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BerryWeather, one of the best and most advanced weather apps for BlackBerry, has been updated to version 2.5! This feature rich app has gotten a lot of new updates and fixes, which will surely make BerryWeather a continued success. Full update list after the break.



Updates and Features in BerryWeather 2.5:

• Added push support to instantly notify about weather alerts without draining the battery


• Added support for custom icons. We are looking forward to iconsets created by the community!


• Added support for sharing weather and advisory via Twitter


• Added support for BlackBerry LBS (location based services) on OS 5.0 and higher devices for cell location lookup. This greatly improve cell location lookup accuracy


• Improved weather alert support and filtering


• Added new icon size XXX-Large


• Added new theme “Day&Night Transparent”


• New default background image in Day&Night theme. Shows sunlit sky for daytime, moonlit sky for nighttime locations. Transitions smoothly between locations on touchscreen devices (try it  )


• Added support for wide background images. If a background image is wider than the screen it will scroll slightly in the background while you move from location to location.


• Added option to show a shortcut on the homescreen for selected locations (OS 6.0 only)


• New titlebar showing full device radio status and application indicators (OS 6.0t only)


• Added support for restricting auto update during certain hours of the day


• Added option to toggle automatic/manual updating per location


• Added option to turn of advisories for a location


• Added ‘lighten/darken’ background setting for homescreen wallpaper


• Added font color setting for homescreen wallpaper


• Added separate font settings for homescreen wallpaper


• Added daily/hourly forecast option to homescreen wallpaper


• Added drop shadows below text for better legibility


• Added option to select font family (OS 5.0 and higher)