Blackberry
has revealed that the download of its popular Blackberry Messenger which was
formerly exclusive to Blackberry smartphones will be available to android
smartphones and iPhones in hours.
“I am
thrilled to tell you that we are about to officially resume our rollout of BBM
for Android and iPhone customers around the globe!” Andrew Bocking revealed on
Blackberry’s blog.
“In the next
few hours, people will start seeing BBM in Google Play, the App Store and in
select Samsung App Stores – where it will be free to download.” he said.
BBM was
supposed to be released last month but was cancelled after an unofficial BBM version for android was downloaded by users. Blackberry claimed this version of
the app had issues and cancelled the proposed plan.
The app will
be available in Google Play Store, Apple Apps Store and some Samsung app stores
in hours. Of course everybody on both platforms will be able to download the
app but not everybody will be able to use the app.
After the
suspension of the initial plans to roll out BBM last month, Blackberry implored
people to sign up for updates about the app. Only those who signed up will be
able to use the app right away.
Anybody not
yet on the list will supply his/her email and be placed on a queue. The
concerned parties will be notified when they are qualified to use the service.
This according to reports was to reduce the load on Blackberry servers.
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