BlackBerry Messenger officially shuts down today

Emtek tried to revive BlackBerry Messenger, but the once-popular messaging service has reached its end. The consumer version of the app officially shuts down today, May 31st. After trying to bring it back to life three years ago, the company has succumbed to its competition. In a blog post announcing the shut down of the app, they said, “The technology industry, however, is very fluid, and in spite of our substantial efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, while new users proved difficult to sign on.” For those who still don’t want to fully let go of BBM, there is an enterprise-grade encrypted version of the app.

PING !!!

Today is the last day to use BBM 😢🙏

Thank you for all the support and memories that you have spent together with BBM 😊

As an alternative, you can use BBM Enterprise. Check the following link for more details https://t.co/uKmBGP3CQI pic.twitter.com/BnwaoGYehc

— BBM (@BBM) May 31, 2019

BlackBerry Messenger for consumers will be shutting down in May

Are you still a loyal BlackBerry Messenger user? Well, we’ve got bad news for you. The consumer version of the app is shutting down for good on May 31^st. Indonesia-based media conglomerate took over its development in 2016. They redesigned the app to get modern features in hopes of competing against the more popular chat apps these days. However, efforts didn’t seem to be enough and now the app is shutting down for good. Emtek’s statement about this announcement says, “We poured our hearts into making this a reality, and we are proud of what we have built to date. The technology industry however, is very fluid, and in spite of our substantial efforts, users have moved on to other platforms, while new users proved difficult to sign on.”

The enterprise version is going to be made available for personal use, though. It’s now available for Android devices and it’ll be coming to Apple’s App Store “soon.” The app is free for the first year of use and will cost US$2.49 for a six-month subscription afterwards. But in the age where there are tons of free messaging apps, will BBM be able to attract its users back?

Source: Engadget