BerryBuzz 2.0 Private Beta Now Open – New Features Including Support For BlackBerry Messenger!

Bellshare GmbH has just announced that the BerryBuzz 2.0 private beta is now open and includes some great new features!

BerryBuzz extends your default Blackberry alert system allowing you to customize the LED color for many alert types and keeps the LED flashing for longer than the default 15 minutes, in addition to customizable vibrate options for incoming calls (like vibrate + ring).

The BerryBuzz 2.0 Beta includes new features like support for BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook, custom LED colors, a new ‘Disco’ color, controlling your LED’s flashes and many more!

The currently available version of BerryBuzz goes for $5.95 in the store with a free trial available, just in case you don’t like using beta applications.

To join the BerryBuzz 2.0 private beta send an e-mail with the subject as ‘BerryBuzz 2.0 Beta’ to customerservice (at) bellshare.com. Visit the Bellshare forums for more info or check out the changelog after the jump.

Version 2.0.5 (July 3rd, 13:50 CET):

• Added support for BlackBerry Messenger (yep, we did it)
• Added support for Facebook
• Added coverage indicator that can be triggered when Radio/Data is available or when Radio/Data is not available
• Changed to a more compact layout
• Added support for custom LED colors
• Added new color ‘Disco’, will flash all colors in sequence
• Added LED color preview indicators to every item
• If multiple notifications with same LED color are active, the LED will only flash once for that color
• Mail notifications are now cleared only after messaging app has been opened
• Added new option to stop LED flashing after specified time
• Added new option to stop reminders after specified time
• Added option to set LED flashes interval
• Added option to set slow LED flashes interval
• Added option to set slow LED flashes interval for new coverage indicator
• Added scheduling option to mute LED and reminders during specified times of the week
• Added support for SmartAlerts, SmartAlerts notifications will override more general BerryBuzz notifications
• Added BerryPopup clearing notifications after preview is being dismissed
• Reminder items in BlackBerry profiles renamed to better match the OS names
• Restricted minimum vibrate times to 2s (Fixes single/no ring tone issue)
• Fixed ‘Slow Down LED’ option
• Fixed ‘Edit Profiles’ not working when changing reminder times
• Fixed homescreen icon on Storm showing the OS 4.2.1 icon
• Fixed LED flashing delay for SMS
• Fixed calendar only flashing for default calendar
• Fixed calendar notification not working on OS 5.0