The official Twitter® for BlackBerry® application is going into public beta tonight. At 9 p.m. EST BlackBerry users will be able to download the official Twitter app and give it a try.
New Features:
New Features:
- When an @reply/mention is received, the user will be notified with a splat on the BlackBerry home screen ribbon as well as the application icon
- Users will also be notified of new tweets in the BlackBerry Messages list
Twitter Lists Functionality
- Comprehensive option to build a list of Twitter users on any subject
- Ability to add members to the list and view subscribers of the lists
- Users can also view other users’ lists
Profile Editing
- Users can edit their own Twitter profile from the application
- Users can also change their profile image from the application
Personalization Settings
- Users can customize the look of the application with the ability to:
- Show/hide the navigation bar and tweetbox
- Change the font/style to their own preferred choice
Enlarged Avatar (Profile Picture) Viewing
- Users can click on a Twitter profile image and it will be enlarged for better viewing abilities
Improved in-Application Caching/Polling
- Increased on-device caching for Timeline; Mentions to improve application performance
These new features build on Twitter for BlackBerry’s strengths at its original preview launch:
- Push Notifications for Direct Messages
- Timeline Support
- Following & Followers
- Posting, Sending, Deleting, Replying and Re-Tweeting Tweets
- User/Saved/Keyword/Proximity Search
- Tweet Photos/Links
- Trending Topics
- Seamless integration into core BlackBerry Applications
- URL Shortening
- Auto Update