Things you can do with the BlackBerry Assistant
You can use the BlackBerry Assistant to perform various tasks within the following apps and services.
Depending on your device language, BlackBerry Assistant settings, or wireless network, you might not
be able to perform some of these tasks.
App or Service
Tasks
Send an email, reply to an email, and search your email messages.
BBM
Send a BBM message, reply to a BBM message, and search your BBM
messages.
Phone
Make a call by using a contact name or phone number, and check or return
your missed calls.
Calendar
Create a calendar event, edit a calendar event, invite colleagues to a
meeting, and search your calendar.
Knowledge
Get answers to thousands of questions with the help of Wolfram Alpha.
Text Messaging
Send a text message, reply to a text message, and search your text
messages.
Applications and features
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App or Service
Tasks
Apps and Settings
Open apps and change some of your device settings.
Search
Search the Internet with your preferred search engine, or search your device
by keyword.
Navigation
Get directions to a specific address, city center, or point of interest.
Alarm
Set a new alarm, change existing alarms to a new time or frequency, and
turn off alarms.
Timer
Set the timer, and pause, resume, or stop the timer.
Send a Facebook message, search your messages, and update your
Facebook status.
Post a tweet, find out what topics are trending, search your Twitter direct
messages, and send a direct message.
Foursquare
Check in to your favorite locations with Foursquare.
Music
Search your music library, play your favorite songs or playlists, and pause,
shuffle, or skip songs while they play.
Reminders
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App or Service
Tasks
Create tasks, notes, and reminders in BlackBerry Remember, and search
your tasks, notes, and reminders.
Weather
Check your local forecast, a different city's forecast, and other weather
information.
Places
Find businesses and points of interest nearby, or find businesses and points
of interest in a different city.
Sports
Check scores, schedules, standings, and other info for various professional
sports leagues in North America and Europe.
Movies
Check movie times for a specific movie, or check what’s playing at a specific
theater.