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Permitting users to update the BlackBerry Device Software using the application loader tool

To permit users to update the BlackBerry® Device Software on computers that do not have the BlackBerry® Desktop Software installed, you can make the BlackBerry Device Software installation file available to users and instruct them to update the BlackBerry Device Software using the application loader tool.

Advantages of this update process include:
  • You can automate the BlackBerry Device Software update process so that users do not have to complete update tasks for BlackBerry devices that they connect to their computers using a USB connection.
  • You can update BlackBerry devices remotely.
  • Users do not require the BlackBerry Desktop Software on their computers.
Disadvantages of this update process include:
  • You cannot manage BlackBerry Device Software updates using software configurations.
  • You cannot require that users update the BlackBerry Device Software.
  • This update option increases traffic to the network drive.

After users update the BlackBerry Device Software, the application loader tool connects to the messaging server to provision the BlackBerry devices.

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