Mapping BlackBerry Software Version to Device Model

November 25, 2008, By ceo | 1 Comments (Closed)

When writing software for the BlackBerry platform, one of the common questions that come up is “what BB software version (and related JDE) should I be using?” The following helps answer this question:

(Source: Introduction to BlackBerry® Java® Development)

Not shown above are the following BB software versions to platforms mapping:

4.6 is targeted at Bold-family of devices
4.7 is target at Storm-family of devices

To help you visualize the model numbers listed on the diagram above, the following image shows a compilation of all current BlackBerry handsets as of November 2008:

(Click to enlarge)

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Tags: BlackBerry, Device, Mapping, model, Software Version

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