Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Install Blackberry Messenger [BBM] on your computer: Windows Mac Linux.

If you don't have a smartphone,
     Or maybe you got a Windows phone,
           Or maybe you ain't got no phone at all!
But you want to try BBM, And you have a Mac/Linux/Windows PC!
Here's a How-to run BBM on a computer

First you will need to install genymotion
      Genymotion is an Android emulator, it's the best Android emulator that can run from within a computer, it's based on virtual box
      Through Genymotion you can run almost every Android application, But your computer must have a decent Processor and RAM.

+Genymotion is downloadable from HERE it contains the required Virtualbox files
+If you need to independently install Virtualbox you can download it from HERE

After installation you should find genymotion on Desktop/ Start screen or whatever (I'll be using windows 8.1 here)
+Open "Genymotion"
Assuming you already signed up at Genymotion website
+Click Add, then choose which version of android you'd like to run on your computer
+I recommend the one that's called:
GalaxyS4/HTCOne/XperiaZ-4.2.2-with GoogleApps.. 

Then click add, wait for it to download, then next, next, create..
After you finish click play from within Genymotion main window
And now you're running Android, run the first time setup of android, choose language etc.
Go to Play store and search for bbm, install, enjoy

+If Blackberry Messenger app shuts down by itself you may need to reinstall the APK using "file manager" download it from Play store, then go to file manager settings and allow root access, then go to /data/app and tap com.bbm.apk and override/replace the installation
+Otherwise your computer may not be able to handle these operations
+Feel free to ask any question in the comments below
+If i said anything wrong correct me :)