* Map Provider Allow users to select either MapQuest (default) or BlackBerry maps to display users locations.
* User action to retrieve a map You now have to click the 'Retrieve Map' button after opening a tweet in order for the map to be retrieved. This will result in substantially lower bandwidth requirements and improved battery life.
* UberChannel date display bug fix Fixed a bug where tweets in UberChannel streams had the date incorrectly displayed.
* Resetting tweets to retrieve bug Fixed bug where on an upgrade the number of tweets to retrieve would reset to 60.
* Highlight color in Midnight Theme bubble layout The highlight color in the Midnight theme when using the bubble layout is now much easier to discern.
* Text Ad color We changed the color of the text ads to conform to the them colors. The ads are still clearly marked as an advertisement.
* GPS Radio Activation The GPS radio will now only be activated when you open the compose tweet screen IF you have selected to use the GPS radio to determine location. This should greatly reduce battery drain, but may result in the location mechanism falling back to the cell tower method on some occassions.
Sweet, thanks for posting the change log battery life improvements are always welcome. I really preferred Google Maps, but all and all I don't really care about the exact location of tweets anyways
I even went to the new one for sh*ts and giggles, I don't notice any difference other than the maps. Good God I never realized how bad BB Maps and Mapquest are.
Beta-9 release 2 is now available for download! The version number is 0.993. The major change in this release is to switch from using Google Maps to your choice of either BlackBerry Maps or MapQuest. We hope to bring Google Maps back in a subsequent release and also support Bing Maps so our users will have the widest choice available.
battery life improvements are always welcome. I really preferred Google Maps, but all and all I don't really care about the exact location of tweets anyways