BBM update for Android and iOS gets the Find Friends feature searches smartphone contact list

by [email protected] · February 9, 2014

BlackBerry has free associate update for BlackBerry courier, or BBM for golem and iOS that brings the notice Friends feature.

The BBM update for golem and iOS (iPhone) gets the notice Friends feature that may search a smartphone’s contact list and notice those who area unit already victimization the BBM app. The notice Friends feature conjointly permits users to send individuals an invitation to hitch the BBM contact list. Notably, the new feature on BBM for golem associated iOS conjointly permits users to send an invitation to those who aren’t on BBM app via an email or SMS.

Jeff Gadway, head of product and whole promoting for BBM notes on official journal post, “We acumen vital it’s for you to attach together with your nighest friends, family and colleagues. With this update, we’ve created it easier to search out and invite them quickly and simply. you are perpetually on top of things of your contact lists.”

The journal post additional writes that the new BBM app update may take over twenty four hours to point out up. For those unaware, the BBM app permits users to exchange texts, voice notes and photos with friends et al. It conjointly offers cluster chat. Users ought to sign-in with a BlackBerry ID following that a PIN is allotted to them, during a manner the same as BlackBerry courier on BlackBerry. Users will then add friends by sharing their PIN with friends via SMS, email and social networks additionally to QR codes.

Recently, the favored Canadian smartphone whole confirmed that BBM for Android-powered handsets running the OS version two.3 cake are unrolled in Feb. The electronic communication service was earlier solely offered for devices running golem four.0 frozen dessert Sandwich or higher.

It has been antecedently reportable that as early as Feb, BlackBerry could introduce the missing BBM Voice and BBM Channels options on each the golem and iOS platforms.

Additionally, the Canadian mobile maker disclosed recently that it doesn’t have plans to launch the favored BlackBerry courier (BBM) app on Windows Phone-based smartphones.

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