Jakarta - Usai sudah cerita panjang tentang penantian BlackBerry Messenger lintas platform. Sempat muncul lalu menghilang, kini BBM untuk Android dan iOS sudah bisa di-download kembali.

Untuk pengguna Android tak perlu risau lagi harus mengunduhnya dari link yang tidak resmi. Karena BlackBerry sudah memastikan bahwa BBM ini sudah muncul di Google Play Store.

Dikutip dari blog resminya, Selasa (22/10/2013), selain melalui Play Store, pengguna Android bisa menginstal BBM di handset Android melalui situs resmi BBM.com.

Pastikan juga smartphone Anda sesuai dengan spesifikasi yang dibutuhkan.

Sementara itu, pengguna iPhone yang belum sempat men-download BBM bisa langsung menuju App Store dengan mengetikkan "BlackBerry Messenger for iPhone".

Ditelusuri detikINET, pengguna iPhone tak perlu lagi berganti negara di App Store. Karena aplikasi BBM untuk iOS ini sudah tersedia untuk region Indonesia.

BlackBerry is at last ready to resume its paused BBM rollout for Android and iOS. The instant messaging client should reach the App Store, Google Play and certain Samsung Apps portals within the next few hours. Not everyone can start chatting right away, however. To prevent a repeat of last month's server troubles, the company is implementing a queue system: those who signed up in advance can use BBM right away, while latecomers will have to secure a spot in line. It's not quite the broad launch many were hoping for, but it is good news for a company that has lately been feeling down.

BlackBerry has announced that BlackBerry Messenger will be released today for Android and iOS. The company originally planned to release its messaging app late last month, but those plans were abruptly pushed back when an early version of the Android app publicly leaked ahead of schedule. The company says that "about 1 million" Android users were using the unreleased version of BBM for Android, and BlackBerry is also claiming that more than 1 million iOS users managed to "side load" the app onto iPhone. "In the next few hours, people will start seeing BBM in Google Play, the App Store and in select Samsung App Stores," the company says.

But unfortunately it appears that BlackBerry is still very much concerned about an initial surge of users. It's implementing a registration wait list; upon opening the app, you'll have to enter an email address to reserve your spot. Anyone that signed up for information about the mobile apps at BBM.com won't have to wait, but new signups will have to deal with the virtual queue. Despite being despised by users, the wait list has become an increasingly popular tactic among startups. Still, it strikes us as odd to see BlackBerry using the strategy. "We are focused on moving millions of customers through the line as fast as possible," BlackBerry says. The company will be providing updates on "how quickly the line is moving" via its Twitter account. BlackBerry first announced that its BBM client would be going multi-platform in May.

Update: BlackBerry has announced that the BBM app is now available for download from the iTunes App Store and Google Play.

BBM rollout back on
BlackBerry Ltd. says it’s back on track and is resuming the rollout of its popular chat app for iPhone and Android devices.

“In the next few hours, people will start seeing BBM in Google Play, the App Store and in select Samsung App Stores – where it will be free to download,” BlackBerry's Andrew Bocking, who runs BBM, said today on its official blog.

“The demand for BBM on Android and BBM on iPhone continues to be amazing,” he added.

“About 6 million people signed up for information about BBM at BBM.com. As you know, in just seven hours, about 1 million Android users were using the unreleased version of BBM for Android. What you don’t know is that more than 1 million people have found creative ways to ‘side load’ BBM on their iPhone. This is incredible.”

The rollout of the BBM app for rival smartphones suffered a setback in late September when an unreleased version for Android was posted online.

BlackBerry today unveiled a “simple line-up system” for the rollout to help manage the “pent-up” demand.

That involves downloading BBM, entering an e-mail address after installing the app to “hold your spot in line,” and awaiting an e-mail from BlackBerry that will let users know when they’re at the front of that line.

Those who signed up ahead of time won’t have that wait.

And, Mr. Bocking told those wanting BBM, “if you didn’t sign up in advance, don’t worry – we are focused on moving millions of customers through the line as fast as possible.”

BlackBerry, of course, is in the midst of an auction for all or part of the company. It has signed a letter of intent with Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. for a $4.7-billion (U.S.) deal that would pay shareholders $9 a share.

Other parties have expressed interest, however, including U.S. private equity firm Cerberus, China’s Lenovo Group and BlackBerry co-founders Mike Laziridis and Doug Fregin.