Aim Released Aim 6.9 Beta 3
The much anticipated edition of Aim version 6.9 Beta 3 is finally been released. It offers all the features of Aim 1 and 2 and in addition to that you also get new buttons, new layout, new color, new gold design, status and away messages in your IM history.
You can now add text emotions which means you can display emoticons as text instead of images. Aim 6.9 Beta 3 comes with the following new improvements
- Sleek new design: New buttons, new layout, new color, new brand! Tell us what you think of our shiny gold look and the new layout.
- Profiles, profiles, profiles: Connect with your buddies like never before. Customize your profile, get updates from other social networks, and more. Now, you’ll never miss an update on AIM.
- If you had an AIM Profile, we’re migrating Profiles over to Bebo; if you never set one up, it’s easy. Just select Edit > My Profile to get started.
- Never miss a friend request! Get notified of new Bebo friend requests at the top of your Buddy List®.
- Get pop up notifications when Bebo friends add comments and photos. Be sure to test the preference under notifications to manage their display.
- Seamlessly add a buddy to Bebo when you add them to AIM.
- Select Add Buddy from the Buddy List Set Up icon at the top of your Buddy List.
- Add a screen name — you have to tab out or select another field before the add as a Bebo friend will display (the fade in feature is temporary).
- Save your updates and your friend request will be auto-magically sent.
- Access your buddy’s profile by hovering over them on the Buddy List. If your buddy has a profile, “View profile…” will be available.
- Don’t forget to check out functionality to send friend requests and view profiles available by right mouse clicking on a buddy’s screen name.
- Status messages in the IM: Check out the enhanced status/away in the IM form. We’ve cleaned up the noise and now display status/away messages in the IM history.
- Green is online, yellow is away, grey is offline, blue is mobile.
- You’ll see similar color updates made when you change your own state from the Buddy List and on Buddy Info.
- :) Emoticons: You asked, we answered… Finally, an option to display emoticons as text instead of images. Test the preference under Edit > Settings > Expressions.
- AIM Blast: IM your friends, coworkers, or customers all at once, and all from the convenience of your Buddy List.
- Select “Create Blast Group…” under your View menu to set up a group and get started.
- To manage changes to that group, highlight the group on your Buddy List and select “Manage Blast Group…” under the same menu.
- Never miss a new Beta: Check the preference under Edit > Settings > Notifications, and you’ll receive an update on your Buddy List the next time we have new Beta software to test.
- Plugins: We’ve added a helpful tip about the plugin feature we added with AIM 6.8.
- Look for it at the bottom of your Buddy List the second time you log in.
- It will fade in after a delay, so be patient.
- All the good stuff from AIM 6.9 Betas 1 and 2: Sign in as invisible, Ctrl + F to search your Buddy List, Search the web from the IM window. Please continue to test these features.
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