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sim situation involving os 7 / bb bold 9900 and blackberry id question

October 18, 2018, 7:23 pm
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Hi guys,

so.. i'm in a bind. I had a bold 9900... it was trusty until it wasn't and it seems to have died on me this past summer. that's a bummer because the microusb charging and data port was busted, and one attempt to have someone fix it had failed and then due to some life reasons I.. didn't get it fixed so my most recent contacts back ups are very old. sigh.

for much of last couple months i was thinking the device itself could be revived, and not wanting to jinx anything, even though I know this was a bit paranoid of me, I didn't put the SIM with my main number (that I'd removed from the dead bold) in any new or new to me devices, thinking that if the bold could be fixed it might be happier with its old familiar sim in place.. magical thinking, i know, but over the years i'd observed some strange behaviors to do with BB OS 7 and sim card stuff, so.. I was trying to err on the side of caution/optimism.

I got a temporary number and a prepaid phone, and set about trying to find someone with microsoldering skills to fix my bold. Fast forward and , jury is in, alas the bold.. cannot be fixed.

Now.. my question..

I now want to receive as many sms messages affiliated with my original SIM (now unused for over a month) as at&t will allow (no idea how long they store them on a server if they aren't delivered.. might just be last two weeks worth, but even so, i'd like to get em)

I'm not really clear if these SMS messages are routed through blackberry data plan/services or just regular cellular service. If the former, i think i ought to put my old sim into a working blackberry. no problem, they're cheap enough now! however..

There's a chance I don't remember my blackberry id password. I know the email affiliated with it, and I thought i knew the password, but .. maybe i don't .

i've noticed that with OS 7 (all versions? just 7.1? i'm not sure..) the devices insist on you entering your blackberry id before using a new device. I don't remember this being the case with OS 6..

if you were me (which would make you *very* nervous about losing any more data) and your main goals were

a) get as many sms messages off your unused sim as possible

and

b) double check that the backup you have on your computer that you made of your SIM card is up to date with as many contacts as are actually on the SIM card

what would you do? would you buy an old BB running OS 6 and skirt the blackberry id issue?

i'm sure this is not as complicated as i'm making it..

thanks in advance for your help
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Suggestion to BB, License out BBOS, so not dust to dust....

November 25, 2018, 8:33 pm
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I've read through some of these threads on CrackBerry and realize I am not alone in the diehard BBOS users that have been left to dry in the world of Android, BB10 (soon EOS/EOL) and iOS platforms.

There is much to be appreciated for these old Curve/Bolds! I have read and set out to test the MMS HEX Editor hack on my old Bold, however that would not be enough to have me switch back to the Bold. I would like to know if the Bold device can be configured not to be dependent on now defunct BIS service.

Rather than folks in my camp look around for workarounds, I believe there is enough market demand for BlackBerry to make the BBOS source be licensable to other "off-beat" phone makers, maybe even make a limited release of their own.

I want to see "can-do" response here, not "it will cost BB millions to produce a now fringe product" like response.

I am sick of the all_touchy-bloated-I'm_too_thin_to_grab market saturation....I believe there is an untapped market here that BB has decided to suck dry. There is KaiOS with a gleam of hope; however nothing with the R&D behind it that BBOS had.

BlackBerry and friends, like John Chen said publicly recently, a phone manufacture needs to release something like the Bold 9900 (paraphrased.)

https://crackberry.com/john-chen-wan...900-smartphone

Who is with me on this? (If you have to say something against this, please reframe yourself. (I am sick of the post BBOS era folks of being so damn negative about a platform they know nothing about.)

Something needs to be done to save a lot of folks from this phone market homogenization. Feature must haves:

