Secret chat in Viber. Secret chat

Hidden Conversations allow participants to communicate freely without fear of secrets. March 13, 2017 and Viber acquired such functionality. But what is it - a secret chat in Viber? A really useful feature or just another publicity stunt?

Note: This feature is only available for mobile devices. They are not displayed on the computer.

The secret chat in Viber is almost an ordinary dialogue, endowed with a separate encryption method and a self-cleaning function. It is visible in the list of conversations with a separate icon (lock), without previewing messages. The essence of the method is as follows: the user can set the time interval between the moment the participant opens the message and the message is cleared (from one second to one week). The number of such conversations is limitless, you can make absolutely all correspondence secret. However, do not be too zealous - you can arouse suspicion from others.

In order to create a secret chat on your phone, you need:

You can make an already existing personal (group cannot, only - create) correspondence secret in this way:

1. Open the desired dialog branch.
2. Press the submenu button in the upper right (three dots).
3. Select the line " Go to secret chat».

When receiving a message, the participant will see only the word "Message" in the dialogue menu. To see the content, you need to open a conversation.

Taking screenshots

1. Android: The participant cannot take a screenshot from the android device.
2. iPhone: The recipient of the message can take a screenshot, but the sender will see a notification.

Messages cannot be forwarded to anyone, nor can the text be copied.

End-to-end encryption is applied to the entire conversation, in which only the participants in the conversation have the keys.

The developers should be given their due - they did not deceive, talking about the practicality of the function. Encryption does its job, as does the lack of previewing, copying and creating screenshots (albeit with a nuance). This is a curious opportunity that can really be useful. The main thing is that no one spies from behind.

In March 2017, the company introduced a new version of the Viber program with the function of secret chats. As noted in the press release, the update aims to improve the security and privacy of selected dialogs.

What is a secret chat in Viber.

You will need this function when you want to increase the measures to preserve personal correspondence with other people in addition to encryption. Another dialog is created with exactly the same icon, but with the image of a lock on the chat icon. If you start a correspondence in a new account, this will not lead to the deletion or replacement of the old one.

It is worth mentioning that in regular correspondence, you can also delete by timer for selected SMS that contain photo or video materials, and "Secret chats" provides the ability to delete all messages at once.

Main characteristics:

• you can set a timer from one second to several days of self-destruction for all messages sent to the chat;
• the ability to take a screenshot (screenshot) during correspondence is blocked. On most smartphones, this function will not be available, and in rare cases, if it is possible to do this, then other participants in the conversation will automatically receive notifications about this action;
• it is impossible to forward the message to a third party, this is especially true for photo or video content;
• available only on mobile devices (smartphones).

How to create a secret chat.

In the messenger, when creating such a chat, another one appears in addition to the usual one, which differs only in the lock on the dialogue icon. These are two independent dialogues, the correspondence between them is not synchronized.

We open the chat we need and slide the panel to the left with our finger to go to additional settings. Click on the line "Go to the secret chat".

If your friend has not updated the app, you will receive a message asking you to send a notification. If there is no version conflict, then the addressee will automatically create a new conversation when the first message is sent.

Upon completion of all actions, an informative short text about the new features will be visible on the welcome screen.

Users can hide their secret chats and re-access them later by entering a PIN. To do this, after creating a secret chat, you need to find it in the chat list, make a "swipe" to the left and click on the "Hide" button.

How to use secret chat on Viber

The correspondence in such a chat is no different from the usual one, the only difference is that you can set a timer for deleting sent SMS for all messages.

You yourself will control what information can be left in the story on a friend's device, and what information can only be demonstrated for review and not worry that your photo or news will be sent to someone else. Moreover, by setting a short period of time for viewing SMS, you do not have to worry that the addressee will be able to quickly call another person and demonstrate it to another. The interval can be set from one second to 7 days or set the "Unlimited" option.

Attention: By default, all SMS have a set lifetime of 1 minute.

You can delete a hidden chat, like a regular one, by clicking on the corresponding line in the dialogue settings. If you have any questions, ask in the comments.

Recently, several interesting functions have appeared in Viber, which are directly related to the topic of our site. Let's start in order. The first is that Viber has finally started, and the second is the ability to hide the chat. Well, there is nothing to know about encryption, well, it is good, but you need to know about hidden chats in the vibe.

