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Posted by jcrdz Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

1st!!!! Just saying, I knew that!

 
 
Posted by Pathtek4 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Anyways, had no idea, so thanks for the heads up!

 
 
Posted by dixon11 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

You can also do this by logging on to your carriers BIS from your computer.

 
 
Posted by webmastir Thursday, Jul 29, 2010 563 days ago

which never works! every tried this on verizon's bis login? doesn't work.

 
 
Posted by blueyestm Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

didnt know this - now i have to find that manage internet icon, i hide everything lol

nope don't find it :/

 
 
Posted by bruiser615 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

i had no idea i can do this , nice find adam...thanks

 
 
Posted by hornakapopolis Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

...not Manage Internet Email.

Hopefully, that helps you find it.

 
 
Posted by jonp Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

for me too

 
 
Posted by elvin1983 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I didn't know I could do this... not too shabby!

 
 
Posted by Datwood2009 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Where is the Manage Internet Email icon located? Or what does it look like because I can't seem to find it.

 
 
Posted by sweetlittlehugs Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

On my phone the icon says "email settings". Look for that

 
 
Posted by BBFTW88 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Did this, and my hotmail icon updated to the new one with the orange envelope at the same time!

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Yup. Got the Yahoo icon back for my yahoo mail. Though I presume that the next time I boot or BP, that my theme will kick back in with the mail icons from the theme. No biggie.

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Then again, maybe it will stay. Perhaps the theme is looking for "@yahoo.com" to tell it that it is an email and should have the theme's mail icon. If so, maybe changing the name break's that link and allows the BIS setting/icon to stay.

Testing out right now with a Bat Pull.

 
 
Posted by jlb21 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Battery Pull caused the theme's setting to come back into effect. Again, no biggie, but I wish there was a way to override a theme's setting for the icon, short of having the developer update the theme to allow the stock icon (yahoo, gmail, hotmail, etc.....).

 
 
Posted by Teddyp6 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Cool, never even thought about renaming the folders. I think it is a lot easier to do it through your Email setup icon(BIS) from your phone.

 
 
Posted by blueyestm Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I logged into my BIS acct online and changed it from there, didn't realize that was an option

 
 
Posted by CurlyFatAngry Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I like the wallpaper :)

 
 
Posted by artie Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Thank you,
learn something new every day.

 
 
Posted by yogi Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Hey thats a good idea.

 
 
Posted by laollis Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I can't find that option. Where is it?

 
 
Posted by yogi Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

...AWESOME, GREAT, WOW.

 
 
Posted by diegonei Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I cant believe I missed that! Thanks for the tip!

 
 
Posted by SCrid2000 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Hhahaha, LOVE the homescreen!

 
 
Posted by yogi Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Go to SETUP, EMAIL SETTING, click log in, clock on your register email. After that you will see email account name, change it, after save. Your done.

 
 
Posted by eggnoodle Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I went to Setup>Manage Internet Email>select email account>
Edit>Email account name>Save. Nothing changed. My homescreen still shows name@gmail.com. Any suggestions? comments?

 
 
Posted by Meeks3479 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Having four email addresses going to my beautiful blackberry can be very tedious; however, changing the names to simple one word phrases (i.e. Blackberry, Personal, School and Work) makes it a snap to organize! Thanks! Can't wait to go home and show my husband!

 
 
Posted by trees247 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

You can do this too just did it with my curve tmo

 
 
Posted by l.a.rossmann Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I might actually go back to owning a BlackBerry and make use of this!

 
 
Posted by Smoky311 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Its a cool tip, but even cooler would be finding that background somewhere!

 
 
Posted by GeekInTraining Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Got my Yahoo icon back too! Thanks for the tip!

 
 
Posted by msaxena18 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Hey eggnoodle, I did the same exact thing and it didnt work at first. The thing is after you save, you have to verify your email account on the next screen by putting in your email password after you hit "save" when u change your email name.

Hope that helps! Mine worked after that..good luck!

 
 
Posted by eggnoodle Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Msaxena18 - that worked! THANKS!!!

 
 
Posted by msaxena18 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

no prob!

 
 
Posted by candrusiak Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I need that homescreen image! Where can I find it?

 
 
Posted by dlovell3 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Can we get that Home screen please.

 
 
Posted by shaleem Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I learn something every day on this site! Got my Yahoo and Hotmail icons back too. I love it.

 
 
Posted by brindaarnold Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I love it when I learn something new!!

 
 
Posted by g_dark20 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Muy buen dato.

 
 
Posted by Zipper Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Hey Adam, thanks allot for this little trick, I don't know why I didn't even think to look for that. Now it's even cleaner looking. :)

Also to note my icon name to do this is like allot of others, it's called "email settings" and go from there. Just an FYI

Cheers mate

 
 
Posted by hbalagh Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Thank you, I didn't know I could do this, i prefer it over showing my actual email address :)

 
 
Posted by geoffjam78 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

If you just google "planet express", then click on images...you will find it...

 
 
Posted by justineporter Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I didn't know this.
But I like my mail folder,
and keeping my email folders off my home screen.

 
 
Posted by Mojave Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

This is so cool. Love these neat little tricks. I also hated having my whole email address showing on my home screen. Great tip!!!! Thank you!!!!!

 
 
Posted by smrtmunchkin Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

This is a handy tip! Thanks very much!

 
 
Posted by dmarcus48 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

The first thing I do when I get a new theme or phone is create folders for email accts, maps, browsers, stuff, etc. All my individual email accounts go into the email accts folder, all the junk verizon sends down goes into my "stuff" folder, etc. You already have the messages folder to look at all you email anyway.

 
 
Posted by xscionB Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Where'd you snag that background? I NEED IT! lol Thanks

 
 
Posted by KTJPSY Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

Very cool!! I wish I'd known about this sooner. CrackBerry needs to publish a book with all of these little known tips and tricks. I'm constantly learning everyday I come to this site.

 
 
Posted by tttc24 Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

I never knew this and thanks for the tip.

 
 
Posted by davidliew Wednesday, Jul 28, 2010 564 days ago

wonder where to get that wallpaper :P