You can no longer switch BBM from Android to BlackBerry legacy devices
Users over at s forums have been reporting that theyve been unable to switch their BBM account back to BlackBerrys legacy devices running BlackBerrys operating systems. Users have experienced a server issue that does not let you access contacts, groups, and channels after performing the switch back to a BlackBerry OS device. You can still hop around between BlackBerry OS devices, but if you move from a BlackBerry device to an Android-powered BlackBerry (or otherwise), iOS, or Windows device, you will not be able to successfully access BBM on a legacy BlackBerry device. BBM Product Management. According to the issue of BBM getting stuck on newer platforms arises from BlackBerry handing over the consumer BBM service to Emtek. So if you still have BBM on a legacy BlackBerry, its recommended that you dont move your BBM account, but rather create a new one when switching to the newer platforms and leave your original account on the BlackBerry handset. |