BerryWeather 2.5 Released; Includes Push Notifications, Instant Weather Alerts, & More

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)

If you already own BerryWeather, you can visit the BellShare website and upgrade for free. Otherwise, BerryWeather offers a free trial and it is $9.95 to purchase.