BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) on Android and iPhone will require that users sign up for and log in with a BlackBerry ID, a spokesperson for BlackBerry South Africa has confirmed.<\/p>\n
The BlackBerry ID username is an e-mail address of your choosing, and like most other online accounts is secured by a password.<\/p>\n
When registering for a BlackBerry ID<\/a>, BlackBerry also requires that you select a screen name.<\/p>\n According to BlackBerry, \u201cthis screen name is the name that appears when you submit app reviews in the BlackBerry World storefront.\u201d<\/p>\n The BlackBerry PIN is therefore no longer the device-specific identifier to which your BBM profile is linked, but it does remain as a method to connect to other BBM users without sharing other contact information.<\/p>\n \u201cOne key focus for BBM from the very start eight years ago was privacy,\u201d a BlackBerry spokesperson told MyBroadband. \u201cThe PIN infrastructure we use allows users to add contacts without sharing personal information.\u201d<\/p>\n According to BlackBerry, every BBM user gets a unique PIN.<\/p>\n BlackBerry SA also confirmed that just like on BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10, BBM for Android and iPhone users will also be able to invite BBM contacts using SMS and e-mail.<\/p>\n \u201cPlease keep an eye on www.bbm.com<\/a> for more details on how it will work,\u201d BlackBerry SA said.<\/p>\n BBM for Android, iPhone here this week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Astonishing WhatsApp, WeChat moves in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BlackBerry sale may be concluded soon: WSJ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n BlackBerry wants to spin off BBM: report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMore BlackBerry and BBM news<\/h3>\n