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A guide to adding new friends to Viber on iOS and Android
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If you give the Viber app permission to access your contacts when you first set up your account, it will automatically sync all the contacts on your phone or tablet. But what if you want to add a new contact who isn’t in your device’s Contacts app? In this article, we’ll show you how to do that in a few simple steps. Plus, we’ll explain how to troubleshoot the app if it isn’t syncing on its own.
Quick Steps
- Tap ••• at the bottom right corner of the screen in Viber.
- Select Add Contact .
- Enter the phone number of the person you want to add.
- Tap Done or Continue .
- Fill in your contact’s name and add a photo (optional).
- Tap Save or ✓ .
Steps
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Adding Contacts Manually
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Tap the ••• icon. The More ••• icon is located at the bottom right corner of the screen in the Viber app. Tap it to open a menu screen. [1] X Research source
- If tapping this button takes you to a submenu, such as Settings, tap the < back arrow at the top left corner of the screen to go back to the main More menu.
- Use this method to add contacts who aren’t in your phone’s contact list.
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Scroll down and tap Add Contact . It’s near the bottom of the menu.Advertisement
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Enter your contact’s phone number. Type the whole number, including country and area code, in the text field under Enter a Phone Number . When you’re finished, tap Done (iOS) or Continue (Android) next to the number you entered.
- If the contact is not yet on Viber, you’ll get a pop-up asking you if you’d like to invite them. If so, tap Invite . Otherwise, tap Cancel . Either way, you can still add the person to your Viber contacts.
- Alternatively, if you have a QR code with the person’s Viber contact information, tap QR Scanner under Or Scan QR Code . Scan the code and tap Save (iOS) or the Checkmark (Android).
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Fill in any additional information. On the next screen, you can enter a first and last name for your contact. You can also tap Add photo to upload an image.
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Tap Save (iOS) or ✓ (Android). The number and any additional contact info you added will be saved to your Viber contacts list.
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QuestionDoes this work for Windows phones?Community AnswerYou have to go on your Viber contact list and press the Add icon at the bottom. It will then take you to a screen where you should insert the person's name and phone number. If the person has Viber, it should automatically appear on the Viber contact list.
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