See basically BBM is much secure than a Whatsapp. Actually Whatsapp is totally insecure. Whatsapp works based on your mobile number. Lets say, i have the number of some person who doesnt know me, but i want to see his profile picture, status message etc. I can just add him to my phone book and eventually he will be in my Whatsapp list. He doesnt know that i see what he puts up. This is one security/privacy issue. Next, whatsapp scans your phonebook and syncs the whatsapp contacts automatically and the scanned phonebook remains in the whatsapp server and is actually not erased. Next, the messages you send to others are just hidden and not encrypted, so anyone who gets their fingers dirty on the server can actually just see what you send. On the other hand, BBM uses a PIN by which your integrity and privacy is maintained. Even if i get your PIN from unknown sources, you actually need to approve my request to enable me to even see your picture, status and chat with you. Also BBMs are encrypted in case of BlackBerry. I am not sure about the encryption in android because android is an open source but still the bbms come via the same server that we blackberry users use. Lets wait and see. Anyday BBM kicks Whatsapp away by all means.
, would the BBM work for Android the same way it did on Blackberry devices, ie, without the internet? If not, then how exactly it will be different to Whatsapp?
