The BlackBerry maker is the publisher of the BlackBerry 10 platform that produces tablets and smartphones , but BlackBerry is also a publisher of mobile services. Among all of features that have the most potential, there is BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the instant messaging service of BlackBerry, and soon on Android and iOS.
Time is no longer time to use BBM only on BlackBerry users. The latest BlackBerry live conference was an opportunity to announce the arrival of BBM service as applications on Android and iOS by the summer.
The initiative makes sense, while all of instant messaging services are struggling to gain the attention of users and become the reference application. If BlackBerry can count on the base of tens of millions users, openness to other dominant platforms that can help increase its use and contribute to its recognition as a platform for cross-platform messaging, although that this extension does not seem to apply to the field of tablets.
And according to the T-Mobile UK's tweet, the Android and iOS BBM will be available for download from 27 June. They should be free on the respective recoverable portals OS.
BlackBerry Messenger service (BBM) on Android and iOS |
Update BBM lauch :
BlackBerry well always promises the arrival of BBM on Android and iOS this summer but he denies availability for June 27, as suggested by the updates from T-Mobile UK (since removed). The manufacturer will provide himself the effective date of availability of mobile applications on Apple Store and Google Play portals.