Tecno mobile phones will now preinstall
BBM™on TECNO phones running the Android
operating system.With BBM preinstalled,
customers will be able to easily get started
chatting and connecting with friends and
family on the popular private social network
from BlackBerry®.
BBM, with its privacy, control and
immediacy, is very popular in the Nigerian
market, where everybody wants a BBM PIN.
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According to Vice President, TECNO Group,
Mr. Arif Chowdhury , BBM will be preloaded
on TECNO phones in 20 countries. For
customers already using TECNO phones, BBM
will of course be available as a free download
on the Google Play store.
“This collaboration is good news for
customers,” saidChowdhury. “It is our
objective, not only for Nigerians, but for
Africans as a whole, to acquire smartphones
and enjoy a smart life and to be able to use
the phone to its maximum benefit, and that is
why we are working with BlackBerry to
preload BBM on all new TECNO smartphones.
“After the huge success of the Phantom A
series, TECNO is now launching the next star
product named Phantom AIII, and of course,
this high technology smartphone will come
preloaded with BBM,” added Chowdhury.
Android customers can enjoy the rich
features of BBM that include:
· BBM Chat – Enjoy real, immediate
conversations with friends on
Android, iPhone and BlackBerry
smartphones. Not only does BBM let
you know that your message has been
delivered and read, it also shows you
that your friend is responding to the
message.
· More than chat – With BBM you
can share files on your phone such as
photos and voice notes, all in an
instant.
· Keep your group in the loop –
Multi-person chats are a great way to
invite contacts to chat together. BBM
Groups lets you invite up to 30
friends to chat together, and go a
step further than multi-chat by
sharing photos and schedules. And,
with Broadcast Message, you can
send a message out to all your BBM
contacts at once.
· Post Updates and stay in the
know – BBM lets you post a personal
message, profile picture and your
current status, and lets your contacts
know instantly in Updates.
· Your unique PIN – Every BBM
user has a unique PIN that maintains
your privacy, so you don’t have to
give out your phone number or email
address to a new or casual contact.
Executive Vice President for BBM at
BlackBerry Mr. Andrew Bocking said, “BBM
continues to grow in popularity and as the
recent launch on Android and iOS suggests,
BBM is the ‘must have’ app for active
conversations. While we continue to evolve
BBM with more features and functionality, we
are excited to work with OEMs like TECNO to
preinstall BBM, giving their smartphone
customers in Africa quick and easy access to
the service right out of the box.”
