Tilt for BlackBerry 10 has been an app that’s been around for as long as BlackBerry 10 has. Following some controversy surrounding the app which saw Tilt being removed for download from BlackBerry World, the developer team behind it (and many other great apps) have revived the app, re-working the app from the ground up with all new UI and UX.
Incase you didn’t know, Tilt for BlackBerry 10 is a contextual app which manages the users most important information. With an adaptive user interface, Tilt uses the Sidekick Engine that also works their other app (ARKick) including the works of BlackBerry’s Sweden Tilt UI Concept. Using the phone’s gyroscopic orientation, the information is displayed to give a non-obtrusive experience to the user. Tilt for BlackBerry 10 is an app you should have on your BlackBerry 10 simply for showing off – it’s that cool.
ReFocus Tech’s CEO Mayur More had a few words to say regarding the app and the update:
“We are extremely sorry to all our users for making them have to wait for so long for the update. We had given up on Tilt, but thanks to the support of the BlackBerry Developer community and the love for the app shown by all of our users- we decided to rebuild the whole app from the ground up. Regarding the public controversies surrounding Tilt, I hope we all can put that behind us, as things like these keep on happening- it can only make us stronger to face what lies ahead. A special shout out to CellNinja (Roger LeBlanc) for his continuous support and guidance through the course of the project.”
The changelog is massive but here goes:
Tilt v2.2.0.34 Changelogs:
Complete revamp of the app with better User Experience and interface
- Added ‘Stocks’ Block
- Added ‘Messages’ Block (Shows emails and SMS messages)
- Added Swipe to Refresh on each Block
- Added Custom Priority settings for each Block (High, Medium and Low)
- Added a ‘Themes’ option in Application Menu. Total 13 themes are available
- Added new ‘Squircle’ animation on Refresh and Loading
- Added new fade in animation on tilting the device
- Added option to choose the number of Blocks visible. You can display from 4 to 7 blocks, with default 7 blocks being shown
- Added option to Restore In-App Purchases in Settings menu
- Added option to add and remove unlimited number of stocks to follow
- Added option to change Stock Update Interval
- Added option to have Tilt mode Persist on Startup
- Added option to turn of LED Notifications
- Added new highlight animation on updating blocks (Can be disabled in settings)
- Added option for distance (Metric or Imperial)
- Added ‘Crackberry’ as an option in News Feed
- Added new pages in Tutorial to reflect new features
- Added random popup to join ReFocus BBM Channel once in a while
- Active frame adjusted to show the colors from the current theme in Tilt
- Active frame now shows icon on top when frame is longer than wide, and shows icon to the left when frame is wider than long
- Active frame design tweaked with padding and adjustments
- ActionItem will be on Signature for 10.3+
- Tutorial now has a ‘cancel’ button and is in a Scroll View
- Tapping on ‘Places’ block now shows options to Call place, Show in Maps or Open in Foursquare
- Tapping on ‘Events’ Block invokes Calendar app as an invokable card
- Tapping on ‘News’ Block invokes reader mode Powered by Readability
- Tapping on ‘Email’ Block invokes default mail or SMS app ‘Battery’ Block now displays if your phone is charging
- ‘Weather’ Block icon changes depending on the current weather
- Changed minimum OS version to 10.2 (from 10.0 previously)
- Changes to Temperature setting now reflect in both ‘Weather’ and ‘Battery’ block
- Changed links in the Settings menu to reflect new social profiles, website and email
- Changed default color scheme
- Changed the ‘Help’ menu to reflect new changes and additions
- New app icon
- New icon set for internal icons
- Improved impact on battery and CPU usage (< 0.5% on average)
- Refreshing the app now refreshes almost instantly
- Swiping left on Email block marks that Email as ‘Read’ from Tilt
- Removed useless context menus on long press for all blogs
- Removed spacing between blocks
- Removed Time display
- Removed ‘Notes’ Block
The app is now available for download and will only cost $0.99/£0.75 (previous pricing was $1.99)
Update isn’t quite available yet, but will be very shortly sometime over the weekend, so keep checking back!
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