Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook updated to v1.5 – Lots of new features!

by Kal Chebli

27 September 2011 No Comment

Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook just got updated to version 1.5. There’s one too many new features in this build but one of the main big features are the real time indicator which gives you notifications of when a new tweet is available. There’s a bunch more. Hit the jump for the full change log.

Application

Refreshing new icon – Crisp lines, bold colors. Baselime has done it again.
Native notifications – Native notifications provide an easy way of knowing when you need to get back to Blaq. It’s also configurable. More on that later.

Main View

Real-time Indicator – To make it easy to understand if your tweets are updating in real time, we’ve added a convenient indicator.
Read without interruption – Timelines (Home, Mentions and Direct Messages) now pause once you being scrolling so you have a chance to catch up without new tweets pushing you down.

Tweets

Link Bar Code – now you can scan a bar code of a link in a tweet with two taps.
Translate – Sometimes you just need to know what was said by another user in another language.
Solid states for retweet and favorite – Now you’ll know for sure.

View Tweets, Followers, Listed and Following

Now you can tap on tweets, followers or following for any user. Just click a user’s name or search for it and tap on the tweet count, follower count or following count to check it out!

Options

General
- Keep screen on – It is now possible to keep the screen on while reading tweets. Don’t forget to charge, though.
Notifications
- Toggle all – Turn native notifications on or off with one tap or toggle the following:
  - New Tweets
  - New Mentions
  - New Direct Messages
  - New Followers – Yep, notification of new followers – right within Blaq
Accounts
Add a new account

Set the current account (account switch)
Delete account

Appearance

Font – Make Blaq yours. Customize your font to change things up a bit.
Font Size – Default font too small? Make it bigger? It’s that simple.

Bug Fixes

White screen encountered when device time is incorrect (DST workaround)
User can only tweet 139 characters instead of 140
Increase tweet count in lists (now at 75 tweets)
WebView pops up when no link in tweet
Convo view height not restored after pull down on tweet card
Performance sluggish when scrolling timelines
Times on display and in timelines are not updated
Search results are cleared and public timeline shows. Previous results are kept and updated.
Compose Tweet character count inaccurate
Report and Block buttons sometimes not functional
Friend picker shows below tweet card when composing a new tweet
Direct Message icon showing as new for direct messages sent outside of application
Tweet card pulls down for compose when scrolling convo list
Keyboard disappears when selecting a friend from friend picker
Timelines randomly scroll to the bottom
Application does not reorient itself when device is upside down
Conversation view takes a long time to load
Minor internal issues

You can grab Blaq for BlackBerry PlayBook from App World for only $2.99. Click the link below for more screenshots or to purchase. The update might not be available yet, but will be up soon so keep refreshing App World for it.

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