Shahriyar Ali
BlackBerry Messenger gets redesigned on the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Along introducing BBM Video, Screen share & much more to the app there are many hidden core features that helps you getting things done faster than ever! Here are very few of many operations cherry-picked by Ty Williams from Inside BlackBerry.
1. BBM Instant Action
The next time you need to send someone a BBM message on your BlackBerry Q10, try using Instant Action to hop into a conversation with a specific contact quickly.
From the home screen, all you need to do is type ‘BBM’ followed by the name of the contact you’d like to message, e.g. bbm Ty. After doing this, tap the contact when they appear and you’ll be brought into a conversation window so you can start chatting.
If you’re using a BlackBerry Z10 with BlackBerry OS 10.1 you can use Instant Action too! Just tap the search icon along the bottom of the home screen followed by entering bbm <contact name>.
2. List or Grid? You decide
By default, BBM contacts are displayed in a grid layout but you can optionally switch to a list layout. Personally I love the grid view because all my contacts frequently update their display pictures and some of them are really interesting and eye-catching.
If you’d like to try out each view however, open BBM and swipe down from the top of the screen. Then, tapSettings followed by changing Contacts Layout to Grid or List.
3. Request High Quality Pictures
The next time someone sends you a picture over BBM, if you’d like to get a higher quality version of the picture all you need to do is tap and hold the image followed by tapping HQ on the menu that appears on the right. After doing this, the person who sent you the picture can choose to send you a higher quality version or optionally say no to the request.
Keep in mind, requesting and sending higher quality images will use a bit more data than a regular picture, so I’d recommend using this feature when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network or hotspot.
Tip: To save a picture someone sends you using BBM, tap and hold the image followed by selecting Save Image from the menu that appears on the right.
4. BBM Music Updates
If you want to show what song you’re listening to while using the Music app, open BBM and swipe down from the top of the screen. Then, tap Settings followed by changing the “Show What I’m Listening To” switch to On.
If you do not want to see music status updates from your contacts in your BBM Updates listing, you can turn this feature off by opening the Settings screen and changing Music Status Updates to Off.
5. Link Contacts
After you’ve set up all your various accounts, you’ll notice that the same person, if they appear in multiple accounts, will be automatically merged together. If a contact with multiple entries doesn’t merge, you can manually link them together using the following tip:
- Open the Contacts app
- Tap and hold a contact you’d like to link together, e.g. Ty
- Tap Select More
- Tap the other contact you’d like to link, e.g. Ty Williams
- Tap Link Contact from the menu
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