Using the BlackBerry Simulator on Windows

Like other operating systems like Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android, Black Berry is also a replica running on Windows - Black Berry Simulator - to support the test features, software development, without having a physical device.

Download BB Simulator: link. After the link above, click on Download a BlackBerry Device selection Simulator.

On the image above, clicking on the triangle icon to select the version of the BB Simulator, then click the Next button. Appears a list of the BB Simulator machine corresponding to BB. Click Download to download the corresponding documents, such as BlackBerry ® Device Simulators v4.2.2.163 (Rogers 8310) - Supported devices: BlackBerry ® Curve ™ 8310 smartphone (Rogers 8310).

Perform the following steps, the result will download the file to run the BB Simulator, for example file-Rogers.exe BlackBerry_Simulators_4.2.2.163_8310. Run this file to install. After installation, BB Simulator to run on the device, click Start -> Programs -> Research In Motion to select the BB Simulator necessary and run it. BB Simulator Interface of the following:

With the BB Simulator, you can perform functions similar to the buttons so the device. Can see the BB Simulator window menu selection is convenient features than the command using the Android Emulator.

It should be noted on the menu options may vary in the version of the BB Simulator.

Using SD Card
On the BB Simulator is a feature that allows to change SD cards. On the BB Simulator window, select the simulate menu -> Changer SD Card, SD Card dialog box appears
SD Card dialog
On the dialog box, SD Card, SD Card can create a new card by typing in the box size Size (eg 512 MB) and click the Create button. When it appears the Windows Open dialog box lets you type the file name of the SD Card. After typing the file name, in the Current SD Card SD Card will appear new. Select the SD Card and click the Close button. BB Simulator will then use this SD Card.

BB Simulator can test using any SD Card by clicking on the BB Simulator Menu key, then select Options -> Media Card:

Media Card management device
Note the parameters for the BB Total Space Simulator not use the new SD Card.

Connection between the BB Simulator and Windows
Just like real devices, BB Simulator to connect to Windows via BB Desktop Manager program. Download the program by following link: https://www.blackberry.com/Downloads/entry.do?code=A8BAA56554F96369AB93E4F3BB068C22

BB Desktop Manager Download
Follow the link above, select the version of BB Desktop Manager in the arrow pointing down. The latest version is version 4.6, then click the Next button. When the list of the BB Desktop Manager will appear below. Can click Download to download the necessary files, in this example, you can download the BB Multilaguage without Media Manager.

After downloading, run this file to install. When the installation finished, click Start -> Programs -> BlackBerry -> Desktop Manager to run the program. BB Desktop Manager interface is as follows:

BB Desktop Manager Interface
BB Desktop Manager to connect to the real BB device, USB cable needed to connect it with USB devices on your computer. With the BB Simulator, simulation needs to run a USB port.

On the BB Simulator Interface, click the simulate menu -> USB Cable Connected. When the BB Desktop Manager and BB Simulator will connect with each other to perform necessary tasks like installing / removing software, ...

Select USB Cable Connected
Note that when running BB Desktop Manager, which appears in the Device Manager icon BB system tray (bottom right corner of the screen). Double click on this icon, appearing BB Device Manager Properties dialog box:
BB Device Manager Properties dialog box

On the BB Device Manager Properties dialog box, notice the list of Connection to accurately determine the connection between the BB Desktop Manager and BB Simulator.

Installing software on the BB through the BB Desktop Manager Simulator
After running the BB Simulator, BB Desktop Manager and select the USB Cable Connected as the above steps, can install software on the BB Simulator.

On the main window of the BB Desktop Manager, select Application Loader, then click the Start button in the Add / Remove Applications. Appears Device application selection dialog:

Device application selection dialog box, use the Browse button to open the file. ALX file is installed for BB. In the above example make install 2 programs Repligo Reader and Mobipocket Reader.

Upon completion of the selection, click Next, the dialog will appear Sumary announced programs will be installed. On this dialog box, click Finish. The installation program on the BB Simulator will be implemented.