Its important to note, BBM will still exist and BlackBerry today revealed a plan to open its enterprise-version of BBM to general consumers. Starting today, BBM Enterprise will be available through the Google Play Store and eventually from the Apple App Store. BBM is one of the oldest smartphone messaging services.

When was BBM discontinued?

May 31st In a blog post, Emtek (the company that has taken over running the BBM app since 2016) has announced that it will end support for the messaging app on May 31st, citing fleeting users over the past years despite efforts to revitalize the app with features like Uber hailing and video calling.

Is BBM deleted?

BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, the encrypted messaging service that introduced many to the joys of mobile chat – and was blamed for the 2011 London riots – is finally shutting down on Friday. The Indonesian company that owns the service, announced its plans in April, giving users a month to migrate.

Can you get BBM on iPhone?

In addition to BlackBerry smartphones, BBM™ is currently available on iPhone and Android devices. For iPhone, BBM supports iOS v6 and iOS v7 or later.