Viber (Viber) is a free VOIP (internet phone) application for smartphones that allows you to send SMS and make calls between smartphones with Viber installed.
It is necessary
- - availability of the Internet
- - phone or tablet
Instructions
Step 1
In order to install Viber on a phone or tablet, you need to go to the application store of the corresponding platform (for Android - Google Play, for IOS - AppStore, for Windows Phone - Windows Marketplace, for BlackBerry - BlackBerry World) and download the Viber client.
Step 2
After installation and launch, the application will prompt you to select a country and enter a mobile phone number. The number is entered without the country code. Within one minute, an SMS with a four-digit code is sent to the specified number to activate the application.
Step 3
If an SMS with an activation code has not been received within the specified time, you can use voice activation in the application settings and wait for a call from Viber customer support. The operator will dictate the activation code and then you must enter it in the code field in the application.
Step 4
After a successful launch, you need to enter your name (nickname) and photos that your friends will see in the Viber list.
Step 5
At the final stage, the application will ask you to provide access to the phone's contact list and after that contacts with the Viber application installed will be visible.
Step 6
For those contacts who have not yet installed Viber, you can recommend this application by sending an SMS with a link to install. After that, you can enjoy all the advantages of the application, one of which is the confidential management of personal information, individual application settings, as well as setting up calls and messages.
Step 7
Then, when you have already installed the application on your phone, you can start installing the application on your computer. To do this, you need to go to the official website of the application and click on the Get Viber button, and then the download of the installation file will begin.
Step 8
Then, after installing the application on the computer desktop, a shortcut will appear, and in the window that opens, you must select the country and enter the mobile phone number where this application was previously installed.
Step 9
After a certain time, the text message will arrive in the application on the phone, and not as a regular SMS.
Step 10
To activate, you must enter the code in the window that opens, after this procedure, the contacts will be synchronized between the applications installed on the phone and the computer. And then you can start communicating with friends, while significantly saving money on mobile communications.
