Viber for Desktop let you send free message as well as make free calls to other viber user on any device and network, in any country . Viber is a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet Protocol application for smartphones developed by Viber Media. In addition to text messaging, users can exchange images, video and audio media messages. The client software is available for Mac OS, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Series 40, Symbian, Bada, Windows Phone, and Microsoft Windows. A Linux version is in development, with a public beta released. Viber works on both 3G/4G and Wi-Fi networks. It first requires installation on a phone in order to work on a desktop operating system environment.
Viber is a proprietary cross-platform instant messaging voice-over-Internet
Protocol application for smartphones developed by Viber Media. In
addition to text messaging, users can exchange images, video and audio media
messages. The client software is available for Mac OS, Android, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Series 40, Symbian, Bada, Windows Phone, and Microsoft Windows. A Linux version is in development, with
a public beta released. Viber works on both 3G/4G and Wi-Fi networks. It first requires
installation on a phone in order to work on a desktop operating system
environment.
Viber was initially launched for iPhone on December 2, 2010, in direct
competition with Skype. A
pre-release version for Android appeared
in May 2011 but was restricted to 50,000 users; an unrestricted version was released
on July 19, 2012. Viber for BlackBerry and Windows Phone devices was launched
on May 8, 2012. On reaching 90
million users on July 24, 2012, group messaging service and HD Voice engine
were added to both Android and iPhone applications. Applications for Nokia's Series 40, Symbian and
Samsung's Bada platform were also announced on
the same day Initially, the
voice calling feature was only available for iPhone and Android applications,
with a promise that voice would be added in upcoming versions for Bada, Symbian
and Windows Phone applications, with no mention of either Series 40 or Blackberry OS. The
limitation seems to lie in core of Blackberry OS and Series 40 which does not have easy
support for VoIP apps. As promised, on September 22, 2012, HD
quality phone calls and hold group-messaging sessions were made available for Windows phone but only for Nokia users, as part of exclusive partnership with Nokia. Viber with voice was officially
released for all Windows Phone 8 devices on April 2, 2013. In August 2013, Viber for Linux was released as a public beta. Initially, only 64bit
binaries were made available for download.
The actual functionality varies from platform to platform
with iOS and Android being the first to receive new features. Viber includes
text, picture and video messaging across all platforms, with voice calling
available only to iPhone, Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone although
HD voice is planned for Windows Phone 8. The application's user interface includes tab bar on the bottom
giving access to messages, recent calls, contact, the keypad and a button for
accessing more options. Upon installation, it creates a user account using
one's phone number as username.
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