But the app doesn't appear to be making much of a ripple in the Google Play store, and isn't listed in the top free apps list. October 22, 2013 8:30 AM PDT Most interested users were greeted with a wait list when they installed BBM. (Credit: Screenshot by Dan Graziano/CNET) BlackBerry Messenger fans new and old propelled the BBM app to the top of Apple's App Store just a day after its launch. Related stories 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 Madonna banned by movie theater for alleged movie texting It is the No. 1 app on the App Store's free apps list. Curiously, as of Tuesday morning, the BBM app hasn't made the same impact on Android's Google Play store, where it isn't listed in the top free app category. It was clear yesterday that BBM was seeing significant demand when BlackBerry instituted a that allowed users to download and install the app, but wait until they got an e-mail notification before they could start firing off messages. Only users who had registered on BBM.com beforehand were able to get in immediately. Within 8 hours of its debut, BlackBerry tweeted that it had reached 5 million downloads on Apple's iOS and Android. The company had said 6 million people had registered to get the BBM app. It's been a bumpy ride for BBM, which was supposed to launch last month. It was delayed when an unofficial version leaked, and shortly after pulled. BBM has been a rare bright spot for a company that recently retreated from the consumer market, focusing largely on big business and government customers with its devices and network services.
But the app doesn't appear to be making much of a ripple in the Google Play store, and isn't listed in the top free apps list.
Most interested users were greeted with a wait list when they installed BBM.
(Credit: Screenshot by Dan Graziano/CNET)
BlackBerry Messenger fans new and old propelled the BBM app to the top of Apple's App Store just a day after its launch.
Related stories
- 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
- Madonna banned by movie theater for alleged movie texting
It is the No. 1 app on the App Store's free apps list. Curiously, as of Tuesday morning, the BBM app hasn't made the same impact on Android's Google Play store, where it isn't listed in the top free app category.
It was clear yesterday that BBM was seeing significant demand when BlackBerry instituted a that allowed users to download and install the app, but wait until they got an e-mail notification before they could start firing off messages. Only users who had registered on BBM.com beforehand were able to get in immediately.
Within 8 hours of its debut, BlackBerry tweeted that it had reached 5 million downloads on Apple's iOS and Android. The company had said 6 million people had registered to get the BBM app.
It's been a bumpy ride for BBM, which was supposed to launch last month. It was delayed when an unofficial version leaked, and shortly after pulled.
BBM has been a rare bright spot for a company that recently retreated from the consumer market, focusing largely on big business and government customers with its devices and network services.
