Viber Messenger

Viber Messenger is a messaging app for Android that offers us advanced functions when it comes to voice and video calls as a great alternative to Skype.

Application for chatting, sending text, voice and video messages and making phone calls

WhatsApp is undoubtedly the king of mobile instant messaging and chatting. The Facebook-owned application is practical and easy to use and has managed to reach the milestone of one billion active users: that's huge. However, that doesn't mean it's the best, it just means it's the most downloaded and used.

And this despite all the chat apps currently available on the market: Telegram, LINE, Facebook Messenger, Skype... and also Viber Messenger. And precisely this is one of the most interesting and complete apps that we can find to send messages, either as text or to take advantage of the specific VoIP functions. In other words, you can use it for voice messages and calls as well as video calls and messages.

With versions for Android, iPhone, Windows and Mac

The developers of the rest of the applications have started creating desktop clients so that these services can be used from a PC (even if it's a web browser), but Viber has been offering us this possibility for quite some time. This has helped it reach a large user base, although it hasn't gotten past the numbers from Skype and Microsoft, which accurately evaluated the video conferencing application's capabilities.

The application offers us functions such as the following:

• Create chat groups with up to 250 people at the same time. Talk to them all and like other users' messages.
• Make free long distance calls with high audio quality between users.
• Choose to all cast a vote or set up a video conference using your device's camera.
• Send short voice and video messages of up to 30 seconds.
• Secure and encrypted communication.
• Verifiable contacts.
• Stickers, emoticons and emoticons to express yourself better in your messages.
• Damage Control: Delete a text or voice message even after it's been sent. However, once it has been read or someone has taken a screenshot, there is nothing more you can do.
• Function to hide chats and make them accessible only with the help of a PIN code.
• Additional features such as games, the ability to track public accounts, and various options for sharing photos and contacts.

Rather than an alternative to WhatsApp, it's really an alternative to Skype thanks to its VoIP capabilities, which are much more advanced than most apps that come with video conferencing and phone conferencing capabilities.

What's new in the latest version?

• Bug fixes and improvements.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 5.0.
• The app offers in-app purchases.