Completely redesigned for iOS 7! The new look and feel is consistent with the aesthetic of iOS 7 that iPhone users have grown accustomed to. A cross platform typing indicator has also been added. The app now includes multiple media sharing that allows users to send multiple photos and videos at once, in addition to the ability to block users and send longer video messages. So further business applications may certainly still be ahead.Popular messaging service Viber today updated its iOS app to version 4.2, bringing a redesigned user interface for iOS 7 in addition to various new features. Rakuten’s long-term stated goal for Viber when acquiring the platform back in April, was to turn it into part of an eCommerce platform. If a Viber user must call someone who doesn’t use the app - for instance on a landline phone - the built-in ViberOut feature offers call rates as low as 1.3 cents-per-minute, including for international calls. Viber also allows group calls with up to 100 users on board, according to the company’s site. After the app is downloaded to your device, it scans your contacts to find other Viber users. The app uses your mobile phone number as a login. Viber users don’t need a separate account login name. This is especially true for small businesses that need to utilize video conferencing and make a lot of international calls.Ĭurrently, Viber touts that it has 400 million users worldwide, so there are plenty of other people to talk to including potentially some business contacts. The addition of Viber video calls on mobile could make it an even more viable alternative to Skype (owned by Microsoft), Google Hangouts, and Apple’s FaceTime. A front-facing camera with at least 1.3 megapixels and internal memory of 1.5GB of RAM or more.Inside a video call, users can send text messages or even transfer the call to a desktop device from their mobile phone.įor Android users, the minimum requirements for Viber video calls on mobile are: Viber says to make a video call to a contact, it must first start as an audio call and users can pick a video option once the call is connected. Video calls will be possible on mobile devices even if connection strength isn’t the best. Now, Viber users on Android or iPhone devices will be able to make free video calls to any other Viber users who have the app installed on their device, reports the support section of the Viber website.Īccording to a report from The Next Web, the addition of Viber video calls on mobile devices was two years in the making. Mobile Viber users – both iOS and Android – were limited to making voice calls and sending text messages.
Previously, Viber users could only make video calls using the app’s desktop platform. Viber, the VOIP service purchased earlier this year by the Japanese eCommerce company Rakuten, now has the ability to make Viber video calls on mobile.
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