BlackBerry To Launch BBM On Android And iOS Summer Of 2013

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Well this might come as a shocker but it is what it sounds as. Research in Motion has announced today during the 2013 Key Note event that it is to launch the highly acclaimed BBM services across other platforms such as Android and iOS. 

Today at BlackBerry Live, CEO Thorsten Heins announced BBM will launch this summer on Android and iOS. The messaging app will launch globally this summer. This is a huge move for BlackBerry as it opens up its strongest feature to literally hundreds of millions of potential users.

“It is a state of confidence,” Heins explained. “The BB10 platform is so strong and the response has been so good that the time is right for BBM to become an independent mobile messaging platform.”

The app will be free on both Android and iOS. Much like other messaging apps, it will be a standalone application. iOS 6 or Ice Cream Sandwich will be required.

Initially, only messaging and group features will be available. But Heins promised that the rest of BBM will eventually make its way to the Android and iOS versions including screen sharing, BBM voice and the just-announced BBM channels.

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