The app gives it’s over 700 million users across the globe ability to connect via free calls and messages. The features extend to one-to-one or group message, on a call, on desktop, mobile or tablet. “We have been working on this for a long time and are proud that our users can confidently user Viber without fear of their messages being intercepted,” said Viber in a statement. Viber announced it is rolling out end-to-end encryption and a hidden chat capability globally including an expanded deleting function. In the end I got it to work, but it took several tries.Messaging app Viber has turned-on new security features that will give users an additional layer of security. In my tests, Viber crashed several times on a Nexus 4 running Android KitKat 4.4 when I tried to open the Viber Out service. Android users may run into a few issues though. Viber Out is currently available as on option inside the Viber app for Android, iOS, and desktop PCs, with plans to bring the new service to Windows Phone in the near future. That means any calls you make with Viber Out will use your cell number on the receiver’s call display regardless of whether they are using Viber or not. One definite advantage of Viber Out is that your Viber account is tied to your mobile phone number. Viber Out can at times be cheaper than Skype, but it all depends on where you’re calling and whether the number on the other end is mobile or not. But if you want to call a mobile phone down under you’re looking at a whopping 15 cents per minute ($1.05 for seven minutes) with Viber.
Phoning a friend in Australia will cost you 2.3 cents per minute on Skype, and Viber Out offers the same price for calls to landlines. Skype, by comparison, costs 2.3 cents per minute for any phone. on Viber Out will cost 1.9 cents to landlines, but calls to mobile devices are a whopping 5.9 cents per minute.
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