1. Removable Battery (creates demand for folks like Seidio to make available extended batteries)
2. No touch screen option. Phones today are way to touchy and anyone who has used a Bold or Curve can tell ya, all that touch is unnecessary and ill-efficient....can't stress this enough!
3. Apps of conservative file size. BBOS does not need anymore than 256mb of RAM to do everything folks can do on today's smartphones just without the harassing bloated overhead.
4. Phone should be a soap bar form factor, it is small, thick enough to easily grab and handle and we forgot that folks need to be able to operate with one hand only.
5. Convenience buttons.
6. Bold 9900 type qwerty keyboard....it was perfected, why stray away!
7. Excellent speaker, you don't have to plug your other ear in order to hear the other person on the line while in a noisy area like the train.
8. The track pad instead of the touch; kinda touched on this already however can't stress enough how much I miss that track pad/button.
9. Colored LED alerts, today you have to install 3rd party apps to get any kind of decent control and I'm glad BB still implements this feature, though needs more emphasis on simplicity of function.
10. Video record pause, the BB10 and I think even the Android phones do not allow the pause of video recording. This feature prevents the need for post - editing.
11. Business minded phone jingles....come on now, we need some seriously simple jingles that do not have negative effects through folks nervous systems. A simple jingle that just beeps like an old beeper is to be admired and simple jingles should be stocked as I have resorted to making sounds with my mouth as custom jingles as the alternative. If you want Justin "Beeper" going off jingling your joy phone, you need an iPhone not a BlackBerry BBOS device, plain and simple!)

12. Let me know your BBOS days' functions now MIA!
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Hi guys I may have posted this in the wrong forum earlier. Apologies if this has been asked before

December 11, 2018, 5:03 am
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Hi guys I may have posted this in the wrong forum earlier.

Apologies if this has been asked before - I'm new here!

I bought the curve 9320 yesterday, created a bb ID and whenever I try to download an app, i accept the terms and conditions, and then it goes back to the original download page without downloading the app?!

I tried deleting and re-installing BB App World, I did a battery pull and even tried creating a new ID (without luck lol) so I'm a bit confused.

Is this maybe a fault with the phone or have I missed something?

Please help!

Thanks!
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Unable to restart My Bold 9900

December 31, 2018, 12:25 am
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HI, I Bought a Bold 9900 Recently. Then I've Connected to my computer & saw that there is a update to be performed. so I download it & then it says device has to be rebooted. Then I Click on reboot, after that my phone died just like that. it refuses to restart, No red blinking, literally nothing. Can Someone help me how to fix this issue>
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How can I activate BBM on my Bold again ?

February 2, 2019, 5:40 am
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Hello Guys,

i wanna switch from my BB10 device to my Bold.
But how can i activate BBM on my bold ?
It ask me about my BB ID and thats it. But i can not receive or send messages via BBM.

Is there no way back from a BB10 device or what can i do ?

I can not send invitations or add some other PIN. My Android BBM (another ID) scans the Bold BBM Barcode but nothing happens.

Is this service shutdown ?

THX :)
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Desktop Manager: Bold 9720 identified as Unknown Device

May 25, 2019, 5:54 am
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Desktop Software v7.1.0.41 (Bundle 42) has no problem connecting to BB 8830 and 9320 but identifies 9720 as "unknown device". The PIN is actually recognized but Backup and Restore buttons are grayed out:

https://i.postimg.cc/RZNF5F4k/DM-9720-a.png

https://i.postimg.cc/T3FPR6Pp/DM-9720-b.png

https://i.postimg.cc/nLmhrPsT/DM-9720-c.png

Is there any solution to this?

Windows OS: XP 32-bit
BB Desktop Software v7.1.0.41 (Bundle 42)
Installer: 710_b042_multilanguage.exe
Download link:

https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/sup...ware-downloads

https://swdownloads.blackberry.com/D...247A852FAD3647

BB 9720 is the last BBOS device and was released in August of 2013, a few months after the release of Q10 and Z10. It seems that by then all DM updates had been discontinued and BB 9720 was left out unsupported. At this point it is just speculation but an image file of 9720 missing in Device folder and no mention of 9720 in DeviceCharacteristics.xml (in the same folder) seem to confirm this:

https://i.postimg.cc/KjkM9zKD/DM-9720-f.png
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Touch Screen settings for keyboard-only use (Bold 9720)

May 26, 2019, 2:41 am
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I'm trying to customize Bold 9720 settings for keyboard-only use. Compared to Curve 9320 Bold 9720 feels like it has some unstable OS installed. The screen keeps scrolling up and down and some menus keep popping up for no apparent reason. I don't like touch screens and have no intention of using any touch functions. Removing the digitizer would be a foolproof solution, but before taking that route I'd like to try to reduce the touch screen sensitivity to as close to zero as possible.

