Manage your Viber contacts
Once you have allowed Viber access to your address book you can add new contacts, delete unwanted contacts and edit their information from within Viber.
Sync your phone contacts with Viber
Sync your contacts on Viber for desktop
Save a new contact from Viber
From the chat info screen
From the contacts screen
From the more screen
Using a QR code
Delete a contact
Share a contact with another user
Share from a chat
Share from the contacts screen
Share from desktop
Save a shared contact
Block a contact
Sync your phone contacts with Viber
Your phone contacts should automatically appear in your Viber app. Your contacts who have Viber will have the Viber logo next to their name.
If for some reason your contact list is not visible in Viber or you can't see all your contacts, you may need to try one of these tricks below.
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Refresh the contacts list by pulling down on the screen and releasing.
Check that your device settings say All contacts to allow Viber access to your entire phone book.
Try removing and re-adding a contact.
Restart your phone.
And if all else fails, try uninstalling and reinstalling Viber from your phone.
Sync your contacts on Viber for desktop
Your contacts should automatically sync to your desktop app. If you are missing contacts, try the following:
Check your internet connection on both your phone and computer.
Close your desktop app and relaunch it.
Restart both your phone and desktop.
If nothing works, try deactivating Viber on your desktop and reactivating it.
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Save a new contact from Viber
You can add a new contact from Viber and it will sync through to your phone.
Please note: You can only add a new contact from your Android phone or iPhone. There is no way to add a contact from your desktop app.
Add a new contact from the chat info screen
1. Open a chat with a contact and then open the chat info screen
2. Tap on the contact's name to bring up the contact's info screen
3. Tap on the Add contact button (Android) or Save (iPhone)
4. Review the contact's details
5. Tap the check mark (Android) or Save (iPhone) to finish
Add a new contact from the contacts screen
1. Open the Contacts screen
2. Tap on the Add contact button (Android) or plus button (iPhone)
3. Enter the contact's phone number in international format
4. Tap Continue/ Done
5. Select the check mark (Android) or Save (iPhone) to finish
Add a new contact from the more screen
1. Open the more screen
2. Select Add contact
3. Enter a contact's phone number in full international format
4. Tap Continue/ Done
5. Select the check mark (Android) or Save (iPhone) to finish
Add a contact by scanning their QR code
Use the QR code if you are physically next to the person you want to add as a contact.
1. Have your friend open their QR code - see how here
2. Open the more screen
3. Select Add contact
4. Tap Scan QR code
5. Scan the code to finish
Delete a contact
Delete a contact from the contact's info screen. If you delete a contact from Viber you will also delete them from your phone.
1. Open the chat with the person you want to delete, and open the chat info screen
2. Tap on the menu icon at the top of the screen
3. Tap on delete contact
4. Confirm that you would like to delete this contact
Share a contact with another user
Send a Viber contact's number to another Viber user (with their permission of course!) from both mobile and desktop.
Share a contact from chat
Share a contact from the contacts screen
Share a contact on desktop
Save a shared contact
Share a contact from chat
1. Open the chat to send the contact in
2. Select the menu button in the chat menu
3. Tap on Share contact
4. Choose the contact you wish to send
5. The shared contact will appear in the chat
Share a contact from the contacts screen
1. Open the contacts screen
2. Tap on the contact you want to share
3. Tap on the menu button at the top of the screen
4. Choose Share contact
5. Find the contact(s) you want to send the number to
6. Tap on the contact
7. The shared contact will be sent in a chat
1. Open a chat with the person you want to send the contact number to
2. Find the contact in the list of chats
3. Click on the contact and drag it over to the chat
4. Let go when you see Drop to send
5. The contact details will be shared immediately
Save a shared contact
Save a contact who has been shared with you. Please note: you can only save a contact on your mobile app.
1. Open the chat with the contact details
2. Tap on the Save contact button below the contact
3. Edit the contact with the details you need and tap Done
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Block a contact from Viber
You can block another user on Viber from your phone app only.
If this is the first time you have received a message from them, open the chat and tap on Block in the banner at the top of your screen.
For all other users you want to block:
1. Open the chat with them, and then open the chat info screen
2. Scroll down the chat info screen
3. Tap on Block this contact
Learn more about blocked contacts on Viber.
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