If there is a function in the mobile platform of the Canadian BlackBerry that has always attracted attention, it is its instant messaging service: BBM or BlackBerry Messenger. This application "" or function "" will arrive in the coming weeks to two of the rival platforms: iOS, iPhone and Android. What's more, a release date has already been given: the end of this month of June.
BlackBerry Messenger was one of the main claims that the company's platform had to attract new users. And it is that this instant messaging service that worked through PIN numbers "" personal identification number of each BlackBerry unit "", was the most famous before the well-known WhatsApp hit the market. What was the main reason for the latter to take the cat into the water? That it was present on all mobile platforms and allowed users of different operating systems to communicate without spending a single euro on SMS; In other words, it was possible to have a live chat and from the mobile itself.
However, BlackBerry's move has been as follows: open its messaging platform to other suitors and will be present on two of the most popular platforms of the moment: Apple's iOS and Google's Android. ”” On Microsoft's Windows Phone has not been commented nothing at the moment ””.
The announcement of its arrival to the different advanced mobile operating systems occurred some time ago and it was said that this summer of 2013 would be the time when BlackBerry Messenger would appear in the two online application stores: App Store and Google Play. Although the specific date was not announced.
Now it has been the North American operator T-Mobile who has raised the cry in the sky announcing that the messaging platform would arrive on June 27, although the Canadian company has come out quickly, it once again leaves the exact date of its launch and continues to reiterate that they have only commented that the launch is scheduled for this summer.
Now, what can be said is that not all the functions that BlackBerry mobile owners enjoy will be available on both platforms from the outset. Apparently, for the application to be fully functional, we will have to wait even longer. To give more details, the company has commented that the functions that refer to the possibility of making group chats, sending voice messages or the possibility of sharing the content of the screen with the other user, will be absent in a first moment.
Finally, for the application to work, advanced Android-based mobiles must have installed, at least, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich version. While on iOS, BlackBerry Messenger will work on computers that have at least iOS version 6 installed. In other words, some limitations ”” some of them quite heavy ”” could make users continue to opt for other options on the market.
