BBM Music Updated in the BlackBerry Beta Zone to v1.0.0.117

BBM Music has been updated to v1.0.0.117  in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. REQUIRED: Please uninstall your current version of BBM Music prior to installing this version.

What’s New?

General Improvements

  • Users with a reduced BlackBerry data plan can use BBM Music over Wi-Fi
  • Account and subscription information is now shown in Options
  • Trial length is now shown on first use of the application
  • Low memory warning shown when there is not enough memory to run
  • SureType and virtual keyboard errors fixed
  • Updated text in all supported languages

Media Playback Improvements

  • Player now lets you click album art to play in more cases
  • Playback stability improved, especially on CDMA devices
  • Improved offline song playback on OS 5.0 devices
  • Improved long song playback on devices with low memory
  • Improved warnings about streaming over the mobile network
  • Reduced the delay when skipping songs
    Faster opening of large playlists

Contacts Improvements

  • Easier sorting of songs
  • Faster loading of All Songs
  • Notification icons for comments and friend requests
  • Performance improvements to support larger numbers of contacts
  • URLs for email invites and sharing are now much shorter (recipient needs the new version of BBM Music)
  • PIN of the invitee is hidden when inviting user from BBM Music to BBM
  • BBM 6.0.1 beta users can now invite BBM contacts that don’t have BBM Music installed

Known Issues

  • Playback may not stop if Bluetooth is uncleanly disconnected
  • Refreshing screens can cause rendering issues on certain device resolutions
  • Saving playlists with many songs may result in delays
  • BBM Music email invite links are only actionable through Menus on certain device builds.
  • Connecting to BBM can cause delay at Step 2 of 4 requiring application restart
  • Email links sent will not open in older version of BBM Music
  • Prompts to download a newer BBM version will not work until BBM 6.0.1 is available

Keycodes

  • This is a limited beta, and you’ll be emailed a keycode once you download BBM Music. You will be asked to enter this keycode once the application is installed.
  • Once the keycode has been inputted and accepted, proceed through the in-app registration process to connect BBM Music to BBM.
  • In the event that you do not receive a keycode, please click here for support

Head on over the the Blackberry Beta Zone for the update!