Understanding the BlackBerry Q5 Anti-Theft Lock BlackBerry Protect includes an anti-theft feature designed to lock a device to a specific BlackBerry ID. If a user forgets their login credentials or purchases a secondhand BlackBerry Q5 with the feature active, the device becomes unusable.

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BlackBerry Link or BlackBerry Desktop Software installed (to ensure proper USB drivers are present on the PC).