What is BlackBerry® Messenger?
BBM is like text messages, but more immediate and with more things you can do. Think instant messaging, but on your BlackBerry smartphone. You can see who is available, start chatting with friends, set up groups, get instant replies—all this from virtually any location.
BBM also outshines texting in that you can share pictures, lists, and calendar appointments with a group.
You can use BlackBerry® Messenger to communicate with users who have a BlackBerry device. The contact list screen in BlackBerry Messenger is made up of your BlackBerry Messenger contacts, contact categories, chats, and groups.
You can send messages to your contacts, change your status and display picture, and organize contacts into contact categories. During a chat, you can send files such as voice notes and contact attachments. If your device has a camera, you can send pictures that you take with the camera.
You can use the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BlackBerry® Messenger to create a group of family members, friends, co-workers, and so on. In a group, you can share pictures, lists, and appointments with the members of the group.
You can also chat with members of your group and comment on shared items. You can use the BlackBerry® Groups feature of BlackBerry® Messenger to create a group of family members, friends, co-workers, and so on. In a group, you can share pictures, lists, and appointments with the members of the group. You can also chat with members of your group and comment on shared items.
You do not need to sign in to or out of BlackBerry® Messenger. As long as you are connected to a wireless network, BlackBerry® Messenger can keep you connected to your BlackBerry Messenger contacts. You might be able to back up and restore your BlackBerry® Messenger contacts, profile, and group membership using BlackBerry Messenger or using BlackBerry® Desktop Manager on a computer.
You must have a wireless service data plan to use BlackBerry® Messenger. Depending on your wireless service provider or organization, some features might not be supported.
You can set notification options, such as vibrate or tone, for BlackBerry® Messenger in the sounds application. The BlackBerry Messenger New Message item specifies how you are notified of incoming BlackBerry Messenger messages. The BlackBerry® Messenger Alert item specifies how you are notified when a contact that you have set an availability notification for becomes available. The BlackBerry® Messenger Groups item specifies how you are notified of BlackBerry® Groups activities.
Depending on the sound profile that is set in the sounds application on your device, you might not receive the audible notification that you have set for BlackBerry Messenger. Depending on the options that are set in a group, you might not receive audible notification of group activities. You cannot turn off or change the success beep for barcode scanning.
