Instant Messaging with Your BlackBerry Smartphone

Take your instant messaging with you. Instant messaging (IM) applications on BlackBerry® smartphones1 keep you in touch with your IM contacts—no matter where you are or what you’re doing.

Enjoy many of the instant messaging features you already enjoy on your computer on your BlackBerry smartphone, including:

  • A familiar user interface
  • Availability status
  • Contact access and management
  • Notifications to tell you when you receive a new message
  • Emoticons that help you express yourself

Stay in touch with your personal contacts

BlackBerry smartphones support the following instant messaging applications2 when integrated with BlackBerry® Internet Service.

Stay in touch with your business contacts

BlackBerry smartphones support the following instant messaging applications2 when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server.

1 Check with service provider for availability of browser feature and email account support, roaming arrangements, coverage, and service plans. Certain features outlined herein require a certain BlackBerry smartphone or a minimum version of BlackBerry® DesktopSoftware and/or BlackBerry® Device Software.
2 When you subscribe for, acquire, or use third party products and services with RIM products or services you accept that: 1. It is your sole responsibility to (a) ensure that your airtime service provider will support all of their features; (b) identify and acquire all required intellectual property and other licences prior to installation or use and to comply with the terms of such licences; 2. RIM provides such products and services on an “AS IS” basis with no express or implied conditions, endorsements, guarantees, representations or warranties of any kind, and assumes no liability whatsoever with respect to them.