Viber Brings Disappearing Messages To Regular Chats As Well

Viber is boosting its privacy by making its disappearing messages feature available in all chats – not just secret chats.

Viber has grown into a messaging app with over 1 billion users worldwide and is expanding on its commitment to privacy by bringing disappearing messages to all chats. Disappearing messages – launched back in 2017 as part of the app’s “secret” chats experience – was previously only available in secret chats.

From early May 2020, users on Viber will be able to set a timer when sending text, photo, video, or other types of files, for the automatic deletion of the content. The countdown can last anywhere from a few seconds to minutes, hours, or even days – and begins immediately after the recipient sees the sent message.

Disappearing messages in 1×1 chats strengthen Viber’s position as a leader in secure messaging, but the app has always shown ample commitment to safety and privacy. Before most other platforms, it released a “delete message” feature for all chats back in 2015, default end-to-end encryption in 2016, and hidden & secret chats back in 2017.

“We are proud to announce the disappearing messages feature launching in all 1-on-1 chats,” explains Ofir Eyal, Viber’s COO.

“Introduced by Viber in 2017 as part of the “secret” chats experience, over time we became convinced that a similar measure of ensuring confidentiality, including sending a notification when the recipient takes a screenshot of the disappearing message, should be added to regular chats.”

Viber is boosting its users’ privacy by bringing disappearing messages in regular chats. Previously, they were only available in secret chats.

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