BlackBerry App World 1.1 unleashed, makes welcome improvements to store navigation

If you've been using your BlackBerry in the last 24 hours or so, you've probably noticed that red star plastered on the App World icon, signaling it's time for an upgrade. Yes, RIM's version of the app store has hit version 1.1, and the bulk of the update concerns better navigation options -- new categories, top downloads for free and premium apps, and the ability to sort search results by name, release date, rating, price, and developer. Outside of that, we've also got the option to now archive apps on SD card or other memory, but unfortunately there's no option to run those programs without reinstalling to internal memory. The update is available for all countries, including the recently-introduced group of ten. Full details after the break.

This mobile client update includes:

Enhanced discovery

• View the catalog by free vs. paid top downloads
• Additional categories and sub-categories

Customers can sort their search results by:

• Newest
• Highest Rated
• Price (lowest/highest)
• Developer (alphabetical)
• Application Name (alphabetical)

Archive apps: Customers can now archive their apps to SD Card or on-device storage memory and reinstall when they want to use them.

New customers can go to Mobile.BlackBerry.com or BlackBerry.com/AppWorld to download BlackBerry App World 1.1. Current users will be notified of the new version a red star (splat!) on the BlackBerry App World icon.

Available to download in five languages (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish), BlackBerry App World 1.1 is also now available to customers in Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal and the Channel Islands, as well as those in the U.S., UK and Canada.

[syclone1978 Posted Aug 2nd 2009 12:35AM]

I installed the new App World and so far I love it. Question is, can we archive to SD Card and I just haven't figured it out? I archived 1 game I had installed and it put it in the device memory.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 2nd 2009 3:42PM]

I have noticed this as well.. they say that you can put the archived apps on your SD card.. Well mine is saving the archives to my device memory.. What the deal with that.. They also say that an icon will remain in the folder you originally DL'd the file in... Not the case.. you have to open App world and then go to my world and reinstall there.... Not how they advertised it to us... What gives BB.........

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 2nd 2009 3:51PM]

I have noticed this very same thing... BB has advertised that you can archive said apps to your SD card and the Icon to this Said app will remain in the folder that i had downloaded it to.... Neither are the case... Not only does the Icon not stay in the folder that i DL'd it to.. I have to open app world and head to my world to reinstall it there... huge waste of time... Next the archiving to the SD card.... doesnt happen... unless i am missing something it is getting saved to my Device memory.... What is the deal with that BB.. very disapointing... Hope That i am missing something.. there are no options to even change the prefferances...
HMMMMM FAIL.....

[dan325013 Posted Aug 2nd 2009 1:39AM]

lol I feel so bad for what Blackberry Storm users have to put up with. That interface on those two devices is absolute crap... not even joking.

[Quikboy Posted Aug 2nd 2009 1:52AM]

Yeah, and people still complain about the Windows Mobile UI, but because it has a Blackberry brand, it's okay. Put this next to Windows Mobile 6.5 and the Blackberry OS is very outdated.

[dan325013 Posted Aug 2nd 2009 1:57AM]

Yeah I know, it's pretty funny. I think they talked about this in the Engadget weekly podcast, and how Blackberry needs an overhaul. I believe all the other major companies have done so. Palm made the Web OS, Google's platform is fairly modern, and they consistently push updates like Cupcake to make sure that it is up to date, even Microsoft put out 6.5, which isn't exactly iPhone OS or Palm Web OS quality, but still a much needed improvement. Now Blackberry needs to update their mobile phone platform. I think that the OS on the bold is okay, but this is really unacceptable for Blackberry customers using the Storm. Seriously, this is garbage.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 2nd 2009 1:52AM]

It's not that engadget or ross miller don't know what they are posting is an incorrect screenshot but they want to show RIM and BlackBerry in bad light and so they post screenshot of something that is totally incorrect.

And they have been doing this from the very begining. Post after post on AppWorld is misleading with the wrong screenshot. I don't think ross miller is blind but rather I just think he wants to show what a big douche bag he is.

[Shane Posted Aug 2nd 2009 9:55AM]

What everyone seems to be missing is the fact that you have to install and update App World FROM the Application Center so technically, at least in this post, the photo is correct.

[slinky317 Posted Aug 2nd 2009 10:19AM]

@Shane, not necessarily. If you just go to www.blackberry.com/appworld/download you can get it there without even having to go to the Application Center.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 2nd 2009 2:14PM]

Hello, where can i get the update if my BBAW icon shows no available update "star" or no way of checking of updates?

Please and Thank you!

[tiepair Posted Aug 2nd 2009 3:09PM]

Read one post above yours for the OTA url.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2009 5:00AM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l26ZTY8Zix4

[ikithme Posted Aug 4th 2009 5:08AM]

Wait... Thats app center in your picture there... Yes there is a difference. App center is for carrier apps only app world is generalized. Get your screen shot right please.