Blackberry BLACKBERRY 9981 manual Restoring your data, Set or change your smartphone password

User Guide Security

you are prompted to create a Password Keeper password. Then, you are prompted to enter the old Password Keeper password to access old password information.

Restoring your data

Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.

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Set or change your smartphone password

If you forget your BlackBerry smartphone password, it can't be recovered. You can reset your password without knowing your current password by deleting all your smartphone data.

Research In Motion recommends that you regularly create and save a backup file on your computer, especially before you update any software. Maintaining a current backup file on your computer might allow you to recover smartphone data if your smartphone is lost, stolen, or corrupted by an unforeseen issue.

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

2.Click Security > Password.

•To set a password, click Set Password.

•To change your password, click Change Password.

3.Type a password.

4.Press the key > Save.

To turn off your smartphone password, clear the Enable checkbox.

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