Developer | BlackBerry Ltd. |
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Written in | C++[1] |
OS family | Mobile operating systems |
Working state | Stopped (replaced by BlackBerry 10; and Android) |
Source model | Closed source |
Initial release | January 19, 1999; 20 years ago (as Version 1.0 for Pager BlackBerry 850)[2] March 4, 2002; 17 years ago (as Version 3.6 for smartphone BlackBerry 5810 Wireless Handheld)[3][4] |
Latest release | 7.1.0.2931 (BlackBerry 9790/9900)[5] / November 2013; 5 years ago |
Marketing target | Mobile phone |
Available in | Multi-Lingual |
Package manager | BlackBerry Desktop Manager |
Platforms | BlackBerry line of smartphones |
Kernel type | Java virtual machine[clarification needed] |
Default user interface | Graphical |
License | Proprietary |
Succeeded by | BlackBerry 10 |
Official website | us.blackberry.com/apps-software/devices |
Obsolete | Current |
Table of versions: BlackBerry | ||||
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Version | Release date | Features / Information about | ||
1.0[edit] | January 1999; 20 years ago | The BlackBerry OS made its debut and it was released for the Pager BlackBerry 850. | ||
3.6[edit] | March 2002; 17 years ago | Released on the BlackBerry 5810 smartphone. | ||
5.0[edit] | August 4, 2009; 9 years ago | It was released on the BlackBerry Bold 9000 8520 and came to the other BlackBerry smartphones a short while after its release. | ||
6.0[edit] | Q3 2010 | In April 2010, RIM announced the BlackBerry OS 6.0 version, which was released in the third quarter of 2010.[8] This version included a new WebKit-based browser.[9] | ||
7.0[edit] | August 2011 | It was officially released in August 2011, making its appearance on the BlackBerry Bold (9900/9930), BlackBerry Torch (9810/9850/9860), and the BlackBerry Curve (9350/9360/9370/9380). Any smartphones running an earlier version of the BlackBerry OS could not be updated to version 7.0.[10] | ||
7.1[edit] | January 2012 | It has now been superseded by the BlackBerry 10 operating system, but is still sold by BlackBerry on its smartphones. This was an update to version 7.0 and added several new features compared to 7.0, including[11]
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Version | Release date | Features / Information about |
Discontinued | Still sold[12] |
Version | Supported devices: BlackBerry 8000 series |
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4.5 | BlackBerry devices in the 8100 and 8800 series, plus BlackBerry Curve 8300/8310/8320. |
4.6 | BlackBerry Pearl Flip. |
5.0 | BlackBerry Curve 8330/8350i/8520/8530/8900. |
Version | Supported devices: BlackBerry 9000 series |
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5.0 | BlackBerry Bold 9000, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 2 and BlackBerry Tour. |
6.0 | BlackBerry Bold 9650/9700/9780, BlackBerry Curve 9300/9330, BlackBerry Pearl 9100/9105, BlackBerry Style 9670, and BlackBerry Torch9800. |
7.0 | BlackBerry Bold 9790/9900/9930, BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370/9380/ BlackBerry Torch 9810/9850/ and BlackBerry Torch 9860. |
7.1 | BlackBerry Curve 9310/9315/9220/9320 and BlackBerry 9720. |
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Prior to OS 5.0, you were restricted to the fonts installed by BlackBerry Ltd. on your Blackberry. If you are trying to get Arial on a pre OS 5.0 device, you can not.