Viber for BlackBerry 10 will have voice support at launch

By Michelle Haag on 16 Mar 2013 06:08 am

Good news if you're a fan of the instant messaging client Viber. Talmon Marco, the CEO of Viber and Viber Social Media Manager, has stated that yes, they are working on a BlackBerry 10 app that will have both messaging and voice at launch. The current app for legacy devices will be getting an upgrade to support voice as well, which is great news for those of you that aren't planning on getting a BlackBerry 10 device anytime soon.

Viber for BB10, as announced by Blackberry is in development. We currently do not have a timeframe, but it should take less than the time it took us to deliver Viber for the previous generation of BB devices. Viber for BB10 will support Voice on day one as well as all the other features found in Viber for Android and iOS. While discussing Blackberry, it should be noted that we are still on track to deliver voice for the current BB devices.

Also worth noting, the app will be seeing future updates including new stickers, languages, and more. If you're not familiar with Viber, it's a cross-platform messaging client currently available on BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, and coming soon to Windows as well. You can download the current version of Viber for BlackBerry OS 7 and older at the link below.

More information/download Viber for legacy BlackBerry devices

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68 comments

Spawn12 Mar 16, 2013 at 6:11 am

First :D

Great news getting viber on board for BB10. Things are looking good for BB10.

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yueytan Mar 16, 2013 at 6:12 am

First YES

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jafrul Mar 16, 2013 at 6:36 am

What first? Lol...

yueytan Mar 16, 2013 at 6:12 am

DAMN It!!

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Fnen90 Mar 16, 2013 at 7:03 am

^^^^ hahahahaha

yueytan Mar 16, 2013 at 6:13 am

Looking forward to this though :)

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ghazisons Mar 16, 2013 at 6:18 am

What a great news Kevin Thank You you the man.

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BB_Bmore Mar 16, 2013 at 6:32 am

Kevin cut his hair..that's Michelle ...This is good news though. thanks Michelle. Voice is going to take this app to the next level.

Having it available for the top four is wonderdul.

Pistooli Mar 16, 2013 at 6:32 am

Great! Another app which will drain the battery... ;-) just kidding... great news and all looking good for my beloved device!

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jfunds Mar 16, 2013 at 6:32 am

Not available to download on my device.

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juacas Mar 16, 2013 at 9:07 am

Dude you gotta read man!!!!

etnt7 Mar 16, 2013 at 6:35 am

Can't wait.. :D

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jafrul Mar 16, 2013 at 6:39 am

Great news...

mo9k8 Mar 16, 2013 at 6:50 am

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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Dexter Baluyut Mar 16, 2013 at 6:56 am

Cool...

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Easy-G Mar 16, 2013 at 6:59 am

Cross platform video for BB10, check. Cross platform voice for BBOS, check. Cross platform IM for both, check. Things are shaping up nicely :)

Fnen90 Mar 16, 2013 at 7:05 am

Thats right BUT, now we need Tango, Skype, Oovoo, and more lol...SGS4 is here...hurry up BlackBerry!!

sameerrazvi Mar 16, 2013 at 7:42 am

What's SGs4??

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Abrante Mar 16, 2013 at 8:42 am

Samsung Galaxy S4

Cykopath Mar 16, 2013 at 9:45 am

Samsung Galaxy S4 :D

arvind1983 Mar 16, 2013 at 10:05 am

Right, Skype is on the way, Tango is unsure. BTW what happened to the OovoO app?

KemKev Mar 16, 2013 at 12:58 pm

Oovoo - sideloaded - works fine on the Z10!

Rootbrian Mar 16, 2013 at 5:58 pm

You seem to forget that blackberry has no control over the developers that make the applications for blackberry 10.

James Richardson Mar 16, 2013 at 7:09 am

Sweeeeet!

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dejisanusi Mar 16, 2013 at 7:22 am

Excellent news

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R Field Mar 16, 2013 at 7:26 am

Good news hopefully they put it out sooner than later.

