One of the first instant messaging applications, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), is going to shut down on May 31. On April 18, Emtek, the company that has run BBM since 2016, announced the closure of the consumer version of the app. However, BlackBerry followed up that announcement by offering the enterprise version (BBMe) of the software to consumers. What users need to knowThe BBM Enterprise app is already available on Google Play and Apple App Store. In addition, fall in sales of BlackBerry phones and the rise of Android and iOS smartphones quickly reduced the number of users for BBM.

Source: Mint April 30, 2019 05:26 UTC