Blackberry Storm Applications
Precursor
There are many applications available for Blackberry. Unfortunately, as the Storm (9500/9530) is considered "State of the Art", it is widely unsupported. It is important to understand the following:
- BlackBerry Storm runs on OS 4.7
- Many other BlackBerry's run 4.2 as the common lowest, and 4.5 as the common highest.
- Many developers rarely take advantage of the GPS, the accelerometer, the touch screen, or the SureType screen.
- Until AppWorld launches, BlackBerry Storm exclusive applications are the most sparse and decentralized of all the existing BlackBerry devices.
Before You Begin
Table of Contents
Make sure the Core Browser identification is set to "BlackBerry".
- Open Browser
- Menu Key
- Options
- Browser Configuration
- Options
- Browser Identification
- Set to "BlackBerry"
Compatibility Issues
For certain applications you can disable compatibility mode.
To do so:
- Go to Options —> Advanced Options —> Applications
- Highlight (Don't click) the app —> Menu Key —> Disable Compatibility Mode
When to disable compatibility mode:
- If you suspect the app has been installed in compatibility mode
- Sluggish
- Screen is surrounded by a blue border
- The keyboard will not disappear
List of Applications
Below is a list of applications that is kept as current as possible, including but not limited to: FreeWare, ShareWare, DonationWare, Paid, and Subscription.
Free Applications
| 12/06/08 | Health Jobs Australia | Instant Messenger | ||
| 12/06/08 | Nursing in Australia | Social Networking | ||
| 12/06/08 | air spray gun | Locks/Hides Files (i.e. Porn) See for info | ||
| 12/06/08 | Flickr | Photo Sharing | ||
| 12/06/08 | Flycast | Radio Streaming | ||
| 12/06/08 | GCalc | Graphing Calculator (In Alpha testing) | 05/07/08 | Airless Spray |
| 05/07/08 | air spray gun | |||
| 12/06/08 | GMail | |||
| 12/06/08 | Google Maps | Mapping v. 3.0.2 (GPS is NOW supported!!) | ||
| 12/06/08 | Google Sync | Sync Calendar/Contacts from your Google account | ||
| 12/06/08 | Oxone | Google Talk | Instant Messaging | |
| 12/06/08 | Got 2 | Task Management (In Alpha testing) | ||
| 12/06/08 | ICQ | Instant Messaging… Do People still use this? | ||
| 12/06/08 | Instango | Instant messaging AIM/GTalk/MSN/Yahoo etc… | ||
| 12/06/08 | Jabplite | Bank/Credit Card Tracking | ||
| 12/06/08 | Myspace | Social Network | ||
| 12/06/08 | Nav4All | Navigation | ||
| 12/06/08 | Opera Mini | Browser | ||
| 12/06/08 | Orb | Stream Music Collection from desktop to Blackberry (App to install on Desktop: See this This Thread for more info) | ||
| 12/06/08 | Trapster | Social Network for Police hideouts and red light cameras | ||
| 12/06/08 | Viigo | RSS Reader and More | ||
| 12/06/08 | WeatherBug | Weather | ||
| 12/06/08 | Windows Live Messenger | Instant Messenger | ||
| 12/06/08 | Yahoo Messenger | Instant Messaging | ||
| 12/06/08 | YouTube | Video Streaming | ||
| 12/07/08 | TheStreet | Stock Analysis and News Articles | ||
| 12/07/08 | TinyTwitter | Update Twitter | ||
| 12/07/08 | WorldMate Live | Personal Travel Assistant (Free, but $99 annually for gold version) | ||
| 12/08/08 | Wall Street Journal | Financial News | ||
| 12/09/08 | CitiCards | Online banking for Citi Credit Cards | ||
| 12/09/08 | Pocket Day | Home Screen Replacement | ||
| 12/10/08 | AutoLock | Automatically locks you keys after a set amount of time | ||
| 12/10/08 | StormGrounds | Download wallpapers right from your Storm | ||
| 12/11/08 | Handango In Hand | Handango App Store (Apps Listed are all pay apps) | ||
| 12/14/08 | BB Light 1.86 | Lights up screen on emails and texts | ||
| 12/19/08 | Talk Lock | Locks screen during call | ||
| 12/22/08 | AP Mobile News | |||
