Wink

It seems that messages that self-destruct stopped being spy stuff with the arrival of Snapchat And the fact is that users of messaging applications increasingly want more spontaneity without worrying about the future of what was said or sent Something that has also conquered those responsible for the most famous free call application over the Internet, Viber , creating a plugin to add this functionality to your conversations and allow message autodeletions.

This is Wink, an addition to Viber which offers the possibility of exchanging photographs and videos in an ephemeral way with the contacts of this same application. In other words, sharing unrepeatable moments that are deleted after being seen by the recipient Something that is undoubtedly reminiscent of Snapchat in many facets, and it seems to be designed to prevent Viber users from abandoning this tool for more modern and complete ones.

Its operation is really simple. Just install Wink and use its icon to activate the terminal's camera. This plugin also integrates directly into Viber, where you can send a wink through already created chats From that moment on, the mobile camera allows take a picture if you briefly press the shutter button, or record a video up to 10 seconds long if held down. A new nod or copy to the operation of Snapchat, where the videos have the same duration.

From this moment on, all that remains is to share the content with one of the Viber contacts. Of course, if it is a photograph, the user can add a message or any text on the image before sharing it. All this with the security of knowing that, after being viewed, the content disappears from the conversation so that it cannot be seen again by the recipient. That is, it self-destructs forever. Something that can prompt users to share more personal, crazier, or more spontaneous moments without having to think too hard about the consequences.

In short, this is an interesting complement to Viber, although it arrives late and inappropriately. Thus, instead of a mere function via an update, it forces the user to install a pluginPlus, it comes with few editing options beyond writing a message about the photo.

The positive point is taken by the option to choose the viewing time before self-destruction. Thus, the user can choose between one, three, seven or ten seconds And, if he prefers, not choose any type of limit to prevent content from disappearing.

The Viber Wink app can be downloaded free both for mobile Android as for iOS via Google Play Store and App StoreWill this Viber relaunch your messaging and calling app? Of course, it has tough rivals like Snapchat and Telegram