BBM Untuk Android dan Iphone ternyata banyak menarik perhatian para pecinta gadget secara mendunia namun kabar gembira tersebut ternyata harus menunggu beberapa waktu lagi karena BlackBerry telah mengkonfirmasi bahwa mereka telah membatalkan peluncuran BBM untuk Android dan iPhone .
Pada awalnya BBM dijadwalkan akan di perkenalkan pada tanggal 21 dan 22 September, tapi sekarang hal tersebut telah tertunda dan alasannya dikatakan bahwa sanya terdapat versi bocoran dari aplikasi ini yang muncul minggu lalu secara online .
Versi bocor BBM tersebut rupanya diunduh 1,1 juta kali oleh para pengguna gadget , menurut laporan . BBM memang muncul di App Store di beberapa daerah , akan tetapi pembebasan applikasi ini kini telah tertunda . Pengguna yang berhasil melakukan download BBM melalui App Store masih akan dapat menggunakannya , meskipun BlackBerry kini telah melakukan penonaktifan untuk versi Android yang bocor.
Berikut pernyataan resmi BlackBerry :
“Prior to launching BBM for Android, an unreleased version of the BBM for Android app was posted online. The interest and enthusiasm we have seen already - more than 1.1 million active users in the first 8 hours without even launching the official Android app - is incredible. Consequently, this unreleased version caused issues, which we have attempted to address throughout the day.
“Our teams continue to work around the clock to bring BBM to Android and iPhone, but only when it's ready and we know it will live up to your expectations of BBM. We are pausing the global roll-out of BBM for Android and iPhone. Customers who have already downloaded BBM for iPhone will be able to continue to use BBM. The unreleased Android app will be disabled, and customers who downloaded it should visit www.BBM.com to register for updates on official BBM for Android availability.
“As soon as we are able, we will begin a staggered country roll-out of BBM for Android and continue the roll-out of BBM for iPhone. Please follow @BBM on Twitter for the latest updates and go to www.BBM.com to sign-up for updates about BBM for Android and iPhone. These issues have not impacted BBM service for BlackBerry.”
Although BlackBerry did not elaborate on the cause of these "issues", security expert Graham Cluley suggested that BlackBerry may not have been able to cope with the spike of activity hitting its servers, reports The Telegraph.
"What seems, in part, to have tripped up BlackBerry is the poorly-policed free-and-easy Google Play Android app store, where multiple BBM apps, posing as official releases, appeared," he said.
"Most Android users assume that if an app is in the official Google Play store, it must be official and safe to install on their phone. The truth, sadly, is rather different."
tombolHP.com akan melakukan update berita terbarunya sesegera mungkin setelah nanti ada kabar kepastian dari piihak yang bersangkutan tentang peluncuran applikasi BBM untuk iphone dan android ini.
