BlackBerry Messenger App coming to Android and iOS this weekend

BlackBerry has announced that its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app will be available on cross platforms like Android and iOS by this weekend.

The BBM app can be downloaded from Google Play and Apple Store starting this weekend. Android users will be the lucky ones getting the app on 21st September, while iOS 7 users will have to wait till 22nd September to get their hands on the app.

BlackBerry has informed that unlike its native BBM on BlackBerry devices, the BBM app on Android and iOS will miss out on some features that will remain BlackBerry-devices exclusive. 

As previously indicated, the BBM app will enable users to customize their profile with picture, status and other stuff. Also, one can connect with contacts on the app via a unique PIN, which has been BBM's signature way of adding and finding contacts to their chat list. The app will allow users across iOS, Android and BlackBerry OS to share files, photos and other content. One can also broadcast messages that will be made available to the BBM contacts on your list instantly.

The BBM app for Android will be compatible with devices running on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean versions starting at 4:30 in the evening this Saturday. Users on iOS 6 and iOS 7 will be able to download their BBM app from app store from 12:01 AM on Sunday.