BlackBerry Tip Week: Where to find your PIN

In celebration of BBGeeks’ four-year anniversary, and in celebration of my first real vacation in six years, we’re reaching into our archives and hoisting some quick tips that we haven’t revisited in a while. These are the bare bones essentials, so if you’re a long-time geek you’ll probably know these. If you’re new, take notes. They can make your life easier. In the past few years, RIM has made your BlackBerry PIN number a little less necessary. While it’s the easiest way to add BBM contacts, it’s not the only way. You can find friends via email address, which makes life just a little easier. Still, you’ll want to have your PIN handy, or at least be able to find it on a moment’s notice. Here are a few different places you can find it. On the box: When you buy a BlackBerry, your PIN number is printed on the box, along with a barcode. Of course, you probably won’t keep your box long, so you will likely find it elsewhere. In the options menu: In OS 5.0 and below, you can go to Options and then Status to find your PIN. In OS 6 it is under Options -> Device -> Device and Status Information. It should be the second listing from the top. In any text field: By far, the easiest way to find your PIN is to open up a new email or text message, and then type mypin followed by a space. Your PIN will appear.

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Joe Pawlikowski is the Senior Editor at MobileMoo.com and has been covering the mobile industry full time since 2007. When he's not writing about the tech scene, he can be found discussing his personal love - baseball (and more specifically the New York Yankees) as well as writing on his personal blog.