BlackBerry has announced that its famous instant messaging application BBM, aka BlackBerry Messenger will be available on iOS and Android this summer. The application was previously reserved for Canadian terminals, it was also one of its strengths. Many young people were fond of this fast and efficient service. For iOS, it will be necessary to turn at least with iOS 6, the Android devices will have at least Android 4.0 Jelly Bean. "It’s time to bring BBM to a greater audience, no matter what mobile device they carry" said Thorsten Heins, CEO of BlackBerry. The first services offered will be messages and groups. Others will emerge later as voice, screen sharing, and more.
There is no specific date at the moment, if not "this summer." Thus, all the big names offer their messaging solutions. Apple offers its iMessage service limited to iOS and Mac devices from iOS 5. Google is about to launch Babel, again a multi-platform instant messaging service or WhatsApp also available on iOS and Android. CEO of BlackBerry "estimates that today, BBM can be a independent application. Apple, like Google, will have to approve it on its application store. There will normally be no problem at this level if all rules are followed.
