Glitches with BBM relaunch angers people waiting in queue for the app
BlackBerry tried to win a race against time by plugging in issues that last month’s BBM for Android and iOS launch fiasco caused, in a rollout today.
BlackBerry tried to win a race against time by plugging in issues that last month’s BBM for Android and iOS launch fiasco caused, in a rollout today. The official BBM for iOS and Android application went live in a subdued fashion, with only a blog post from Andrew Bocking, Head of BBM at BlackBerry to accompany it.
While there was palpable excitement in the air thanks to the launch, there were a few completely unhappy with it. The chatter on social networking websites – as well as reviews on the Google Play Store – has gone on to show that users are facing glitches while signing up and using the application.
More from News AnalysisI'm getting a 'No Connection Found' error for downloading the #BBM app for my Samsung #Andriod #S3mini @BBM @BlackBerry_ZA @BlackBerryHelp
— Mr Wax™ (@Q10Wax) October 22, 2013
Did any one install #BBM4all ?? I am getting error: This app is incompatible with your device #BBM #Blackberry
— Dhawal™ (@dhawal2787) October 22, 2013
#BBM continues to give error. What a disaster. @tech2eets pic.twitter.com/P5GE8cTGWC
— Crescendo (@rishabhastir) October 22, 2013
It took 5 hours to get to the front of the line and now it's saying server error, yeah bbm is a waste
— Chloe (@ChloHickman) October 22, 2013
@BBM I had pre-registered with my emaid id and now when i logged in it accepted and i entered it accepted my id but now its saying queued!:/
— Sajan Gupta (@Maverick_3) October 22, 2013
@tech2eets Unable to setup #BBM on Android, trying since morning. I'm one of those who pre-registered. Getting 'temporary server error'.
— Vishal Makkar (@vishmak) October 22, 2013
@tech2eets it saying temo server error.. got #blackberryID but still unable to complete the setup. is der anyway to complt it? Please rply.
— Prasanna Bagade (@B_prasana) October 22, 2013
Has anyone else's bbm just randomly started again and put you in the line again? Ughhhh
— grace...gracie. idc (@dr0wning_al0ne) October 22, 2013
OMG! NO WAY #BBM IS RELEASED FOR IPHONE AND ANDRIOD *Downloads app "You are now a part of a waiting list" This is why I have trust issues
— Gianluca Battaglia (@ItzGB) October 22, 2013
@tech2eets yes 5m downloads 4m can't complete setup
— warren nichols (@warren2311) October 22, 2013
How big is this bbm line ffs?!
— Jack Woodward (@thewoody1999) October 22, 2013
Android @BBM app sucks big time. It always says, "No Connection available" or "services not available". #wtf #annoyed
— Dixit Chopra (@dixitchopra) October 22, 2013
It’s to be seen how BlackBerry will now manage to fix these issues – that still seem to be concentrated in the Android version of BBM – and still manage to roll out the app to more users than the six million who signed up for accounts much in advance.
Are you facing glitches with BBM too? Let us know what they are in the comments section below.
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