The much awaited multiple platforms BBM will be on Android and iOS this weekend.
BlackBerry confirmed on Wednesday that its messenger service would come to Android and iOS this weekend, September 21 and 22 respectively.
In a press release, Blackberry said BBM, which was exclusively for Blackberry smartphones, will be available as a free download in GooglePlay and the App Store. This is a way to take over the likes of WhatsApp, which has more than 300 million users.
“With more than a billion Android, iOS, and BlackBerry smartphones in the market, and no dominant mobile messaging platform, this is absolutely the right time to bring BBM to Android and iPhone customers.” Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry said.
BlackBerry highlighted the following features of BBM inside the release:
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.
The Video below was picked up by Engadget and posted online, the video gives us our first proper glimpse of BlackBerry’s trademark BBM UX running on Google’s Android OS.
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Blackberry has also introduced the BlackBerry Z30 smartphone earlier on Wednesday. And may cut up to 40 percent of its workforce by the end of the year as reported by the Wall Street Journal.
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