BlackBerry Messenger is Shutting Down

guest · Apr 19, 2019

BlackBerry Messenger is Shutting Down
April 19, 2019
https://www.cdrinfo.com/d7/content/blackberry-messenger-shutting-down

Emtek announced that it will shut down the consumer version of BlackBerry Messenger on May 31st. The company says that while it tried make BBM a reality in 2019, users have moved on to other platforms

"The technology industry however, is very fluid, and in spite of our substantial efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, while new users proved difficult to sign on," Emtec said. "Though we are sad to say goodbye, the time has come to sunset the BBM consumer service, and for us to move on."

BlackBerry is pushing users towards its BBMe service, which is essentially BlackBerry Messenger for enterprise users. The BBMe app is available now on Android, and Emtek is also working on an iOS client as well.
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guest · May 31, 2019

Goodbye BlackBerry Messenger
May 31, 2019
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/31/goodbye-blackberry-messenger/

Just over a month ago, Emtek announced the end of BlackBerry Messenger for consumers. The once mighty messaging service had a good run, outstripping the popularity of its hardware namesake.

But competition ultimately proved too much. Technology and the world moved away from BBM and BlackBerry at large. The rewards, it seems, weren’t worth the resources.
Loyalists can still download files, photos and videos from the service today, before they vanish forever. Notably, BBM Enterprise will live on for business users, but the death of the consumer version should be regarded as the end of an important era for smartphones nonetheless.

So long, and thanks for all the messages.
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BBM FAQ
May 31, 2019

2. Will the BBM messaging service still be available on my BlackBerry device?
CMW only operates the BBM Consumer service for devices using Android and iOS. The announcement of the BBM Consumer service closing down for devices using Android and iOS will not have any effect on the BBM service operating on BB10 and BBOS devices as that services is operated by BlackBerry Limited and will continue.
3. When will my BBM cease to operate?
BBM Consumer for Android and iOS will continue to operate up to 31st May 2019, after which time the application will stop working.

As an alternative, BlackBerry Limited has launched BBM Enterprise (BBMe) which can be used on devices using Android and iOS which users can download. BBMe is compatible with BBM on BB10 and BBOS devices [...]
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