Blackberry AOL INSTANT MESSENGER SERVICE RELEASE NOTES V2.5 User Manual

AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM Service) for BlackBerry Smartphones

Release Notes

2.5

New features and enhancements

Item	Description
Application updates	You now receive a notification message when a new version is available. You can also manually check for the latest
	version of the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices by doing the following:
	On the sign in screen, press the Menu key > Check for Update.
Conversations	Messages that you type but do not send are no longer deleted when you press the Escape key. The next time that you
	open the conversation, you can edit your message and send it to your Buddy.
UI enhancements	The Home screen icon has been updated and new emoticons are now available.
Conversation history	You can now search for text in the conversation history for a Buddy.
Shortcut icons	To add a shortcut icon of a Buddy to the Home screen of your device so that you can quickly start conversations with
	the Buddy, do the following:
	1.	On the Buddy List screen, in a Buddy group, highlight a Buddy.
	2.	Press the Menu key > Show In Home Screen.
	To stop displaying the Buddy on the Home screen, click Remove From Home Screen.

About updating your applications

Updating the applications on your BlackBerry® device can offer you the following benefits:

>access to new features

>resolve a technical issue

You can download applications from the BlackBerry App World™ storefront. For more information about the BlackBerry App World storefront, on a computer visit www.blackberry.com/appworld.

If you need help using an application, you can find answers in the application by pressing the Menu key and clicking Help on your device.

System requirements

>at least 750 KB of application memory

>BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.5 or later

>a wireless service plan that supports instant messaging

Fixed issues

This section lists fixed issues for the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices 2.5.

Conversations

After reading a new message from a Buddy, the new item indicator might have remained on your BlackBerry device and the LED indicator might have continued to blink.

If you have a device with BlackBerry® Device Software 5.0 or later, you might not have been able to see messages that you typed in the conversation field.

General

After inviting a Buddy, you might have seen a duplicate Buddy in the Buddy List.

If you took a picture in the Camera application, you might not have been able to send the picture to a Buddy by using the menu on the preview screen.

If you highlighted a Buddy, "No Name" appeared in menu items such as Email <Buddy's name> instead of the Buddy's name.

If you opened the menu on the Buddy List® screen, the My Info option appeared twice.

If you linked a Buddy with the Contacts application, there was no menu option to remove the link.

Known issues

This section lists known issues for the AIM® service for BlackBerry® devices 2.5.

Conversations

If you receive a message from a person who is not on your Buddy List®, if you respond to the message, a new conversation is started.

If you have a BlackBerry device with BlackBerry® Device Software 4.7.1 or earlier, you might not be able to see messages that you type in the conversation field. Workaround: You can try starting a new conversation with the Buddy.

General

If you are using BlackBerry Device Software 6.0 and you rename a BlackBerry contact that is linked with the AIM service for BlackBerry devices, the AIM contact might not appear in search results.

Workaround: You can remove and relink the contact with the Contacts application.

Custom status messages might not display in the AIM service for BlackBerry devices.

If you turn on encryption for your device and you set the AIM service for BlackBerry devices to automatically sign in, when you unlock your device, the application might not automatically sign in.