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Twitter for BlackBerry version 1.1.0.16 now available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone

by Adam Zeis on 22 Feb 2011 12:52 PM
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Twitter for BlackBerry

After the leak of Twitter for BlackBerry over the weekend, it looks like RIM has one-upped and released version 1.1.0.16 in the Beta Zone. The new version features a bunch of updates that keep it going strong. Along with the updated UI and another new homescreen icon comes Push mentions (awesome), geotagging, chat-style direct messages, topic autocomplete for hashtags and more. The update is available in the BlackBery Beta Zone, so if you're not a member head to the link below and get yourself registered.

Download Twitter for BlackBerry in the Beta Zone

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73 Comments

Posted by crigga84 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 460 days ago

After all that hassle in getting the leaked version to work as well.

Doh!!!

 
 
Posted by WillieWill Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I know right!

 
 
Posted by sris Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 460 days ago

Amazing.. just gonna download it right away..

 
 
Posted by orenzai Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 460 days ago

first!

 
 
Posted by crigga84 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 460 days ago

In yer dreams :)

 
 
Posted by Revyrah Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 460 days ago

... Math does wonders for people...

 
 
Posted by orenzai Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

gah!! i posted that after i was done installing the app :( didnt bother to refresh the page. hahah my bad!

 
 
Posted by datta72 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

hahahahahaha #FAIL

 
 
Posted by airbrnetravel Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 460 days ago

As the leaked one was only for OS6 I wonder if this ver is the same? Or can us still on OS5 partake?

 
 
Posted by Irish_711 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

It's available from OS4.5 on up.

 
 
Posted by ifraser Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

ok, i logged into my account, get messenger 5.0.2 available but no twitter update, why put these on if they arent actually available to all of us?

 
 
Posted by mckillio Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Crackberry or RIM? I'd be more pissed if these stories weren't posted and I was eligible.

 
 
Posted by ifraser Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Woo hoo!! Now downloaded on both bberry's and working a treat.

 
 
Posted by alsawa2 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Homescreen icon looks ugly!

 
 
Posted by mcdanielnc89 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I don't like the new icon! I liked the one on the leaked version better! lol

 
 
Posted by sris Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

As of now i dont see my mentions getting pushed.. going to reboot the phone!

 
 
Posted by Ntario Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

When you map something in this twitter on the storm 2 you can Pinch to Zoom in or out of the map. it works quite well also

 
 
Posted by Treatz Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Finally
Push mentions comes to the push platform.
just release it retail and not beta

 
 
Posted by FlyHigh365 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

What are push mentions by the way?

 
 
Posted by datta72 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

It's pretty much when someone mentions you, instead of waiting for you twitter account to refresh for you to get the message, it comes instantly. Similar to "push" emails

 
 
Posted by ffejie Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Why does only T4BB have this capability for push? Is there a reason someone like UberSocial (nee UberTwitter) can't develop push DMs? It seems like a killer feature. In fact, I use both T4BB and UberSocial on my device so I can get push functionality.

 
 
Posted by BlueandWhiteBerry Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Tried to download 5 times and fails at different stages each time. Bat pulled a few times old twitter deleted and still no joy. Back to leaked version for me.

 
 
Posted by BlueandWhiteBerry Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Apparantly 6th time a charm ha ha! Apart from icon I don't see much dofference in UI. See how it pans out I reckon.

 
 
Posted by r0gueleader Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Icon isn't an upgrade (why add the speach bubble??), UI isn't much different...

I'm not going to switch purely based on push mentions.

For now, I'm going to stick with UberSocial. If the official Twitter app comes up with an answer to the UberBar, then maybe I'll make the switch. All I know for sure is that the 2 days while UberTwitter was down, I was thoroughly unhappy using the official Twitter app.

 
 
Posted by pischke Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I don't know about everyone else, but I love the new icon. It looks great with the speech bubble.

 
 
Posted by elvin1983 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I like it too, I think it looks nice. The speech bubble is a little different, and not 100% necessary, but I can understand it.

 
 
Posted by pischke Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

It seems like it fits in better with the rest of the icons with the bubble around the bird. I like it better than the Twitter "t".

 
 
Posted by readon1 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

can someone post an OTA please?!

 
 
Posted by madasafishuk Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

You cant post an OTA, as it requires a key code which is matched to your PIN and BB Beta ID.

Anyone who does is also in breach of the NDA's that they sign when joining the Beta programs.

Sorry to be a spoil sport

 
 
Posted by kmbauer Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

When I try sign up for a chance to beta test Twitter 1.1 I get the following message -> You are not authorized to view this program area.

 
 
Posted by iSin Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Registrations are over i guess

 
 
Posted by toppa Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

prefered the .13 icon

 
 
Posted by DJLILM Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

It want yet me sign up

 
 
Posted by Bilaal Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I didn't get an email containing my "unique" keycode. Now, I gotta wait 3days for them to send me one...sucks.

 
 
Posted by toppa Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

make sure your pin correct and try downloading again

 
 
Posted by KNIGHTRIDER Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

what icon is that love icon?

