BlackBerry to launch BBM app for Android, iOS devices on Sept 21

BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), the most popular service from BlackBerry, will be available for download on Android and iOS devices from the coming weekend. 

In a statement late on Wednesday, BlackBerry said the BBM app will be available for free download for Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean operating systems beginning at 7 a.m. EDT (4.30 p.m. India time) on September 21. 

BBM for iPhones running iOS 6 and iOS 7 operating systems will be available for each market on the App Store starting 12.01 AM local time on September 22. 

"With more than a billion Android, iOS, and BlackBerry smartphones in the market, and no dominant mobile messaging platform , this is absolutely the right time to bring BBM to Android and iPhone customers," said Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry.

The announcement comes a day after Samsung Nigeria tweeted about the BBM app to be exclusive to Galaxy devices for three months, which was reportedly denied by BlackBerry. 

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