1) The first step seems to be to change the defaults here:

Options - Typing and Language - Touch Screen Sensitivity

https://i.postimg.cc/HLXxgFw0/tc-scn-1-def.png

https://i.postimg.cc/vHKH6GXL/tc-scn-2-kb-only.png

2) Then, when on a phone call, you need to remember to always press the Lock button (which locks the screen and the keyboard). With OS 7.1 the press-and-hold of "A" key seems to have exactly the same effect. I'm not sure how effective this is because when you touch some keys the screen comes back to life, although it remains dimmed, so it's probably not fully functional.

3) Any other tips and tricks out there? Thanks in advance.

Device: BB 9720
OS: 7.1.0.1121 (Bundle 3008)
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How can I unblock my browser in my BlackBerry 9900 smartphones?

June 7, 2019, 10:02 pm
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i cant download and update my apps and search because my browser appears blocked and generally it setting up BBM IT takes long time
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Current status of apps bundled with OS 7.1

June 22, 2019, 4:38 am
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I'm doing a clean installation of OS 7.1.0.1098_b2931 on my BB 9320 (running on BIS) and would like to remove all components which are no longer relevant in June of 2019. Here is the list. Some apps have question marks next to them, which means that I'm not sure if they still work ok, are they scheduled to shut down, is there a newer version available in BB App World or somewhere else.

BB App World - works ok but shutting down at the end of 2019
BB Maps - work ok but the maps have not been updated for a few years now
BB Messenger - shut down in May of 2019
BB Protect - works ok
Facebook - ?
Google Talk - ?
Password Keeper - works ok
Twitter - ?
Windows Live Messenger - shut down in 2013
Yahoo Messenger - shut down in July of 2018
YouTube - ?

For now, after starting Loader.exe, I have removed all the apps with question marks, assuming that if I need any of them I will find a newer version somewhere else.
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BB App World Upgrade Loop

July 31, 2019, 4:20 am
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Is this an End Of Life issue? Was hoping to get a good app or two on my "new" Bold 9900.
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Still working Jabber/XMPP clients

August 12, 2019, 2:11 pm
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Hello, I need some help finding some Jabber client for my Curve 9620. I'm having a really hard time finding something that works or has an available link.

For the record, I'm trying to connect to an already existing account in a standard Jabber server (jabb.im), so there's no crazy configurations from my side.

Here's what I tried (and what failed in each case):

- IM+: fails to connect. I don't know if maybe my account wasn't working somehow (and I created a new account since the last time I tried this), but I hear this client connects to its own server (i.e., not directly to the Jabber server in question), so this could mean IM+'s serves were deactivated. Also, this client is a bit too heavy for my taste anyway, so I figured I'd look for better options.

- Bombus: it's a J2ME app, but it seemed promising, since it's opensource and it has a lot of features (for a J2ME app). But it also fails to connect with some cryptic Java exception. The error message complains about some invalid URL or a missing port -- even though I filled everything in.

- Talkonaut: Another J2ME app. It looked promising until I noticed that it seems to require those Nokia-like action buttons, which BlackBerry doesn't have. I got stuck in the account config.

- Nimbuzz: I remember using Nimbuzz in my old 6300 Nokia phone and it used to work pretty well. Not in this phone, though. The native version seems to be dead: it asks my mobile number in the initial setup, then it gets stuck. Then I tried the J2ME version: same problem as Talkonaut.

- Lampiro: nowhere to be found.

I know I maybe should've posted this as several separate questions, but, at this point, they would probably get no traction.

Any ideas? I need _something_ to communicate to the outside world from this phone.

Also, hello everyone! This is my first post and also first few days ever using a BlackBerry.

Sent from my BlackBerry 9620 using Tapatalk
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Removing IT Policy for non-enterprise email? (ie be able to use gmail)

August 22, 2019, 3:31 pm
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I got myself a 9900 bold and also got one for a friend that I support. Friends phone is stuck in enterprise mode and have tried reseting it with the desktop software and that did not seem to make a difference.

Any ideas?
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BBOS BIS AT&T stopped working today at 1:30pm CST

September 3, 2019, 3:22 pm
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No BB icon by 4G since.

AT&T just provides the usual canned support as if I'm using a droid or iOS.
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Can you help me on 9790, App World cannot run...

