Having a touchscreen on your BlackBerry can be a real time saver. The ability to tap icons or swipe to scroll just gives you that much more control and helps you do. On old devices you had to read messages one by one, or use keyboard shortcuts to jump between them. While this is fairly quick, wouldn't swiping between them be much easier? Thankfully if your BlackBerry has a touch screen you can do just that. Keep reading to find out how to enable Swipe Between Messages on your BlackBerry smartphone.
How to swipe between messages on your BlackBerry
- To enable Swipe Between Messages from the Messages app, press the Menu key then choose Options. Choose Message Display and Actions.
- Scroll down to Swipe Between Messages and check the box (this may already be checked by default).
- Press the back button then save.
Now you'll be able to move between messages in your inbox simply by swiping left and right on the screen. It's that simple!
For more great tips, help and discussion check out the CrackBerry forums.
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