Who has not yet had time to get acquainted with this, in my opinion, a useful function of hiding chats, I decided to write this short article and show how to hide a chat in Viber, and why it is worth using this function.

• Why use hidden chat
• How to hide a chat
• How to open hidden chat
• How to disable hidden chat in Viber
• Other questions

Why hide chat in Viber?

If I set one general password for the entire device, then it should protect me, right?

In theory, yes, but in practice, everything is different. If you are a regular reader of our site, you should know that bypassing the blocking of Android and iOS is not difficult. There are tons of different ways to get hold of a mobile device password.

For this reason, it is still better to take additional measures to protect information. As they say, security is never too much, and if an attacker can find out your password and gain access to the operating system, he will not be able to read your correspondence.

How to hide chat in Viber?

In order to hide the chat in Viber, you need to go to the chats tab, hold down (long tap) the chat you need and in the window that appears, select the "Hide chat" item.

Then you will be prompted to enter a pin (four-digit code).

After reading the comments of people on this article who have forgotten the PIN code from the hidden chat with a request to help them ...

Regret. In such a situation, there is nothing I can do to help. To avoid this, I can only advise you to save the pin code (password) from the hidden chat in some password manager. The best password manager for both Windows and Android is a free program.

This secret code will be used to show and access all your hidden Viber chats.

After that, the hidden chat will not be shown in the chat list.

How to open a hidden chat in Viber?

In order to view hidden chats in Viber, you need to go to the chats tab, click the search icon and type the PIN code you have previously set.

After that, Viber will display all hidden chats and in order to enter one of them, just click on it.

You can now use hidden chat. After the correspondence, there is no need to re-enter the PIN code in order to hide the chat. Just go back to the chats tab or close the Viber window. The automatic chat will be hidden.

How to disable hidden chat in Viber?

So, you already know how to hide and how to find a hidden chat. Now I will show you how to disable this option and make the chat visible and accessible without entering the secret code, as it was before.

To do this, go to the hidden chat, then click on the gear icon and go to the chat settings.

Scroll down and select the item "Make chat visible"

We type the secret PIN code established before and that's it, the chat became available on the chats tab.

Questions and answers

How many chats can I hide?

How to find out which contacts are hidden?

Nothing in this world stands in one place, and this policy applies to the Viber messenger, which tries in every possible way to surprise, satisfy and delight its users. More recently, a new option has appeared - "Secret chats", which has become one of the most striking and unique advantages in relation to other communication programs.

Many users ask questions: "How are secret chats different from the rest and what is their usefulness?" We will be happy to describe the main features of secret dialogues. So, the features of secret chats are as follows:

• Login only with a pin- code. A certain password is put on secret chats, without which the display of correspondence is not available. If you are a user, then instead of a pin, then it is enough to make a fingerprint. You will need to come up with one code for all secret correspondence so that you do not get confused in numbers and dialogues in the future.
• Confidentiality at the highest level. The interlocutor will never know that you have added the dialogue to the "Top Secret" list, because he will display everything as usual.
• Secrecy of correspondence. On the one hand, this is a very successful and useful function, but on the other hand, there is too much trouble with it. The bottom line is that when a message comes from a subscriber who is on the secret list, no specific information is displayed on the screen. Often a purple icon is displayed and the number of messages is not specific. In order to read the message, you need to go to the secret list, enter the pin - code and only then you will be able to read the text. Now let's imagine that you have not one secret chat, but ten, and how much time will be spent on it.

Viber secret chats are not available to all operating systems, because this is a fairly new development and at this stage it has been implemented only in the most popular iOS and Android platforms.

How to create a hidden chat in Viber?

There are two ways to create a secret chat and they are pretty simple.
The first way consists of the following steps:

• click on the conversation you want to make secret;
• hold on the dialog for a few seconds until a small menu window appears;
• in the menu, select the item " Hide«.

The second option is to remove the dialogue in " top secret"Is as follows:

• go to the desired dialogue;
• in the upper right corner there is a gear icon, which must be slightly lowered down (the illusion of a gear scrolling will appear);
• an additional menu is displayed, where there will be an option “ Hide«.

