Sunday, November 21, 2010

How to remove a third-party application from a BlackBerry smartphone

How to remove a third-party application from a BlackBerry smartphone

These steps only apply if the the third-party application cannot be removed by the application loader tool. This procedure will delete third-party applications from the BlackBerry smartphone:
1.    On the BlackBerry smartphone, go to the Options menu (this may also be Settings > Options).
2.    Complete the appropriate following step for the version of BlackBerry® Device Software:
·         If the smartphone is using BlackBerry Device Software 4.0 or earlier, go to Options >Applications.
·         If the smartphone is using BlackBerry Device Software 4.1 to 4.7, go to Options >Advanced Options > Applications.
·         If the smartphone is using BlackBerry Device Software 5.0, go to Options > Applications>then select Third Party.
·         If the smartphone is using BlackBerry Device Software 6.0, go to Options > Device >Application Management and highlight the application. Press the Menu key and selectdelete.
3.    Select the third-party application you want to delete and click Delete.
4.    When prompted to restart the smartphone, select Yes.
If the application is not listed in the application list:
1.    Display the menu (click the trackwheel or click the Menu button) and select Modules.
2.    Select the software module to be deleted.
3.    Display the menu and select Delete.
For information on using the application loader tool in BlackBerry® Desktop Manager, see KB10376.

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