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Questions tagged [viber]

Communication application that allows users to send messages of all types and make phone calls to other Viber users for free. Questions about using Viber on a PC are acceptable here. Use of the application on a mobile phone is off-topic.

From the Viber website;

With Viber you can send messages of all types and make phone calls to other Viber users for free. Communicating with friends and family near and far has never been more fun. You can make audio and video calls, send video or voice messages, use stickers, GIFs and more. Use Viber on your smartphone, tablet and computer when you’re connected to a Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G network*.

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Disable ads in Viber

Recent version of Viber on Windows started displaying ads. It appeared in sidebar under contacts. There is no GUI option to disable. How can I disable them?
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Remove ads in Viber for PC

How do I disable ads in Viber for PC - version 11.4 (2019). The hosts file trick no longer works (the following one): 127.0.0.1 ads.viber.com 127.0.0.1 ads.aws.viber.com 127.0.0.1 ads-d.viber.com Viber offers no option to disable (paid) ads and…
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How to start Viber in minimized mode when booting Windows 7?

I want Viber get started automatically but get minimized in system tray also - I don't want to see it on my task pane. How can I do that? p.s. Going in the Viber application setting and found nothing there.
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Viber chat run multiple instances

I have two mobile phone numbers so that I want to have two instances of Viber desktop application on the same PC running Windows 7. I want to chat with my friends from two viber account at the same time. How can I do that?
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Retrieve/Export contacts from Viber PC version

Question: I was using Viber in both PC (not the windows 8 metro style app) and Mobile phone. Unfortunately I lost my phone. Still I can use the desktop version of Viber . I can see all my contacts there (Viber + non-Viber). I need to retrieve those…
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How can i stop Viber auto updates on Windows?

Is there a tricky hacky way to stop Viber auto updates on Windows? Want to stop it.
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How to get Viber desktop ads to go away

Viber desktop has been great up until the past couple of weeks. Now the ads in the bottom under contacts are video ads and they're making Viber lock up so badly. It jilts the typing 99% of the time too. So nothing is smooth. They're by Adchoices and…
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Change viber for windows downdload location from

Is it possible to change the location of viber download location in windows?! Default is set to \\Documents\ViberDownloads For ubuntu I found that it can be done as said in…
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Viber desktop through proxy

I am using Viber for Android without any problems. Now I try to install Viber for Windows. I use Viber on my corporate PC. All internet traffic is available via proxy. Without proxy no program has internet access. But Viber installation did not…
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Viber on Debian 9 - No internet connection

I've got a brand new HP Probook 430. Debian 8.3 stable was not able to meet requirements of new hardware. So I've upgraded to Debian testing (Stretch) and put a new kernel as well - 4.3. https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting +…
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Can wifi admin see viber messages

Can a wifi admin can see viber messages? And how far or detailed can a wifi admin see, like pictures sent through viber?
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Why can't Viber connect but Skype can?

I heard that Viber is a great alternative to Skype so I'm trying it out. I discover that it connects just fine on 3G but never on Wifi. On my wifi-only tablet it won't ever connect, nor on my desktop pc. Their site says I must open some ports, and…
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It is possible to prevent people to know that I'm on Viber?

So I'm on Viber, now everybody on my contacts (and probably who has my contact even they're not on my contact) who's in Viber know that I'm on Viber too and they can send me private messages or can call me anytime. I simply block those people, I…
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Why is there folders named "viber.old" on my windows 7 trash?

I checked my trash after 2 months and suddenly i found several (3) huge folders (128Mb, 228 Mb...) that i don't remember deleting and are all named "viber.old", inside there is a bunch of folders and a LOT of DLL files and a Viber.exe file. Now i…
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Viber unnamed subtask prevent Windows 10 shutdown

When I shutdown my Windows 10 PC-s (laptop and desktop) an unnamed task prevent to shutdown it. After the timeout, the second attempt is successful without doing anything, just push the power button again. If I switch off the automatic startup for…
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