{"id":335524,"date":"2017-03-10T20:08:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T12:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/10\/viber-app-sectret-conversations-feature\/"},"modified":"2017-03-10T20:08:47","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T12:08:47","slug":"viber-messaging-app-to-gain-self-destructing-conversations-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/viber-messaging-app-to-gain-self-destructing-conversations-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Viber Messaging App to Gain Self-Destructing Conversations Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"
Globally popular messaging platform Viber will add a new self-destructing chat feature to its iOS app later this week (via The Verge<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n

The new feature, called “Secret Chats”, gives users the option of starting entire conversations that self-destruct after a certain time limit.<\/p>\n

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Users can prevent messages within the secret chat threads from being forwarded to other conversations. The feature also notifies users on iOS when someone takes a screenshot, and blocks screenshots altogether when chat threads are viewed on an Android smartphone. As with all Viber chats, the messages are end-to-end encrypted, while users can also opt to hide Secret Chats behind a PIN code.<\/p>\n

The feature comes hot on the heels of the “Secret Messages” feature the company introduced earlier this year<\/a> that lets users specify how long individual messages can be accessed for after being viewed by the recipient.<\/p>\n

Viber has more than 800 million registered users worldwide, with particularly strong followings in parts of Asia and across eastern Europe and northern Africa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Globally popular messaging platform Viber will add a new self-destructing chat feature to its iOS app later this week (via The Verge<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n

The new feature, called “Secret Chats”, gives users the option of starting entire conversations that self-destruct after a certain time limit. <\/p>\n

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\nUsers can prevent messages within the secret chat threads from being forwarded to other conversations. The feature also notifies users on iOS when someone takes a screenshot, and blocks screenshots altogether when chat threads are viewed on an Android smartphone. As with all Viber chats, the messages are end-to-end encrypted, while users can also opt to hide Secret Chats behind a PIN code.<\/p>\n

The feature comes hot on the heels of the “Secret Messages” feature the company introduced earlier this year<\/a> that lets users specify how long individual messages can be accessed for after being viewed by the recipient. <\/p>\n

Viber has more than 800 million registered users worldwide, with particularly strong followings in parts of Asia and across eastern Europe and northern Africa. <\/p>\n

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