BlackBerry has announced that it will finally start rolling-out BBM for Android in Google Play later today. The BlackBerry Messenger should become visible in the store in the next few hours.
“The demand for BBM on Android and BBM on iPhone continues to be amazing. About six million people signed up for information about BBM at BBM.com,” the company noted in a blog post.
BlackBerry has also revealed that in order to better control the incoming hoard of new BBM users, it is not opening BBM for use at once for all. While all Android users will be able to download BBM right away, they will need to enter their email address to get in the queue to use BlackBerry Messenger and once their turn arrives, BlackBerry will inform them.
This way, the company will be able to keep out millions of Android users flooding its servers at once and ruin its second roll-out plans. There is some good news for the Android users, who signed up on BBM.com. They get automatic beat the queue passes and will have immediate access to BBM.
There is some more news for Samsung Android customers in Sub-Sahara Africa, who will be able to download BBM today from the Samsung Apps store. Other Android users in the region will however have to wait for next three days to see the app in Google Play.
BBM Roll Out Details:
Download BBM – the easiest way is to visit BBM.com from your Android or iPhone browser*
Once you install the app, open it, and enter your email address to hold your spot in line
We will email you as soon as you reach the front of the line and can start using BBM
Playstore Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbm
NOTE For Registration -
But there’s one big caveat here. Even if you download BBM right after it shows up, you are relegated to a queue if you are a new user. It’s disappointing to see a company as huge as BlackBerry resort to a waiting list for the much awaited BBM. You might need to register your e-mail as soon as possible after the download because it is predictably going to be one heck of a queue. You will be lucky if you had signed up in advance at BBM.com but if you didn’t have the chance, you are going to be in a long queue. Blackberry hopes to move “millions” through the queue as soon as possible, but we personally think, they could have waited and got some more servers ready to handle the load.
“The demand for BBM on Android and BBM on iPhone continues to be amazing. About six million people signed up for information about BBM at BBM.com,” the company noted in a blog post.
BlackBerry has also revealed that in order to better control the incoming hoard of new BBM users, it is not opening BBM for use at once for all. While all Android users will be able to download BBM right away, they will need to enter their email address to get in the queue to use BlackBerry Messenger and once their turn arrives, BlackBerry will inform them.
This way, the company will be able to keep out millions of Android users flooding its servers at once and ruin its second roll-out plans. There is some good news for the Android users, who signed up on BBM.com. They get automatic beat the queue passes and will have immediate access to BBM.
There is some more news for Samsung Android customers in Sub-Sahara Africa, who will be able to download BBM today from the Samsung Apps store. Other Android users in the region will however have to wait for next three days to see the app in Google Play.
BBM Roll Out Details:
Download BBM – the easiest way is to visit BBM.com from your Android or iPhone browser*
Once you install the app, open it, and enter your email address to hold your spot in line
We will email you as soon as you reach the front of the line and can start using BBM
Playstore Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bbm
NOTE For Registration -
But there’s one big caveat here. Even if you download BBM right after it shows up, you are relegated to a queue if you are a new user. It’s disappointing to see a company as huge as BlackBerry resort to a waiting list for the much awaited BBM. You might need to register your e-mail as soon as possible after the download because it is predictably going to be one heck of a queue. You will be lucky if you had signed up in advance at BBM.com but if you didn’t have the chance, you are going to be in a long queue. Blackberry hopes to move “millions” through the queue as soon as possible, but we personally think, they could have waited and got some more servers ready to handle the load.
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