Foursquare for BlackBerry has once again been updated and now resides at version 1.9.85. The new version adds a few features as well as the usual tweaks and bug fixes. User feedback keeps the good things coming, so don't be lazy and send in your comments when you have bugs or suggestions. New features include:
- Email/txt tip details - Quickly send a great foursquare tip to a friend via email/txt.
- New badge detail view.
- New comments view.
- Add comments to a shout.
- Improvements to notifications.
- Improved memory management and cleanup.
- Built in help and support for common questions/issues.
- Streamlined photo view support for profiles.
The update is available for download from foursquare.com/blackberry/beta and should show up in BlackBerry App World soon as well.
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Foursquare for BlackBerry updated to version 1.9.85
I wish foursquare fix their GPS here in the Philippines, I was at our place and it says I'm 17632+ meters from my place. Weird
Mine does weird stuff too but I think it's my phone GPS and nothing to do with Foursquare. I'll check in once and then the next check in on that trip, it thinks I'm back at home again! :)
Agreed... Ive had nothing but issues with the GPS and location finding with the current release. Lets hope this release fixes that. I dont understand why the app doesnt have the option to refresh your location.
Foursqauare and GPS is complete garbage. It will rarely find your current location and this is not because of the phone. Native BB apps work flawlessly and so does Poynt and Google Maps. It's only Foursquare that has a hard time using GPS accurately.
It's because of how foursquare utilizes gps. If your running a gps app already it will find you good same if you are not using a lot of app currently. Foursquare just uses what first. So using the last tower know works faster for it. It won't wait for the phone to kick on the gps
Downloading now, wonder if they've fixed the issue with picture uploads. No option to search all your saved photos...can really only take a picture "on demand" and only in landscape (won't rotate). At least this has been my experience on my storm. Reported it but never heard back. Fingers crossed! Thanks for the notice!
It amazes me that Foursquare for the Android and IOS are on version 3.0 of the API and us Blackberry users are still in version 1.X - They went through the whole version 2.0 and various updates and are now in 3.0 with talks of going to to 4.0
Ridiculous !!!
Totally concur on this issue... There is still a large and viable market for BB so why are they slow in upgrading.
I'm not sure the version numbers are completely comparable. The newest 1.9.xx BlackBerry app has a lot of features (tips, to-dos, comments, photos, etc.) that were present in the 2.x versions for iOS and Android but not their 1.x versions.
That said, I agree we ARE behind feature-wise...wonder how long it will take for the 3.0 features to come to BlackBerry.
Andrea...sitting at the bar alone?? Get it together sister..
I really want them to actually do up WIFI for the foursquare. This is convenient if you are roaming and can check in quickly at places that have free Wifi. iPhone has it, where is the BB version.?
I only have 1.9.77 on my 9000 :S
They really have been rolling out the updates as of late!
I too am hoping for some sort of Wifi friendly version in the future. On my 9700, running 5.0, foursquare doesn't play nice with wifi. I get some pretty odd connection issues when I try to e-mail, BBM or use the internet(when I have a cell and wifi signal). More often than not, exiting foursquare helps. If I'm on just a wifi signal with no cell service, then things really don't play nicely.
Anyone else?
The last 4-5 updates kill my BIS connection stone dead for 10-20 mins each time i use Fouresqure using OS5 or BB6 on my 9700
My Storm 1 didnt like this update. no landscape support! Uninstalled and going back to old version.
:(
I downloaded this "update" and when my phone rebooted I had LOST many apps like Twitter, Facebook, BeWeather, App World, AIM, Yahoo IM, etc etc. THANK GOD I had a backup of my phone. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS! Stick with 1.9.77!
No idea what JEH697 is on about.. just downloaded and didnt lose all these apps you say you lost. Maybe your phone is just messed up... not foursquares fault. Worked very fast... maybe cos im on WiFi even though it says it does not support WiFi.
Works just fine for me.. no issues.
Ignore JEH697's message of doom.