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Quick Tip: How to change the default email and calendar on your BlackBerry
By Alicia Erlich on 2 Sep 2011 01:36 pm
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When I switched devices last week I realized something was wrong when I composed emails or added entries to my calendar. It was using my @blackberry.net address instead of my gmail one. It completely slipped my mind that because I have multiple email accounts my device automatically chose one to be the default for both of those applications upon activation. Now I don't know about you but I don't think my BBM Groups would like to know when my next dental appointment is. Rather than manually switching accounts from the Send Using option just follow these quick and painless steps to alter this setting.
OS 4.2 - OS 5.0: From the home screen click on Options and select Advanced Options. Scroll down and click on Default Services. In this screen you will focus on two different settings: Calendar (CICAL) and Messsaging (CMIME). Using the drop down, scroll to and select the email address you wish to set as the default. Press the BlackBerry menu button (or backspace) and select Save.
OS 6.0/7.0: From the home screen click on Options and select Device. Scroll down and choose Advanced System Settings and go into Default Services. You may also utilize universal search and type in Default Servies. Just as with older operating systems select your pereferred email address in the drop down menus. When complete hit the BlackBerry button and Save your changes.
That's all there is to it. To make sure these changes take effect, I recommend performing a battery pull. Once set, these will be the accounts that appear when composing a new email or creating a new entry right off the bat. You can still choose an alternative one if you want. Now you won't have to make excuses when your friends receive an unknown sender email or view an appointment you'd like to keep private.
newcollector Sep 2, 2011 at 1:42 pm
The only problem I have is getting rid of AT&T Address book. I want the option to choose Outlook, but I don't have that option.
Once again its nice to have someone remind us of the options that BlackBerry provides us to manage our accounts. Nice clear article.
kingbernie06511 Sep 2, 2011 at 1:41 pm
Default email and calendar on my BlackBerry? I dont have that...
Oh wait, I have a blackberry playbook.....
N0RCO Sep 2, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Wow someone is proud of there PlayBook... Oh wait, no one cares...
fu53d Sep 2, 2011 at 1:55 pm
This was useful, nice read. Thanks for the article Alicia
jeffjcc Sep 2, 2011 at 2:05 pm
Awesome. I contacted CB twelper Obi - 2 days ago about this exact same thing! Thanks for the post.
dizadee Sep 2, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Thank you!!! I've have been going crazy because i constantly have to switch the default and I admit i have posted my share of appointments in BBM groups!
JM19 Sep 2, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Tried but it didn't work for me.
scaglifr Sep 2, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Unfortunately this does not remove the default setting of "groups" for new entries in the calendar (you cannot share the appt if registered thus) so one still has to manually change the setting to the email addr of your choice for each new entry.
shabbs Sep 2, 2011 at 3:40 pm
The only gripe I have is that you can't clear out the item for Contact list. I sync my contacts with Outlook. I don't want my BB sync'ing contacts with anything else.
jaycee58 Sep 2, 2011 at 5:44 pm
I don't want the Facebook calendar but there doesn't seem to be anything I can do to stop it!
Pyxie Sep 3, 2011 at 6:02 am
What about unticking the calendar sync option in the FB app? There are 3 FB sync options there (I have all 3 unticked).
skm67 Sep 2, 2011 at 6:38 pm
I don't understand why RIM can't ask you which should be the default during the setup process, instead of just guessing and probably getting it wrong.
jonduran86 Sep 3, 2011 at 1:11 am
For Calendar, I cant change that option. Only one email address is listed and I definitely want to change that. Any help on that?
uk0311 Sep 3, 2011 at 10:40 am
Ask your operator to send service-book again
giller09 Sep 3, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Doesn't work. Still when I make a new appointment in calendar BB Groups is still my default for some stupid reason. I've tried everything short of wiping my device to resetting my OS. Apparently that works but I'm to lazy to go through all that trouble.
bbcicamica Jan 8, 2012 at 10:30 pm
I just came across to this mini tutorial. I'm having the same problem & it's extremely annoying. Some of my calendar entries appear like 58 times. The problem is when i followed this instruction, I realized i did have the correct settings. So i'm helpless now.
javanetten Jun 26, 2012 at 4:16 pm
I'm feeling hopeless. Can't get rid of the damn FB calendar. Brand new Bold 9900. I don't find Advanced Options described above anywhere on my device. I can sync from Outlook to device, but when I enter new appointments on BB it defaults to FB with no option to choose anything else in the drop down menu or to delete it.
Please, please help.