{"id":27445,"date":"2017-01-09T12:52:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T04:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=27445"},"modified":"2017-01-09T12:52:49","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T04:52:49","slug":"viber-releases-new-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2017\/01\/09\/viber-releases-new-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Viber releases new version"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viber, one of the world\u2019s leading messaging apps, released its new version, giving users three major updates to the platform. The new version features new instant video message, chat extension that lets users access third\u00a0party services and quickly search for stickers, and redesigned emoticons with a fun new look.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With a quick press and hold, users can now start recording a video message for their friends. The new feature is built right into the chat window and is accessed with quick swipe on the voice message button. Users can quickly toggle between voice and video messages, letting them chat with their friends just the way they want. Instant Video Messages in Viber will be presented as circular videos and limited to 30 seconds, keeping them light, simple, and fun. Users can now access 3rd party services right from Viber.<\/p>\n

The new version features support for Giphy, Wikipedia, and TheMovieDB, with more being added on a continuing basis. Accessing these services will be easy \u2013 users just need to tap \u201c@\u201d and chose the service name followed by a search query. In addition, users will be able to access Viber\u2019s collection of playful stickers the same way. So just typing @stickers or tapping the@ symbol will let users quickly start a search for their favorite stickers.<\/p>\n

\u201cViber is a feature rich platform that gives our users multiple ways to communicate with each other. Instant Video messages give users a simple and personal way to chat, and with the addition of Chat Extensions, our users will be able to access a wide variety of external services that will enrich their experience on Viber even further,\u201d said Michael Shmilov, COO of Viber. \u201cWe look forward to adding support for even more 3rd party services and are excited to hear from the developer community about connecting their products with Viber.\u201d<\/p>\n

On top of the new features, Viber has redesigned all of the emoticons available in its app. The new images were designed with a flat, colorful esthetic that gives them a visual pop and makes them way more fun. The updates will give Viber users significant new ways to stay in touch with their friends and contacts, and open up the platform to even more possibilities with the addition of 3rd party services. The new version is now available on Android and iOS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Viber gives its users even more ways to chat; unveiling instant video messages and chat extensions that let users tap into 3rd party services such as Giphy, Wikipedia, and more. Update also features redesigned emoticons with a bright new look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":27446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,10,9,19,22],"tags":[3361,284,303,1052],"class_list":["post-27445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-ios","category-apps","category-headlines","category-spotlight","tag-android","tag-app","tag-ios-2","tag-viber"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}