 
 
Posted by Adam Zeis Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

It's my wife's BBM icon.

 
 
Posted by Dwain77 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Just downloaded, thanks for the heads up CB!

 
 
Posted by KNIGHTRIDER Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

@adam i see. i love the way its an icon. how did you get it to be that image?

 
 
Posted by Irish_711 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

If I were to guess... His wife has it as her BBM pic and he saved the contact to his home screen. Just a guess though.

 
 
Posted by leafs123 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Not digging the beta. Weren't push notifications in the older T4BB because I always got a notification on my inbox when i received a @ or direct message. Gonna stick with SocialScope since tweets and everything loads much faster.

 
 
Posted by synthmole Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

That bug has been there for a while and totally ignored.

 
 
Posted by rryoung Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

i downloaded the app, and got my keycode but it wont paste into the field. I can copy but when i paste it into the field nothing happens so i cant use the app. anyone know what to do to fix this?

 
 
Posted by jlyriq Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I can't paste it either???

 
 
Posted by mwbeeby Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I had the same problem. Instead of pressing the menu key and then selecting paste, I held down the track pad and selected paste. This method worked for me.

 
 
Posted by yeahboyyy Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Yeah, this is what I had to do...worked perfectly.

 
 
Posted by jlyriq Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

didnt work for me :-(

 
 
Posted by Irish_711 Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 459 days ago

Ultimately what I had to do as well.

 
 
Posted by bastard4life Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

That sucked! My phone would not let me paste the keycode so I had to type it in. Could that keycode be any longer?

 
 
Posted by HyperionMark Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Like T4BB overall, but need multi account management. It's a deal breaker. Back to Uber_____

 
 
Posted by ddj247 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Is key code required or is there a work around for the last leak? Haven't tried yet...

 
 
Posted by WillieWill Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

its not a leak.

 
 
Posted by WillieWill Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

its not a leak.

 
 
Posted by Mark1108 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

When I want to register on BB beta zone it says: "We're sorry, the application form is not yet available for your country. We are adding new country locations over time. Please be patient as we continue to expand across the globe." I live in the Netherlands. How can I get the new twitter beta? :(

 
 
Posted by simonstark Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Change your country to USA.

 
 
Posted by Bajanbastard Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I'm liking it so far

 
 
Posted by kanehusky Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I can't copy/paste the keycode! Using leaked OS 6.0.0.448. I really don't wanna have to type this thing out...

 
 
Posted by yeahboyyy Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Hold your trackpad down instead of trying to do it through the menu.

 
 
Posted by kanehusky Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

That worked, thanks!

 
 
Posted by yeahboyyy Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Is it just me or is this the most cumbersome thing ever to get downloaded.....delete this, install that, sign in here, agree to this term, agree to that term, make sure info is correct, agree to another term, tell them the name of your unborn child, agree to another term....download.

 
 
Posted by joefufu760 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

I downloaded thisearlier today and it fried my phone. Waiting for my carrier to send me a new one. Don't Go Near It.

 
 
Posted by FlyHigh365 Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Speak for yourself. I've been using this all day and I must say I like it.

 
 
Posted by youagain Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

push and visual notifications not working just yet.

 
 
Posted by Saint_Errant Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 459 days ago

Seems that like so much from RIM these days, if you live outside the USA or Canada you are screwed as RIM don't give a toss about the rest of us! Getting sick of this disrespect to worldwide customers now.

 
 
Posted by Aalejandro Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 459 days ago

Just make a US account , RIM doesn't care if u live underwater just make a US account problem solved

 
 
Posted by miz_pimp Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 459 days ago

I downloaded this last night, but getting the icon of the leaked .13, although I didn't have it installed (I'm on OS5). I prefer the icon with the speech bubble, to be honest. Will see if I can redownload to get the new icon.

Apart from that, the app is a little slow, but then again, it always was. I still love it though! I especially love the new look; It's fresh, and elegant, and the push mentions is long overdue!

 
 
Posted by Mark1108 Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 459 days ago

I'm not able to create a us account.... Can someone make an account for me and pin it to me? 22A68BF8

 
 
Posted by NSheld Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 459 days ago

Installed and working fine.

Nothing obvious jumps out at me.

Stability is the main thing and its hunky dory :)

 
 
Posted by jwsnj3rd Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 458 days ago

works good like the look didnt try the leak

 
 
Posted by r0gueleader Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 458 days ago

They took away the feature when you press "@" it brings up the list of names you follow?

So lame.

 
 
Posted by therealyoungin Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 458 days ago

I got Os5 and i have the .13 icon. and i've been using this ever since yesterday and have had no problems. i like tfbb now. so much that i've deleted Uber

 
 
Posted by Charger83 Thursday, Feb 24, 2011 458 days ago

Socialscope is way better! Forget Uber,SF,or TFBB...!

 
 
Posted by r0gueleader Thursday, Feb 24, 2011 458 days ago

Nahhh... UberSocial, FTW.