Devices
Local Navigation

Many BlackBerry® smartphones now feature built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) capabilities and work with the BlackBerry® Maps application, as well as a range of other location-based applications and services.1 Use these capabilities to get where you’re going with ease by pinpointing your geographic location or accessing turn-by-turn GPS navigation.
GPS to Navigate Your Life
Save time and even have some fun with GPS capabilities and BlackBerry Maps:
- Plan your route and view it on your BlackBerry smartphone
- Build a list of your favorite locations for easy reference
- Receive step-by-step driving directions to businesses, restaurants, or wherever else you’re going today
- Get more out of social networking sites and location-based mobile games
You can also take advantage of a wide range of third party GPS navigation services for your BlackBerry smartphone. Colorful 3-D moving maps, turn-by-turn voice directions, traffic alerts and rerouting are just some of the features that may be available.
GPS Business Advantage
Give your business a competitive advantage by using the power of built-in GPS capabilities on BlackBerry smartphones, along with Location-Based Services (LBS) such as employee and resource tracking, dispatching and more.
Discover how BlackBerry smartphones helped these companies use the latest mobile GPS solutions to improve business:
- Team Transport streamlines dispatching process using GPS navigation capabilities of BlackBerry devices.
- Safelite Autoglass enhances productivity with BlackBerry smartphones by deploying dispatching, GPS tracking, mobile printing and more.
- Paulding County School District in Georgia uses the BlackBerry smartphone for GPS tracking of school buses in the county.
BlackBerry Smartphones with GPS Capabilities
BlackBerry smartphones featuring built-in GPS capabilities include1:
- BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310 smartphone
- BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone
- BlackBerry® 8800 smartphone
- BlackBerry® 8820 smartphone
- BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphone
1Check with your service provider for supported features and services.