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BlackBerry OS
BlackBerry OS logo
DeveloperResearch In Motion
Written inC++[1]
OS familyMobile operating systems
Working stateCurrent
Source modelClosed source
Initial releaseVersion 1.0 for Pager BlackBerry 850; January 1999[2]
Version 3.6 for smartphone BlackBerry 5810 Wireless Handheld; March 2002[3][4]
Latest release7.1.0.746 (BlackBerry Porsche 9981) / November 2, 2012; 11 years ago (2012-11-02)
Marketing targetSmartphones
Available inMulti-Lingual
Package managerBlackBerry Desktop Manager
PlatformsBlackBerry line of smartphones
Kernel typeJava virtual machine
Default
user interface		Graphical
LicenseProprietary
Official websiteus.blackberry.com/apps-software/blackberry7/

BlackBerry OS is a proprietary mobile operating system developed by Research In Motion (RIM) for its BlackBerry line of smartphone handheld devices. The operating system provides multitasking and supports specialized input devices that have been adopted by RIM for use in its handhelds, particularly the trackwheel, trackball, and most recently, the trackpad and touchscreen.

The BlackBerry platform is perhaps best known for its native support for corporate email, through MIDP 1.0 and, more recently, a subset of MIDP 2.0, which allows complete wireless activation and synchronization with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, or Novell GroupWise email, calendar, tasks, notes, and contacts, when used with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The operating system also supports WAP 1.2.

Updates to the operating system may be automatically available from wireless carriers that support the BlackBerry over the air software loading (OTASL) service.

Third-party developers can write software using the available BlackBerry API classes, although applications that make use of certain functionality must be digitally signed.

Research from June 2011 indicates that approximately 45% of mobile developers were using the platform at the time of publication.[5]

Release history

Main article: BlackBerry OS version history

Availability

While RIM develops and releases updated versions of its operating system to support each device, it is up to the individual carriers to decide if and when a version is released to its users.

Discontinued Old but latest version available on devices currently for sale [citation needed] Latest Upcoming
Version Supported devices: BlackBerry 8000 series
4.5 BlackBerry devices in the 8100 and 8800 series, plus BlackBerry Curve 8300/8310/8320.
4.6 BlackBerry Pearl Flip.
5.0 BlackBerry Curve 8330/8350i/8520/8530/8900.
Version Supported devices: BlackBerry 9000 series
5.0 BlackBerry Bold 9000, BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Storm 2 and BlackBerry Tour.
6.0 BlackBerry Bold 9650/9700/9780, BlackBerry Curve 9300/9330, BlackBerry Pearl 9100, BlackBerry Style 9670, and BlackBerry Torch 9800.
7.0 BlackBerry Bold 9790/9900/9930, BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370/9380/9220/9320, and BlackBerry Torch 9810/9850/9860.
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BlackBerry Fonts

The following is a list of fonts that were included in some versions of BlackBerry (note: some of them were not included in older versions):[6][7]

BBAlphaSans and BBAlphaSerif are based on the free software DejaVu fonts.[8]

BlackBerry Tablet OS

Main article: BlackBerry Tablet OS

On September 27, 2010, RIM announced a new unrelated QNX-based platform, BlackBerry Tablet OS, to run on its recently released BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer.[9]

QNX is currently included in the BlackBerry Tablet OS, and will power the next generation BlackBerry 10 OS, which will be released on the 30th January 2013. The company may decide to license out the OS to other handset producers.[10]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Lextrait, Vincent (2010). "The Programming Languages Beacon, v10.0". Retrieved January 4, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. ^ RIM BlackBerry 1.0
  3. ^ Detailed Technical Specifications of RIM BlackBerry 5810
  4. ^ BlackBerry 5810 Wireless Handheld™ e BlackBerry 5820 Wireless Handheld™
  5. ^ "Developer Economics 2011".
  6. ^ "What is Your Favorite BlackBerry OS 6 Font?". February 1, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
  7. ^ "How to set the font family "ARIAL" in the RichTextField?". July 13, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2011. Prior to OS 5.0, you were restricted to the fonts installed by RIM on your Blackberry. If you are trying to get Arial on a pre OS 5.0 device, you can not.
  8. ^ "Like Those Pretty Fonts in OS 4.5+? Thank Bitstream (Bolt) & DejaVu". August 7, 2009.
  9. ^ RIM Unveils The BlackBerry PlayBook, official press release, September 27, 2010
  10. ^ "RIM: We can't flog phones, would you like our nuke plant OS instead?" The Register, August 14, 2012.

References


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