Twitter and LinkedIn apps for BlackBerry 10 updated

By Adam Zeis on 7 Mar 2013 01:20 pm

We've been waiting patiently for updates for some official apps for BlackBerry 10, and today we get a treat as both LinkedIn and Twitter have been updated for BlackBerry 10 devices. Both updates bring some new features that should make users very happy. I was hoping for a Facebook update to go along with them, but I guess that one's not quite ready yet. You should see the updates available in BlackBerry World within the next 24 hours, so if you aren't seeing them just yet, don't panic.

Twitter New Features

Doing more on the Compose Tweet Screen – With Twitter v10.0.1, an enhanced Compose Tweet Screen allows you to take a new photo or add an existing one, add your location, and offers a shortcut for “@”.
Composing Direct Messages – Twitter v10.0.1 makes it easier for you to compose a Direct Message from the “Me” tab within the app. Viewing Direct Messages from your contacts is also available in the BlackBerry® Hub.
Edit Profile – You can now edit your profile picture, header, and details from your BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
Conversation view – You will see the full conversation history when clicking on a Tweet.
Improved Image Viewing – You can now view pic.twitter.com full screen images, as well as pinch to zoom and pan images from the Tweet details. Also, you can view full screen profile pictures from other Twitter users.
Deleting Tweets – You can now delete your own tweets from any screen where your tweet is displayed. It’s as simple as holding down on a tweet and selecting the trash icon.
Block and Report as Spam – You can now block and report users as spam.
Enhanced Menu – Twitter v10.0.1 allows you to do more from the timeline, with new options to “Quote Tweet” after selecting “Retweet” as well as “Open Tweet” to view the tweet details page.

LinkedIn New Features

LinkedIn Messages – LinkedIn v10.0.1 allows you to quickly message your connections from their profile page.
Enhanced Job Search tools – With LinkedIn v10.0.1, you now have access to view, search and save jobs that are ‘Recommended’ for you.
LinkedIn Today – Choose the LinkedIn news that matters the most, by filtering the news by Industries you are interested in.
Better Image Viewing – LinkedIn v10.0.1 provides full screen viewing of LinkedIn profiles for an enhanced visual experience.

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75 comments

tomdooley Mar 7, 2013 at 1:22 pm

Hope its good!

QuIcKsIlV3r Mar 7, 2013 at 1:24 pm

nice to see some little updates like this.

AVPTI Mar 7, 2013 at 1:25 pm

Updates to Twitter, LinkedIn, and CB10 in one say? Sweet!

Sent from CB10 on the Z10.

Anubhav Nagpal Mar 7, 2013 at 1:36 pm

Exactly

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kyleheney Mar 7, 2013 at 1:25 pm

Was waiting for these twitter updates in particular! Glad too see them fixed/added so quickly!

I'm only seeing a LinkIn update though, no Twitter update in My World yet. Hopefully soon!

QuIcKsIlV3r Mar 7, 2013 at 1:25 pm

Hmm I just checked for updates, and CB10 came up lmao version 1.20

QuIcKsIlV3r Mar 7, 2013 at 1:27 pm

Repost

blakobecwa Mar 7, 2013 at 1:28 pm

Great updates! Now come onnnnn Facebook!!!

If you DONT see a Twitter update in your UPDATES area then just tap the Twitter App in Blackberry World, the button on the top will give you the "Update" option.

kyleheney Mar 7, 2013 at 1:52 pm

Not happening on my end. (Canada, Rogers)

feldmen01 Mar 7, 2013 at 2:20 pm

Not on my end either. (Canada, Telus)

stabstabdie Mar 7, 2013 at 2:12 pm

GOOD CALL!!!!! +1 000 000

swishhh Mar 7, 2013 at 1:30 pm

That's great news indeed.

Pandastrong Mar 7, 2013 at 1:33 pm

Got the linkdin update and the CB10 update (which means I can now post this comment.) however no Twitter update yet, even by searching for the app and checking the green button up top to see if it says 'update'. Really glad to see that there's an update coming for Twitter though, the last version was shockingly bad.

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derekgruchy Mar 7, 2013 at 1:35 pm

Excited to try the new Twitter. And even more excited to be able to comment on here from my Z10!

Derek from my Z10!

Juango94 Mar 7, 2013 at 1:38 pm

I just downloaded these 3 updates. Looking forward to see the changes in these greats Apps.

RDZONE99 Mar 7, 2013 at 1:45 pm

Updates not so great but better than nothing!

