How to customize BlackBerry 10 Quick Settings
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The next time you need to turn a radio on or off, set your alarm, or use your device as a flashlight, make sure you take advantage of the Quick Settings menu.
This handy menu appears when you swipe down from the top of your home screen. You can customize this menu too—choose what settings appear, as well as their positions —so you can quickly get to the settings that are most important to you. Using BlackBerry 10 version 10.2.1, you can add the following items to the Quick Settings menu:
Bluetooth Wi-Fi Alarm Notifications Airplane Mode Mobile Network NFC Brightness Bedside Mode Device Monitor Location Services Flashlight To customize your Quick Settings menu, follow these steps. Depending on the number of items you select, you can swipe right or left to see them all!
On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen Tap <img data-attachment-id="10153" data-permalink="http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2014/04/how-to-customize-blackberry-10-quick-settings/bb10-qs-01/" data-orig-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-01.png" data-orig-size="25,25" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="BB10-QS-01" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-01.png?w=25" data-large-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-01.png?w=25" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10153" src="http://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-01.png?w=800" alt="BB10-QS-01" /> Settings > Quick Settings To add or remove items, select or clear the check boxes . To change the positions of items, tap <img data-attachment-id="10154" data-permalink="http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2014/04/how-to-customize-blackberry-10-quick-settings/bb10-qs-02/" data-orig-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-02.png" data-orig-size="25,24" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="BB10-QS-02" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-02.png?w=25" data-large-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-02.png?w=25" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10154" src="http://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-02.png?w=800" alt="BB10-QS-02" /> . Touch and hold the item you want to move, and then drag it to a different location. <img data-attachment-id="10161" data-permalink="http://helpblog.blackberry.com/2014/04/how-to-customize-blackberry-10-quick-settings/bb10-qs-03/" data-orig-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png" data-orig-size="720,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":""}" data-image-title="BB10-QS-03" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png?w=720" class="alignnone wp-image-10161" src="http://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png?w=500&h=500" alt="BB10-QS-03" width="500" height="500" srcset="http://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png?w=500&h=500 500w, http://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png?w=150&h=150 150w, http://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png?w=300&h=300 300w, http://rimhelpblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bb10-qs-032.png 720w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" />
Bonus tip! Notice the split between the icon and text? Tapping the icon turns the item on or off; tapping the label opens the corresponding Settings screen.