Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry 10 & BlackBerry Android device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

Priv Tips:

1. Bring back Pop-up Widgets after turning it off

A great feature that the Priv has brought to the table is Pop-up Widgets. Although widgets are useful on Android, sometimes a more clean look is preferred. Pop-up widgets are a clean way to show a ...

Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry 10 & BlackBerry Android device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

1. Unlock Your Priv With One-Touch

When BlackBerry set up the software on the Priv, they enabled a featured called "Tap to Wake" which allows you to double tap on the sleeping display to wake it. This feature can be super handy on the fly, especially if ...

Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

Special PRIV Tips:

1. "Ok Google" Phone Wakeup

You can wake up your device by just saying "Ok Google"! For this, You'll need Google Now installed on your device. [Get Google Now]

Step 1: Open Google Now and tap in the top left corner

Step 2: Select Settings

Step 3 ...

Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

Special PRIV Tips:

1. Universal Search 

You can start searching your complete device for almost anything by just typing the term via the keyboard.

The universal search is very similar to the one found in BlackBerry 10 and searches your Apps, Messages, Contacts, Browser Data, Emails, File Storage and a lot ...

Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

Special PRIV Tips:

1. Emoji's in BlackBerry Virtual Keyboard

YES! The BlackBerry Virtual Keyboard on the Priv supports a lot of emoji's and can be easily accessed! 

Step 1: Select any input area and let the virtual keyboard pop up

Step 2: Long press 'Full Stop' key ...

Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

Special PRIV Tips:

1. Speed Up Priv Animations

Many of us may find the transition animations on the Priv to be slow or annoying due to their slow speed. You can change the speed of the transitions! Here's how:

Step 1: Swipe left from within the Hub to show the ...

Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

Special PRIV Tips:

1. Save battery via Battery Saver

The Priv comes preinstalled with a Battery Saving Option which can be manually or automatically switched on when you need to preserve your juice

Step 1: Swipe left from within the Hub to show the accounts menu 

Step 2: Scroll down to ...

Welcome to Five Tip Friday!

Each Friday, we'll post helpful tips about your BlackBerry device. From software to hardware, you can be sure to get the latest info on your device right here!

Special PRIV Tips:

1. Increase Battery Life by applying Dark Backgrounds

Priv is powered by a curved AMOLED Display. Unlike LCD's, AMOLED Displays are not backlit for producing black colors. Hence, you can save battery by applying a dark wallpaper as this will consume a lot less power. The same ...