BBM for Android and iOS

The once popular Blackberry Messenger is now available for Android and iOS.
I remember about 3 years ago, Blackberry was the "thing" and people my age who had Blackberry was considered "cool" until Android and iOS were growing intensely. Few days ago when I found out that iOS will have a BBM app, I was excited. It gave me flashback when I was a hardcore Blackberry user. Scanning bar codes and getting "PING" were the norms for Blackberry users.
One advantage about BBM is the person do not need to provide contact number in order to add someone. If a stranger were to add you on BBM, you do not need to worry if he or she will be able to contact you through contact number as BBM users add each other through pin codes or scanning bar codes. I thought that this feature was an advantage, especially for girls.

After finding out support iOS is able to support BBM, I downloaded the app instantly. I realized there were changes for the app. To view contacts, you can either choose the contact to be viewed as grid or list. I thought the grid option was pretty cool. Another new feature on this BBM app is you are able to send voice not to friends, which my old Blackberry did not have. Overall, as a consumer, I am contented on Blackberry's decision to disseminate into the iOS and Android market. I think apps like Whatsapp and WeChat will be greatly affected by Blackberry's decision to provide an app for the Androids and iOS users. Chatting on BBM is pretty astonishing for me now as it brings back old memories. However, it'd be never the same as I am typing on touch-screen instead Qwerty keypad. To think of it, I miss the feeling of typing on Blackberry's Qwerty keypad.