Types of BlackBerry Device Software
update packages
BlackBerry®
Device Software
update packages that Research In Motion makes available on the BlackBerry® Infrastructure can introduce new features and address known software issues on BlackBerry devices.
| Type |
Description |
|---|
platform update
|
applies to applications on the BlackBerry device other than Java® applications (for example, the software for the JVM, native support libraries for the JRE, operating system, and wireless transceiver)
- is typically 500 KB or less
- typically requires up to 5 minutes to download over the wireless network
|
partial
software update
|
- applies to
wireless transceiver code
- is typically 8 MB
or less
- typically requires up to 15 minutes to download over the wireless network
|
complete software update
|
- applies to existing BlackBerry®
Device Software on the BlackBerry device
- is typically 15MB or less
- typically requires 30 minutes to 2 hours to download over the wireless network
|
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