How to search for messages within BlackBerry Hub on the BlackBerry Q5

User guides Dean Quinn 14:11, 10 Jul 2013

We walk you through the steps required to search through messages within BlackBerry Hub on the BlackBerry Q5

The BlackBerry Hub feature within BlackBerry 10 not only groups together all your emails and interactions with connected accounts but also allows you to search through them with ease.

Following just a few simple steps lets you search for specific keywords within emails, tweets and other social media interactions, making finding what it is that you're after a synch. Here's how to do it:

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Wake the device up with an upward swipe from the bottom of the display

Swipe left to access the BlackBerry Hub

Tap 'Search' at the bottom of the screen

Enter a search term into the search bar and hit return

Tap the 'Action' tab to narrow your search field by selecting one of the available options

You can also 'search without tapping the search icon. Just long press on a message and the side menu that appears from the right hand side of the screen will include the options to 'Search by Subject' and 'Search by Sender'.

While BlackBerry Hub organises your digital comings and goings in an easy to read, quickly accessed panel, its functionality can be extended by using features such as this - read our other BlackBerry Q5 user guides to see how you can get the most out of your device.