Viber is a popular messaging and calling app used by millions of people around the world. It allows users to send messages, make voice and video calls, and share photos, videos, stickers and more, either one-on-one or in group chats.
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Deleting Individual Messages
If you want to delete a specific message you have sent in Viber, it’s easy to do. Here are the steps:
On Android/iOS
- Open the Viber app and go into the chat where the message is located.
- Long press on the message you want to delete. A menu will pop up.
- Tap “Delete” and then choose either “Delete for myself” or “Delete for everyone”.
- Confirm deleting the message by tapping “Yes” when prompted.
On Desktop (Windows/Mac)
- Open the Viber desktop app and select the chat with the message.
- Right click on the message and choose “Delete”.
- Select either “Delete for me” or “Delete for all” from the menu.
- Confirm deleting the message by clicking “Yes”.
By default, when you delete a message, it is only removed from your own view of the chat. Selecting “Delete for everyone” will remove it for all participants in the chat.
Clearing Chat History
If you want to delete the entire chat history in a Viber conversation, you can do that too. Here’s how:
On Android/iOS
- Open the chat you want to clear the history for.
- Tap on the three dot menu icon in the top right.
- Choose “Clear history” and confirm clearing the chat.
On Desktop (Windows/Mac)
- Right click on the chat you want to clear.
- Select “Clear history” from the menu.
- Confirm clearing the chat history.
This will permanently delete the entire chat history for that conversation on your device. The chat itself will remain, it will just appear empty.
Deleting Chats
To completely remove a chat from Viber on your device:
On Android/iOS
- In the chats list, swipe left on the chat you want to delete.
- Tap “Delete” and confirm.
On Desktop (Windows/Mac)
- Right click on the chat in the chats list.
- Choose “Delete chat” and confirm deleting it.
This removes the chat completely from your chats list in Viber.
Note: Deleting a chat or clearing history is only done on your local device. It does not delete anything on other participants’ devices. Their message history will remain unchanged.
Viber Privacy Settings
Viber has several privacy settings to control how your information and messages are managed:
Hidden Chats
You can create hidden, password protected chats that are kept separate from your regular chats in Viber. These provide an extra level of privacy and security.
To start a hidden chat:
- Go to Settings > Privacy > Hidden Chats
- Turn on Hidden Chats and set a PIN code
- Start a new chat with a contact and enable Hidden Chat
Personal Data Controls
In Privacy settings, you can view, export and delete personal data Viber has collected, like your profile info, contacts, messages and more.
Online Status/Read Receipts
You can disable read receipts and hide your online status in Privacy settings. This stops others from seeing when you’ve read messages or when you’re actively online.
Viber Security
Viber states that privacy is one of their top priorities. Here are some of their key security features:
- End-to-end encryption – Viber uses end-to-end encryption for all one-on-one and group chats, as well as calls, ensuring conversations stay private.
- Minimal data retention – Viber states they do not store user messages on their servers. Once delivered, messages are deleted.
- PIN and passwords – You can secure Viber with PINs and passwords to prevent unauthorized access.
While no messaging app is 100% secure, enabling settings like hidden chats and read receipts can help maximize privacy on Viber.
Conclusion
Viber makes it simple to delete messages, chats or entire conversation histories if you want to remove something from the app or clean up your message data. Just be aware that by default deletions only apply to your local device. For maximum privacy, you can restrict data usage and visibility using Viber’s security and privacy configuration options.
