 "BlackBerry 'committed' to bringing BBM for Android, iOS; still no timeframe given")
BlackBerry is back in the news; this time with more information given out about the stalled cross-platform version of is instant messaging service, BBM. While BBM for iOS and Android had been slated for release last week, technical difficulties proved to be a road block in the planned roll out on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Now, delayed by over a week, the chances of a quick launch seems to be decreasing by the day.
While the crossover app has been picked up by a few lucky users in New Zealand, Australia and India, the mass launch had to be stopped when a leaked Android APK managed to throw a wrench in the company’s server banks. While there has not been much spoken about bythe company about this for the last few days, a new tweet from the official BBM account does help to show that BlackBerry is working to address the issue.
Still trying to bring #BBM4All
The account, which was set up just before the cross-platform app was set to launch, has now said that BlackBerry is “still 100% committed to bringing #BBM to Android and iPhone.” This indicates that the company still has its teams working out on how to block the leaked APK so that its servers can load back to a manageable level.
While the tweet does give hope, what it does not provide is a possible timeframe for what the cross-platform app can be expected. The new tweet is instead asking users to sign up at the BBM website for notifications. Last week, BlackBerry EVP of BBM, Andrew Bocking had said that the company did not see a high likelihood of the app being launched soon.
Quite a few sources have been talking about the app <span style=“font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " times=”" new="" roman";="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" “times=”" color:="" #1c1c1c;="" background:="" white;="" mso-ansi-language:="" en-us;="" mso-fareast-language:="" mso-bidi-language:="" ar-sa;"="">– when it does come out <span style=“font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: " times=”" new="" roman";="" mso-fareast-font-family:="" “times=”" color:="" #1c1c1c;="" background:="" white;="" mso-ansi-language:="" en-us;="" mso-fareast-language:="" mso-bidi-language:="" ar-sa;"="">– to extend to platforms beyond the big two, Android and iOS. BlackBerry Messenger creator Gary Klassen recently said that BBM could be headed for other platforms, according to the Mobile Indian. This has fueled speculation that the app could be seen on Windows Phones soon. An earlier report also corraborated the Windows Phone app support claim. The Canadian smartphone maker has also hinted at the possibility of BlackBerry 10 finding its way to desktops, with BBM being one possible application on the list.
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