Free international calls and text messages

Free international calls and text messages to other Viber users using 3G or Wi-Fi.

 

Uses your existing contact list – check out which of your phone contacts and friends is already on Viber so that you can call and text them for free.

Go ahead and start calling and texting. It’s free* and it works great!

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Last big update was Viber 2.0 which introduced text messaging. This time, almost 7 months after, Viber 2.1 enhanced messaging with photos, location sharing and new sound engine. The difference is also that this time Viber released two applications at once – for iPhone and Android.

Photo Messaging
Free text messaging (SMS) was a real hit and Viber users are sending literally billions of messages. Now, with Viber 2.1, you can even send photos. You can take new photo, or use one from your existing library. Usage is simple and intuitive, as it should be on smartphones.
Please not that it is not a MMS and you can not compose text with an picture or make slideshow, but those are anyway rarely used MMS features. Much closer comparison would be sending picture by Skype.

New Sound Engine
Although the incredible sound quality was a one of the main Viber features, it usually caused a problems when talking over 3G mobile network with bad signal or over EDGE connection. Now, with new engine, the calls should be much more flawless, even in not perfect conditions.

• Location sharing. Now you can enable tagging your messages with your current location
• Typing notification indicates that your friend is writing text response
• Enhanced graphics for Retina displays

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