October 13, 2019, 5:48 pm
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i have blackberry 9790 and blackberry app world cannot run says balck berry app world is having trouble connecting to the blackberry app world server verfy your network connections and try again i have wireless open and every thing working can any body help me
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Buying BBOS BlackBerry - 2019 Guide

October 27, 2019, 1:54 am
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When in April of 2019 my carrier (Bell Canada) shut down their CDMA network I had no choice but to get a new phone. Due to my complete lack of enthusiasm for touch screens I decided to get another BBOS BlackBerry as a primary phone, BB Classic as a backup (in case BIS or 3G network gets shut down as well), and an Android phone to be used only with apps from financial institutions (connected through mobile hotspot to the primary phone).

1) Brand new BBOS BlackBerries are easily available on Amazon and Ebay. You need to look for a phone which is "new, unlocked, in original packaging". From my experience "open box" items are ok as well, anything "open box" I have got so far was indeed brand new, just the box wasn't sealed.

Below is a summary of prices (taxes and shipping included) and basic specifications of three devices. The list is sorted by the phone's release date and includes Bold 9900, Curve 9320 and BB 9720. Bold 9900 seems to be the most popular BBOS phone still used in 2019, Curve 9320 is the last Curve and BB 9720 is the last Bold (although it's officially just called BlackBerry 9720). BB 9720 is also the last BBOS device, it was released after BlackBerry Q10 and Z10. Curve 9320 and BB 9720 share the same battery, which has higher capacity than the battery of Bold 9900.

Bold 9900
- price: CAD 150 (USD 115)
- released: 2011
- version supporting UMTS bands 1,4,8: yes (Freedom Mobile, T-Mobile)
- version supporting UMTS bands 1,2,5: yes (AT&T, Bell Canada, Rogers, Telus)
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- battery: 1230 mAh (JM1)
- CPU: 1.2 GHz
- display: 2.8 in, 640x480 px
- input: keyboard and touch screen
- OS: 7.0, upgradable to 7.1
- mobile hotspot: yes (with OS 7.1)
- camera: 5 MP, fixed focus

Curve 9320
- price: CAD 100 (USD 80)
- released: 2012
- version supporting UMTS bands 1,4,8: yes (Freedom Mobile, T-Mobile)
- version supporting UMTS bands 1,2,5,6: yes (AT&T, Bell Canada, Rogers, Telus)
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- battery: 1450 mAh (JS1)
- CPU: 806 MHz
- display: 2.44 in, 320x240 px
- input: keyboard
- OS: 7.1
- mobile hotspot: yes
- camera: 3.15 MP, fixed focus

BlackBerry 9720
- price: CAD 100 (USD 80)
- released: 2013
- version supporting UMTS bands 1,4,8: not available
- version supporting UMTS bands 1,2,5,6,8: yes (AT&T, Bell Canada, Rogers, Telus)
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- battery: 1450 mAh (JS1)
- CPU: 806 MHz
- display: 2.8 in, 480x360 px
- input: keyboard and touch screen
- OS: 7.1
- mobile hotspot: yes
- camera: 5 MP, fixed focus

More specs can be found on GSMArena:

https://www.gsmarena.com/

2) When shopping around for a new BBOS device please keep in mind that some models have two versions supporting different UMTS frequency bands (as shown above). The bands supported by your carrier can be checked on FrequencyCheck's website:

https://www.frequencycheck.com/

Some resellers on Amazon and Ebay do not provide proper information regarding UMTS bands. It is sometimes printed on the box:

https://imageshack.com/i/plQRBrrKp

Otherwise, the only foolproof method to determine this is to open the box and look it up in phone's settings:

Options - Device - About Device Versions - 3G Bands

Here is an example from Curve 9320:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/1778/JoM2JA.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/457/riFpRJ.png

3) Some carriers have device compatibility tests available on their websites, where the phone's IMEI is entered to determine if it is compatible with the network. However, those tests often do not work, at least with BBOS devices. I have run into both false positives and false negatives running IMEI tests with Bell Canada and Freedom Mobile.

4) Once you have the phone delivered it might be necessary to wipe the old OS and install the latest one available. This is not always the case. I bought one BB 9720 with OS 7.1.0.1121 (bundle 3008) already installed, so the bundle version was higher than 2994 indicated in CrackBerry subforum.

