Samsung today confirmed that when BBM™,
the mobile social network, launches for
Android smartphones on the 21st September
2013, it will be available as a free download
for Samsung Galaxy smartphones across
Africa from the Google Play store. “We are pleased to officially announce that
BBM will be available for Samsung Galaxy
smartphones across Africa,” said
EmmanouilRevmatas, Director of Hand Held
Products, Samsung Electronics West Africa.
“We are focused on driving consumer experiences based on customisation to suit
every lifestyle. By offering an additional
messaging service through our Samsung
Messaging Hub, it has never been easier to
stay connected. This is another way that we
are providing our customers with a more integrated lifestyle experience and a
powerful new way of communicating and
sharing. It’s really about giving the African
market what they want – and what they
want is choice.” Samsung users will join a vibrant community
of 60 million BlackBerry® smartphones
customers who rely on BBM to stay in touch
with friends, family and colleagues every
day. Samsung GALAXY smartphone users
will have access to an extensive range of BBM features, including BBM chats and
multi-person chats with BBM Groups, as
well as the ability to share photos and voice
notes. BBM will form part of Samsung’s
Messaging Hub as a complementary addition
to the current slate of propriety and third party messaging services that Samsung
customers enjoy.
“We are excited to welcome Samsung
customers in Africa to the global BBM
community,” said Andrew Bocking, Executive
Vice President for BBM at BlackBerry. “Samsung customers will enjoy the
conversational immediacy that BBM offers
with the distinctive ‘R’ that lets you know
your message has been read. They’ll also be
pleased with the control BBM gives them
over their contact lists and how they share their information. Every BBM customer gets
a unique PIN, so you don’t have to give out
your phone number or email address to a
new or casual contact.”
BBM for Android can be downloaded for
free from the Google Play Store on 21st September 2013 and is compatible with
GALAXY smartphone devices that run
Android 4.0 (Ice-Cream Sandwich) and
above. Data charges may apply, as
determined by local operators and service
providers.
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