Blackberry Bold Series 9900 9930 User Guide

Replace or merge contacts on your wireless service provider's contact
back-up server In order to perform this task, you will need to sign up for your wireless service provider's contact back-up service, and you
must have backed up your SIM card phone book to your wireless service provider's contact back-up server. When you insert a
new SIM card in your BlackBerry® smartphone, you can choose to replace or merge that SIM card's phone book with the contacts that you have backed up on your...

3. Highlight a phone number.
4.  Press the 
 key >  Edit SIM Phone Number .
5. Type a display name for the phone number.
6. Press the 
 key on the keyboard.
About SIM card security You can protect your SIM card with a PIN code to add another level of security to your BlackBerry® smartphone. If you lock
your SIM card with a PIN code, other people cannot use their SIM card in your smartphone. Before you can use your SIM card in another device, you must type the PIN code.
Protect your SIM card with a PIN...

SecurityHow to: Security
Security basics About the smartphone password
If you set a BlackBerry® smartphone password, you'll be prompted to enter your password to unlock your smartphone.
If you forget your password, it can't be recovered. If you exceed the number of allowed password attempts, your smartphone deletes all your smartphone data for security reasons and you'll be prompted to set a new password. If your smartphone uses aBlackBerry® Enterprise Server, depending on the IT policies...

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Change the smartphone password
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Security > Password  > Change Password .
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...

2. Click Security > Password .
3. Change the  Number of Password Attempts  field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Delete smartphone data, third-party applications or media card files Before you delete your BlackBerry® smartphone data or media card files, consider backing up these items so that you have a
copy on your computer.
CAUTION:  If you have turned on encryption, the process for deleting all smartphone data can take up to an hour to complete.
You can't stop the process after you start it. If you...

Set a limit for password attempts in the Password Keeper
1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Password Keeper  icon.
2. Press the 
 key >  Options .
3. Change the  Password Attempts  field.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Copy a password 1. On the Home screen or in the  Applications folder, click the  Password Keeper  icon.
2. Highlight a password.
3.  Press the 
 key >  Copy Username  or Copy Password .
To clear the clipboard, press the 
 key >  Clear Clipboard .
Note:  Passwords...

4.Press the  key >  Save.
Encryption About encrypting data on your smartphone
When encryption for data on your BlackBerry® smartphone is turned on, your smartphone uses a private key to encrypt data as it is stored on your smartphone, including data that your smartphone receives when it's locked. Your smartphone decrypts
data as you access it.
You can set encryption to include or exclude your contacts. If you turn on encryption for contacts and you receive a call when
your smartphone is locked, the...

• To encrypt files using an encryption key and your smartphone password, change the Mode field to  Device Password &
Device Key .
5. To also encrypt media files such as pictures, songs and videos, select the  Include Media Files check box.
6. Press the 
 key >  Save.
To stop encrypting data on your smartphone, in the  Device Memory section, clear the  Encrypt check box. To stop encrypting
files, in the  Media Card  section, clear the  Encrypt check box.
Set encryption strength
If encryption of data that...

5. Click Regenerate Encryption Key .
Memory cleaning
About memory cleaningMemory cleaning is designed to delete sensitive data from the temporary memory on your BlackBerry® smartphone. Examples
of sensitive data include sensitive data in the cache for the key store browser, unencrypted data from email messages, LDAP
authentication passwords and data from certificate and key searches.
When memory cleaning is turned on, the memory cleaning application is designed to delete sensitive data automatically in...

View the icon for the memory cleaning application on the Home screen
1. On the Home screen or in a folder, click the  Options icon.
2. Click  Security > Advanced Security Settings  > Memory Cleaning .
3. Select the  Place Memory Cleaner Shortcut on Homescreen  check box.
4. Press the 
 key >  Save.
Certificates About certificates
A certificate is a digital document that binds the identity and public key of a certificate subject. If your email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server that supports...