5) Here are some useful accessories. Just enter the product code in Google.

OEM swivel holsters (the same holster fits BB 9720 and BB 9900):

BB 9320 - HDW-46595-001 or ACC-46596-201
BB 9720 - HDW-38842-001
BB 9900 - HDW-38842-001

OEM spare battery charger for JS1 battery (for BB 9320 and BB 9720):

ACC-46742-201
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Activating BBOS BlackBerry - 2019 Update

October 27, 2019, 4:12 am
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A BBOS BlackBerry phone can be used either with or without BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service, commonly called BlackBerry Data Plan).

1) BIS is still easily available in some countries. According to reports posted through the summer on CrackBerry Forums, in Canada all four major carriers (Bell, Freedom Mobile, Rogers, Telus) will add BIS to your plan free of charge, but the discount carriers (Fido, etc) will not activate BIS any more.

2) If BIS is not available the phone will still run ok. BIS is primarily required to get the native BlackBerry email service and also a few other apps. However, it is possible to get emails using LogicMail app, which doesn't depend on BIS. Apps like Opera Mini browser or The Weather Network don't depend on BIS either.

More information about using BBOS phone without BIS can be found on Shuswap's website here:

The Bold Explorer

3) If you have verified on the web that your phone's UMTS bands are compatible with the carrier's network and then the phone fails compatibility test based on IMEI (entered on the carrier's website or on sales agent's terminal) just ignore the test, put the sim card in and boot-up the phone. There is a reasonable chance that the carrier's test is flawed. More information about UMTS bands can be found in paragraph #1 and #2 in the first post here:

https://forums.crackberry.com/blackb.../#post13457779

4) Data Plan and Data Compression

a) BIS has data compression so there is no need to pay extra for gigabytes of data. The compression ratio depends on the type of data and I have come across claims that in some cases it is ten fold compared to no-BIS connection (Direct TCP or WiFi). I have an old BIS plan with 500 MB limit and only use about 150 MB per month. This primarily includes emails and browsing static web pages with static adds (no streaming videos, no FM radio, etc.).

If you plan to regularly connect an Android phone, iPhone, or a laptop to the BlackBerry through mobile hotspot then some higher data limit would be needed.

b) even without BIS, data compression is available with Opera Mini web browser, the most popular browser among users of BBOS devices. It provides its own data compression and always runs on Direct TCP connection, ignoring BIS even if it is enabled.


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PS: The most active section of CB Forums related to BBOS is Bold 9930/9900 subforum:

https://forums.crackberry.com/blackb...930-9900-f235/
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Backup and Restore Third Party Apps on BBOS BlackBerry - 2019 Update

November 2, 2019, 12:39 pm
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Over the years the information about backing up third party apps for a BBOS device has been posted in multiple threads in different subforums. Some of the solutions provided have by now been outdated. Here is an update, as of November, 2019.

All the testing was done on the dedicated Windows XP machine with clean XP installed and then updated until April of 2019. The procedures described below should also work on a Windows 7 computer, but the directory paths will be different.

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1) Install the following Windows applications on the computer:

a) BlackBerry Desktop Software v7.1.0.41 (Bundle 42)
File: 710_b042_multilanguage.exe

Download link:

https://swdownloads.blackberry.com/D...247A852FAD3647

Backup link:

https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/sup...ware-downloads

System requirements

Windows XP-SP3
- .Net v3.5 SP1
- VCPP 2008 Redist SP1 (vcredist_x86.exe)
Windows 7
- .Net v4.5.2 (seems ok)
- VCPP 2008 Redist SP1

b) BBHTool for Windows XP or Windows 7

WinXP: v2.4.9.7a

File: BBHToolv2.4.9.7a.zip
Size: 3,796,867 bytes
MD5: f61192f59bc84419b46ddc36f6e79f5b

BBH-Tool v2.4.9.7a - Downloads - BlackBerryOS.com

Win7: v2.5 Final

File: BBHTool-pub.zip
Size: 3,803,194 bytes
MD5: 273365a68d22603a9e5bfd187d263e33

http://www.theiexplorers.com/BBHTool/BBHTool-pub.zip

The direct download link above was extracted from the third paragraph on Shuswaps's web page here:

