FREE GOOGLE EARTH DOWNLOAD FOR BLACKBERRY UPDATE
If you’re creating a BBM profile in-app, you can even set animated GIFs for your profile image and of course update your status.Īdditional privacy options allow you to control how to share your information by using PINs instead of phone numbers or email addresses ( “so that it’s more private”). The software lets you create your own BBM profile from scratch, share photos, files, documents, voice notes and more, use emoticons in chat messages, see when the other person is responding to your message via handy typing indicator, know when messages have been delivered (D’s) and read (R’s) and more. The app lets you chat with friends on iPhone and other smartphones that run BBM and includes such features as multi-party chat and sharing and always-on connectivity. The 30.9MB download is optimized for the iPhone 5/5s/5c’s taller screen and requires an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch running iOS 6.0 or later. If you’re among the six million people who’d previously signed up through BBM.com, you can start using the instant messaging app immediately, BlackBerry said.ĭownload BBM for iPhone free from the App Store now. “We will email you as soon as you reach the front of the line and can start using BBM,” reads the post by BBM head Andrew Bocking. On September 22, BlackBerry was forced to halt the planned roll-out of BBM for iOS after a leaked Android build had caused its servers to fold…Īccording to the official BlackBerry blog, upon installing and firing up the app, users will need to enter their email address in order to hold their spot in line. That’s bad news for those who haven’t signed up early at BBM.com as they will be forced to wait in line before they can use the app. After months-long back and forth, the horribly embattled Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry, formerly Research In Motion, has announced that its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) software has finally rolled out to iOS and Android devices today.Īnnounced as a staggered roll-out for Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play store, the secure instant messaging software employs a reservation system.