Lock your device
To perform this task, you must have set a password for your BlackBerry® device.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Password Lock
icon.
To unlock your device, type your device password. Press the
Enter
key.
Lock your device when you insert it in the holster
1.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options
icon.
2. Click
Password
.
3. Change the
Lock Handheld Upon Holstering
field to
Yes
.
4. Press the
Menu
key.
5. Click
Save
.
Lock the keyboard
If you are not on a call, you can lock the keyboard to avoid pressing keys accidentally when you are not using your BlackBerry® device. If your
email account uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, depending on the options that your administrator sets, you might not be able to perform
this task. For more information, contact your administrator.
Press the
Lock
key on the top of your device.
To unlock the keyboard, press the
Lock
key again.
Set a limit for device password attempts
1.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options
icon.
2. Click
Password
.
3. Set the
Number of Password Attempts
field.
4. Press the
Menu
key.
5. Click
Save
.
Delete device data, third-party applications, or media card files
Before you delete your BlackBerry® device data or media card files, consider backing up these items so that you have a copy on your computer.
CAUTION:
If you have turned on encryption, the process for deleting all device data can take up to an hour to complete. You cannot stop the
process after you start it. If you reset your device, the process restarts after the device restarts.
1.
On the Home screen or in a folder, click the
Options
icon.
2. Click
Security Options
.
3. Click
Security Wipe
.
4. Perform any of the following actions:
• To delete data from the messages application, contacts application, and other applications, select the
Emails, Contacts, Etc
check
box.
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