BBM™on TECNO phones running the
Android operating system.With BBM
preinstalled, customers will be able to
easily get started chatting and
connecting with friends and family on
the popular private social network from
BlackBerry®.
BBM, with its privacy, control and
immediacy, is very popular in the
Nigerian market, where everybody
wants a BBM PIN.
According to Vice President, TECNO
Group, Mr. Arif Chowdhury , BBM will be
preloaded on TECNO phones in 20
countries. For customers already using
TECNO phones, BBM will of course be
available as a free download on the
Google Play store.
“This collaboration is good news for
customers,” saidChowdhury. “ It is our
objective, not only for Nigerians, but for
Africans as a whole, to acquire
smartphones and enjoy a smart life and
to be able to use the phone to its
maximum benefit, and that is why we
are working with BlackBerry to preload
BBM on all new TECNO smartphones.
“After the huge success of the Phantom
A series, TECNO is now launching the
next star product named Phantom AIII,
and of course, this high technology
smartphone will come preloaded with
BBM,” added Chowdhury.
Android customers can enjoy the rich
features of BBM that include:
· BBM Chat – Enjoy real,
immediate conversations with
friends on Android, iPhone and
BlackBerry smartphones. Not
only does BBM let you know
that your message has been
delivered and read, it also
shows you that your friend is
responding to the message.
· More than chat – With BBM
you can share files on your
phone such as photos and
voice notes, all in an instant.
· Keep your group in the
loop – Multi-person chats are
a great way to invite contacts
to chat together. BBM Groups
lets you invite up to 30 friends
to chat together, and go a
step further than multi-chat
by sharing photos and
schedules. And, with Broadcast
Message, you can send a
message out to all your BBM
contacts at once.
· Post Updates and stay in
the know – BBM lets you post
a personal message, profile
picture and your current
status, and lets your contacts
know instantly in Updates.
· Your unique PIN – Every
BBM user has a unique PIN
that maintains your privacy, so
you don’t have to give out
your phone number or email
address to a new or casual
contact.
Executive Vice President for BBM at
BlackBerry Mr. Andrew Bocking said,
“BBM continues to grow in popularity
and as the recent launch on Android and
iOS suggests, BBM is the ‘must have’
app for active conversations. While we
continue to evolve BBM with more
features and functionality, we are
excited to work with OEMs like TECNO
to preinstall BBM, giving their
smartphone customers in Africa quick
and easy access to the service right out
of the box.”
