BBM officially heading to Samsung Galaxy phones

BlackBerry's venerable messaging platform to hit Samsung's devices.

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It seems like it was ages ago when BlackBerry dropped the news that BBM would find a home on Android handsets. Apparently the wait is about to end, at least for owners of Samsung Galaxy phones.

A new report from the folks at N4BB claims that Samsung has officially committed to the messaging app. Specifically, BBM addicts will be able to download BlackBerry Messenger software via the Google Play store "soon." With BBM, Galaxy users will have access to their BBM accounts, including BBM chats and BBM Groups.

It also appears that BBM functionality will be integrated in Samsung devices through a Samsung messaging hub. Whether this means Sammy customers will be treated to a UI similar to the BlackBerry Hub, basically a unified inbox on steroids, remains to be seen. Frankly it's one the best features on BB10 and a skill Android phones would do well to assimilate.

BlackBerry unveiled plans to offer BBM on iOS and Android in May 2013.

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So what's the catch? Outside of the vague availability date, it looks like BBM will only be served up in Africa (at least for now). That's definitely a bummer to potential BBM adopters on Galaxy devices occupying many corners of the globe.

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