Blackberry 9900 Cell Phone User Manual


 
Customise the home screen even more by hiding panels you don't use regularly and hiding icons in specific panels or all panels.
For more information, see Show or hide a Home screen panel, 17 and Show, hide or find an application icon, 17.
Compass application
Easily determine your direction in relation to the Earth's magnetic poles or to true north. You can also use the compass with
location-based applications (such as the Maps application) to find directions based on co-ordinates. For more information, see
Compass, 0 .
NFC technology
NFC technology allows you to quickly exchange information between your smartphone and smart accessories, smart payment
terminals, smart access points and smart tags. When you tap the NFC smart tag reader of your smartphone against a smart tag,
you can see information such as web addresses, coupons, graphics, media files and event details. For more information, see
NFC technology, 261.
Touch-free call answering
You don't need to use your hands to answer calls when you're using a Bluetooth® enabled headset or a standard headset! Now
you can set your smartphone to answer calls automatically after 5 seconds. For more information, see Change how you answer
calls with a headset, 65.
Bluetooth enhancements
You can now send multiple pictures at once using Bluetooth technology. For details, see Send a file, 109.
Conveniently send and receive a contact card (also called a vCard®) using Bluetooth technology, and save the received contact
card into your smartphone's contact list. For more information, see Send and receive a contact card using Bluetooth
technology, 254.
Video enhancements
Record and play back video in HD (720 x 1280) format. For more information, see Change the video size and format, 143.
Picture enhancements
When you rotate JPEG and PNG pictures, the pictures are saved automatically in the rotated view.
Sort pictures from either newest to oldest, or oldest to newest. This lets you see a slide show in the order that pictures were
taken.
You can now view pictures in a slide show using transitions such a sliding, zooming and panning. For more information, see
Change your slide show options, 150.
About the BlackBerry ID
A BlackBerry® ID gives you convenient access to multiple BlackBerry products and services. After you create a BlackBerry ID,
you can use a single email address and password to log in to any BlackBerry product that supports BlackBerry ID. With
BlackBerry ID, you can manage apps that you downloaded from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront and keep apps you
downloaded when you switch smartphones.
When you set up your BlackBerry smartphone, you might be required to create a BlackBerry ID. You can also create a
BlackBerry ID from within an app that uses BlackBerry ID, or by visiting www.blackberry.com/blackberryid.
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