User Guide

Wi-Fi music sync

Download a song to your smartphone that is on your computer

If a song or playlist is on your computer but hasn't been downloaded to your BlackBerry smartphone, it appears dimmed in the Music application.

1.On your smartphone, on the home screen, click the Media icon > Music icon.

2.Find and click a song or playlist that is dimmed.

The song or playlist album is added to your Wi-Fi Music Sync list as pending and is downloaded to your smartphone when you're within range of your Wi-Fi connection or when you connect your smartphone to your computer with a USB cable.

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Stream your music on your smartphone

You can listen to songs that haven't been downloaded to your BlackBerry smartphone yet.

1.On your smartphone, on the home screen, click the Media icon > Music icon.

2.Highlight a dimmed song that hasn't been downloaded yet.

3.Press the Menu key > Stream to listen to the song.

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Blackberry 7.1 manual Download a song to your smartphone that is on your computer, Stream your music on your smartphone

7.1 specifications

BlackBerry 7.1, an update to the iconic BlackBerry OS, was launched to enhance user experience and expand the functionality of BlackBerry devices. This iteration aimed to improve productivity and offer intuitive features tailored to the needs of professionals and everyday users alike. It maintained the QWERTY keyboard heritage that BlackBerry is known for, ensuring that the typing experience remained a strong draw for users transitioning from other smartphone platforms.

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