BlackBerry FAQ: How to Change Contact names Displayed in BlackBerry Messenger list.
With BlackBerry Messenger growing increasingly popular, many people are leaning to become creative with their BlackBerry Messenger screen names. BBM users have learned to add thing like flags, hearts, and other symbols to their screen name, as well changing their name to something like “Saints number#1 fanâ€. This is all well and fine if you only have a few contacts in your BBM list. But if you have 10 plus, it can get to the point where you have no idea who all these people are. It also make it literally impossible to search by name to find the person you are looking for. So today I will help you clean up your BBM list by showing you how to change individual user names.
These instructions are geared to users using BlackBerry Messenger 5.0. If you are not using the latest version of BlackBerry Messenger. Be sure to read this article about updating to the latest version. Ok let’s get started.
1. Open BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 > Select the user you want to change the screen name for.
2. Hit the option Key > Select Contact Profile
3. Look to the top and you will see Display Name: > Click on the Person’s display name, you should now be able to change it to whatever you want it to read.
4. Once done it Menu Key and Select save..
That it!! You’ve updated your BBM contact’s screen name. This also works for changing your own screen name as well.
Hi have the newest bold. How do i change my contact’s name back to what they have set her name to? She has changed her own contact name but I can’t see the name because I manually changed her name.