I have been tinkering with my Blackberry a lot lately and have been downloading and deleting several apps within the last couple of weeks. Today I ran into a FREE and extremely useful application named MAXMEM.

My recommendation when adding and removing applications on any device is to ALWAYS make a backup before proceeding. You never really know when an incompatible app will wreak havoc, and give you a dreaded 507 Error or even worse a white screen with a never ending hourglass.

After backing up my Pearl 8100, I went to www.berrycoder.com/maxmem.jad directly from the browser on the phone and downloaded the file. After successful installation, I looked for a little Wooly Mammoth icon, and loaded the app.

It’s a simple little application that packs a punch, the interface is extremely simple, and to the point. The point of MAXMEM is to delete files that most BlackBerry users do not use, like the pre-loaded ringtones and wallpapers, unnecessary language files, T-Mobile Fave 5 or AT&T Push to Talk.

After deleting all these files, my Blackberry runs noticeably faster, and smoother. There are definetly less lags and the things I removed will not be missed. I have to admit that I didn’t remove the native ringtones, simply because I like using some of the native tones, especially after the 4.5 OS upgrade.

For those of you who plan on giving it a spin, and therefore making your Blackberry much more efficient, follow these instructions:

  1. Head to www.berrycoder.com or click at this Link www.berrycoder.com/maxmem.jad
  2. Install the application MaxMem to your BlackBerry
  3. Click on the MaxMem Elephant icon after you backup your BlackBerry database
  4. Choose from below tools

Removed Applications:

  • – Remove VAD (Voice Activation Dialing)
  • This feature enable BlackBerry to dial using voice.
  • Remove PTT (Push To Talk)
  • This feature is usually found in AT&T released BlackBerry and can only be used in AT&T network
  • Remove MDS – Don’t remove this if you are a BES user
  • Remove Media
  • All the media (sample video, wallpaper, etc) that comes from OS default
  • Remove Themes
  • All themes other than Zen theme will be removed but you get to authorize each theme cod file
  • Remove RIM Internal Tools
  • Used by RIM to monitor beta OS (Quincy, Battery Log, etc)

Note:

To avoid data loss in case of error, such as accidentally deleted currently used theme, do back up BlackBerry database using Desktop Manager.

Any error on the BlackBerry can be restored using Desktop Manager

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