Viber introduces voice messages to Windows Phone
The Internet calling application best known in the world of smartphones continues to search for its place within the current panorama. Despite the usual delay for the Windows Phone platform, Viber continues to keep its users on account to bring improvements and new features. Thus, with a new update, owners of a Windows Phone 8 device will have a new way to get their voices throughto contacts using this application.
Update of Viber raises its version number to 4.2.1.0 on the platform Windows Phone Among its innovations, the new voice function stands out above the rest. New for this platform after eight months of operation on Android and iPhone This is direct voice messages Hold and talk. Something that transforms this application and the terminal into a kind of Walkie-Talkie to sharedirect but not real time voice
In this way, and in a similar way to what is seen in WhatsApp Push to Talk messages, Viber users inWindows Phone can now send small recordings as if it were just another message through a chat.Something that does not involve as much data consumption as a call over the Internet, and that allows you to send voice directly in a comfortable and fast way And the thing is that the voice seems to be gaining significant value in messaging tools. But it is not the only novelty of this new version.
Along with this type of messages there are also important visual tweaks to version 4.2.1.0 of Viber Elements that do not radically modify the aspect of the application, but they do improve it remarkably. Specifically, it concerns the change in the design of the call screen, which now has translucent buttons and more aesthetic and attractive proportions. Also, there is now a default wallpaper to decorate conversations and avoid a flat, bland color as wallpaper.
Apart from this, Viber has redesigned its menu of Stickersor stickers. A content that encourages conversations and with which you monetize your application by selling different collections to users who want to use them in their chats. Something that can now be done more comfortably thanks to the independent stickers menu A point not to overlap in conversations and prevent the novice user from feeling lost.
Last but certainly not least, general performance improvements are also listed in this update. Issues that directly affect the load of calls over the Internet, which should be carried out in less time , in addition to speeding up and improving the general operation of the entire application.
In short, a new version loaded with new features that Windows Phone users have been waiting for quite some time.Something to which, unfortunately, they are already used to. The new Viber version 4.2.1.0 is now available for download from Windows Phone Store An application that this year has been bought by the Asian internet shopping giant: Rakuten
