BlackBerry Messenger On Android, iPhone: BBM For Android Partners With Samsung Galaxy, Release Date Before The End Of Summer

BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) will release a cross-platform version of BlackBerry Messenger for free on Android and iOS devices sometime this summer. Samsung announced Monday that a partnership for BBM for Android will see the app in the Samsung App store “soon.”

Samsung said BBM for Android will be released for all Galaxy smartphone consumers across Africa. BlackBerry announced in May that BBM will have a summer release date for Android and iPhone, but the partnership also highlights aspects of the two companies’ strategy for emerging markets