Nkem Ndem Vivienne, Travel/Technology Writer, Jovago, in this piece made available to Technology Times reviews the new private chat feature on the popular messaging platform of Blackberry
If you are the type to gossip via BlackBerry Messenger, you might want to take a leap of joy as the company has released a new update that includes a Privacy and Control Subscriptions! The service tagged ‘Private Chat’ enables private messaging between users as it hides identity between chats ensuring that no names are shown, no profile pictures are displayed and your chats are automatically deleted on both sides after brief periods of inactivity. As it stands, a user who takes a screenshot of the private conversation cannot attribute it to either party, as there are no contact names.
If you are at loss on how to use this new exciting blackberry feature, Jovago.com, Africa’s No. 1 online hotel booking portal offers steps.
Step 1: Open the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app on your phone
Step 2: Select a contact. Ensure the contact selected has the updated version of Blackberry Messenger, as the feature remains inaccessible for chats with contacts who still older versions of the BBM.
[blockquote right=”pull-right”]“The service tagged ‘Private Chat’ enables private messaging between users as it hides identity between chats ensuring that no names are shown, no profile pictures are displayed and your chats are automatically deleted on both sides after brief periods of inactivity. As it stands, a user who takes a screenshot of the private conversation cannot attribute it to either party, as there are no contact names.”[/blockquote]