<s>
BBM	B-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
full	O
name	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
mobile	O
instant	B-Application
messenger	I-Application
and	O
videotelephony	B-Application
application	O
included	O
on	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
allows	O
messaging	O
and	O
voice	O
calls	O
between	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
Mobile	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consumer	O
edition	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
BBM	B-Application
Consumer	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Indonesian	O
company	O
Emtek	O
under	O
licence	O
from	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Limited	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consumer	O
edition	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
paid	O
enterprise	O
edition	O
,	O
called	O
BBM	B-Application
Enterprise	O
(	O
BBMe	O
,	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
BBM	B-Application
Protected	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
developed	O
fully	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Limited	O
and	O
continue	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
Consumer	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
31	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
paid	O
enterprise	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
BBMe	O
,	O
is	O
still	O
supported	O
on	O
these	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messages	O
sent	O
via	O
BBM	B-Application
were	O
sent	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
used	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
PIN	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
many	O
service	O
providers	O
allowed	O
sign-in	O
to	O
BBM	B-Application
using	O
a	O
dedicated	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
data	O
plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exchanging	O
messages	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
person	O
or	O
via	O
dedicated	O
discussion	O
or	O
chat	O
groups	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
multiple	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
to	O
communicate	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
offering	O
text-based	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
,	O
BBM	B-Application
also	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
pictures	O
,	O
voicenotes	O
(	O
audio	O
recordings	O
)	O
,	O
files	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
16	O
MB	O
)	O
,	O
share	O
real	O
time	O
location	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
,	O
stickers	O
and	O
a	O
wide	O
selection	O
of	O
emojis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
was	O
possible	O
only	O
among	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
until	O
late	O
2013	O
when	O
BBM	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daily	O
,	O
approximately	O
150,000	O
BBM	B-Application
Voice	O
Calls	O
were	O
placed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
190	O
million	O
BBM	B-Application
users	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
infrastructure	O
handled	O
30	O
petabytes	O
of	O
data	O
traffic	O
each	O
month	O
by	O
early	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
was	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
mobile-first	O
"	O
messaging	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
popular	O
for	O
a	O
while	O
before	O
it	O
started	O
to	O
lose	O
out	O
to	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Indonesia	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
country	O
where	O
BBM	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
messaging	B-Application
app	I-Application
–	O
installed	O
on	O
87.5	O
%	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
5.0	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
QR	O
Code	O
to	O
add	O
each	O
other	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
friends	O
lists	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
only	O
numeric	O
PIN	O
identification	O
or	O
an	O
email	O
address	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
devices	O
can	O
also	O
exchange	O
BBM	B-Application
contacts	O
using	O
Near	O
Field	O
Communication	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
6.0	O
introduced	O
additional	O
traits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
is	O
focused	O
on	O
social	O
communication	O
mediums	O
,	O
including	O
'	O
BBM	B-Application
Connected	O
Apps	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
invite	O
friends	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
favourite	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
audience	O
measurement	O
company	O
BBM	B-Application
Canada	O
sued	O
RIM	O
for	O
infringing	O
its	O
trademark	O
of	O
"	O
BBM	B-Application
"	O
by	O
using	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
initialism	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
;	O
BBM	B-Application
Canada	O
used	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
initialism	O
for	O
its	O
former	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
Bureau	O
of	O
Broadcast	O
Measurement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suit	O
was	O
dismissed	O
,	O
and	O
BBM	B-Application
Canada	O
ultimately	O
re-branded	O
as	O
Numeris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
7.0	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
voice	O
chat	O
(	O
BBM	B-Application
Voice	O
Call	O
)	O
was	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
Protected	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
secure	O
"	O
encrypted	O
enterprise-level	O
messenger	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Indonesia-based	O
Emtek	O
Group	O
had	O
acquired	O
the	O
licensing	O
rights	O
for	O
BBM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
Limited	O
would	O
provide	O
the	O
BBM	B-Application
API	B-General_Concept
to	O
Emtek	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
six-year	O
,	O
$207	O
million	O
deal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
BBM	B-Application
servers	O
moved	O
from	O
a	O
data	O
center	O
