In the Russian application market, Viber messenger is very popular. The service, which appeared in 2010, now has more than half a billion downloads. In connection with this, questions are also becoming relevant: how to install and how to remove Viber from a phone or computer?
Phone Installation
Before you familiarize yourself with how to remove Viber from your phone, you should understand how to install it. You can install the messenger on any smartphone platform - Android, Windows or iOS. Depending on the operating system, you need to find the appropriate installation file on the official website and download it to your phone or use special online application stores - Play Market, Apple Store or Marketplace, where you can download Viber for free.
After the download is complete, you can proceed directly to the installation. By running the installation file, you should familiarize yourself with the displayed information, then click the "Continue" button. The next step is to select a country and enter a phone number, it will be it will be the login and communication tool for password recovery. Confirm the data by clicking the "Continue" button, then you only need to enter the activation code, which will be sent to SMS to the number indicated earlier, after which you can start working with Viber.
PC version of the messenger
For computers, Viber developers offer to use special client programs supported on the most popular operating systems. To download the installation file, go to the official website of the messenger, where you need to select the appropriate download start button for the system. By running the resulting file, you need to follow some simple installation steps, where the program location settings are offered.
Having opened the installed "Viber", it remains only to drive in the phone number to which the account is linked, and confirm it by entering the activation code. It is worth noting that all Viber correspondence carried out from a smartphone will be available in the client on the computer, so you can use the most convenient way to communicate.
How to remove from the phone?
Over time, the need for a messenger may disappear, and then the question will arise about how to remove Viber from the phone. To do this is quite simple, while there are two convenient ways. The first one is to uninstall the application through the online store. This method is suitable only for the case when the program was downloaded through it. Having entered the application store, you need to find the Viber item with its icon in the My Applications list, click on it once. In the window that opens, you will be prompted to open or remove the messenger. Select the "Delete" button, then it remains only to confirm your decision and wait for the process to complete.
The second way is a long press on the application icon in the menu or select "Edit applications" in the settings. After that, depending on the operating system, you need to either click on the red X that appears in the upper corner of the messenger, or move the icon to the appeared "Delete" button with the image of the basket.
Uninstall on computer
As easy as removing Viber from your phone, you can perform this operation on your computer. You can uninstall the program by finding it in the "Programs and Features" panel, where there will be a "Delete" button opposite the name of the messenger. For another method of removal, you need to find the folder on the disk where you need to open the uninstall.exe file , which may require administrator rights to run, or select the "Uninstall Viber" item in the "Start" menu.
Both methods will give the same results, completely removing the program along with all correspondence. It is worth noting that removing the messenger from the computer will not affect accounts on other devices in any way, messages will not be affected.