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Unlike the iPhone version of the app, though, the Windows Phone Viber doesn't let you send videos or on-the-fly drawings. Viber-ing The main activity in Viber is text messaging, and you can not only send text, but also photos, your location, smilies, and stickers. The live tile merely shows the number of missed messages, rather than who it's from or the text of the message, as other apps' live tiles do. There are 11 background choices, some more goofy than others the default is beige with flocks of birds and an owl showing up on some pages.

Interface Viber for Windows Phone makes good use of the operating system's unique interface capabilities: Its live tile support lets you pin conversations to your start screen, and you swipe sideways to move through call history, conversations, and contacts. But Skype and the other mobile communication apps I've used can also find your local phone's contacts, so that's not much of a differentiator. On the plus side, the real phone-number approach does ease account setup, and it means the app can find contacts on the phone. With Kik, Skype, or Facebook Messenger, you simply use your account username, avoiding those pitfalls. It also means you'll have to create a new Viber account if you get a new phone number. There are two concerns with services like WhatsApp and Viber, which require your actual phone number: You're giving out a private personal detail that links to your financial, personal, and contact data to a startup tech company, and any contacts can see your real number. Best Hosted Endpoint Protection and Security Software.