BlackBerry: BBM downloads for iOS, Android system hit 5M in 8 hours

BlackBerry's BBM im assistance came on Apple's iOS and Google Android system operating-system on Friday and the company says the app has already been down-loadable 5 million periods.

The company announced the success in a Twitter posts post that informed the "next 5 million" people that their turn to acquire the app was at part.

BlackBerry applied a phased shift out that used a reservation program attractive to "hold your recognize in line" and provide an e-mail when those who down-loadable the app could start using the support. BlackBerry said 6 million people completed up for details about the release on BBM.com.

The long-awaited programs were predicted to first overall look last 1 month, but the release was delayed after an Android working system os version obviously not developed for release was published online before BlackBerry could get the official one out. BlackBerry said the unique release activated issues that the organization needed to take care of.

Demand for the app seems to be in contrast to the common perspective that BlackBerry is on the fundamentals. While income of the notorious company's BlackBerry 10 devices have been inadequate and it's signed up with into an agreement to provide itself off, the app carries on as a well-known text messaging program.