BlackBerry is the market leader in the field of smartphones, manufactured by the company Research In Motion (RIM). You can play videos, listen to music, play games and benefit from high speed Internet connectivity on your BlackBerry. You can also download music on your BlackBerry and listen to at any time. This article will show you how to download music to BlackBerry in some simple ways.
How to download music to BlackBerry Curve
You can download music to your BlackBerry Curve from Windows or from the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. To download music using Windows, connect the BlackBerry to your computer using a USB cable. You will see a message on your phone’s screen saying, “Do you want to turn Mass Storage mode?” Choose yes here and you will notice another window showing a list of options. Select “open folder to view files” option. Now, open the music folder on your computer and either copy-paste or drag and drop the music files you want to add to your BlackBerry.
You can also download music to your BlackBerry Curve from the BlackBerry desktop manager. For this, you will need to launch the latest version of the BlackBerry software program either from a CD or you can download it from the internet.
How to download music to BlackBerry Pearl
You can download your favorite music on your BlackBerry Pearl using the same process as for BlackBerry Curve. You can also download songs directly using your internet browser. There are some websites such as Spiral Frog and Royalty Free Music that offer free and legal download of songs. However, they might not work with BlackBerry Pearl’s simple web browser. Nevertheless, you can go to search engines like Skreemer, which will work on all BlackBerry browsers. You can download songs by typing the song or album name in the search box and then clicking on the link you want to download on your phone.
How to download a song from iTunes to BlackBerry
For this you will need your BlackBerry phone (any model), a USB card reader, a Secure Digital (SD) micro memory card and a BlackBerry memory card. First, you need to connect the BlackBerry to your PC using a USB cable and sync iTunes music. Now, plug in the SD card in the USB card reader and then attach the USB card reader in your computer. Now copy and convert the music you want from iTunes to your BlackBerry’s memory card. Now, drag the music files from the iTunes library on your SD card and plug it in your BlackBerry. This will automatically recognize your music files and you can start playing them on your phone.
How to download music to BlackBerry Bold
You can download music to BlackBerry Bold either from your computer or from a website. You will need a USB cable to download music from the computer. Connect one end of the USB to your BlackBerry and the other to your computer. Double-click the “My Computer” icon on your PC and then open the “Removable Disk” folder. Now drag and drop the songs from your computer to this folder. After you have copied al the files, disconnect the USB cable and start playing music on your phone.
To download music to BlackBerry Bold from a website, click on the “Browser” icon on your phone’s home screen. Now, enter the URL of the website where you want to download music from. Click on the song that you want to download and then save it your phone.
Tips and Warnings to download music to BlackBerry phone
- While downloading music to your BlackBerry, you must always remember to put all your songs in the same folder. This is because if you save your music in different places, it could become confusing for you and your phone’s media player might start running slowly.
- BlackBerry Curve phone supports only mp3 files. Thus, you will not be able to play the songs purchased from iTunes on your BlackBerry Curve.
- You will require a MiniSD memory card as your BlackBerry Curve cannot store large music files. You can buy this card easily from eBay.com or Amazon.com
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