A list of useful service functions that you might not be aware of. Disappearing messages.

Disappearing photo and video messages became available to users in February 2017. The main feature of disappearing messages is that after viewing, they are automatically deleted from the dialog after the user specified time period (1, 3, 7 or 10 seconds).

Group chats.

Viber users can not only maintain personal correspondence with friends and family in the application, but also create group chats, combining up to 199 desired telephone numbers in correspondence.

Hidden chats.

Viber users can hide any personal chat from the screens of their mobile devices. Hidden chats are not visible in the application interface in the dialog menu. You can access them only after entering a secret PIN. Chats can be hidden only on the screen of a smartphone or tablet.

Deleting a sent message.

In case you mistakenly sent a Viber message to the wrong recipient or after you clicked on the "Send" button you decided not to do it, in the application you can delete the message sent by you from your device or from the destination device.

Secret Chats Secret chat rooms appeared in Viber in March 2017. The content of Viber secret chat rooms is available only to its participants. In this case, they implemented several ways to protect data. Thus, messages from a secret chat can not be forwarded to third parties. In addition, the user who created the secret chat, will receive notifications in the event that someone from the interlocutors will make a screenshot of the correspondence in it. The entire chat room can be programmed to be deleted after a certain time, if extraordinary security measures are required (from 1 second to 7 days).

Viber for computer.

Viber is available to users not only on smartphones, but also on stationary computers. The desktop version of the messenger offers the same wide functionality as the mobile one - all the same stickers, smiles, chats and media transfer options are available here. In addition, during installation, it is automatically synchronized with the user's mobile device and transfers the history of correspondence and calls to its PC (if you save the corresponding account settings).

Sending short videos.

Due to this function of the Viber application built into the chat window, users can quickly send short messages (up to 30 seconds) to the interlocutors. To record and send such video, you need to press the voice message button once, and then - to hold the video recording icon that appeared in its place. Users can quickly switch between voice and video messages, choosing the most convenient way at any time to interact with friends.

Viber Out.

Viber Out is a service that allows Viber users to call any - mobile and city - phone numbers at attractive rates. Thus, through the application, you can also contact people who do not use it. The Viber Out account is replenished through the application store, and the amount it is reduced in when making a call depends on the tariffs of the country in which the person's interlocutor is located and the duration of the conversation.

Add-ons for chats.

In the Viber 6 application. 5 users became available add-ons for chats. So, for example, with their help they can directly search in the dialog window in English by gif-images, online encyclopedia "Wikipedia" or stickers. To do this, just click on the "@" icon and select the name of the required service from the list. In particular, the "@stickers" command opens a quick access to the Viber sticker collection in the chat window. For example, a user can query "@stickers hello" and get Viber sticker options for greeting.

Public Accounts.

At the end of 2016, Viber has a new tool for business - public accounts. This feature allows you to monitor the communication of their idols, favorite companies and operational news of the media in special chats that are open to all users of Viber.

Chat bots.

On the platform of public accounts in Viber brands, media and famous personalities can use technologies of artificial intelligence to communicate with their audience - chat bots.