There are also some basic preferences that you can tweak. Viber for Mac also supports stickers so you can liven-up conversations with your friends with fun emoticons. Call quality and video quality is generally very good and comparable with Skype. The Mac to Mac video function is also in Beta so may be unstable. However, unlike Skype, there’s no conference calling feature and you can’t make video calls to mobile. You can have instant messaging conversations and make Mac-to-Mac video and voice calls. Contacts are on the left side of the interface and chats are on the right. Viber for Mac has a slick interface that’s very similar to Skype and Apple’s Messages for Mac. Viber then sends a 4 digit activation code to your mobile which you then use to activate Viber for Mac. If you are still having problems and your mobile number begins with a “0”, try dropping the “0” when you enter the number.

Then just type the number normally as if you were calling a friend or dialing the number in your country. Simply select the country where you live so that the correct flag shows next to the number. Note that you do not have to add the international country code or “+” symbol. If you already have an account, you’re asked to enter the mobile phone number on which you already have Viber installed.

You must ensure that you have the latest version of Viber installed on your mobile device or else the Viber for Mac activation process may not work. When you first download Viber, you’ll need to have your account details handy or setup a new account. BlackBerry, Windows Phone, iOS and Android.

Viber works on OS X 10.7 Lion and above and features instant messaging and voice calls and syncs your messages across all of its mobile platforms i.e. In a bid challenge to big players such as Skype, Viber has announced Viber for Mac and PC so here’s our Viber for Mac review.

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