A BlackBerry Ltd. (NASDAQ:BBRY ) representative told the International Business Times that the BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM, team is still “working around the clock” to release BBM for Android and iPhone (iOS). But Victoria Berry, the BlackBerry rep, said the company has “not announced a new timeline in terms of when BBM will come to Android and Apple devices.”
Update (10/15/13): BlackBerry's Frank Boulben told Reuters he expects BBM for Android and iPhone to launch "within days," and that the company was confident it had fixed the issues that plagued the original release last month.
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BBM became popular long before the modern smartphone, as a standout feature on BlackBerry’s slew of keyboard-toting feature phones allowing users email access on the go. BBM for Android and iPhone will offer the same notifications for when a message is delivered and read as on BlackBerry devices -- a move that some analysts said could hurt handset sales for the struggling manufacturer, as BBM is still a draw for consumers in certain regions.
Berry said BlackBerry 10, or BB10, is “an incredibly powerful OS,” and that -- along with BlackBerry smartphones such as the Q10 and new Z30 and “everything we are building around that system” -- it will remain a draw for customers, despite the rollout of BBM on Android and Apple mobile devices. Berry denied that the failed launch of BBM for Android and iOS was merely a ploy to show the app’s popularity, thereby raising the value of the BlackBerry’s BBM arm before any potential sale
BBM coming to Android September 21 next year. Only fakes are out now. Everybody use WhatsApp and ChatOn
ReplyDeleteNot likely bro
ReplyDeleteyeah wondering the same though
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