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BlackBerry OS
	; BlackBerry OS 5 (on a Blackberry Bold 9000)
Company / developer	Research In Motion
Programmed in	Java
OS family	Mobile operating systems
Working state	Current
Source model	Closed source
Latest stable release	5.0.0.419 (Storm 9530)
Latest unstable release	5.0.0.411 / Dec. 2009
Available language(s)	US English, UK English, French, Spanish, European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Basque, Catalan, Galician, Italian, German, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Indonesian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Korean
Available programming languages(s)	Java (for native software)
Supported platforms	BlackBerry line of mobile devices
Kernel type	Java based
Default user interface	Graphical user interface
License	Proprietary
Website	http://na.blackberry.com/eng/services/devices/

BlackBerry OS is the proprietary software platform made by Research In Motion for its BlackBerry line of handhelds. BlackBerry OS provides multi-tasking, and makes heavy use of the device's specialized input devices, particularly the trackball or touchscreen. The OS provides support for MIDP 1.0 and WAP 1.2. Previous versions allowed wireless synchronization with Microsoft Exchange Server's e-mail and calendar, as well as with Lotus Domino's e-mail. The current OS 4 provides a subset of MIDP 2.0, and allows complete wireless activation and synchronization with Exchange's e-mail, calendar, tasks, notes and contacts, and adds support for Novell GroupWise and Lotus Notes when used in conjunction with BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Updates to the BlackBerry OS may be available if made available by carrier via the BlackBerry OTASL (over the air software loading) service.

Third-party developers can write software using these APIs, and proprietary BlackBerry APIs as well, but any application that makes use of certain restricted functionality must be digitally signed so that it can be associated to a developer account at RIM. This signing procedure guarantees the authorship of an application, but does not guarantee the quality or security of the code.

[edit] Current versions

While RIM develops and releases updated versions of its operating system to support each device, it is up to the individual carriers to decide if and when a version is released to its users.

Model	Name	OS	AT&T	Bell Mobility	Rogers	Telus	Verizon
Last updated:			Aug 9, 2009	Aug 8, 2009	Aug 8, 2009	Nov 5, 2009	Sept 17, 2009
8100	Pearl	4.5.0	4.5.0.110
8110	Pearl	4.5.0	4.5.0.158		4.5.0.102
8120	Pearl	4.5.0	4.5.0.110		4.5.0.102
8130	Pearl	4.5.0	4.5.0.127			4.5.0.77	4.5.0.138
8220	Pearl Flip	4.6.0			4.6.0.174
8230	Pearl Flip	4.6.0				4.6.1.182	4.6 6/23/2009
8300	Curve	4.5.0	4.5.0.110		4.5.0.81
8310	Curve	4.5.0	4.5.0.306		4.5.0.81
8320	Curve	4.5.0	4.5.0.110		4.5.0.81
8330	Curve	4.5.0		4.5.0.127		4.5.0.160	4.5 10/31/2008
8350i		4.6.1				4.6.1.194
8800		4.5.0	4.5.0.110		4.5.0.81
8820		4.5.0	4.5.0.110		4.5.0.37
8830		4.5.0		4.5.0.127	4.5.0.127	4.5.0.160	4.5 4/21/2009
8900	Curve	4.6.1	4.6.1.315		4.6.1.25
9000	Bold	4.6.0	4.6.0.304		4.6.0.282
9630	Tour	4.7.1		4.7.1.40		4.7.1.40	4.7 7/13/2009
9500	Storm	4.7.0		4.7.0.148
9530	Storm	5.0.0		4.7.0.148		4.7.0.122	5.0.0.328
9550	Storm 2	5.0.0				5.0.0.320
9700	Bold 2	5.0.0	5.0.0.405	5.0.0.344	5.0.0.351	5.0.0.344

8700		4.2.1	4.5.0.110
8700r		4.2.1			4.2.1.101
8703e		4.2.1		4.2.1.110		4.2.1.110	4.2.1.195

[edit] External links

BlackBerry.com, the BlackBerry OS main site.
BlackBerry Developer Zone

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