What is BlackBerry Messenger?
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is a free instant messaging app developed by BlackBerry Limited. It was first released in 2005 and designed specifically for BlackBerry devices. Today it is available for both Android and iOS devices.
BBM allows users to communicate securely with their BlackBerry contacts. You can exchange text messages, photos, voice notes, files, and even make video calls over both WiFi and your data connection. It uses data encryption to keep chats private.
Some key features of BBM include:
- Chat with groups of up to 30 people
- See when messages are delivered and read
- Share your real-time location with contacts
- Customize privacy settings for each chat
- Backup and restore your chats to new devices
BBM competes with other messaging apps like WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, and Apple's iMessage. It stood out originally for working seamlessly between BlackBerry devices. The addition of Android and iOS support in 2013 helped bring BBM to a wider mainstream audience.
WhatsApp, Telegram, FaceTime, Signal, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Tox, Zulip, Telegram X, Conversations, FluffyChat are some alternatives to BlackBerry Messenger.