Regardless of which method you have chosen, after completing the above operations, you will need to enter a pin - code. Classic pin - the code consists of 4 digits, but you will need to enter the password twice: one for a trial time, and the second for confirmation.

After that, the dialogue will be encrypted and in order to start the correspondence, you will need to enter the password.

It is also interesting that secret chats are not displayed in the general dialog box. To find the desired chat, enter the pin - code into the search bar and you will be knocked out all the mysterious dialogues. We are looking for the right one and go in.

There are situations when it no longer makes sense to hide the correspondence and then it is wiser to remove the dialogue from the secret list. To do this, go to the desired dialogue, click on the gear and click on " Display". Of course, you will have to enter a password in order for the program to make sure that you want to do normal access to the correspondence.

What is Secret Chat

Secret chat in Viber is for secret communication. Access to messages will be closed, both to unauthorized persons and to the company's server. Using this function, you can calmly discuss the most important and intimate issues related to work factors and personal life. Even if your gadget falls into the wrong hands, you don't have to worry that someone will steal an interesting idea or find out confidential information, the application will delete the correspondence automatically after the time you specify.

There is also a concept in Viber - this is not the same as a secret chat.

Let's see how the secret chat in Viber works. A special coding and protection technique is applied to such dialogs. They are marked with a lock icon. The user himself sets the time after which the letters will be destroyed. Unlike simple conversations, here you cannot delete some messages, the correspondence is deleted completely.

How to find a secret chat in Viber? You can find the dialogue by scrolling through all the conversations from beginning to end. But there is no point in looking for it, since all messages are deleted, and only empty windows remain, which take up space on the device and raise suspicions if they are discovered by unauthorized people. This is a flaw of the creators. Hopefully the issues will be fixed in the near future.

Invisible dialogues have their own characteristics:

• Viber secrets are available to owners of devices with an operating system and;
• it is possible to set the option to self-destruct messages, starting from 1 minute and up to a week;
• if the interlocutor takes a screenshot of the correspondence, you will receive a notification about this and will be able to resolve the current situation;
• texts cannot be copied and sent to third parties;
• end-to-end encryption will protect Viber's secrets on the phone, since only the one who sends and receives can decrypt them.

Now you know what a secret chat in Viber is and you can be sure it can store it.

How to create a secret chat

Many users are wondering: how to create a secret chat in Viber? There are two ways to do this, and they are all pretty simple.

• go to the application;
• go to the contacts section;
• select the person you want by scrolling or through the search and click on him;
• click on the line "Free message";
• in the open dialog box, select the icon with three vertical dots;
• click "Go to secret chat".

• open the messenger;
• click on the "+" sign in the blue circle, which is located in the lower right corner of the monitor;
• select the line "Secret chat";
• add an interlocutor from the list;
• check "Done".

If you need to hide an existing conversation, follow these steps:

• go to the dialogs section;
• stop at the one that you want to make secret;
• open the auxiliary menu (three dots at the top of the display);
• click on "Go to secret chat".

That's all! You have ready hidden correspondence in Viber.

Delete messages in a secret conversation

After discussing an important topic, many are interested in how to disable secure chat in Viber. This is done like this:

• go into a secret conversation with the image of the castle;
• click on the icon with three vertical dots in the upper right corner to open additional information;
• go to the item "Information and settings";
• select the line "Switch to normal chat".

Thus, you put the private conversation in traditional mode, which will not delete messages. But the device will still have two conversations: one normal, the second with a lock. If the need for secret correspondence reappears, then you can simply go to the existing one, for this, the pin code is entered again.

If you are thinking about how to remove the secret chat from Viber altogether, this is also no big deal.

• go to the list of conversations;
• press and hold the unnecessary conversation on it;
• in the window that appears, select the "Delete chat" line.

Now you know how to remove a secret chat in Viber, if the need for its secrecy or its existence disappears.

Not to be confused with hidden conversation

Some users make a mistake and turn on hidden conversation. A hidden conversation differs from a secret one in that information is not deleted in it. If you have discussed some important event that strangers should not know about, and want to save the content, then you hide the dialog using a special option.