Approximate duration of downloading and installing BlackBerry Device Software
updates over the wireless network
The duration of the BlackBerry®
Device Software
update process depends on the type of update, size of the software update package, wireless network conditions, and network type.
| Type of update |
Size of update package |
Approximate duration of download |
Duration of installation for an average amount of BlackBerry device data (approx 12 MB) |
Duration
of
installation for a large amount of BlackBerry device data (approx 25 MB)
|
|---|
platform update
|
500 KB
|
5 minutes
|
- installing the wireless software
update – 5 minutes
|
- installing the wireless software
update – 5 minutes
|
partial software update
|
8 MB
|
15 minutes
|
- backing up the BlackBerry device data –
15 to 30 minutes
- installing the wireless software
update
–
30 to 45 minutes
- restoring the BlackBerry device data –
15 to 30 minutes
|
- backing up the BlackBerry device data
–
45 minutes
- installing the wireless software update –
30 to 45 minutes
- restoring the BlackBerry device data –
45 minutes
|
complete software update
|
15 MB
|
30 minutes
to 2 hours
|
- backing up the BlackBerry device data –
15 to 30 minutes
- installing the wireless software
upgdate
–
30 to 45 minutes
- restoring the BlackBerry device data –
15 to 30 minutes
|
- backing up the BlackBerry device data –
45 minutes
- installing the wireless software
update
–
30 to 45 minutes
- restoring the BlackBerry device data –
45 minutes
|
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