What's new in BBM for iOS, v1.0.4.133 update?

What's new in BBM for iOS, v1.0.4.133 update?:

November 14th, 2013

• Support for iPhone, iPod and iPad;
• Invite BBM contacts to BBM Groups by Email;
• 'Tell your friends’ feature helps you connect with friends on BBM;
• Quickly share your BBM PIN and PIN barcode to your social networks;
• Fixes an issue where some users would be missing BBM Contact names;
• Resolves some issues experienced in right to left language support;
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

 Keep in mind that the application is now fully compatible with all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices powered by iOS 6.0 and up.

              Description

The OFFICIAL version of BBM™ is now here for iPhone. Get the real BBM app for the best way connect with friends and family. Download it now.

•Chat with friends on iPhone and other smartphones
•BBM lets you protect your privacy. You control it.
•Chat and share with many at once.
•Create your own BBM profile.

Chat with friends on iPhone and other smartphones:
•BBM is always on and always connected – no app to open
•Know when messages have been delivered (D’s) and read (R’s)
•Share photos, files, documents, voice notes and more
•See when contacts are responding to your message
•Emoticons for every mood and emotion let you express yourself

BBM lets you protect your privacy. You control it:
•You chose how to share your information - BBM uses PINs instead of phone numbers or email addresses so that it's more private, and you always control who can contact you
•You chose your contacts – 2-way opt-in means you have control over who is able to message you

Chat and Share with many at once:
•Groups – BBM groups help you share pictures, lists, and appointments with group members. You can even be in a group with people who aren't part of your own BBM contact list.
•Multi-person chats – Invite multiple contacts to have a chat together.
•Broadcast messages – Send a message to multiple BBM contacts at one time.

Create your own BBM profile:
•Post a profile picture using images, pictures or even animated pictures (GIFs).
•Update your status to let people know what you’re up to or how you feel.

Download from iTunes: BBM. Keep in mind that the application is now fully compatible with all iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices powered by iOS 6.0 and up.

Buy iPhone 5S unlocked  and iPad Air:

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

BBM Available for Android on September 21 and iPhone on September 22.

Press Release:

That’s right BBM fans — the iconic mobile social network will begin rolling out for Android and iPhonecustomers around the world from September 21. Soon, you’ll be able to easily connect with friends on different platforms. As you may know BBM was previously exclusive to BlackBerry smartphones, and it will be available as a free download in Google Play and the App Store.

While some of you are no strangers to BBM, many will be new and might be asking: What is BBM? Below, you’ll find all the highlights for BBM for Android and iPhone.

BBM for Android and iPhone features:

• BBM Chat – Enjoy real, immediate conversations with friends on Android, iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. Not only does BBM let you know that your message has been delivered and read, it also shows you that your friend is responding to the message.
More than chat – With BBM you can share files on your phone such as photos and voice notes, all in an instant.
• Keep your group in the loop – Multi-person chats are a great way to invite contacts to chat together. BBM Groups lets you invite up to 30 friends to chat together, and go a step further than multi-chat by sharing photos and schedules. And, with Broadcast Message, you can send a message out to all your BBM contacts at once.
• Post Updates and stay in the know – BBM lets you post a personal message, profile picture and your current status, and lets your contacts know instantly in Updates.
• Your unique PIN – Every BBM user has a unique PIN that maintains your privacy, so you don’t have to give out your phone number or email address to a new or casual contact.

BBM gives you a private social network for active, real conversations and it has more than 60 million customers on BlackBerry alone. The overwhelming majority use BBM an average of 90 minutes per day. BBM customers collectively send and receive more than 10 billion messages each day, nearly twice as many messages per user per day as compared to other mobile messaging apps. Messages on BBM are typically read within seconds, reflecting how truly engaged BBM customers are.

• It’s immediate. BBM is always on so you are always connected. And because messages on BBM are typically delivered and read within seconds, it’s the closest thing to a live conversation.
• You trust it. BBM always tells you that messages are delivered and read. BBM conversations come alive on a private network you can count on.
• You control it. BBM allows you to choose your contacts and how you share your information. BBM uses a PIN so you don’t have to give anyone your phone number or email address.