| 01/09/09 | Slacker | Streams by specific artists | ||
| 01/10/09 | Guitar Chords | Guitar Chords | ||
| 01/10/09 | Sunclock | World Clock | ||
| 01/13/09 | Bank of America Mobile Banking | BoA Mobile Banking App | ||
| 01/13/09 | Tiltris | Tetris with tilt (accelerometer). Open wap.GetJar.com with your mobile -> Quick Download -> enter Quick Download Code 40256 | ||
| 01/19/09 | Live Search | Free local search app from Microsoft. Note: You must use Version 4.0 (linked here) and disable compatibility mode | ||
| 01/26/09 | BuzzMe | Vibrate and Rings phone at same time | ||
| 02/10/09 | Poynt | Search everything using GPS | ||
| 02/11/09 | StormLock | Lock your phone during a call | ||
| 03/17/09 | Where | Search Yelp, Yellowpages, ZipCar, Traffic, Weather, and StarBucks via GPS |
Paid Applications
| 12/06/08 | Agendus | Calendar, Contact, Task Integration | Shareware | $19.95 |
| 12/06/08 | Appetite | Download Recipes/ Manage Grocery List | Shareware | $9.99 |
| 12/06/08 | Ascendo Money | Personal Finance Manager | Shareware | $29.95 |
| 12/06/08 | Ascendo DataVault | Password Manager | Shareware | $29.95 |
| 12/06/08 | Blackberry Alerts | Repeating auduble alerts and color LED modification | Shareware | $12.95 |
| 12/06/08 | Nintaii | Game using Accelerometer | Shareware | $9.99 |
| 12/06/08 | PeeKaWho | SMS/Email Popup Notification | Shareware | $10 |
| 12/06/08 | VibAndRing | Vibrate and Ring | Shareware | $8.95 |
| 12/06/08 | VisualArts | Auto change wallpaper | Shareware | $4.95 |
| 12/07/08 | Devil Hunter | First Person Shooter | Shareware | $9.95 |
| 12/09/08 | BeamReader | PDF App | Shareware | $19.99, $9.99 w/ promo code 'newbeam' (exp. 01/31) |
| 12/11/08 | Visual Voicemail | Verizon Visual Voicemail APP | $2.99/ month with subscription from Verizon | |
| 12/22/08 | Phone Face | Speed dial using contact pictures | Shareware | $9.95 |
| 12/22/08 | Ringomo | Create ringtones from MP3's | Shareware | $19.95 |
| 12/22/08 | txtForward | Forwards all text messages sent and received to a specified email address | Shareware | $9.95 |
| 12/23/08 | Garmin Mobile GPS | GPS with turn-by-turn navigation, Google local search, etc | Shareware | $79 (limited time offer) |
| 01/07/09 | StormLock | automatically locks the touch screen when a call is active | Shareware | $1.95 |
| 01/20/09 | IM+ for Skype | Mobile application for text communication with other Skype users and cost-effective calling to landlines and mobiles. | ||
| 01/20/09 | IM+ | with IM Push - Chat AIM / iChat, MSN / Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpaceIM with no cost per message. New IM Push mode! Send and receive IM as an email and save battery life | ||
| 01/20/09 | Repligo Reader | Heavy-duty PDF reader that costs | $19.95. OTA link is for a 10-day trial. |
Compatibility Issues
| 12/06/08 | Beyond411 | Directory |
| 12/06/08 | CaptureIT | Screen shots of your Storm |
| 12/06/08 | SlyDial | Call a cell phone voice mail directly |
| 12/06/08 | Soft Reset | Reset without a battery pull |
| 12/06/08 | TwitterBerry | Update Twitter |
| 12/06/08 | VLingo | US Verizon Only - Email by Voice |
| 12/06/08 | VRingo | Synchronize Facebook Contact Pictures With Blackberry (Must add Vringo app on Facebook) |
| 12/06/08 | Where | See Whats Around You. |
| 12/06/08 | XBerry Live | Retrieve XBox Live Stats |
| 12/07/08 | Quick Pull | Reset without a battery pull |
| 12/22/08 | BBNotePad | |
| 12/22/08 | Bee Tagg | |
| 12/22/08 | MarketFilters StockQuote | |
| 12/22/08 | Super Pages | |
| 01/20/09 | BBTaskPro | Disable compatibility mode. The link is for a 15-day trial — full version is $19.95. |
Unreleased
| N/A | Beejive | Jive Talk |
| N/A | Fennec | Mobile Browser (Firefox) |
| N/A | RDM+ | Remote Desktop for Mobiles |
