April 2, 2014: BlackBerry Limited has now added new stickers to its BBM app to encourage its users experience personalised chats. This initiative can help its app to be considered as a secure platform of communication.
Available for download on Android, BlackBerry and iOS platforms, BBM users can now avail larger, bolder and more expressive images stickers. Adding to this, its users can also purchase and download sticker packs from the new BBM Shop found in BBM.
“Stickers are another great example of how we’re making the BBM experience more engaging and fun for our customers,” said David Proulx, Senior Director, BBM at BlackBerry.
Each sticker pack in the BBM shop includes around 25 stickers and features content related to a theme or a character like CosCat, Gilbert’s Tales or Bubble Bot etc. On the other hand, sticker packs will also include content from popular brands including Shaun the Sheep and WWE.
BBM customers will be able to download a variety of sticker packs right inside BBM from the BBM Shop. Each sticker pack contains between 20 and 25 stickers and features content developed by talented artists or relating to a theme or a character like CosCat, Gilbert’s Tales or Bubble Bot, as well as sticker packs featuring content from popular brands including Shaun the Sheep and WWE. To start, sticker packs will either be offered for free, or cost US $1.99, or an approximate equivalent amount in the local currency, and will be billed through the device’s app store.
In addition, a free sticker pack created by BlackBerry featuring favorite BBM emoticons will be available to all BBM customers as well. Photos will be delivered in the chat as a thumbnail that can be opened to reveal the image in full size. BBM customers can also send higher quality photos, videos and presentations thanks to larger in-chat file transfers. Files up to 16MB can now be shared in a chat, an increase of 10MB.
“Stickers let you personalise your chats and strike the right chord with people around the world who rely on stickers in chats when they connect with colleagues, family, friends, peers and partners,” highlighted David Proulx.
