The fate of BlackBerry lies in the hands of enterprise and social smartphone users. The most coveted software currently wanted from BlackBerry is the BlackBerry Messenger app for Android and iOS, which unfortunately was not released due to unauthorized leaked versions, but will be released soon.
In an effort to keep BlackBerry in the black, the management sent out an open letter to the media to let them know that BlackBerry has cash on hand. The letter also stated:
We are bringing the most engaging mobile messaging platform to all, with our BBM launch for Android and iPhone......the tremendous opportunity we have to expand BBM beyond BlackBerry smartphones to make it the world's largest mobile social network.
A BlackBerry blog post stated "BBM is a growing private social network that we are expanding beyond the immediate BlackBerry ecosystem to Android and iPhone users to deliver greater value."
What a Difference a Day Makes for BlackBerry Messenger
Chief marketing office Frank Boulben at BlackBerry said that the Android and iPhone apps will be available within days. He is confident that the issues will be fixed.
Over six million people registered to be notified when the cross-platform apps become available. The last time they deployed the apps it was over the weekend, therefore check the app stores for BlackBerry Messenger, soon.
Last week, we learned that BBM for Android and iOS was in beta testing.
A not-approved unreleased version of BBM for Android was released online and instantly gained 1.1 million users that caused issues the first time it was released.
Over 60 million people use BBM all over the world. BlackBerry previously announced that BlackBerry Messenger would be coming to iOS and Android during the summer.
On September 18, BlackBerry announced that the Android BBM app will be available at 7:00 am ET on Saturday while the iPhone iOS version was supposed to available at 12:01 am local time in each market.