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ewakil12 Mar 7, 2013 at 1:49 pm

Great! Now all that I need is a Z10! lol

bonercotton Mar 7, 2013 at 3:49 pm

tre10 Mar 8, 2013 at 6:24 am

AbsoluteT23 Mar 7, 2013 at 1:52 pm

Sweet updates! But to be honest thought the 2 apps that were gonna get the updates were twitter ( it did) and Facebook (needs it). Anyways all updates are good news.Awesome update for the CB app

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EsJayDee Mar 7, 2013 at 1:53 pm

All these updates in such a short amount of time excites me, Im ready for the z10 here in the states!

dejisanusi Mar 7, 2013 at 1:54 pm

Finally, can't wait to download these.

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avokodo Mar 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Really living the twitter update good work blackberry!

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Arthoris Mar 7, 2013 at 2:00 pm

Can't get the twitter update...
What gives ......

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Manish Chaudhary Mar 7, 2013 at 2:05 pm

Why do I just get linked in update and not twitter? Any clue???

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MidnightSociety Mar 7, 2013 at 2:06 pm

Just downloaded the linked in and new twitter updates. This is what twitter should of been. Nicely done! The full profiles views and it just seems more like the m.twitter.com. I used that more as the previous version is not a good app to me.

Joshuacms Mar 7, 2013 at 2:06 pm

Still not getting the update :( always waiting

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MidnightSociety Mar 7, 2013 at 2:13 pm

Go into the BlackBerry World. click on the "All" on the bottom left Then click on my world then tap on My Apps and Games. Go to Twitter and Linked In you will see a button that will say update. This is the manual process to update them versus waiting on the notification.

KDB84 Mar 7, 2013 at 2:07 pm

Check for updates...Check for updates...Check for updates...lol

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Sparro Mar 7, 2013 at 2:18 pm

What... Still no multiple accounts in this twitter update? This is bad, I guess I can't delete my ported android twitter app yet... kinda pathetic

Edit: Just got the updates, pics still need to launch the browser to open... FAIL

Fatz_z Mar 7, 2013 at 3:28 pm

pic.twitter.com pictures load in the tweet details screen where you can also open up a zoom-able pic.

cb64800 Mar 7, 2013 at 2:09 pm

I just have all the updates now ! LinkedIn, Twitter, CB10 and... N4BB ;)

DjDante Mar 7, 2013 at 2:21 pm

Yes. I can post comments from my z10. But not seeing the twitter update.
I got newsstand, linkedin l, foursquare and cb10.

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Fatz_z Mar 7, 2013 at 2:24 pm

I turned off wifi and checked again and the twitter update finally appeared when it wasn't there just before that. Coincidence? I dunno.

Crisdean Mar 7, 2013 at 2:30 pm

Does it finally open links within the app?

cb64800 Mar 7, 2013 at 2:33 pm

Only in the browser

Biggfoot Mar 7, 2013 at 2:34 pm

Keep the updates coming

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ps4rh Mar 7, 2013 at 2:36 pm

Tweetmarker. Please, for the love of everything holy, can someone make a BB10 Twitter client with (working) Tweetmarker support.

While we're on that note: why doesn't Twitter have something like Tweetmarker built into their own service?

dzbeebo Mar 7, 2013 at 3:04 pm

The twitter update is great... already a major improvement on the initial release... now we need the next update to give users the ability to see if their tweet was favored, retweeted, etc.

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Fatz_z Mar 7, 2013 at 3:29 pm

in the tweet details screen (tapping on the tweet) you can see the number of retweets. I don't know about favorites though.

Joshuacms Mar 7, 2013 at 3:08 pm

Strange, seems to appear one at a time, got LinkedIn, hopefully twitter will appear next time, on a related note I've finally got my os update available on o2 uk... just got to get wifi

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TallPaul86 Mar 7, 2013 at 3:08 pm

Only thing missing is Tweet Marker support and it would be the perfect Twitter app for me

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marcinz Mar 7, 2013 at 3:11 pm

Thinking that the US delay might have been intentional or at least fortune coincidence. It gave BB chance to polish apps, add more and clean up the os. They need to execute perfectly, the rest of us are used as guinea pigs.

irwindersra Mar 8, 2013 at 8:06 am

I totally agree with this. Whether it was intentional, or just a coincidence, I think it gave them the much needed extra month or so to polish the device, apps, production, for the most critical/judgmental market release.

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volvospeed23 Mar 7, 2013 at 3:13 pm

Samsung Galaxy S4 coming out next week, before the BB10! (United States) 8 core processing power! Dual-core phones are outdated!

tre10 Mar 8, 2013 at 6:31 am

That's the launch, not the actually phone release and besides UX is as much software as it is hardware. BB10 doesn't need 8 cores. We have computers for that itch ;)

irwindersra Mar 8, 2013 at 8:08 am

It's the announcement of the s4 on March 14, it won't be available for sale until probably some time in April. Don't get it twisted bro

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glen whitaker Mar 7, 2013 at 3:17 pm

Still no second account setting the 9900 was fine could do everything, now it's annoying me. Need two for work. Btw. Z10.

