Control what you share, with confidence with the new 'private chat' feature in the new BBM update

A new BBM update was launched yesterday for Blackberry 10, IOS and Android users. A number of new features were added to the new update - 

-  BBM for android with Google material design.
-  A new way to organize your ever-growing sticker collection

-  A newly implemented “quote message” feature so you can reference previous messages in your chat.

-  Updated the way font sizes are rendered on iOS. iPhone users are going to love that their BBM font size is based on the size selected in system settings.
But the most prominent feature added to this new update is the ''private chat'', this new feature was introduced to ensure that sensitive messages are kept discreet.

This private chat feature is very similar to the 'new incognito window' in your Chrome or the 'new private window' in your Mozilla browsers, as it ensures discreet chat. 

The private chat feature has been added in the new Privacy and Control Subscription ($0.99 monthly) which in-turn replaces the existing Timed and Retracted Messages Subscription. This new bundle offers the following -  

i.  Private Chat
ii. Timed messages and pictures
iii. Retract messages and pictures
iv. Edit Message (Made a mistake? Now you can retract it, change it, and send your message again.)

Furhtermore, the Private chat feature offers no names, no profile pictures, and the chat ends automatically after a short period of time. Now screenshot of chats are useless, because no one really knows who said what in the chat! This is evident in the photo below

I know a lot of celebrity would find this new update amazing as it ensures their privacy and protects them from leaked chat messages from their partners.

What do you think of this new feature? leave a comment please

Source: BBM blog