BlackBerry’s free messaging service, BBM, that is soon arrive on Android powered devices will become available for Samsung Galaxy smartphones across Africa as well as on Google Play and the Samsung App Store.
The availability of the service will give customers in Africa access to BBM chats, multi-person chats and BBM Groups, all of which allow users to share photos and send voice notes.
Vice president and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics Africa George Ferreira explains that “œIt is important to strike a balance between developing high-tech smartphones that carry brands into the future and creating a sustainable ecosystem that primarily supports the needs of consumers that use these devices.”
And according to Andrew Bocking, executive vice president BBM, at BlackBerry, “BBM provides one of the best and most robust mobile messaging experiences today.”
Samsung and BlackBerry will also be working together to market BBM for Android to customers and mobile phone users across Africa.
Source: HumanIPO
