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App compatible with BBM
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So far as I know, no. WhatsApp, which can be used on both the iPhone and on Blackberries, is as close as one can get. I do think it would be nice to have BBM compatibility at some level on the iPhone, but I can't see it happening anytime soon (unless Apple buys RIM).
I don't think it will ever be possible (unless BB and Apple somehow merge) because BBM is one of the huge selling points of BlackBerry devices, and it's exclusivity to the platform keeps people buying BłáçkBėrrīé.
Sorry, started testing out Lion's keyboard feature at the end there...
Sorry, started testing out Lion's keyboard feature at the end there...
It's all data, it shouldn't require a whole infrastructure, as evidenced by Apple with iMessage that performs the same functions without any seperate, at least major, infrastructure.
The point is that you have to be able to interface with RIM's infrastructure in order to make something compatible with BBM.
all BBMs go through RIM servers in Waterloo, ON Canada regardless where the users are, how would an iDevice get access to those RIM servers without RIM wanting them to?
I can honestly say that of the few people I know that have Blackberry phones, none of them use the BBM feature. I've asked them how often they used it and the best response was "Huh?" haha
I know there are many many people that use the BBM feature, but I'm wondering how RIM will deal with things now that it seems to be losing ground to other vendors and technologies (with a business exception).
I know there are many many people that use the BBM feature, but I'm wondering how RIM will deal with things now that it seems to be losing ground to other vendors and technologies (with a business exception).
BBM? nope, it's a closed system, there was talk of them making BBM for iOS and Android due to Whatsapp, etc pinching their users tho.
otherwise there are many other alternitives - SMS? MMS? Email? Whatsapp? Pingchat? various IM clients like eBuddy or Trillian?
Blackberry is either gonna die or RIM will switch to android or windows phone 7 for their OS as their own OS is shockingly awful these days
Unlikely they'd go Android or Windows, since they are investing so much in QNX.
in any case: no, you are unlikely to get BBM on an iOS device unless Apple plays RIM a lot of money for licensing and access to the Blackberry platform... something they probably aren't even thinking of doing.
well didn't they used to be on windows mobile OS? Either way they need to dump their current OS
well there was a rumor back in march about RIM looking to put BBM on iOS and Android. wouldn't surprise me at the mo.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/03/rim-preparing-to-bring-bbm-to-ios-and-android-change-everything/
That works if you are only talking to one person.
As a former BB user, the only thing I ever used BBM for was for group messaging sessions, sort of like conference calls.
Whatsapp, and to a less effective degree, the new Facebook Messenger app, do have the ability for group chats, however.
So as far as we're concerned, BBM is really the pioneer of this type of chatting service. Other apps such as WhatsApp, iMessage, and I guess technically Facebook's Messenger app (along with many others out there) got the idea from BBM. I don't think it'll come to IOS. Sorry OP, but it looks like your best bet would be to convince your BlackBerry friends to sue something like WhatsApp.
I'm not sure if many of you know, but a BBM pin is tied to a phone, hardware wise. The pin is the phones identity in BBM. That's why you can't get it.
(i may be wrong)
(i may be wrong)
if RIM are making it for other devices, they'll just alter that, non-issue really.
You are right. To use BBM on iPhone. RIM would have to allow iPhones to be assigned pins, or similiar which is highly unlikely.
Clearly none of your friends are teenagers =P At school I hear so many people asking each other 'What's your BBM', 'I'll BBM her' and stuff like that. When you don't have that much money to spend the prospect of free SMS can make the phone very worthwhile.
WhatsApp seems to be the clear winner, the only prob is that i need to ask all of my friends using BB to install whatsapp and that's ummmm..not very likeable...
Hopefully, all these biggies, someday come up with a nice solution to be able to use data plans for messaging purposes between iOS, Android, BBM and oh yeah..lets bring in Microsoft as well
Hopefully, all these biggies, someday come up with a nice solution to be able to use data plans for messaging purposes between iOS, Android, BBM and oh yeah..lets bring in Microsoft as well
just add contact using '' add a contact to text within bbm '' with phone number iphone on bbm blackberry and you can send sms from iphone to bbm.