacts app
- 205 Copy contacts to and from your SIM card
- 206 Add a contact from the Calls screen
- 206 Import contact card information to your contact list
- 206 Contact views
- 207 Changing contacts in the Contacts app
- 207 Create a contact group in the Contacts app
- 208 Add a contact to your favorites
- 208 Contact someone
- 209 Set a custom ring tone for a contact
- 209 Search for a contact
- 209 Filtering contacts
- 210 Sort your contacts in the Contacts app
- 210 Share a contact
- 210 Troubleshooting: Contacts
- 211 Clock
- 211 Keyboard shortcuts: Clock
- 211 Setting the alarm clock
- 213 Stopwatch
- 213 Timer
- 213 World clock
- 214 Turn on bedside mode
- 214 Change the clock face
- 215 BlackBerry World
- 215 Search for apps and games
- 216 Download and buy apps and games
- 216 Redeem a promo code
- 217 Change your payment options
- 217 About BlackBerry Guardian
- 217 Android apps
- 217 Downloading and installing Android apps from the Amazon Appstore
- 218 Downloading and installing Android apps from other sources
- 218 Change your Android app installation settings
- 218 Navigating within an Android app
- 219 Maps and GPS
- 219 BlackBerry Maps icons
- 220 Search for a place or an address on a map
- 220 Pin a place on a map
- 220 Get directions
- 221 Switch to the map or detail view for turn-by-turn directions
- 221 Show or hide traffic
- 221 Mute voice-guided directions
- 221 Change your route preferences
- 222 Recalculate routes
- 222 My places
- 222 Add a place to the Favorites screen
- 222 Add your work or home address
- 222 View your recent places
- 223 Clear your recent places
- 223 View a contact’s address on a map
- 223 Changing settings for Maps
- 223 Switch between kilometers or miles
- 223 Change default route settings
- 224 Switch between voice-guided prompts and tones
- 224 Turn on Night Mode
- 224 Change the map language to local
- 224 About location services
- 224 Turn on or turn off location services
- 225 Change location permissions for apps
- 225 Turn on or turn off location-based ads
- 225 Turn on or turn off traffic data
- 225 About the compass
- 225 Get a compass reading
- 225 Point the compass to true north or to magnetic north
- 226 Troubleshooting: Compass
- 226 I'm seeing the interference indicator when I try to use the compass
- 226 Browser
- 226 Browsing the Internet
- 226 Keyboard shortcuts: Browser
- 227 Go to a website
- 228 Using Browser tabs
- 228 Share a link or picture
- 228 Search for text on a webpage
- 229 View webpages in a reader-friendly format
- 229 Find files that you downloaded
- 229 Add a website to your home screen
- 229 Save a webpage
- 229 Changing your Browser settings
- 230 Bookmarks and browsing history
- 230 Bookmark a favorite webpage
- 230 View your Browser bookmarks
- 230 Organizing your bookmarks
- 231 View your browsing history
- 231 Browsing safely
- 231 About website certificates
- 232 Website certificate icons
- 232 Change Browser security settings
- 233 Change permissions for specific websites
- 233 Troubleshooting: Browser
- 233 The Smart Tags application explained
- 233 Scan a QR Code, barcode, or an NFC tag
- 234 Delete a smart tag from your device
- 234 Create your own smart tag
- 235 Favorite a smart tag
- 236 Share a smart tag
- 236 Change a smart tag title
- 237 Erase smart tag information from an NFC tag
- 237 File Manager
- 237 Viewing files
- 237 Managing your files
- 239 Transferring files
- 239 Working with zip files
- 240 Calculator
- 240 Switch between a scientific or standard calculator
- 240 Convert a unit of measurement
- 240 Calculate a tip
- 240 View your previous calculations
- 243 Productivity and work
- 243 Switch between your personal space and work space
- 243 About BlackBerry Balance and your work space
- 244 Lock your work space
- 244 Change your work space password
- 244 Delete your work space
- 245 Does my device have BlackBerry Balance?
- 245 How do I set up BlackBerry Balance?
- 245 What content is in my work space and my personal space?
- 247 Can I use personal apps on my work's network?
- 247 Where is my picture that I just took?
- 248 What happens to my device data if I leave my organization?
- 248 Troubleshooting: Work space and BlackBerry Balance
- 248 BlackBerry Blend
- 248 About BlackBerry Blend
- 249 Turn on mobile network access for BlackBerry Blend
- 249 Add BlackBerry Blend to Quick Settings
- 249 Disconnect your device from BlackBerry Blend
- 249 Delete paired computers or tablets
- 250 Remember
- 250 Collecting and organizing tasks, notes, and more with the Remember app
- 250 Adding a folder, task list, or an entry to the Remember app
- 250 Create a folder or task list in the Remember app
- 250 Add an entry to the Remember app
- 251 Hide synchronized folders in the Remember app
- 251 Record a voice note in the Remember app
- 252 Send something to the Remember app
- 252 Changing a folder, task list, or entry in the Remember app
- 253 Delete a folder, task list, or entry in the Remember app
- 253 Viewing and searching your entries in the Remember app
- 253 Search for an entry in the Remember app
- 253 View Remember entries that have the same tag
- 253 Sort your Remember app entries
- 254 Change the default view in the Remember app
- 254 Troubleshooting: Remember app
- 254 Documents To Go
- 255 Print To Go
- 255 BlackBerry World for Work
- 255 Enterprise IM
- 255 Enterprise IM for Cisco
- 255 BlackBerry Bridge
- 256 BlackBerry Travel
- 256 BlackBerry Work Drives
- 256 Salesforce
- 256 Adobe Reader
- 256 Connect to Microsoft OneDrive
- 257 Connect to Dropbox
- 257 Box for BlackBerry 10
- 259 Security and backup
- 259 Passwords and locking
- 260 Lock or unlock your device
- 262 Change or remove your device password
- 262 How do I reset my device password if I forget it?
- 263 Display text when your device is locked
- 263 Protect your SIM card with a PIN
- 264 BlackBerry Protect
- 264 Finding and protecting a lost device
- 264 Set up BlackBerry Protect on your device
- 264 Find more information about BlackBerry Protect
- 264 Troubleshooting: BlackBerry Protect
- 265 Security settings
- 265 Setting security permissions for apps
- 265 Change or view app permissions
- 266 Wipe your device to delete your data
- 266 Using Parental Controls
- 266 Import a certificate from your computer
- 267 About smart cards
- 269 Legal notice
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