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NexusLexus Mar 16, 2013 at 7:32 am

My bet: app will be an android port
Nevertheless i'm happy to hear that video chat will be available from start! =D

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EsJayDee Mar 16, 2013 at 9:16 am

I doubt it's a port. They specifically said they were developing it. Its probably native.

KemKev Mar 16, 2013 at 1:01 pm

Even if it is an Android port, it is better than nothing. Be prepared for the continued move towards cross-platform instead of native apps.

Rootbrian Mar 16, 2013 at 5:59 pm

Where did you get this information at?

Lowie Carandang Mar 16, 2013 at 7:32 am

CANNOT WAIT!

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DrHamedz Mar 16, 2013 at 7:35 am

Great news... but when exactly that will Happen?

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abuhurairah13 Mar 16, 2013 at 7:53 am

Does anybody realize that the viber homescreen is already on BlackBerry Z10?.

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thisiscjay Mar 16, 2013 at 8:04 pm

It's a screenshot. Notice the time at the top? Within apps it doesn't show this

XboxTimo Mar 16, 2013 at 7:58 am

I'm not familiar with this app, but my iphone buddies been raving about it so will give it a try

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arvind1983 Mar 16, 2013 at 8:12 am

Viber will not kill battery. Viber is the only app I miss on my Z10 right now. I keep an android phone just for viber.

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prodigy85 Mar 16, 2013 at 8:12 am

Yes nuff people I know wanted to know viber will be on bb10 before they get it!!! Thanks Kevin!!!

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prodigy85 Mar 16, 2013 at 8:53 am

The galaxy S4 is nothing to brag about. Same jellybean android and side by side with the s3 lmao they look the same lmao. The next big thing is here my @#$ lol. This is your chance blackberry to shine and take over. It's not about 8 cores 13 mp camera or all that jazz. It's about getting things done with speed and true multi tasking. Can I get a amen crackberry nation?!?! :)

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The_Big Mar 16, 2013 at 12:14 pm

Amen!!!!!

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Rootbrian Mar 16, 2013 at 6:00 pm

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

coliseumrat Mar 16, 2013 at 8:57 am

I miss Viber, BlackBerry travel and the old Bridge that was on Os7 with my playbook. Please hurry.

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DementedDevil Mar 16, 2013 at 9:04 am

What the smeg is Viber? Never heard of it...

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Fnen90 Mar 17, 2013 at 6:18 am

Free international calls and sms :) !

Albert Patterson Mar 16, 2013 at 9:10 am

VERY NICE!!

jinxednuance Mar 16, 2013 at 9:16 am

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!! I can ditch my iPhone and keep ONE PHONE!! I've been waiting for thissssssss!!!!!!

EsJayDee Mar 16, 2013 at 9:17 am

This is fantastic! I like Viber way better than whatsapp.

Tommy legend Mar 16, 2013 at 9:19 am

This is brilliant news now all we need is an actual date,some of my friends are using this on other platforms and im missing them and this wonderful app.

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owadkelly Mar 16, 2013 at 9:39 am

Great to see most comments are saying "Posted via CB10"

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Tommy legend Mar 16, 2013 at 9:46 am

I wanted to out a like on that comment owadkelly gid bless all blackberry users :)

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gecky Mar 16, 2013 at 10:08 am

Great news. Guys, BB10 gets pushed... I'm so glad to see that.

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airmo Mar 16, 2013 at 11:18 am

Woop wooop! Me like Viber

gizmou Mar 16, 2013 at 11:39 am

"less than the time it took us to deliver Viber for the previous generation of BB devices." haha i hope so

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BerryWizard Mar 16, 2013 at 11:50 am

The next two weeks will be pretty cool as a Z10 owns ;)

With the us launch a lot of surprise will come to us.
This is the time for the big names to jump ship and join the party.

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chrysaurora Mar 16, 2013 at 12:05 pm

Hey KEVIN -

I got POSTING ERROR when I tried to make a Viber-related comment. The error didn't exactly explain what I needed to fix in my post. Just wanted to bring this to your attention. Error message should be more descriptive so I could figure out what I need to fix.

Thanks