BlackBerry continues to get positive rating for its messaging app. October 22, 2013 1:23 PM PDT (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) BlackBerry's BBM messenger service keeps chugging along. Related stories BlackBerry's BBM slingshots to top spot on Apple's App Store BlackBerry: BBM downloads for iOS, Android hit 5M in 8 hours BlackBerry BBM finally hits iOS, Android, but there's a wait list Lenovo weighing a BlackBerry takeover, reports WSJ BlackBerry shows flicker of life: KPMG buys 3,500 smartphones The company said that BBM has racked up more than 10 million downloads in its first 24 hours. "I've seen reports of apps that launched with one million downloads in a day, but over 10 million? Amazing," BlackBerry executive Andrew Bocking said in the company's blog. BBM actually garnered 5 million downloads in its first 8 hours. The app has since zoomed to the top on Apple's App Store, garner mostly positive ratings. BBM hasn't yet shown up on Google Play, but it could be because Google doesn't update the list as frequently. Bocking noted there have been 60,000 five-star reviews out of 87,000 total reviews. There was significant demand for the iOS and Android version of BBM, with 6 million registering ahead of time to get information no the app. There was so much interest that BlackBerry had to institute a wait list for people who hadn't registered ahead of time.
BlackBerry continues to get positive rating for its messaging app.
(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)
BlackBerry's BBM messenger service keeps chugging along.
Related stories
- BlackBerry's BBM slingshots to top spot on Apple's App Store
- BlackBerry: BBM downloads for iOS, Android hit 5M in 8 hours
- BlackBerry BBM finally hits iOS, Android, but there's a wait list
- Lenovo weighing a BlackBerry takeover, reports WSJ
- BlackBerry shows flicker of life: KPMG buys 3,500 smartphones
The company said that BBM has racked up more than 10 million downloads in its first 24 hours.
"I've seen reports of apps that launched with one million downloads in a day, but over 10 million? Amazing," BlackBerry executive Andrew Bocking said in the company's blog.
BBM actually garnered 5 million downloads in its first 8 hours. The app has since zoomed to the top on Apple's App Store, garner mostly positive ratings.
BBM hasn't yet shown up on Google Play, but it could be because Google doesn't update the list as frequently. Bocking noted there have been 60,000 five-star reviews out of 87,000 total reviews.
There was significant demand for the iOS and Android version of BBM, with 6 million registering ahead of time to get information no the app. There was so much interest that BlackBerry had to institute a wait list for people who hadn't registered ahead of time.
