Content types supported by the BlackBerry Browser
Supported image formats
Supported audio formats
The BlackBerry® Browser uses the Media application on the BlackBerry device for all audio playback. The Media application supports the following audio formats. For optimal playback, the recommended format is an .mp4 file using AAC-LC compression.
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File extension |
MIME type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
.3g2 |
audio/3gpp2 |
A multimedia container format designed for use on CDMA-based mobile phones. This format can contain audio data encoded using EVRC or QCELP. |
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.3gp |
audio/3gpp |
A multimedia container format designed for use on GSM-based mobile phones. This format can contain audio data encoded using AAC or AMR. |
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.aac |
audio/aac, audio/x-aac |
A container format for audio data encoded using AAC. |
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.amr |
audio/amr |
A container format for audio data encoded using AMR. |
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.flac |
audio/flac |
A container format for audio data encoded using the FLAC non-proprietary lossless format. |
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.m4a |
audio/m4a, audio/mp4 |
An audio-only MPEG-4 file. |
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.mid, .midi |
audio/midi, audio/mid, audio/x-midi, audio/x-mid, audio/sp-midi |
A container for audio data encoded using MIDI. |
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.mp3 |
audio/mpeg, audio/mp3, audio/x-mpeg |
A container for audio data encoded using MPEG 1 Layer 3. |
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.mp4 |
audio/mp4 |
A multimedia container for audio or video data encoded using MPEG-4. MPEG-4-encoded files that contain only audio data commonly use the .m4a extension. |
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.ogg |
audio/ogg |
A container most commonly used for audio data encoded using Vorbis, a non proprietary lossy audio compression format. Ogg files may also contain audio encoded using FLAC. |
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.wav |
audio/wav, audio/x-wav |
A container for audio data encoded using the waveform audio format, file format standard for storing an audio bit stream on computers |
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.wma |
audio/x-ms-wma |
A container for audio data encoded using Windows Media® Audio audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft®. |
Supported video formats
The BlackBerry® Browser uses the Media application on the BlackBerry device for all video playback. The Media application supports the following video formats. For optimal playback, the recommended format is an .mp4 file using MPEG4 Advance Simple Profile video compression with AAC-LC audio compression.
|
File extension |
MIME type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
.3g2 |
video/3gpp2 |
A multimedia container format designed for use on CDMA-based mobile phones. This format can contain video data encoded using H.263, MPEG-4 Part 2, or H.264. |
|
.3gp |
video/3gpp |
A multimedia container format designed for use on GSM-based mobile phones. This format can contain video data encoded using H.263, MPEG-4 Part 2, or H.264. |
|
.asf |
video/x-ms-asf |
A proprietary multimedia container developed by Microsoft® that can be used for streaming video data encoded using WMV9 Simple or WMV Main. |
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.avi |
video/x-msvideo |
A container format for video data encoded using MPEG-4. |
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.m4v |
video/mp4 |
A container format for video data encoded using H.263, MPEG-4 Part 2, or H.264. |
|
.mov |
video/quicktime |
A proprietary multimedia container for developed by Apple for video data encoded using MIDI. |
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.mp4 |
video/mp4 |
A multimedia container for audio or video data encoded using H.263, MPEG-4 Part 2, or H.264. |
|
.wmv |
video/x-ms-wmv |
A container for video data encoded using Windows Media Video video data compression technology developed by Microsoft®. |
Supported file formats
|
File extension |
MIME type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
.bbaw |
application/x-bb-appworld |
A text file that contains the application ID for an application found in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. |
|
.doc |
application/msword |
A Microsoft® Word document. |
|
.jad |
text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor |
A BlackBerry® Java® Application descriptor file. |
|
.kml |
application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml |
A Keyhole Markup Language file, an XML-based file format that defines geographic information for a particular location or set of locations. |
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.kmz |
application/vnd.google-earth.kmz |
A compressed KML file. |
|
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application/pdf |
An Adobe® Acrobat® document. |
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.ppt |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint |
A Microsoft® PowerPoint® document. |
|
.vcf |
text/x-vcard |
A vCard file, a standard file format for electronic business cards. |
|
.xloc |
text/vnd.rim.location.xloc |
A BlackBerry Maps location document. |
|
.xls |
application/vnd.ms-excel |
A Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet. |
Key URI link schemes supported by the BlackBerry Browser
The BlackBerry® Browser supports the following URI link schemes.
|
URI scheme |
Description |
Example |
|---|---|---|
|
http: |
Specifies a link to an HTTP resource. |
<a href="http://www.example.com/a_resource.html">View this resource.</a> |
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https: |
Specifies a secure link to an HTTP resource. |
<a href="https://www.example.com/a_secure_resource.jsp">View this secure resource.</a> |
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mailto: |
Specifies a link using an SMTP email address. |
<a href="mailto:jane.doe@blackberry.com">Email Jane</a> |
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pin: |
Specifies a PIN link, which sends a PIN message to a BlackBerry device user using the BlackBerry device PIN. |
<a href="PIN:1234a567">Send PIN message to Jane</a> |
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rtsp: |
Specifies a link to a media resource that can be streamed. |
<a href="rtsp://www.example.com/a_streamable_resource.mp4">Stream this resource.</a> |
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sms: |
Specifies a text message link. You can specify multiple phone numbers as a comma-separated list. |
<a href="sms:+15195896475,+15194048540>Two Recipients</a> |
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tel: |
Specifies a phone link, as defined by the RFC 3699 specification. |
<a href="tel:14165551212">Call office</a> |