#Viber messenger for iphone install#
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Send Disappearing Messages in your 1-on-1 and group chats by setting a timer for each message. React to messages with emojis to express exactly how you feel in your 1-on-1 and group chats! Viber is a great alternative for fans of SMS texting!

#Viber messenger for iphone free#

Send a free text, photo, sticker, GIFs, or video message, along with many other types of files. Use polls and quizzes, and reactions to get the most out of your group! No one, not even Viber can read your messages.Ĭatch up with friends, family, and coworkers by opening a group chat for up to 250 members. On by default for all 1-1 calls, chats, and group chats, end-to-end encryption allows to you to communicate with confidence knowing that all private messages are, well, private. Great for connecting with friends, family, and colleagues! With group chats, disappearing messages, reminders, and more, you can do it all with Viber!Įnjoy unlimited Viber-to-Viber calls with up to 50 people and make crystal-clear audio and video calls to anyone in the world. My hope is this is just a matter of them asking permission before the sync and that they are not grabbing info without my permission.Viber is a secure, private, fun messaging and calling app, connecting over a billion people worldwide! For about 1 second it said something like… syncing address book, then the same message pops up asking me if to allow or deny access. So l closed the app then opened again to see if it would still ask for my address book info. I think they need to add a lot more detailed info on what is being done with everyone’s contact info! It continues with a short list of em… what they admit to doing with all your info (and the info of friends and family) that you’ve allowed them access to. A copy of the phone numbers and names in your address book (but not emails, notes or any other personal information in your address book) will be stored on our servers…”

#Viber messenger for iphone install#

“When you install the Viber App and register on the Site, you will be asked to provide us with your phone number and to allow us access to your mobile device’s address book (collectively, “Personal Information”). Have a look at their privacy policy here. When you click “Ok” it returns you back to the previous screen which is giving you a choice of “don’t allow” that they won’t accept! So to install this app you MUST allow them to save your entire address book contacts on their servers. I clicked “Don’t Allow” and then it prompted this… Here’s a screenshot of what you are prompted with on first install… Legal? Well for one thing the Israeli founded company is registered in Cyprus, where a lot of online gambling companies register.

#Viber messenger for iphone android#

When you first install Viber on your iPhone or Android it will prompt you to allow access your address book, if allowed Viber not only saves your phone number and details but they ALSO saves the phone numbers and contact info of all your contacts! This is without the knowledge of those on your contact list. To investigate I installed it today and within a few seconds I discovered a lot of alarming stuff about how they gather everyone’s contact info and I do mean everyone. I even checked Google Play on my Android (it has a very handy list of ALL apps ever installed on your Android) and Viber was no where to be found! So my question, where & how did they get “my” contact info and why am I listed as a “Viber” when I’ve never even heard of the app!? I was like, “what?!” How is that possible and we tried calling my listed Viber contact to see what if anything would ring. Recently (original article 2013), I became aware of Viber only because my wife used it to talk to her sister and on her smartphone it showed me already listed as a Viber user. What about yours? Find out now and see why this is important. 81% of all smartphones are powered by Linux. Keep tabs on the ever changing privacy policy. Its up to each user if this is ok or not. Viber continues to scan and also save your contacts’ phone numbers from your address book on their servers. However, unlike other apps, which only scan your contacts. Update: Over the past couple of months Viber has been modifying their privacy policy to help increase user confidence.