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BB9860FAN Mar 7, 2013 at 3:26 pm

Nice!! new features.!!

coldfir3 Mar 7, 2013 at 3:28 pm

the only thing missing is the option to see people's pictures at the bottom of their page like the ios and android

the_game969 Mar 7, 2013 at 3:36 pm

Great update...I really missed some of those features

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sris Mar 7, 2013 at 3:37 pm

Still no lists right ?

lachachangi Mar 8, 2013 at 4:19 pm

same thing I was thinking... I am surprised no one else mentioned it. they need to get LISTS!

UAETechs Mar 7, 2013 at 3:38 pm

Found CB and LinkedIn update, not twitter update yet

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Lalabum Mar 7, 2013 at 3:41 pm

Hoofreakinrah-the Twitter update was much needed & is much appreciated! As grateful as I am, it would be good if we could have the option to post tweets to our BBM status' again.

Graheem Mar 7, 2013 at 3:53 pm

I got the LinkedIn, CB10, & N4BB but no Twitter. As OP said - could rake a day. I can wait, I'll probably be sticking with my Plume sideload anyway.

Facebook really needs fixing. Photos don't rotate, shows my old posts but not new ones. So I use the mobile browser on for that.

CB10, & the updated website, look great. Good work CB!!

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rjedge54 Mar 7, 2013 at 3:59 pm

It looks like there are many more updates to come according to a tweet from Michael Clewley today:

Michael Clewley ‏@MichaelClewley
Update on #BlackBerry10 software updates - most will be available by end of next week with a few coming in later in the month

irwindersra Mar 8, 2013 at 8:10 am

I have had about 4 software updates pushed through on my phone from Rogers. First one was a big update size, the next 3 have been about 1mb in size.

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rjedge54 Mar 7, 2013 at 4:00 pm

Hmm....it appears that there are still some bugs in the CB 10 App. I tried to post the above comment via CB10 and got a "user is banned" message.

Marcus Adolfsson Mar 7, 2013 at 4:17 pm

Try to logout and login again, should clear it up.

The_Adventist Mar 7, 2013 at 4:04 pm

A CB10 update to go along with the Virgin update for OS10 and Twitter.

What great day for updates!!!!

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The_Adventist Mar 7, 2013 at 4:11 pm

If only we could edit our posts

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PH1L Mar 7, 2013 at 4:12 pm

Great to see updates for apps that are must haves on the Z10. All three of the updates are fantastic. They bring more features that were well needed! Keep up the great work!

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LatinoLoco24 Mar 7, 2013 at 4:26 pm

Still no lists in twitter....but nice to see they're trying.

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Croyde8 Mar 7, 2013 at 4:36 pm

Still the same problem with mentions reappearing in the hub :(

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NoAhB0Dy Mar 7, 2013 at 4:43 pm

Sigh..still no lists :( I was about to remove TweetCaster...good thing I didn't. I was always an UberSocial user so "real" Twitter clients will never come close. Nice to see an update though with some fixes. At least it is somewhat usable now. Prior, I was avoiding twitter completely cuz I hated the app so much.

BIGPOPPA_T Mar 7, 2013 at 5:07 pm

Finally, able to post from my Z10.
Looks awesome. Glad to see twitter updated. I also noticed a riptide gp update!

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hemodad Mar 7, 2013 at 5:25 pm

I have downloaded the new twitter updates they were great. Anyone else having issues with their Discover tab only showing who to follow and having a permanent loading ring?

Is there a way to fix this if it's just me? Thanks!

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JimCanuck Mar 7, 2013 at 5:58 pm

The LinkedIn update also addresses an issue where links in a LinkedIn Group forum discussion entry will actually launch the browser into the appropriate link web page, etc. And Reader helps when the pages font is not big enough.

Very neat - go to a Group, select a discussion forum, select an entry, tap on the link and voilà!

This did not work in earlier versions.

Rootbrian Mar 7, 2013 at 6:00 pm

I'll be counting on ubersocial once they do release a native application.

Until then, I'll be tweeting via identica with the ubersocial android application port once it is released and optimized for blackberry 10. I would give the official twitter thing a try when I get my Q10 though. :)

Edit: HELL YEAH for linkedin.

jfunds Mar 7, 2013 at 6:24 pm

Nice

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