In a recent press release, Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry said:

“BBM is a very engaging messaging service that is simple to use, easy to personalize and has an immediacy that is necessary for mobile communications. With more than a billion Android, iOS, and BlackBerry smartphones in the market, and no dominant mobile instant messaging platform, this is absolutely the right time to bring BBM to Android and iPhone customers.”

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Availability

BBM will be available as a free download for Android smartphones running Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean (Android 4.x) beginning at 7AM EDT on September 21. BBM for iPhones running iOS 6 and iOS 7 will become available for each market on the App Store schedule of 12:01 AM local time on September 22. For more information, or to download BBM for Android or iPhone, visit www.BBM.com.

BBM will continue to evolve quickly. Later this year, BBM Channels will provide a forum for active, real conversations between you and the people, brands, celebrities, artists, service providers, communities and more, that matter to you. By creating a Channel, individuals and brands can engage their friends and communities in conversations sparked by their thoughts, ideas and passions. Subscribing to a Channel will let you join conversations with people who share your interests. In addition, BBM Video calling and BBM Voice calling are planned for availability for Android and iPhone in a future version.

Excited about getting BBM on your Android or iPhone? Let us know in the comments and spread the word to your friends.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jesùs.

RIM offers free voice calls over Wi-Fi with BBM.

BlackBerry users will be able to make free voice calls over a Wi-Fi network using the popular BBM messaging service.

Research In Motion Ltd. announced Wednesday that it's adding the feature to BBM. Users will be able to switch back and forth from a text chat to a voice call. A split-screen option will let them talk and text at the same time.

The new feature is a free update for existing customers and comes months before RIM introduces its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones, which are seen critical to RIM's survival.

RIM surprised analysts in September when it announced that the number of BlackBerry subscribers grew, thanks in part to emerging markets and its popular BBM service. It's struggling in North America as customers migrate to flashier iPhones and Android phone.

RIM stopped short of offering the BBM voice feature over wireless carriers' own cellular networks. Doing so would have potentially created more congestion on cellular data networks and deprive carriers of revenue for voice calls. With the new feature, the free calls are limited to times and places where Wi-Fi is available.

The Canadian company said the BBM voice feature is especially attractive for developing markets. Unlike regular texts, BBM messages are not charged on a per-text basis.

Although RIM is struggling in North America, the BlackBerry continues to sell well in such markets as South Africa, Nigeria and Indonesia.

The BBM service has long been a reason for BlackBerry users to not defect to other smartphones but there are rival messaging services. There are more than 60 million BBM users worldwide.

RIM said the BBM voice update is currently available for BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry 6 operating system or higher, with plans for BlackBerry 5 later. RIM's latest phones run the 7 operating system. The next version, BlackBerry 10, will come soon after a Jan. 30 launch event.

AP.

Related post: RIM to launch BB10 smartphones in Jan 30 with business, gaming and social apps.

RIM opens BBMessenger Social Platform beta

WorldWideTech & Science. Francisco De Jesús.


RIM announced beta availability of its BlackBerry Messenger Social Platform, which it said “means that the BlackBerry developer community can now take advantage of the powerful social aspects of the ultra popular BBM service.”


The release will provide Java developers with access to APIs and features enabling them to access and update fields in a user’s profile, create custom areas within the profile, initiate and embed chats with friends, initiate file transfers, and share apps virally with friends on their contact list.


The features are permission-based. The company first announced its plans to open BBM to developers last year, in order to enable app developers to easily add social features to their products.


Developers will be provided with the ability to test the exact workflow and BBM integration that they can expect to see on live devices.


This is being delivered by special simulators for BlackBerry devices running OS 5.0 and OS 6.0. RIM said that more developers will be able to take advantage of the BBM Social Platform from April 2011, when support for the BlackBerry WebWorks platform will be added.