BlackBerry suspends BBM for Androids & iPhones

BlackBerry has suspends its plans to
make available its messenger, BBM on
Android and iPhones until further
notice due to high downloads of the
unofficial version of the app by
Android users.
BlackBerry in a statement on its
official blog.
Prior to launching BBM for Android, an
unreleased version of the BBM for
Android app was posted online. The
interest and enthusiasm we have seen
already – more than 1.1 million active
users in the first 8 hours without even
launching the official Android app – is
incredible. Consequently, this
unreleased version caused issues,
which we have attempted to address
throughout the day.
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.