
BlackBerry Q5 Smartphone
Version: 10.3.2
User Guide

Published: 2015-05-14
SWD-20150514085538765

Contents
Setup and basics........................................................................................................................................... 6
New in this release.........................................................................................................................................6
Your device at a glance.................................................................................................................................. 8
What's different about the BlackBerry 10 OS?...............................................................................................10
Notification icons.........................................................................................................................................16
Menu icons..................................................................................................................................................17
Setting up your device..................................................................................................................................17
Using gestures.............................................................................................................................................20
Advanced interactions................................................................................................................................. 27
Personalizing your device.............................................................................................................................28
Device Switch.............................................................................................................................................. 29
About BlackBerry ID.................................................................................................................................... 39
Phone and voice.......................................................................................................................................... 42
Phone..........................................................................................................................................................42
Notifications and ringtones.......................................................................................................................... 51
Voicemail.....................................................................................................................................................58
BlackBerry Hub and email........................................................................................................................... 61
BlackBerry Hub and email........................................................................................................................... 61
joyn for BlackBerry 10 devices..................................................................................................................... 91
Media.......................................................................................................................................................... 94
Change the media volume............................................................................................................................94
Supported audio and video file extensions, formats, and codecs................................................................... 94
Troubleshooting: Media............................................................................................................................... 95
Camera........................................................................................................................................................95
Pictures.....................................................................................................................................................105
Music........................................................................................................................................................ 112
Videos....................................................................................................................................................... 117

BlackBerry Story Maker............................................................................................................................. 122
Media sharing............................................................................................................................................125
FM Radio...................................................................................................................................................126
Settings..................................................................................................................................................... 128
Customize your device settings.................................................................................................................. 128
Update your device software...................................................................................................................... 132
Battery and power..................................................................................................................................... 133
Connections.............................................................................................................................................. 140
BlackBerry Keyboard and typing................................................................................................................ 167
Language.................................................................................................................................................. 174
Keyboard input methods............................................................................................................................176
Screen display........................................................................................................................................... 187
Accessibility.............................................................................................................................................. 189
Media cards and storage............................................................................................................................206
Using your device with BlackBerry Link...................................................................................................... 211
Applications and features...........................................................................................................................221
Organizing apps.........................................................................................................................................221
About the BlackBerry Assistant.................................................................................................................. 223
Calendar....................................................................................................................................................227
Contacts....................................................................................................................................................238
Clock.........................................................................................................................................................245
Android Apps.............................................................................................................................................249
Maps and GPS........................................................................................................................................... 251
Browser.....................................................................................................................................................259
Smart Tags................................................................................................................................................ 267
File Manager..............................................................................................................................................271
Calculator..................................................................................................................................................274
Productivity and work.................................................................................................................................276
About BlackBerry Balance and your work space ........................................................................................ 276
Remember................................................................................................................................................ 282

Security and backup.................................................................................................................................. 289
Passwords and locking...............................................................................................................................289
What to do if your device is lost or stolen.....................................................................................................295
BlackBerry Protect.................................................................................................................................... 296
Wiping your device to delete your device data.............................................................................................297
Security settings........................................................................................................................................ 298
Password Keeper.......................................................................................................................................301
Legal notice............................................................................................................................................... 305