To coincide with the press release we told you about a short while ago, BBM has been updated to version 10.3.33.18, but as you will see below there's a few more changes introduced other than the Protected part.
If you treat your BBM like a social network you'll probably love the fact that the Updates tab has been renamed 'Feeds' - making it sound more social. A nice move BlackBerry.
The full features updated include:
- Introducing support for BBM protected
- Support for chat wallpapers in the BBM Shop
- 16 new emoticons
- Improved experience for adding new BBM contacts by email
- Updates tab is now called 'Feeds'
If you're not seeing the update just yet keep on checking. It's rolling out. In the meantime, you can check out some more screenshots below.

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