BlackBerry Messenger for Android was supposed to go live yesterday, but it didn’t happen. BBM for iPhone went live briefly, but now the app has been pulled from the app store. BlackBerry has announced just now that they have paused the roll out of the Android due to issues caused by leaked the Android APK.
This unreleased version saw more than 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours, even before the official release says BlackBerry which caused several issues, and BlackBerry has been working on address it throughout the day that caused the pause in roll out. These issues have not impacted BBM service for BlackBerry, says the company.
The company says the team is working to bring BBM to Android and iPhone, and it will happen soon. Lucky users who have already downloaded BBM for iPhone will be able to continue to use BBM, but the leaked Android app will be disabled.
Our teams continue to work around the clock to bring BBM to Android and iPhone, but only when it’s ready and we know it will live up to your expectations of BBM. We are pausing the global roll-out of BBM for Android and iPhone. Customers who have already downloaded BBM for iPhone will be able to continue to use BBM. The unreleased Android app will be disabled, and customers who downloaded it should visit www.BBM.com to register for updates on official BBM for Android availability....
As soon as we are able, we will begin a staggered country roll-out of BBM for Android and continue the roll-out of BBM for iPhone. Please follow @BBM on Twitter for the latest updates and go to www.BBM.com to sign-up for updates about BBM for Android and iPhone. These issues have not impacted BBM service for BlackBerry.
BBM for Android would see country-based roll-out and BBM for iPhone would continue to roll out.
0 comments:
Post a Comment