It became a defining characteristic on BlackBerry devices and forever changed how business and casual conversations were held by phone users. People could choose to use a BBM account tied to their unique BlackBerry Pin rather than send a standard text message.
BBM managed to take traditional desktop messaging and translate it to the tiny computers in our pockets. It was astounding. The text bubbles were cluttered, the user interface felt clunky when navigating between messages, and if the wheel on your BlackBerry got stuck, good luck scrolling through messages. I got my Bold in I was in the 10th grade and, like everyone else, my life revolved around my phone. My friends and I texted every single day and night. We all had BlackBerrys. Some people got new devices from their parents as birthday gifts, others used old recycled phones.
Through BBM, those individual text messages soon morphed into elaborate, endless group chats. We became a perfect batch of new BlackBerry users. RIM already made a name for itself among businesses and governments, but then it started reaching a crucial new audience: young consumers. By , BBM had 60 million monthly active users. My friends and I were some of the earliest ones. It sounds silly to say today, when WhatsApp has more than a billion users and group chats are part of our daily lives, but back then, it was sensational.
We became close through constant group chats with our pals, and eventually, we split off into direct messaging. The Android edition of the app now supports BBM Contact Categories, allows users to port contacts for social networks and fixes issues with high battery drainage.
Despite BlackBerry's struggles in the smartphone market, the firm has proved there is still demand for its BBM service with the as the app was downloaded 20 million times in the first week by Android and iOS users.
Andrew Bocking, executive VP of BBM at BlackBerry said he was happy with the number of people actively using the BBM service, in competition with cross-platform service Whatsapp, but the firm will now focus on providing extra services for its users. The software was originally expected to debut on Android and iPhone devices on 21 and 22 September last year, respectively, but this was scrapped after an incomplete version of BBM for Android appeared online hours before its official launch.
This unofficial app was downloaded by more than 1. The company revealed at the time that around three million people registered to be notified exactly when the app became available. In a statement, BlackBerry said it was heartened by the initial response to the release, despite the issues it caused. As a result, it confirmed that the worldwide rollout of the software for both iPhone and Android users had been put on hold.
The unreleased Android app will be disabled, and customers who downloaded it should visit www. In a follow up statement, Andrew Bocking, head of BBM at BlackBerry, shed some further light on the technical issues caused by the unofficial, older release. BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM as it is commonly known, was one of the first mainstream instant-messaging services on smartphones. The app comes preloaded onto BlackBerry devices allowing users to call, text, video chat and share screens with other BlackBerry users via 3G and free over Wi-Fi.
If so, you can download BBM and connect with friends and family around the world for free! Visit www. With your contact list linked to your BBID, you no longer have to manually backup and restore your BBM contact list when you switch devices.
Again, no personal information is exchanged, just your unique PINs. It added that, the BlackBerry innovation will effectively prevent 'man in the middle' hacker attacks and provide greater security than competing encryption schemes.
The company is also offering a day free trial. The Android version will work with Android 4. Find latest and upcoming tech gadgets online on Tech2 Gadgets.
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