Viber
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| Original author(s) | Viber Media |
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| Developer(s) | Rakuten Inc. |
| Initial release | December 2, 2010 |
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| Development status | Active |
| Written in | C/C++/Python (desktop, using SIP and Qt frameworks), Objective-C (iOS), Java (Android) |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | 30 languages |
| Type | Instant messaging client & VoIP |
| License | Freeware, proprietary |
| Website | www |
Viber is a free, cross-platform instant messaging and voice over IP (VoIP) application that was first developed and popularized by the Israeli company Viber Media that was bought by the Japanese multinational company Rakuten. In addition to instant messaging, users can exchange images, video and audio media messages by sending files to each other. As of December 2016[update], Viber had 800 million registered users.
Viber was developed by Viber Media. Viber Media was founded by former chief information officer in the Israeli army, Talmon Marco, along with Igor Magazinnik, Sani Maroli and Ofer Smocha in Tel Aviv, Israel. Viber was initially launched for iPhone on December 2, 2010, in direct competition with Skype. An Android version was released on July 19, 2012. Viber for BlackBerry and Windows Phone devices was launched on May 8, 2012. On reaching 90 million users on July 24, 2012, group messaging service and HD Voice engine were added to both Android and iPhone applications. Applications for Nokia's Series 40, Symbian and Samsung's Bada platform were also announced on the same day.
Viber with voice was officially released for all Windows Phone 8 devices on April 2, 2013.
On July 24, 2013, Viber's support system was defaced by the Syrian Electronic Army. According to Viber, no sensitive user information was accessed.
In August 2013, Viber for Linux was released as a public beta and in August 2014 a final version.
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