If have not seen or checked your application updates, BlackBerry has released an update that now offers “Timer” and “Retract” free for BlackBerry, Android and iOS users.
Other features in this BBM release include:
Cross-Platform (Android, iOS and BlackBerry 10)
- In addition to Retract and Timer, users also have access to the Private Chat and Edit features. The former removes names and avatars from the chat window, while the latter allows you to edit messages you’ve sent to a contact
- Forward messages from one chat to another
- General performance improvements and bug fixes
BlackBerry 10
- Delete messages from just your view of the chat
- Retract and edit messages in group chats
- Option to retract all messages in a chat when it ends
Android
- Mute notifications for multi-person chats
- Scroll through all pictures shared within a 1:1 or multi-person chat
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) support
- Improved BBM Voice call quality
- Option for users to save pictures taken during BBM chat to device
iOS
- Enhanced look and feel for the chat screen
- Capture and share larger videos with enhanced video sharing
- Multi-select mode: delete, retract, or forward multiple messages at once
- Improved BBM Voice call quality
- Option for users to save pictures taken during BBM chat to device
*Note that if you are currently a BBM subscriber, your subscription may not end automatically when you update. If it was purchased on a different platform from the one you are currently using, cancel it through the following process:
- On iOS: Simply don’t renew your subscription, and it will cancel automatically.
- On Android: Access the Google Play Store, tap on the menu button in the top left, access My Account, go to Subscriptions, and cancel.
- BlackBerry 10: Access BlackBerry World, go to my world, access Subscriptions, and cancel.
Full details via Inside BlackBerry
