How to update your BlackBerry Device Software over the wireless network

*Updating your device software over the wireless network may take up to two hours. You can update you device software over the wireless network when a wireless update icon appears on the Home screen of your BlackBerry smartphone. This icon may appear automatically, or after you manually checked for device updates
1. To check for device updates, manually select Options from the Home screen
2. Select Advanced Options and then Wireless Update
3. This screen will indicate that there are three stages to the Update process: Requesting the new software, Downloading the new software, and Updating the new software on your BlackBerry smartphone; during the first two stages you can continue to use your BlackBerry normally
4. After clicking Next, you are presented with a screen showing your current software version and an option to check for software updates- you can manually check for new software here at any time
5. Click Check for Updates
6. When you select check for updates, the handheld will check to see if any updates are available and if so, present them to you
7. If device updates are available, a notification icon will appear on the Home screen and the version will be displayed here
8. If there is an update available, to download to software, click the update
9. If the update icon appears on your Home screen, select it to open the wireless download menu
10. Click Next
11. Select the update to begin
12. You can select customize to indicate which applications you would like to back up and restore
13. Click Next
14. Click Start Download
15. Once the software has finished downloading, you can schedue the update to take place at a more convenient time by Selecting Schedule Update
16. Set a time that is convenient for you
17. If you would like to update right away, click Update Now

*Depending on the options set by your wireless provider or administrator, you may be able to return to the previous version of BlackBerry device software after an update
1. On the Home screen, click Options
2. Click Advance Options
3. Click Wireless Update
4. Click Next
5. Click Previous Update Succeeded
6. Click Downgrade

*If you update your BlackBerry device software, the previous version of the software may be stored on your BlackBerry device for up to 30 days. To increase the amount of application memory on your device, you can remove the previous version manually: Press the Menu key and click Delete Downgrade Data