Viber Is Latest Messaging App To Copy Snap Chat With ‘Secret Chat’...

Viber Is Latest Messaging App To Copy Snap Chat With ‘Secret Chat’ Feature

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Everyone is cloning Snapchat right now, but messaging app Viber has gone back to the old school by copying Snapchat’s core ephemeral messaging feature. Unlike Facebook, which has thrown Snapchat’s 24-hour Story mode into all of its core mobile apps, Viber — which was acquired by Rakuten for just shy of $1 billion three years ago — has copied the original feature that helped Snapchat first make its name in messaging. Viber for iOS and Android got an update today that brings “Secret Chats” to the service for the first time. Like Snapchat, Facebook, Telegram and many others before it, Viber now enables its users to set a timer for their messages, after which they will self-destruct. The new feature also alerts a user if the person to whom they are talking takes a screenshot — that’s another feature that Snapchat pioneered. Viber has claimed for some time that its service has more than 800 million registered users, but it has kept silent on how many of those are actually active — that’s the all-important number. It has a strong network of users in certain parts of Latin America and North Africa, and in Myanmar and the Philippines in Southeast Asia, but it is far from as universally popular as WhatsApp or Messenger. It’s been a fairly hectic past few months of news for Viber. It named former mobile advertising executive Djamel Agaoua as its CEO last month — founding CEO Talmon Marco left the company some time ago; he currently runs Uber rival Juno — while it has added a range of new features that include an e-commerce button, public accounts, one-touch video calling and disappearing multimedia. With the global messaging space pretty settled as the apps of choice have solidified their positions in most parts of the world, Viber appears to be pushing its security credentials in a bit to differentiate itself from the rest. It added end-to-end encryption and hidden chats last year, although researchers raised doubts around some of the company’s claims.

Viber Is Latest Messaging App To Copy Snap Chat With ‘Secret Chat’ Feature

Have Viber gone too far this time?

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Everybody is cloning Snapchat at this moment and paying little mind to their initial IPO achievement they must become ill of it.

Nonetheless, informing application Viber has ventured back to the old school by duplicating Snapchat’s principle transient informing highlight.

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Dissimilar to Facebook, which has tossed Snapchat’s 24-hour Story mode into the majority of its center versatile applications, Viber — which was gained by Rakuten for barely short of $1 billion three years back — has duplicated the first element that helped Snapchat first make its name in informing.

Viber for iOS and Android got a refresh today that brings “Mystery Chats” to the administration surprisingly.

Like Snapchat, Facebook, Telegram and numerous others before it, Viber now empowers its clients to set a clock for their messages, after which they will self-destruct.

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The new component likewise alarms a client if the individual to whom they are talking takes a screenshot — that is another element that Snapchat spearheaded.

Viber has guaranteed for quite a while that its administration has more than 800 million enlisted clients, however it has kept noiseless on what number of those are really dynamic — that is the exceedingly vital number.

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It has a solid system of clients in specific parts of Latin America and North Africa, and in Myanmar and the Philippines in Southeast Asia, yet it is a long way from as all around well known as WhatsApp or Messenger.

It’s been a genuinely feverish recent months of news for Viber. It named previous portable promoting official Djamel Agaoua as its CEO a month ago — establishing CEO Talmon Marco left the organization some time prior; he presently runs Uber match Juno — while it has included a scope of new elements that incorporate an internet business catch, open records, one-touch video calling and vanishing mixed media.

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With the worldwide informing space entirely settled as the applications of decision have set their positions in many parts of the world, Viber has all the earmarks of being pushing its security accreditations in a bit to separate itself from the rest.

It added end-to-end encryption and shrouded visits a year ago, in spite of the fact that analysts raised questions around a portion of the organization’s cases.

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