The Bold Explorer

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2) Backing Up Third Party Apps with BB Desktop Software

- connect BlackBerry to the computer
- start Desktop Software
- go to: Device - Switch Devices - click on the image of your phone
- uncheck Device Data and only select Third Party Applications - click Next
- wait until the back up process is finished
- when you see "Connect your new BlackBerry device" prompt click Cancel
- go to: C:\Documents and Settings\user-name\Local Settings\Temp
- there will be a new subfolder with the same name as your BB PIN
- copy that subfolder to another permanent directory of your choice
- exit Desktop Software
- at this point, depending on Windows configuration, the contents of the Temp folder might get automatically deleted
- turn on mobile network connection on BB (it gets turned off when Switch Devices is used)

Here are some screenshots:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2925/WOolga.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6468/v73h6s.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/511/kjtgTM.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2835/N9kwRL.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/3240/gMNaxG.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/6472/9ZRGJh.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/651/B7r4zr.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1540/LksYYd.png

As shown on the last screenshot the folder contains one ALX and multiple COD files. In the days of OS7 there was usually only one cod file generated for each third party app, the only exception in this case is FileScout (with two files).With earlier OSes there were often multiple cod files generated for each app. There is also one native BB app in the folder, Application Resource Monitor (four cod files). Some cod files are actually archives that contain more cod files compressed insidie. Opera Mini's cod file is an example of such an archive and can be opened with 7-zip:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/2772/2tii9q.png

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3) Restoring Third Party Apps with BB Desktop Software - Not Recommended

While this is a popular method to install third party apps it has two bugs (explained below) which have never been fixed by RIM.

- connect BlackBerry to the computer
- do NOT start Desktop Software
- go to: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader
- click on file Loader.exe to start Application Loader Wizard and follow the prompts to enter PIN, etc.
- click on Add button and point to ALX file in the backup directory created in #2 above
- select apps you want to restore

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4485/FOEdOQ.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4509/lava6l.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3125/oPJvG6.png

a) bug #1
After you click on Add button and point to ALX file (first screenshot) the window with languages, BlackBerry Maps, Password Keeper, etc. will be replaced with another window showing third party apps. Problem: it is not possible to go back to the first window, it's just gone, even after you restart the Desktop Software and reboot the computer. Several reboots, CCleaner sweeps and other wizardry might eventually resolve the issue but it is highly unpredictable.

b) bug #2
The last two screenshots indicate another problem. If an app which was originally bundled with the OS has been later upgraded (using BlackBerry World) the Desktop Software insists on downgrading it or removing it altogether (there is no option to set the Action to "none"). This happens when a device OS (like v7.1.0.1098 b2931, etc.) is installed on the computer. For some reason the Desktop Software prioritizes the version of the app present in the OS's directory on the computer. The only workaround seems to be to run the restore job from another machine (or from another instance of Windows on a different partition) which does not have any device OS installed. Here are two screenshots taken from such a machine:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6379/EwrP04.png

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/4365/oNZ7YQ.png

As a result, I just don't use this method to restore third party apps and restore them one by one from SD card instead (see #4 below).

Another argument in favour of installing apps from SD card are all the messages popping up after an app has been installed (BBM pop-up, licence agreement pop-up, permissions pop-up, etc.). There is no mechanism available to suppress all those messages when installing multiple apps with a single click using BB Desktop Software. When the phone is booting-up after apps' installation the messages are initially queued in the memory and when released they start popping up all at the same time. This is far from being optimal, even if the installation process is eventually completed without problems.

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4) Restoring Third Party Apps from SD Card - Recommended

When using SD Card method all apps are installed separately, one by one, and any upgrades of apps originally bundled with the OS are irrelevant.

- BlackBerry can be either connected or disconnected from the computer, it doesn't matter
- on the computer, in the directory of your choice create a separate subfolder for each app you want to backup
- start BBHTool
- ignore Java Runtime error (it may pop-up in WinXP)
- go to: Create-A-JAD tab
- enter App Name, Description, Version and Vendor (anything can be entered here, but it's a good practice to be accurate)
- file name: any name is ok, I just copy/paste the name of COD file
- file type: OTA (.jad)
- save to: select app's folder
- click on Add COD Files and select the file(s) (don't drag & drop, it's extremely unreliable)
- leave all remaining boxes unchecked
- click on Create It
- file ".htaccess" created in app's folder is not needed and can be safely deleted
- the contents of JAD file can be viewed in WordPad, Notepad, etc.

