Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

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Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

The BlackBerry Bridge software is a free application for either BES or BIS-enabled BlackBerry Smartphones available for download from the AppWorld, which enables you to pair your PlayBook via Bluetooth to manage your email, contacts and calendar (and BlackBerry Messenger) data directly from the tablet.

The application, once installed on the Smartphone, is launched from the home menu:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

If Bluetooth is not enabled on the Smartphone, you will be prompted to enable it. Once enabled, select the option to Add New Tablet, the following screen will be displayed:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

On the PlayBook, launch the Settings display, by tapping on the cog icon in the top right hand corner of the home screen, and browsing to BlackBerry Bridge. If Bluetooth is not turned on you will be prompted to enable it:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

And then the pairing wizard will be displayed:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

Select Setup, the following screen will be displayed:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

Enter a friendly name for your PlayBook to identify it to you and tap Next. The following screen will be displayed:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

Ensure that the Bridge software is installed on the Smartphone and tap Continue. The following screen will be displayed:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

On the Smartphone, select the option to Continue and point the device camera at the barcode displayed on the PlayBook screen. The Smartphone will retrieve the device details automatically:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

The PlayBook will now display a passphrase on the screen:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

which you should enter onto the Smartphone when prompted:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

Once the passphrase has been entered successfully the pairing process will be indicated as having been completed successfully on both the Smartphone:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

and the PlayBook:

Setting up BlackBerry Bridge on the PlayBook

You are now ready to access your Smartphone's data from the PlayBook.