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 characters don't appear correctly on my  smartphone
The BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Internet Service that's associated with your BlackBerry smartphone might 
not support the characters. For more information, contact your wireless service provider or administrator.
I can't find a display language on my smartphone
If you can't find a display language on your BlackBerry smartphone, the display language might not be installed. To add a 
language to your smartphone, you can use the 
BlackBerry Desktop Software.
Related information
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							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 length of time that the backlight stays on when you're not touching your BlackBerry smartphone, 
change the 
Backlight Timeout field.
•To stop the backlight from adjusting to lighting conditions, clear the Automatically Dim Backlight checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
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Change the display font
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.Change the font fields.
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							4.Press the  key > Save. 
Related information
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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 reorder application icons to change which icons appear first on the Home screen. You can also create and delete  folders, change the folder icon style for folders that you create, and move application icons into folders and out of folders.
You can also select which panels appear on the Home screen by selecting Manage Panels from the Home screen menu.
Show, hide, or find an application icon
Depending on your theme, you might not be able to hide some application icons. You can also hide optional BlackBerry 
Device Software
 updates.
On the home screen or in a folder, do any of the following:
•To see all your application icons, on the navigation bar, click All.
 • To hide an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the  key > Hide Icon. If the icon appears in other panels, 
you can hide the icon in all panels or in the current panel only.
 • To show all hidden application icons, press the  key > Show All Icons.
 • To stop hiding an application icon, highlight the icon. Press the  key > Unhide Icon.
 • To hide the  icon, click the Options icon. Click Device > Software Updates. Highlight a software version. Press 
the 
 key > Hide.
 • To show all hidden BlackBerry Device Software updates, click the Options icon. Click Device > Software Updates. 
Press the 
 key > Show All.
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							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 find your downloaded apps more easily, you can set them to appear in a certain folder, including folders you create.
1.On the home screen, press the  key > Options. 
2.Change the Downloads Folder field.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Add, rename, or delete a folder on the home screen
On the home screen, do one of the following:
 • To add a folder, press the  key > Add Folder. Type a name for the folder. Click Add.
 • To rename a folder, highlight a folder. Press the  key > Edit Folder. Type a name for the folder. Click Save.
 • To delete a folder, highlight a folder. Press the  key > Delete.
Add a message that appears when your smartphone is 
locked
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Message on Lock Screen.
3.Type the text that you want to appear on the screen when your smartphone is locked.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Related information
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							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 speed.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Turn off pop-up menus
You can stop pop-up menus from appearing when you touch and hold your finger on the screen.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Typing and Language > Touchscreen Sensitivity.
3.Clear the Open Pop-up Menu on Touch-hold checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Turn on flashing LED notification for wireless coverage
You can set the LED indicator to notify you when your BlackBerry smartphone is connected to a wireless network.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.Select the LED Coverage Indicator checkbox.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
When your smartphone is connected to the wireless network, the LED flashes green.
To turn off the wireless coverage notification, clear the LED Coverage Indicator checkbox.
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							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 such as applications, indicators, words, and icons appear. Themes might be preloaded on your 
smartphone. You might also be able to download themes from the 
BlackBerry App World.
Change themes
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Display > Screen Display.
3.In the Theme section, click a theme.
4.Click Activate.
To delete a theme, click the theme. Click Delete.
Related information
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							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.
Related information
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The screen turns off
When you don't use your BlackBerry smartphone for a period of time, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You 
can change the length of time that the backlight stays on when you aren't touching your smartphone.
Related information
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A pop-up menu appears when I touch the screen
When you touch and hold your finger on the screen for a certain amount of time, a pop-up menu appears to provide a quick 
way to select common menu items.
You can turn off pop-up menus or change the touchscreen sensitivity options to increase the amount of time before pop-up  menus appear.
Related information
Turn off pop-up menus, 225 
Set the touch screen sensitivity, 209 
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							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 off location aiding or location data, but it might take longer for your smartphone to get your 
GPS location. For more information about data service charges, contact your wireless service provider.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Location Settings.
•To turn off location aiding, in the Location Aiding section, change the Setting field to Disabled.
•To turn off location aiding while roaming, in the Location Aiding section, change the Setting field to Disabled 
While Roaming
.
•To turn off location data, in the Location Data section, change the Setting field to Disabled.
•To turn off location data while roaming, in the Location Data section, change the Setting field to Disabled While 
Roaming
.
3.Press the  key > Save. 
Turn on GPS technology
Before you begin: Depending on your BlackBerry smartphone model and wireless network, this feature might not be 
supported. 
Note: The GPS options that appear on your smartphone might differ slightly from the options that appear in this task.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Location Settings.
3.Change the Location Services field to Location On.
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							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 tracking your location
If your email account uses a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, your administrator might be able to track the location of your 
BlackBerry smartphone. For more information, contact your administrator.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Location Settings.
3.Change the Location Services field to Location Off.
4.Press the  key > Save. 
Get your GPS location
Before you begin: Depending on your wireless service provider and wireless network, this feature might not be supported. 
Your BlackBerry smartphone must have an internal GPS receiver or be paired with a Bluetooth enabled GPS receiver to 
perform this task.
1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.
2.Click Device > Location Settings.
3.Press the  key > Refresh Location. 
The longitude and latitude coordinates for your current location appear.
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							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 are using GPS technology for the first time, wait a short period of time for your smartphone to get your GPS  location.
If your email account is associated with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server, your administrator can add the IT policy rule to 
your smartphone that turns off GPS technology. For more information, contact your adminstrator.
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