Blackberry Torch 9850 9860 7 1 User Guide

To stop using the language key to switch languages, clear the Virtual Keyboard Language Key checkbox. The language key 
is replaced by a key with the symbol most often used in your typing input language.
Change which languages appear when you switch 
input languages
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Language.
3.Beside Input Language, click Manage.
4.Select or clear the checkbox beside a language.
5.Click Save.
Troubleshooting: Language
Some...

Screen display
How to: Screen display
Use a picture as your smartphone wallpaper
1.On the home screen, click the Media icon > Pictures icon.
2.Browse to a picture.
3.Press the  key > Set As Wallpaper. 
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Set options for backlighting
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.Do any of the following:
•To change the brightness of the backlight for the screen, change the Backlight Brightness field.
•To change the...

4.Press the  key > Save. 
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Organizing applications on the Home screen
About organizing application icons
Application icons can appear on the Home screen or in folders on the Home screen. If you cannot see all your application 
icons, they might be hidden. You can make all your application icons visible on the Home screen or in folders by selecting 
Show All Icons from the Home screen menu.
You can...

Move an application icon
1.On the Home screen or in an application folder, highlight an application icon.
2.Press the  key. 
•To move the application icon to a different location on the Home screen, click Move. Click the new location.
•To move the application icon into an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click an application folder.
•To move the application icon out of an application folder, click Move To Folder. Click Home or an application 
folder.
Change where apps that you download appear
To...

Set the touch screen sensitivity
You can set how sensitive the screen is to your touch.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Touchscreen Sensitivity.
•If you want the screen to respond faster when you tap it, change the Double Tap Interval field to a lower number.
•If you want the screen to respond faster when you touch and hold it, for example, when you touch and hold the screen to open a pop-up menu, change the 
Hover Period field to a faster...

Use grayscale or reverse contrast for the screen 
display
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Accessibility.
•To use grayscale for the screen display, change the Color Contrast field to Greyscale.
•To use reverse contrast for the screen display, change the Color Contrast field to Reverse Contrast.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Themes
About themes
Depending on your wireless service provider, you might be able to set a theme on your BlackBerry smartphone that 
changes how items...

Troubleshooting: Screen display
My display changed
Depending on your theme, display options such as icons, fonts, and your home screen background might change when you switch themes.
No application opens when I press a Convenience key
Try the following:
•If you haven't done so, assign an application to the key.
•Verify that you didn't delete the application that you assigned to the key.
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The screen turns off
When you don't...

GPS technology
Depending on your wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported. 
How to: GPS technology
Depending on your wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported. 
Turn off location aiding or location data
Location aiding and location data, if available for your BlackBerry smartphone, improve the performance of GPS 
technology, but because these features use the wireless network, your data service charges might be increased. To avoid  these charges, you can turn...

Press the  key > Save. 
To turn off GPS technology, change the Location Services field to Location Off.
Set the GPS receiver that you use to track your 
movement
Before you begin: To perform this task, if you don't have an internal GPS receiver, you must pair your BlackBerry 
smartphone with a Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Location Settings.
3.Change the GPS Data Source field.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Prevent others from...

Troubleshooting: GPS technology
Depending on your wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported. 
I can't use GPS technology
Depending on your wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported. 
If you are outdoors, move away from buildings and expose your BlackBerry smartphone to open sky. If you are indoors, 
move close to a window.
If you paired your smartphone with a Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver, verify that the Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver is 
turned on. If you...