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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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