When did BBM come to Android?

October 21, 2013
BBM was officially released on iOS and Android on October 21, 2013.

When did BBM come out?

2005
BlackBerry Messenger (better known as BBM) was one of the first instant messaging (IM) platforms that arrived on mobile devices in 2005.

Is BBM deleted?

BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, the encrypted messaging service that introduced many to the joys of mobile chat – and was blamed for the 2011 London riots – is finally shutting down on Friday. The Indonesian company that owns the service, announced its plans in April, giving users a month to migrate.

When did the BBM app come out for Android?

BBM was officially released on iOS and Android on October 21, 2013. 5 million downloads were recorded in the first 8 hours of its release. BBM, in late 2013, was the No.1 free app on both the App Store and Google Play Store.

Is the BlackBerry 10 consumer version of BBM still running?

The consumer edition for BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10, as well as the paid enterprise edition, called BBM Enterprise (formerly known as BBM Protected ), were developed fully by BlackBerry Limited. BBM Consumer shut down on 31 May 2019, however the paid enterprise version of the software, BBMe, is still running.

When did BlackBerry Messenger come out for Android?

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins announced on May 14, 2013, that BlackBerry Messenger will be available on iOS and Android in the summer of 2013. This would mark the first steps of BlackBerry Messenger reaching beyond its own platform, as it had never been available on competing hardware before.

How are BBM messages sent over the Internet?

Messages sent via BBM were sent over the Internet and used the BlackBerry PIN system. In the past, many service providers allowed sign-in to BBM using a dedicated BlackBerry data plan.