- connect BlackBerry to the computer
- copy folders created for all apps to SD card
- in BlackBerry start Files app (or any other file manager)
- locate app's folder - click on JAD file - click Download

JAD files can be viewed and edited with any text editor. The only critical part are the lines referencing cod file and its size in bytes.

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PS: It is also possible to generate ALX and COD files for third party apps using BBHTool, BBSAK, or BB Boss (instead of using BB Desktop Software as explained in #2 above). Of those three applications, BBHTool is most up-to-date and BB Boss is the oldest. File backups created by those programs often contain more native BB apps (the ones bundled with the OS) than backups created with BB Desktop Software. I have compared the size of several cod files created by those three utilities and the file size was always the same. It also matched the size of cod files created by BB Desktop Software. I have never tested the restore process using cod files created by any of these applications and only use BBHTool to create jad files (as explained in #4 above).

a) BBHTool backup
- go to: Phone Tools tab - Connect - Backup
- all files are saved in the Backup subfolder inside the main BBHTool directory
- both cod and jad files are created for each app
- problem: cod files are ok but jad files are incomplete and won't work (with neither XP or W7 version of BBHTool)

b) BBSAK backup
- go to: Backup Apps
- all files are saved in the Backup subfolder inside the main BBSAK directory

c) BB Boss backup
- go to: Phone File System - Connect To Phone
- files are saved in the Backup directory of your choice.

BBSAK website:

BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife

BB Boss can be found on CB:

https://forums.crackberry.com/legacy...-2-2-a-590346/
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Installing a New OS on BBOS BlackBerry - 2019 Update

November 2, 2019, 9:51 pm
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Whether you have a new BBOS device or continue using an older one purchased years ago it makes sense to get the last, stable release of the OS. Some apps, like BlackBerry World, might not even work with an older release. The procedure involves performing the backup, wiping the old OS and all data, installing the new OS, restoring the settings, emails, etc. and re-installing all third party apps from the backup. It's not really as difficult as it sounds. Here are the instructions, consolidated in one place and updated as of November, 2019. All the testing was performed on Windows XP (updated until April, 2019) but everything should also work on Windows 7, just the directory paths will be different.

1) Download the last version of BlackBerry Desktop Software. The links are available in paragraph #1a here:

https://forums.crackberry.com/blackb.../#post13459666

2) Install the last OS available for your phone. It can be found in the sticky section of CB subforum dedicated to your particular BlackBerry model. It should be the only OS installed on the computer. If you have a few different BB phones then the OS for each one must be installed on a separate machine, or on separate partitions on a multiboot system. Revo Uninstaller or a similar utility should be used to uninstall all unwanted OSes and to do some Windows registry cleanup afterwards.

3) Download JL_Cmder

File: JL_Cmder v1.9.zip
Size: 61,401 bytes
MD5: 057ecf5023e6b322ef6e538ca522de83

JL_Cmder Javaloader Utility

4) Backup the data on your phone with BlackBerry Desktop Software. Do the Full backup (the restore process will be "selective").

5) Backup the data on your phone with BlackBerry Protect (just in case).

6) Some third party apps have an option to backup settings to SD card, so please do those backups as well.

7) As long as BlackBerry World remains operational third party apps can easily be restored from there. Once it gets shut down those apps must be backed up on the computer and then restored from SD card, as explained here:

https://forums.crackberry.com/blackb...pdate-1178084/

8) Disconnect the phone from the computer.

9) Delete all instances of "vendor.xml" file on the computer. My favourite file search application on Windows XP and Windows 7 is Locate 32. It's light, it's fast and it's free. First you need to hit F9 to update the file and directory database and then run the search:

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https://locate32.cogit.net/

10) Connect BB to the computer and start JL_Cmder. Select option #4 to wipe the phone, then wait until BB restarts a few times and boots to black and white window with Error 507. At this point select option #7 to quit JL_Cmder:

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11) Click on file Loader.exe to start Application Loader Wizard and follow the prompts to enter PIN, etc.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader\Loader.exe

12) Select the components which you want to be installed on the phone. You can safely uncheck the items which you don't need, like most languages.

