BlackBerry Messenger for Android is finally in the works, the company has announced, with the release date set for this summer.
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has announced the surprising news (especially since the company said at one point that BBM would remain exclusive to its own devices) during the BlackBerry Live event keynote today. The press release says that BBM is coming to Android and iOS this summer, for free, subject to approval from the respective app stores. BlackBerry Messenger will be available for devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher.
Android users won't get BBM Channels, a feature announced today that lets users share content in BlackBerry Messenger, or voice and video chat, but the company promises that the Android version will get them “later this year”. Contacts will be added using a variety of methods, including PIN, email, SMS, or QR code scan, but Android users will also be able to connect using NFC.
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has announced the surprising news (especially since the company said at one point that BBM would remain exclusive to its own devices) during the BlackBerry Live event keynote today. The press release says that BBM is coming to Android and iOS this summer, for free, subject to approval from the respective app stores. BlackBerry Messenger will be available for devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher.
What will BBM offer?
BlackBerry Messenger will be offering instant messaging with the popular “delivered” and “read” statuses, multi-person chats, as well as BBM Groups, allowing up to 30 people to be added to a group for group chatting. Also available will be sharing of images and voice notes.Android users won't get BBM Channels, a feature announced today that lets users share content in BlackBerry Messenger, or voice and video chat, but the company promises that the Android version will get them “later this year”. Contacts will be added using a variety of methods, including PIN, email, SMS, or QR code scan, but Android users will also be able to connect using NFC.
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