Neither service has a tag system to organise contacts into, say, work and personal groups, though both offer group chats. There also are barcode scanning and straight email invites that are quite easy. So far as adding contacts is concerned, BBM’s cryptic pins could be a hassle, but that’s not the only way to do it. But WhatsApp does have a way to mark contacts as favourites for easy access - a feature missing from BBM. Of course, since the contact you decide to block has your phone number, a quick follow up on the other side over SMS or even voice calling is likely.
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However, WhatsApp has a full contact-blocking mechanism in place, like BBM. This means, you don’t get to choose who you want on your WhatsApp contact list - a reason for many users to stay away from this service. It’s important to remember that adding a WhatsApp contact doesn’t just mean you need someone’s phone number you also need them in your device’s address book. But while switching devices, you can back up your contact list to the cloud and then remotely restore it on a new device. Unlike WhatsApp, you have to start building up your BBM contact list from scratch. This can be a hassle if you are using a secondary phone or temporary SIM.īBM’s set-up doesn’t require you to input your number. Also, you must pop your SIM card into a new device when switching to set up WhatsApp. On the downside, this means you have to give out your phone number to add a new friend.
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It just sends a verification SMS to your number and the app scans for it.įor friends whose numbers you already have in your address book, this works out very well - WhatsApp automatically tells them you are on WhatsApp too. The former’s process is easy, as you don’t have to remember passwords while shifting to a new device. WhatsApp creates an account on the basis of your phone number, while BBM uses alpha-numeric keys called pins. When Business Standard pitted the two applications against each other on various features, it appeared a close battle for supremacy was inevitable. After all, more than 10 million downloads within 24 hours of BBM being launched for non-BlackBerry handsets cannot be ignored. But, with the latter finally making the messenger available on Apple’s iOS and Android-backed devices, many might be wondering if WhatsApp will be able to hold on to its massive headstart. With just a quick glimpse you can see the overall security rating for your device – excellent, fair or poor – and what you can do to improve it.The WhatsApp application has made hay playing the ‘cross-platform BBM’ while BlackBerry kept its popular messenger service, BBM, bundled with its devices.
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