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13) The phone will reboot a few times. Wait until the regular home screen comes up.

14) Configure basic settings on the phone
- language, time zone, etc.
- update BlackBerry ID: Setup icon - BlackBerry ID - menu - Check for Updates
- update Application Resource Monitor: BlackBerry World - My World - Installed -> Upgrades

15) Perform the battery pull.

16) Start BB Desktop Software and restore the data from the backup (Device - Restore). Select only the data elements which you need:

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Here are some examples

- Address Book All
- Bluetooth Options
- Browser Bookmarks
- Browser Options
- Calendar All
- Categories (address book categories)
- Custom Word Collection (custom dictionary)
- Memos
- Messages (emails only)
- Mobile Hotspot Profiles
- Options
- Password Keeper
- SMS Messages
- Sounds (for selected profile and for contacts)
- Tasks
- Text Messages (headers only)
- WLAN Profiles (WiFi profiles)

Some third party apps have the settings saved by BB Desktop Software, just like native BB apps. Those data elements should for now be ignored.

17) Do not restore or install any third party apps and perform the battery pull a few times during the first two days.

18) Restore third party apps (from BlackBerry World or from SD card) and then restore more data elements from BB Desktop Software:

- Icon Arrangement
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- FileScout Preferences (if it is installed)
- LogicMail (if it is installed)
- XPRSS User Data (if it is installed)
- etc.

19) Perform the battery pull a few more times in the next few days.
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Slimming Down A Language Pack

December 29, 2019, 3:29 am
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Language packs which come with the OS include not only keyboard input support but also menus and help files in most languages. French language pack, for instance, takes up over 7 MB of storage space when it is installed. This is an overkill for those users who only need a foreign language support to write an occasional email to family or colleagues in another country. The solution provided below is a custom language pack with only the keyboard input support and the spell checker. It takes up about 1 MB of storage space and it should work with any European language, including Greek and Russian, but has not been tested with Asian languages.

1) On the computer install the same OS as the one running on the phone. Ideally, it should be the last OS available for the device, as shown in the sticky section of CB subforum dedicated to that particular BlackBerry model.

2) Copy the following three files from the \Java folder to a new folder named KbdPT (it can be any other name of your choice). Portuguese language files are used here as an example:

net_rim_platform_im_resource__pt.cod
net_rim_tid_dynamic_ling_data_portuguese.cod
net_rim_tid_dynamic_ling_data_portuguese_ltr.cod

In Windows XP the full path to the Java folder is as follows:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Loader Files\your_os_name\Java\

3) Create a JAD file using the three files listed above as the source. So now the folder will contain four files:

KbdPT.jad
net_rim_platform_im_resource__pt.cod
net_rim_tid_dynamic_ling_data_portuguese.cod
net_rim_tid_dynamic_ling_data_portuguese_ltr.cod

4) Copy that folder to SD card on the BlackBerry, navigate to KbdPT.jad file using BB "Files" app (or any other file manager) and install the custom language pack.

5) Reboot the BlackBerry.

6) Hit Alt+Enter and select the language as needed. Here is a screenshot from my test phone:

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To select accented letters and other non English letters when typing you need to press/hold the key and scroll the trackpad (vertically or horizontally).

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For tips about installing apps from SD card please refer to paragraph #1b and #4 in the first post here:

https://forums.crackberry.com/blackb.../#post13459666
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Trackpad not working on home screen only (Curve)

March 24, 2020, 11:32 am
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I use an old Curve (9320/7.1.0.907 (B2494) for odd tasks, but in the last few days the trackpad has stopped scrolling on the home screen.

They keyboard still works.
I can scroll if I open a menu in the home screen.
Scrolling still works in some apps (not the MemoPad)
Clicking with the trackpad works fine.

There haven't been any software changes in months, and all network connections are disabled.

I've done battery pulls, soft resets/restarts and alt+shift+delete resets. I'm loath to do a factory reset in case I can't recover from it.

Any ideas on how I can try to troubleshoot/repair this?

Thanks in advance, folks.

- RG>
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