Messaging platform Viber has introduced a new feature Secret Messages. You can now specify how long photos, videos and chat messages will be accessible after being opened by the recipient. At their end, only a trace is left behind to indicate when the item was sent. The time limit for messages is 1, 3, 7 or 10 seconds. Then it’s gone forever!
The new secret messaging feature will let users set a custom time for images they want to send, but don’t want to remain in the conversation archive, similar to the way Snapchat works. The time options available are one, three, seven, or 10 seconds. After the time is up, the recipient will see that something had been shared, although there’d be no way to retrieve that particular content.
Additionally, Viber now also offers the ability to send a video that can only be watched once, whereupon it disappears from the archive. The good thing is that both features can work either in one-on-one conversations or group threads.
The security aspect of the app’s secret messaging feature makes it a direct competitor to chat platforms that offer similar functionalities, including Edward Snowden-approved encrypted chat app Signal, WhatsApp, Line, and KakaoTalk, among others.
As of last month, Viber has reportedly garnered more than 800 million users, with over 260 million daily active users. The new features bolsters Viber’s placement in the thinning encrypted messaging apps category, and although Line and KakaoTalk are already offering something similar, Viber’s new commitment to encryption is a welcome addition.
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