How to Send Files from Mac to BlackBerry

This article lists the steps how to send any type of files e.g., .doc, .jpg, .png, .pdf, etc from a Mac computer to a BlackBerry handheld. On Mac - Turn on Bluetooth - Go to 'System Preferences' > 'Bluetooth' > Tick the 'On' checkbox.

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Use the "Photos" app to share files on Curve 8520

In older BlackBerry systems, they're not enabled to receive (neither send) any file via Bluetooth. Instead, there's a trick to this––the only files you can send or receive are images.

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Change any file to any image format: .jpg, .png, .gif.
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Open the "Photos" app on the BlackBerry, find "Receive/Reveive files from Bluetooth" and select it.
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From the Mac, then send your file as shown in this article.
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When the file was arrived, change the file extension to the original one–– .txt, .jar, or .mp3.
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If you can't change the name, there are some apps that can do it for you.