Half Monk 697 Report post Posted October 22, 2013 "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." That old saying will likely be on the minds of many people at BlackBerry's headquarters today as the troubled company announced it is finally ready to launch its BBM online messaging service beyond its own smartphones to iOS and Android devices. You may remember that BlackBerry was planning on launching those apps about a month ago, but a leaked early release of the Android version caused issues with the BBM services and forced the company to halt its release plans. Today, BlackBerry announced it will roll out iOS and Android BBM services today. The Inside BlackBerry blog stated that people who have signed up before today to get the BBM service will be able to access and use the iOS and Android apps immediately. For those folks who are not on that VIP list, BlackBerry says they can go ahead and download the apps and then enter their email address. The company states, "We will email you as soon as you reach the front of the line and can start using BBM." So basically it's like trying to get into a hot downtown club. BlackBerry needs some good news as the company's future is still in a state of flux, with different buyout rumors appearing on web sites almost every day. A few days ago, BlackBerry tried to assure its customers, and the world at large, that it plans to stick around for the long haul, but that remains to be seen 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saran999 288 Report post Posted October 22, 2013 That's a really great news! I'll go and put my email to get the app for iOS as soon as I can. Thanks for sharing this, Cheers Update: seems that I can just download the version 1.0.1.108 from iTunes right now, no need to leave my email and then waiting in line. Installing.... New Update: you got it right HM! I've installed the application, but then I'm in line waiting for the needed activation for my email address. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
