I know quite a few people who have asked me if there was a keyboard shortcut to send an SMS message. Just like you can hit ‘C’ to compose an email.
BerryCoder once again comes to the rescue with QSMS. If you install this application you can use the ‘Q’ shortcut to compose an SMS!
The best part is that it is free!!!
You can pick it up OTA by going to www.berrycoder.com from your BlackBerry.
Carlos Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 10:15 AM EST
cool tip.. so simple.. but yet so useful!!! thanks.
Randy R. Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 10:58 AM EST
Sweet
trinybwoy Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 11:01 AM EST
great simple app
love it
Kaleb Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 12:09 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8820
Hey I’m running 4.5 on my 8820 and it doesn’t work …. Any ideas?
Canson Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 1:00 PM EST
I am also on OS 4.5 for the 8830. No luck so far getting this to work. I have Docs to go installed and have set the permissions all to allow.
oakie Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 2:19 PM EST
tried it on my 8320 with 4.5.0.46 and it doesnt work.
Nikolaus Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 3:27 PM EST
It would be great if RIM would allow us to assign actions/apps in the OS to unused keys ourselves.
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5291
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 3:34 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8310
Yeah RIM loves to hold back the small things. For example why can’t we create our own damn homescreen shortcuts!!! They just don’t seem to get it some times…
Kaleb Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 4:29 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8820
Well so I guess it doesn’t work on 4.5 …………… Dang it I was so hoping ……………
Ronen Halevy ( View Profile) Senior admin - Posts: 5291
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 4:51 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8310
I will let the devs know about the 4.5 issue
JerryD Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 4:52 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8800
Q is the shortcut key for RIN’s BlackBerry Enterprise Messenger.
Duhoo!
Peg Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 6:40 PM EST
I installed it on an 8310 running 4.5.0.44 and it’s working great. I’m only on BIS.
Canson Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 6:55 PM EST
Only on BIS aswell and not working at all for me
keith Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 7:13 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8830
Oh no. Do you mean that the keyboard shortcuts on qwerty devices that I’ve known and loved with pre-OS 4.5 devices no longer work? On my 4.2.2 8830, keyboard shortcuts like ‘c’ for Compose work great.
Peg Not Registered
Posted: July 2, 2008 at 10:30 PM EST
Yes the shortcuts still work with 4.5, but as always the “Dial from home screen” option needs to be disabled thru the phone menu options.
Those that the shortcut is not working for should verify you have it shut off also.
conedude13 Not Registered
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 8:49 AM EST
Why not just use the keyboard shortcut ‘c’ from the home screen, go to the name you wanna text, menu click to sms then start typing. Next time you do the same thing it will automatically remember what you did last time and will assume that you want to text that person. or am i missing something?
Kaleb Not Registered
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 9:50 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8820
Ok so on 4.5 you hav to disable the dialing from home screen to use it …. Dose anyone know if in like 4.2 you don’t need too? I live off dialing from the home screen ….
Peg Not Registered
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 10:49 AM EST
Yes on OS 4.2 you also have to disable dial from home screen. Once you have disabled the option dialing from homescreen still works but you have to “press and hold” until it dials. I quick press activates the shortcut.
The same goes for OS 4.5.
I hope this helps clarify things.
Happy Berrying!
keith Not Registered
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 10:58 AM EST
Thanks Peg, glad to know they’re still there in os4.5. I can’t live without the keyboard shortcuts. On my Pearl I just couldn’t do much without the shortcuts like on my 8830.
Kaleb, I’ve lived fine so far without dialing from the home screen, all it takes is an extra press of the green send button anywhere to bring up the call screen, from there, I just make my calls. HTH. Thanks for the info.
Canson Not Registered
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 11:02 AM EST
Hey! Silly question I know… Where can I disable to shortcuts from home screen??
Peg Not Registered
Posted: July 3, 2008 at 11:22 AM EST
Hit the green send key, which takes you into the phone application. From there hit the menu key and go to Options, it’s in there.
Good Luck and Enjoy.