Related | Zoom Responds To Security And Privacy Concerns With 5.0 Update 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. Advertisementsĭisappearing 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. 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 – launched back in 2017 as part of the app’s “secret” chats experience – was previously only available in secret chats.įrom 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. 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. Viber is boosting its privacy by making its disappearing messages feature available in all chats – not just secret chats.

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