At the CES, BlackBerry announced that its BBM platform will support Android-powered wearables aka Android Wear. Expected to be released in early 2015, BBM for Android Wear will enable BBM users to receive BBM message notifications o o the smartwatch, preview or read full messages, respond through voice with Google Now and even accept/reject BBM […]
New BBM update brings Message Retraction, Timed Messages
BlackBerry yesterday released an update for BBM that will be appreciated by many privacy enthusiasts. The update brings in features like Message Retraction that allows users to retract their delivered message, thus saving themselves from any unintended embarrasment! Another feature that makes the cut in the new update is self-destructive Timed Messages. Similar to the […]
BlackBerry reveals BBM 2.0 for Android and iOS
BlackBerry has announced a major update to its BBM app for Android and iOS. The update v2.0 brings lots of new features that were restricted to BBM on BlackBerry 10 till now. The biggest inclusion is BBM Voice that will enable BBM users on any platform to carry out voice calls for free on Wi-Fi […]
BlackBerry to release BBM for Android 2.3
After releasing BBM to a majority of the Android users, BlackBerry is eyeing to tap users running older Gingerbread OS. BlackBerry has confirmed that they’ll roll out BBM for users on devices running Android 2.3.3+. The external beta launch is expected sometime in February and though, only 21 percent of the Android population is using […]
BlackBerry starts rolling out BBM Channels
BlackBerry has announced the rollout of BBM Channels to its BBM users on BlackBerry devices. BBM Channels will enable brands and small communities to interact with customers, users, listen to the feedback as well as disseminate information, share multimedia content from time to time. Channel owners will be able to post messages, share pictures, spark […]
BBM surpasses 20 million users in one week on Android and iOS
BBM’s arrival on Android and iOS is seeing some good response, according to new numbers released by BlackBerry. BBM users on Android and iOS have surpassed 20 million active users after just a week of the cross-platform launch. BlackBerry says BBM is still seeing a good momentum for the service and takes the total number […]
BBM releasing today on the Android and iOS
BlackBerry hinted the arrival of BBM for iOS and Android “within days” and BlackBerry just confirmed that the launch of the cross-platform messenger will be in a few hours. The BBM app will be available in the Play Store, App Store and select Samsung stores from today. BlackBerry says they’ll follow a lineup system to […]
BBM launch for iOS and Android “within days”
Shortly after publishing the open letter, BlackBerry’s CMO, Frank Boulben confirmed to Reuters about BBM’s future plans. As we know, BlackBerry pulled the BBM app for iOS and Android platform after some issues triggered by the leaked app. But according to the CMO, BBM will launch on both the platforms “within days”. There’s no fixed […]
BBM for Android and iOS will not be released this week
The widely anticipated BBM never made it to consumers (barring some iOS users) this weekend and Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry has come back with more bad news. After confirming to delay the app launch, Bocking says he does “not anticipate launching [BBM] this week”. The head of BBM also put blame on […]
BlackBerry delays Android and iOS BBM launch
It could have been a perfect launch for BlackBerry’s much anticipated BBM service on Android and iOS but a last minute hiccup has made the company change their decision. Although, the app was available briefly in the iOS App Store for some countries, the app never made it to the Google Play Store but a […]