If you have not yet seen, BlackBerry notified that there is an update to BBM Channels via their Beta Channel which now includes animated GIF’s. They have a GIF pack that can be downloaded as a separate zipped folder containing 9 additional GIF’s.
New Features include:
- Search for Channels – Within the “Browse Channels” tab on BlackBerry 10 and the “New Channel” tab on BBOS, users may now search and discover new Channels.
- Active Text for Channel ID’s Within BBOS (5, 6, and 7) – Whenever a BBM Channel ID is noted within BBOS, users can select the Channel ID to open up the channel within BBM. *Coming soon to BB10, but not in this release!*
- Deleting My Own Channel – Users may now delete their own Channels from the device. The Channel will be deleted from any subscriber’s devices as well.
- Support for Animated GIF’s – Users may now add an animated GIF to their post, bringing motion and a richer experience to their channels. Check out the bonus animated gif pack under the download tabs that we’ve posted to help you test out this new feature!
- View Subscriber Count Within a Channel’s Preview Screen – Users may now see the total number of subscribers to a Channel, from the Channel preview screen.
- Repost Channel Content – BBM Channels now allows users to repost content they like in channels they subscribe to, into their own Channel.
Known Issues:
Notable Known Issues for the latest BBM Channels builds are as follows:
BB10:
- A deleted Channel is not being removed from the subscribers list. Workaround: Close and re-open BBM.
BBOS:
- Animated gifs are not rendering properly. Workaround: Open the image in full screen, then back out.
Update is applicable to BBOS and BB10 which can be found here