in	O
Canada	O
to	O
a	O
Google	O
Cloud	O
Platform-based	O
data	O
center	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
BBM	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
BBM	B-Application
for	O
consumer	O
service	O
globally	O
as	O
of	O
May	O
31	O
that	O
year	O
and	O
that	O
users	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
BBMe	O
,	O
the	O
paid	O
,	O
enterprise	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
messenger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
has	O
been	O
widely	O
reputed	O
for	O
its	O
uptime	B-Device
and	O
reliability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outage	O
lasted	O
for	O
two	O
days	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
unavailable	O
,	O
thus	O
seriously	O
affecting	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
reputation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
CEO	O
Thorsten	O
Heins	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
that	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
will	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
would	O
mark	O
the	O
first	O
steps	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
reaching	O
beyond	O
its	O
own	O
platform	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
available	O
on	O
competing	O
hardware	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rumoured	O
that	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
would	O
launch	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
later	O
denied	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
and	O
an	O
actual	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
A	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
application	O
was	O
spotted	O
on	O
the	O
Play	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
worldwide	O
release	O
for	O
BBM	B-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
slated	O
for	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
by	O
Blackberry	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlackBerry	B-Application
confirmed	O
that	O
BBM	B-Application
for	O
iPhone	O
would	O
release	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
a	O
day	O
later	O
after	O
the	O
official	O
Android	B-Application
release	O
and	O
would	O
work	O
on	O
iPhones	O
running	O
iOS	B-Application
6	O
&	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
worldwide	O
rollout	O
of	O
BBM	B-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iPhone	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
1.1	O
million	O
Android	B-Application
users	O
downloaded	O
a	O
leaked	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
APK	B-Application
which	O
caused	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
to	O
cease	O
the	O
launching	O
of	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
on	O
both	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
,	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
No.1	O
free	O
app	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
officially	O
confirmed	O
BBM	B-Application
for	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
and	O
Nokia	B-Application
X	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Q2	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
confirmed	O
BBM	B-Application
would	O
be	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
Nokia	B-Application
X	I-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
BBM	B-Application
was	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
consumer	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
BBM	B-Application
Channels	O
and	O
paid	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
BBM	B-Application
Shop	O
were	O
discontinued	O
on	O
BB10	B-Application
and	O
BBOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
BBM	B-Application
consumer	O
service	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
will	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
now	O
BBM	B-Application
for	O
Multi-Platform	O
will	O
offer	O
Personal	O
Chats	O
,	O
Group	O
Chat	O
up	O
to	O
250	O
people	O
,	O
Status	O
Updates	O
and	O
can	O
send	O
or	O
receive	O
messages	O
up	O
to	O
2000	O
Characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BBM	B-Application
Channels	O
,	O
BBM	B-Application
Voice	O
and	O
BBM	B-Application
Shop	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
beta	O
update	O
for	O
BBM	B-Application
on	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
testers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
included	O
BBM	B-Application
Voice	O
&	O
BBM	B-Application
Channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
(	O
2.0.0.13	O
)	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
users	O
containing	O
the	O
awaited	O
features	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
other	O
features	O
including	O
new	O
emoticons	O
and	O
changes	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
for	O
Updates	O
featuring	O
choices	O
to	O
show	O
All	O
,	O
Contacts	O
or	O
Channels	O
filters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
BBM	B-Application
scored	O
1	O
out	O
of	O
7	O
points	O
on	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
's	O
"	O
Secure	O
Messaging	O
Scorecard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
code	O
is	O
not	O
open-source	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
security	O
design	O
is	O
not	O
properly	O
documented	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
a	O
recent	O
independent	O
code	O
audit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enterprise	O
version	O
,	O
BBM	B-Application
Protected	O
,	O
initially	O
scored	O
3	O
out	O
of	O
7	O
points	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
7	O
points	O
after	O
additional	O
information	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
and	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
EFF	O
changelog	O
dated	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
RIM	O
claimed	O
there	O
were	O
43	O
million	O
active	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2013	O
to	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
BBM	B-Application
users	O
increases	O
sharply	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
