BBM for Android available on 21st of September, iOS on 22nd of September

[Updated: BlackBerry had announced that they have paused the roll out for both platform as there are a lot of unofficial apps in Play Store and App Store and it had more than 1.1 million active users. The unofficial app will be disabled by the company soon enough before they start the roll out of BBM for Android and resume the release of BBM for iPhone.]

Following by yesterday BlackBerry Z30 unveiling event, BlackBerry today has announced through their blog that the BBM will  begin rolling out for Android and iOS around the world from 21st of September.



If you did not know much of BBM, below are all the highlights for BBM for Android and iOS.

BBM for Android and iOS features:

• BBM Chat – Enjoy real, immediate conversations with friends on Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. Not only does BBM let you know that your message has been delivered and read, it also shows you that your friend is responding to the message.
More than chat – With BBM you can share files on your phone such as photos and voice notes, all in an instant.
• Keep your group in the loop – Multi-person chats are a great way to invite contacts to chat together. BBM Groups lets you invite up to 30 friends to chat together, and go a step further than multi-chat by sharing photos and schedules. And, with Broadcast Message, you can send a message out to all your BBM contacts at once.
• Post Updates and stay in the know – BBM lets you post a personal message, profile picture and your current status, and lets your contacts know instantly in Updates.
• Your unique PIN – Every BBM user has a unique PIN that maintains your privacy, so you don’t have to give out your phone number or email address to a new or casual contact.

BBM gives you a private social network for active, real conversations and it has more than 60 million customers on BlackBerry alone. The overwhelming majority use BBM an average of 90 minutes per day. BBM customers collectively send and receive more than 10 billion messages each day, nearly twice as many messages per user per day as compared to other mobile messaging apps. Messages on BBM are typically read within seconds, reflecting how truly engaged BBM customers are.

• It’s immediate. BBM is always on so you are always connected. And because messages on BBM are typically delivered and read within seconds, it’s the closest thing to a live conversation.
• You trust it. BBM always tells you that messages are delivered and read. BBM conversations come alive on a private network you can count on.
• You control it. BBM allows you to choose your contacts and how you share your information. BBM uses a PIN so you don’t have to give anyone your phone number or email address.

BBM will be available for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich above device for free beginning at 7 AM EDT on 21st of September. While BBM for iOS will be available for iOS 6 above device start from 22nd of September 12.01 AM local time. Users can download BBM through Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

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