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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