After you’ve made a successful Wi-Fi connection, swipe along the bottom of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet screen to move to then next step in the Setup process.
Step 3 – Specify the current Date and Time
The next step in the setup process will ask you to confirm the correct date and time. You can set the time manually, or specify the option to automatically set your date and time using your Wi-Fi network connection.
Step 4 – Review and accept the BlackBerry ID Agreement
From the “Country” drop-down list, please select your country location and preferred language. You’ll then be presented with the BlackBerry ID Agreement. After you have reviewed the agreements and are comfortable with agreeing to its terms, tap “I Agree” to confirm your acceptance. You can then swipe and advance to the next screen.
Step 5 – Create or Sign In with your BlackBerry ID
After accepting the BlackBerry ID agreement, you’ll be asked to sign into your BlackBerry ID account If you don’t have a BlackBerry ID account, tap the “Create a BlackBerry ID” link. This will open up a new wizard and allow you to create and register a BlackBerry ID account.
Step 6 – Download the System Update
After you’ve signed in using your BlackBerry ID, your BlackBerry PlayBook will automatically start downloading the latest software available. After the download completes, your BlackBerry PlayBook will automatically install the software update. It is important that your BlackBerry PlayBook remain connected to a power source during this entire process. Once the installation is complete and your PlayBook restarts, you will be using the most up-to-date software.
Step 7 – BlackBerry Bridge Setup (for current BlackBerry smartphone users)
After your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has successfully installed the system update, the next step will help you set up BlackBerry® Bridge™. This feature will allow you to connect your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to your BlackBerry® smartphone so you can access your email, calendar, contacts and other data directly from your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. An important thing to remember here is that in order to use BlackBerry Bridge, you must be using a BlackBerry smartphone that uses BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 or later. If don’t know which version of BlackBerry device software you are using, check out this knowledge base article – . (If you don’t own a BlackBerry smartphone, please skip this step. We can think of lots of reasons you should own a BlackBerry smartphone and a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet – BlackBerry Bridge among them – but we’ll settle for sending you .)
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