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GPS technology

Depending on your wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported.

About GPS technology

Depending on your wireless service provider, this feature might not be supported.

You can use GPS technology on your BlackBerry® device to get your GPS location and to use location-based applications and location-based services. Location-based applications can use your GPS location to provide you with information such as driving directions.

If your device does not have an internal GPS receiver or your wireless service provider does not support location-based services and you want to use GPS technology, you can pair your BlackBerry device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver. For more information, contact your wireless service provider.

If your device is connected to a CDMA network and you make an emergency call or your device is in Emergency Callback Mode, an emergency operator might be able to use GPS technology to estimate your location.

Note: In an emergency, always provide the emergency operator with as much information as possible. Emergency operators might not be able to estimate your location using only GPS technology.

Turn on GPS technology

Depending on your BlackBerry® device model and wireless network, this feature might not be supported.

Note: The GPS options that appear on your device might differ slightly from the options that appear in this task.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Device > Location Settings.

3.Change the Location Services field to Location On.

4.Press the key > Save.

To turn off GPS technology, change the Location Services field to Location Off.

Set the GPS receiver that you use to track your movement

To perform this task, if you don't have an internal GPS receiver, you must pair your BlackBerry® device with a Bluetooth® enabled GPS receiver.

1.On the Home screen or in a folder, click the Options icon.

2.Click Device > Location Settings.

3.Change the GPS Source field.

4.Press the key > Save.

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