BBM Music App Updated, Still Available In The BlackBerry Beta Zone

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We saw RIM unveil BBM Music back in late-August and at the time they also released an app into the BlackBerry Beta Zone. And well, while BBM Music is still dubbed a beta offering, there is some good news in the form of an updated app.

Yup, an updated BBM Music app has come available for those willing to play in the Beta Zone. The update brings the app to version 1.0.0.124 and it contains a rather long list of improvements. Anyway, while we can understand that many BlackBerry users avoid the Beta Zone and wait for final releases before beginning to play — the availability of BBM Music does come with at least one perk — the ability to use the service without paying.

In other words, think of using the Beta Zone version of the app as getting an extended free trial period. Remember, BBM Music will be priced at $4.99 per month, however the charge will not kick-in until the app leaves beta. With that and without any further adieu, here is the changelog for BBM Music version 1.0.0.124;

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 warnings shown when there is not enough memory to cache songs or run application
• 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