Viber chat app adds video calling to iOS, Android

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Viber, the fast-growing communications app with more than 400 million users

worldwide, has launched an update to its iOS and Android apps that brings video  mobile.
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The Viber 5.0 update allows iOS
and Android users to place free video calls with other× Viberusers anywhere in the world. The feature works cross-platform, so users on iOS can communicate with those on× Android and vice versa. Both sets of users can also send video communications to PCs.

Viber is a fierce Skype competitor, offering users the ability to communicate via voice, text, and video. In February, Rakuten, a Japan-based e-commerce company, announced it had acquired Viber for $900 million. At that time, Viber said it had 300 million users -- which means meaning it has added 100 million new users in the last seven months.

In addition to adding video calls,× Viber now includes QR code scanning for quickly adding contacts. On the iOS side,× Viber has also included improvements to forwarding photo messages. And on× Android, it has refreshed the design.