![]() ![]() (The only app I'm sorry isn't included is Discord, but it's just not a texting app.) The big reason to use any of those apps is that your friends do. Twitter, despite badly adding end-to-end encryption to its direct messages, isn't here either. Nor did whatever Google is calling its latest messaging foray. IMessage, SMS, and Android Messages didn't make this list. So when it came to putting together this list, that freed me up to be pretty strict about the requirements for inclusion. If that's SMS or smoke signals, you have my full permission to use it-as long as you aren't talking about anything super sensitive. If you fancy using stickers or emoticons in your text messages, then you might want to go back to your regular messaging app rather than try this one one out.Especially after testing all the texting apps out there, I believe the best texting app is normally the one people will actually reply to you with. Contacts can be added via the smartphone app and then synced over to the desktop app, hence this isn’t a big problem.ģ. While you can have video call on the desktop app, you cannot however, add contacts via the desktop app. The caller will see you as ‘Busy’ and you will receive a ‘1 Missed Call’ notification from the caller.Ģ. When you are in the middle of a call, you cannot receive another call. So far, the app does not support multiple conference. The receiver can then open up the link which shows your location in Google Maps. To do this, just send a ‘Location Message’. Send LocationĪnother handy feature you can use on Viber is the ability to send your location. The device the call is transferred to will start ringing and you can pick up the call from there. To do this, in the middle of the call, tap on the ‘Transfer call’ button to the right of the red ‘hang up’ icon (see below). ![]() This means if you are entertaining a video call on your desktop, you can transfer it to your smartphone without hanging up and making another call. One fun thing you can have with this Viber update is you can seamlessly transfer calls between one device and another. If you are making the call from desktop to a smartphone you will not have a video feed. To show your video feed to your friend, just click the video icon (second from left) inside your window. When you use it for the first time, the video feed needs to be turned on. Note that for Video call, it is currently still in beta, and you’ll need a webcam to use it. On the ‘Contact’ tab, by clicking on a contact you’ll be able to view your chat history with them.You can call them or have a video call by just clicking on ‘Call’ or ‘Video’. Viber will then load, and all your Viber contacts will sync up in the desktop version of Viber. To change your country code, just click on the ‘Flag’ icon.Īfter entering your mobile number, Viber will send a 4-digit verification code to your mobile device to verify that you own the number. ![]() If you have, you can sync your contacts and chat history to the desktop version. Viber will ask if you have installed the Viber app for smartphone ( Android | iOS) on your phone. To start, first download and install Viber onto your computer. ![]() Note that to be able to enjoy the new features Viber Desktop has to offer, users need to update their Viber smartphone app to version 3.0.ĭownload or update your app via the following links. We’ve given the new app update a run to see what Viber has in store and you may be surprised with some of the new features introduced. There’s a new update called Viber Desktop which allows you to now make video or voice calls across multiple platforms. Viber now has taken it a step further by extending the service to desktop. The great thing about these messaging apps is that they rely on Internet connection instead of your carrier service, so calls can be made for free and across all supported platforms. Recently we posted a 10 WhatsApp Alternatives For Your Smartphone post which featured Viber at the top of the list. ![]()
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