Viber Features You Need To Know

As a messaging app, Viber has evolved quite a bit since it was launched in 2010. Viber doesn’t just have the regular features of other messaging apps, it takes it even further with the stickers and emoticons that allows for more customization. Currently, there are more than 200 million Viber userslocated in over 193 countries. 200 million people have to be on to something, right?

If you’re interested in exploring another messaging app for your Android device, maybe Viber in particular, we have just the thing for you. We’ve put together 10 Android Viber app tips and tricks to showcase just how much you can do with the app. With our tips and tricks, you will find yourself becoming a power user in no time.

1. Enable Smart Notifications

By default, you will keep on receiving every single notification sent to you by your friend, even if that person sent them consecutively. If you find that annoying and distracting, turn on the Smart Notifications feature to let Viber combine those messages into one notification instead. To do that follow these steps.

1. Enter the chat room where you want to enable smart notifications, and swipe to the left.
2. Tap on Smart Notifications to enable it.

2. Switch Between Conversations Quickly

If you’ve got a lot of conversations going on, you probably need to change between chat rooms quickly. Instead of going to the app’s main page every single time you want to switch chat rooms, there’s a better way to do that. Have a look at the following tip.

3. Block And Unblock Mobile Contact Numbers On Viber

If there’s someone on Viber that you would rather not have contacting you, you can just add them to the block list. Those that are in your block list will not be able to have a one-on-one conversation with your or call you using Viber. To block and unblock your mobile contact, follow these tips.

Block Mobile Contact Number:

1. Enter the conversation screen between you and the person that you want to block, swipe to the left and tap on the Navicon at the top right.
2. Choose Block to block that person.

Unblocking Mobile Contact Number:

1. On the app main page, tap on the Navicon at the bottom and go to Settings.
2. Privacy > Block List.
3. Tap on Unblock beside the Phone Number/Contact Name.

4. Hide Seen And Online Status

Sometimes, you don’t really want people to see when you are ‘Online’ or if others have ‘Seen’ your message. You can disable these features to give you a little bit more privacy. If you would like to hide the ‘Seen’ status, follow these steps.

1. On the Viber app main page, tap on Navicon and choose Settings.
2. Tap on Privacy and untick Send ‘Seen’ Status.

To hide your ‘Online’ status, have a look below.

Note: This feature can only be turned on/off once every 24-hours.

1. Go to the app main page and tap on Navicon. Next, tap on Settings.
2. In here, tap on Privacy and untick Share ‘Online’ Status.