That’s right BBM fans — the iconic mobile social
network will begin rolling out for Android and
iPhone customers around the world from
September 21. Soon, you’ll be able to easily
connect with friends on different platforms. As
you may know BBM was previously exclusive to
BlackBerry smartphones, and it will be available
as a free download in Google Play and the App
Store.
While some of you are no strangers to BBM, many
will be new and might be asking: What is BBM?
Below, you’ll find all the highlights for BBM for
Android and iPhone.
BBM for Android and iPhone 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.
In a recent press release, Andrew Bocking,
Executive Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry
said:
“BBM is a very engaging messaging service that
is simple to use, easy to personalize and has an
immediacy that is necessary for mobile
communications. With more than a billion
Android, iOS, and BlackBerry smartphones in the
market, and no dominant mobile instant
messaging platform, this is absolutely the right
time to bring BBM to Android and iPhone
customers.”
BBM will be available as a free download for
Android smartphones running Ice Cream
Sandwich and Jelly Bean (Android 4.x) beginning
at 7AM EDT on September 21. BBM for iPhones
running iOS 6 and iOS 7 will become available for
each market on the App Store schedule of 12:01
AM local time on September 22. For more
information, or to download BBM for Android or
iPhone, visit www.BBM.com.
BBM will continue to evolve quickly. Later this
year, BBM Channels will provide a forum for
active, real conversations between you and the
people, brands, celebrities, artists, service
providers, communities and more, that matter to
you. By creating a Channel, individuals and
brands can engage their friends and communities
in conversations sparked by their thoughts, ideas
and passions. Subscribing to a Channel will let
you join conversations with people who share
your interests. In addition, BBM Video calling and
BBM Voice calling are planned for availability for
Android and iPhone in a future version.
Excited about getting BBM on your Android or
iPhone? Let us know in the comments and spread
the word to your friends
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