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Change group options

  1. On the Home screen or in the Instant Messaging folder, click the BlackBerry Messenger icon.
  2. On the contact list screen, in the BlackBerry Groups category, click a group.
  3. Press the Menu key.
  4. Click Group Details.
  5. Perform any of the following actions:
    • To change the group icon, change the Group Icon field.
    • To prevent the group icon from appearing on the Home screen of your BlackBerry® device, change the Show on Home Screen field to No.
    • To stop sharing your status with members, change the Share My Status Message field to No.
    • To turn on group chat history, change the Save Message History field to Device or Media Card.
    • To save group pictures, change the Save Pictures field to Device or Media Card. To use this feature your device must have on-board device memory or a media card.
    • To stop receiving notification of group activities in the messages application, beside the Message List Integration field, click Settings. Select an option. Click OK.
    • To stop receiving audible notifications and Home screen indicators for group activities, change the Turn off all notifications for this group field to Yes.
  6. If you are an administrator of the group, perform any of the following actions:
    • To change the group description, type a new description.
    • To prevent members from inviting other people to the group, change the Allow non-admin members invite others field to No.
    • To change the password that a member can type to become an administrator of the group, click Set or Change.
  7. Press the Menu key.
  8. Click Save.
Parent topic: Group basics

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