BBM Available for Android on September 21 and iPhone on September 22

That's right BBM fans - the iconic mobile social
network will begin rolling out for Android and
iPhonecustomers around the world from September 21.
Soon, you'll be able to easily connect with friends on
different platforms. As you may know BBM was
previously exclusive to BlackBerry smartphones, and it
will be available as a free download in Google Play and
the App Store.
While some of you are no strangers to BBM, many will
be new and might be asking: What is BBM? Below,
you'll find all the highlights for BBM for Android and
iPhone.
BBM for Android and iPhone features:
BBM Chat - Enjoy real, immediate
conversations with friends on Android,
iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones.
Not only does BBM let you know that
your message has been delivered and
read, it also shows you that your friend
is responding to the message.
More than chat - With BBM you can share files on
your phone such as photos and voice notes, all in an
instant.
Keep your group in the loop - Multi-person
chats are a great way to invite contacts to
chat together. BBM Groups lets you invite up
to 30 friends to chat together, and go a step
further than multi-chat by sharing photos and
schedules. And, with Broadcast Message, you
can send a message out to all your BBM
contacts at once.
Post Updates and stay in the know - BBM
lets you post a personal message, profile
picture and your current status, and lets your
contacts know instantly in Updates.
Your unique PIN - Every BBM user has a
unique PIN that maintains your privacy, so
you don't have to give out your phone
number or email address to a new or casual
contact.
BBM gives you a private social network for active, real
conversations and it has more than 60 million customers
on BlackBerry alone. The overwhelming majority use
BBM an average of 90 minutes per day. BBM
customers collectively send and receive more than 10
billion messages each day, nearly twice as many
messages per user per day as compared to other mobile
messaging apps. Messages on BBM are typically read
within seconds, reflecting how truly engaged BBM
customers are.
It's immediate. BBM is always on so you are
always connected. And because messages on
BBM are typically delivered and read within
seconds, it's the closest thing to a live
conversation.
You trust it. BBM always tells you that
messages are delivered and read. BBM
conversations come alive on a private
network you can count on.
You control it. BBM allows you to choose
your contacts and how you share your
information. BBM uses a PIN so you don't
have to give anyone your phone number or
email address.
In a recent press release, Andrew Bocking, Executive
Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry said:
"BBM is a very engaging messaging service that is
simple to use, easy to personalize and has an
immediacy that is necessary for mobile
communications. With more than a billion Android,
iOS, and BlackBerry smartphones in the market, and
no dominant mobile instant messaging platform, this
is absolutely the right time to bring BBM to Android
and iPhone customers."
Availability
BBM will be available as a free download for
Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and
Jelly Bean (Android 4.x) beginning at 7AM EDT on
September 21. BBM for iPhones running iOS 6 and
iOS 7 will become available for each market on the
App Store schedule of 12:01 AM local time on
September 22. For more information, or to download
BBM for Android or iPhone, visit www.BBM.com.
BBM will continue to evolve quickly. Later this year,
BBM Channels will provide a forum for active, real
conversations between you and the people, brands,
celebrities, artists, service providers, communities and
more, that matter to you. By creating a Channel,
individuals and brands can engage their friends and
communities in conversations sparked by their thoughts,
ideas and passions. Subscribing to a Channel will let
you join conversations with people who share your
interests. In addition, BBM Video calling and BBM
Voice calling are planned for availability for Android
and iPhone in a future version.