Blackberry 1 manual FAQs, What sounds can I set for BBM?, What emoticons can I use?

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User Guide

FAQs

FAQs

What sounds can I set for BBM?

BBM uses the current sound settings for your device. You can change the volume to adjust how loud the classic BBM tone plays, or select options like Vibrate or Silent in the settings for your device.

If you don't hear a sound or vibration when receiving a ping, check your sound settings to see whether your device is set to Silent.

What emoticons can I use?

BBM includes different emoticons that you can use in your chats and status updates. You can type a 2-digit country code

in asterisks to add a flag icon to your message, such as typing *CA* to add .

BBM can also display certain emojis, which are special emoticons created for Japanese electronic messages and webpages. Your contacts might not be able to see emojis that you copy and paste from a website into BBM.

Why don't all of my BBM contacts have profile pictures?

If some of your contacts don't set a profile picture in BBM, you won't see a picture for them in chats or in your list of BBM contacts.

Why can't I add a contact?

The person might not have BBM setup yet. If you invite a contact who has BBM but your invite is still pending, the person might not have responded to your invitation or the person might have ignored your invitation.

To view your pending invitations, complete the following:

1.Tap > .

2.Tap Sent.

If an invitation remains in your Sent list for a long time, you can delete it. Just touch and hold the invitation and tap .

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Contents User Guide Published 2013-10-21 SWD-20131021135536192 Contents Introducing BBM features About BBMBBM icons User Guide Get started using BBM Navigating BBMSigning in with your BlackBerry ID Change your BBM status or profileAdd a BBM contact Share your locationFind your PIN or barcode Start a BBM chat Delete a contactChat with more people Hide particular updates Do more with BBMView someones BBM profile View recent BBM activitiesJoin or create a BBM group View or add membersShare pictures, lists, and events View group activity Leave a groupFAQs Why dont all of my BBM contacts have profile pictures?Why cant I add a contact? What sounds can I set for BBM?What is a BlackBerry ID? How do I restore BBM?How do I unblock a contact? Can I send PIN messages?Get additional support Legal notice User Guide User Guide