Viber Messenger 10 For Mobile Brings A New UI, New Features, And Improvements.

http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

After four years since the last release, Viber, now Rakuten Viber, has released the revision 10 of its mobile messaging application for iOS and Android. The new app features an updated User Interface (UI), enhanced connectivity options, together with new privacy measures.
Viber infrastructure has also been improved according to the company and the voice and video calls have been given a quality boost to become crystal clear. The messaging is also said to betwice as fast as before. 
The new Calls screen brings all your call information to a single page, containing recent calls and phone contacts, with the Viber Out balance and subscriptions shown at the top of the screen. The company also announced that a group calling feature, offering the ability to initiate a group voice call with up to five people, will soon be available on Viber.
Another new feature is the “Hidden-number Chats” option in the communities section. The expectations are to encourage spontaneous interactions among new social networking contacts, while keeping the actual contact information hidden to protect the privacy of the participants.
The new Viber Messenger 10 update is available for users with Android and iOS devices, and can already be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.



Press Release;

SAN FRANCISCO – February 4th, 2018 — Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging platforms, announces the launch of Viber 10, with a new design that enhances the user experience and leverages Viber’s lightning-quick performance that makes messaging 2x faster.

The new design powers users’ experience with:

• Simple navigation: Easily roam the app in a lighter and sleeker interface and get exactly what users need, right where they expect to find it
• Easy access: Users get all private and group chats, Communities, chatbots, and favorite public content in one main chat list
• Singular calls screen: In the updated “Calls” screen, users can find their most recent calls, access phone book contacts screen and manage their Viber Out subscriptions

Viber 10 introduces two brand new features that highlight Viber’s value as an efficient, powerful and private communication app.

• Hidden-number Chats in Viber Communities allow users to engage and message with one another without having to exchange phone numbers. This allows spontaneous and casual interactions with the new people users meet through Communities, yet ensuring they remain safe. Users can interact by tapping a user’s profile in a Community message or from the participant list in the Community information screen. When they feel comfortable, users can disclose their phone number and have a non-limited interaction.

• Viber Group Calls will allow up to five users to initiate a group voice call by adding people to an existing call or by starting one right from an existing group chat. This feature will initially roll out for voice calls, followed by video at a later date.

With its fresh UI and boosted performance, Viber 10 continues the company’s commitment to 100% user data privacy, with full end-to-end encryption set by default on all private conversations, group chats, and calls.
“The launch of Viber 10 comes after intensive user research and testing that perfects and simplifies the communication opportunities for the many people who use Viber globally,” says Djamel Agaoua, CEO of Viber. “ At Viber, we are all driven by our core mission to make our product faster, simpler, and safer. The new Viber 10 lets people connect easily and intuitively, while as always ensures users’ privacy and data protection. We hope our users will enjoy these changes as much as we do—it’s a whole new Viber!”
Viber 10 will roll out globally for users in the coming days and will be available on the App Store and Google Play Store.