You can use the device switch app to transfer contacts, pictures, and other personal data from your iPhone or Android
device to your new BlackBerry device. For more information about the device switch app, visit www.blackberry.com/
deviceswitchapp.
1. On your BlackBerry 10 device, visit www.blackberry.com/deviceswitchapp and download the device switch app.
2. Open the device switch app.
3. Complete the instructions on the screen.
Tutorial: Switching to a BlackBerry 10 device using a media card
This tutorial provides you with the opportunity to see and then practice switching from a BlackBerry 7 device to a
BlackBerry 10 device using a media card.
Note: This tutorial is available in English only.
Start the tutorial
http://docs.blackberry.com/tutorials/help/en
After you switch devices
For information about returning your previous device to BlackBerry for recycling and safe disposal, visit
www.blackberry.com/recycling. The recycling and trade-up program is only available in certain areas.
Restoring BBM
The first time that you open BBM, you are prompted for your BlackBerry ID. If you have used BBM before, consider the
following:
• If you are switching BlackBerry devices, you can use the Device Switch feature in BlackBerry Link on your computer or
on a device running
BlackBerry 7 or later to transfer your device data, including your contacts and groups from BBM
6.2 or earlier, to a new device.
• If you previously associated BBM with your BlackBerry ID (for example, on your current device), you can sign in with the
same BlackBerry ID to restore your BBM data over the wireless network.
After setting up BBM, your contacts, profile, and groups are automatically backed up over the wireless network based on
your BlackBerry ID. It's still a good idea to regularly save a backup file for your device on a computer using BlackBerry Link
in case your device is lost, stolen, or corrupted.
Transfer passwords to Password Keeper
You can transfer the password data that you saved on your previous BlackBerry device to your BlackBerry 10 device. To
transfer the passwords, you must have backed up the password data as part of the backup file during the device switch
process, or created a backup of your current passwords on your BlackBerry 10 device. If you saved the password data to a
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