The guys in Beta Zone have been keeping us busy with new updates on some of our favorite apps from RIM! The latest one has been with BlackBerry Messenger as known as BBM. This update is a final candidate release and it bumps BBM to version 7.0.0.121, which is filled with lots of many new updates and fixes. Of course with the release of BBM 7.0 we seen the ability to make BBM calls over WiFi, so check out the list below to see what other updates that have been released with this version of BBM.
Call stays ‘connecting’ for a very long time
In the message “Missed voice” name of the contact is not visible
‘Not talking’ and ‘Not interested’ emoticons swapped
Emoticons appear small, regardless of font size
Emoticons don’t match in status message and display name after changing font sizes
Uncaught exception or no audio when calling between 9810 and a 9981 on 7.0 OS
Device opening a secure connection to sip.int.voip.blackberry.com but the server’s certificate contains a different domain: sip.voip.blackberry.com
The timestamp in the email text that is forwarded from BBM Group Chat is not accurate
Declining a phone call while in a voice chat will cause the voice chat to have no audio
BBM contact status not updated correctly and BBM Voice icon remains disabled after Child Protection goes from enabled to disable
While in a active phone call, receiving a BBM Voice Call will put the device in speaker mode automatically for OS 7.1.0 device
While in a active phone call, receiving a BBM Voice Call will drop the audio for the phone call for OS 6.0 device
After cancelling an outbound call another outbound call is placed automatically
Chat ended with call history added twice
Unable to restore BBM contact list for one-time recovery from SD card when SD card has 0 bytes free
User can send voice notes while on a call using convenience key and with on screen attach button
Device becomes frozen after receiving an MVS call during a BBM Voice chat
When receiving a phone call while in a voice chat, there is no audio in a voice chat when ringing
When receiving a phone call while in a voice chat, the message explaining that accepting the phone call will end the voice chat is cut off
No menu option to activate speaker phone or headset when call screen is minimized
Contact Voice Status appears in italics beside music symbol when replacing Music status
NullPointerException popped up on screen after battery pull
BBM still shows the Name of the song as status, even though the song is not playing and Show What I’m Listening To is unchecked
So if you are haven’t grabbed the latest version of BBM well follow the link below to sign up for Beta Zone if you are a first time user, or sign into your account if you are a member and grab the latest version of BBM.