Iconic mobile social network, Blackberry Messenger, BBM, hitherto exclusive to Blackberry devices will now be available on Android devices on September 21 and iPhone on September 22, Blackberry has announced.
"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," Executive Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry, Andrew Bocking, said in a abatement yesterday.
"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."
According to him, 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. "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."
