What Operating System do I have on my Blackberry?

[Posted 03/03/2010 at 12:01 AM | 2 Comments]

With so many Blackberry Device’s coming out, a lot of people are asking me what operating system do they have on their phone and what does it actually mean. In this article, I will discuss what the OS means to you (and theme developers) and where to find your OS. If you want to upgrade your operating system on your Blackberry, follow this link.

What is a Blackberry Operating System

The OS of a Blackberry is a lot like a computer. When you have Windows XP, programs that were designed for Windows Seven may not work on Windows XP or vise versa. You see this a lot of the time when you have a Windows 2000 or Windows ME program and you wanted to upgrade it to a Windows XP computer. To make that program work on a Windows XP computer you will need to find certain drivers or the program redesigned for a Windows XP computer.

When a theme developer is designing a theme it is important for them to know which OS you have. The theme needs to be made for that OS for the specific device. With that being said, look below to find how to find your OS.

Follow these steps to find your OS

1) When you are on the main screen, hit the menu button. (it is the button that is close to the green talk button)
2) Find your options icon and click it.
3) When you are in this screen, go to the very top and choose About.
4) Once there, you will see a screen full of words and numbers.
The first line will tell you what device you have.
Under that it describe the network and directly under that it will tell you your OS.

Look at the screen shot below, in this case, it is a Blackberry Curve 8900 with an OS v4.6.1.231 (OS 4.6).