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Viber is widely popular among Russian-speaking users, alongside Telegram and WhatsApp. It allows you to send messages, documents, media files, and make audio and video calls for free. The interface of this messenger is simple and user-friendly, even for older people. All you need to use it is an Internet connection.
This software supports the following operating systems:
Regardless of the selected operating system, SMS verification is always required. It is still unclear how to use Viber without phone number or get an additional account in this popular messenger without the second SIM. According to the policy of this service, a user can create a single profile with the help of a single SIM only.
In this article, we will take a close look at how to activate Viber without phone number on different operating systems.
Activation of Viber without phone number is not available. The system will ask you to enter the code from the message anyway. In the case of this app, a phone number is a user ID, so getting a Viber account without phone number on Android is impossible. Still, there is no need to rush to the store to buy a new SIM card for your new account. There is a better, time and money saving solution.
You can use specialized services selling virtual numbers to install and activate this app on Android.
One of these services is sms-man.com. It offers the lowest price for the service if compared with other similar websites. SMS confirmation via this source will cost you $0.08-0.17.
This website offers a large selection of mobile operators from different countries for signing up for more than 193 services. That’s why we choose sms-man.com.
Step-by-step instructions on how to create Viber account without phone number on Android:
3. Go to the tab “Payment” in the menu.
4. Send a deposit to your account in a convenient way.
5. Go to the main page and select the Viber service.
6. Choose a suitable number from the list and confirm receiving it.
7. Go to “History” and copy the purchased number.
8. Start the application. Enter the virtual number bought in the registration window.
9. Return to sms-man.com and go to your personal account. Then click on “Get SMS”.
10. The code will appear in the corresponding column, as shown in the picture below.
11. Enter the code in the messenger.
Done. It takes less than 7 minutes to activate this program on Android.
The procedure of registration on a PC is practically the same as on a smartphone. It is worth noting that installing Viber on a computer without a phone with a suitable operating system is impossible. When you log in from your PC, the service will ask you to scan the QR code via the app on your smartphone or another device instead of entering a verification code from an SMS. Therefore, the first thing to do is to install the app on your smartphone following the guide above.
How to activate Viber without SIM on a PC (a step-by-step manual):
As you see, using the website sms-man.com and a device that supports QR code scanning, you can easily install this software on any device without linking your mobile number to it.
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Data: 19-Mar-2019 Editor: AppsToTalk
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As the most of the official resources claim, while you are installing Viber on PC, you first need to set it up on your Android-smartphone, iPhone or iPad gadget and activate the phone number from the mobile app.
That is the obligatory precondition you need to complete before using the Viber messaging service on laptop or stationary desktop computer. But what if we still don’t have a smartphone powerful enough for essential Viber operations on it but have a notebook or PC that can run dozens of apps in multitasking mode instead? Indeed, with a little tricky customization and hints, we can install and run Viber on PC even without smartphone in our ownership if we make preparations that will be described further in this article.
Before you operate with the procedure, you need to follow some basic steps, like creating an email account or registering within special service. Here are the preconditions you need to complete before using Viber without smartphone in hands:
Here’s how it works: we are going to activate a valid mobile number within BlueStacks to make Viber work in virtual Android environment, and after that installation, the messenger will start working. The procedure is as follows:
On the Welcome screen, choose the language which you want to be used within your Android instance. In our case, it is English, while you are free to choose your native language.
This step doesn’t require any in-depth involvement from our side, so just click the “I agree” button, and let’s get to the main things.
When it’s all entirely completed, you can get started with the installation of the desktop Viber. Indeed, after we registered and activated a number for mobile phone in Android emulator (i.e., BlueStacks), everything that is left to do is to go to the Viber for PC page or to the official web portal, download the desktop setup package from there and install it just like a simple setup file for PC, until the step related to your QR code scanning via phone or laptop. Let’s handle this:
Copy this sequence into clipboard by pressing the Copy button.Note: as a matter of fact, this method should also work in Chrome browser available in BlueStacks by default. But, as the experience shows, Chrome starts to search for the inserted line in the Google search engine, and this is not what we are supposed to do. The method was thoroughly tested on Firefox browser, and it works just fine there. All the alternate browsing solutions suggested behave correctly as well.
As you can see, it’s still possible to set up Viber for PC without powerful mobile gadget on Android, iOS or Windows Phone platform. The methods are not too hard to get accustomed to, and the basic workflow is absolutely intuitive and logical, indeed.
Viber is basically communication on a smartphone, but sometimes it is more comfortable to use the Windows version. This approach can be justified, for example, when mobile communications are poor and there is no Wi-Fi. If everything is OK with the mobile phone - Viber is already installed on it, then the version for the computer is installed in a couple of clicks without problems. But what about the owners of antediluvian phones that are not friends with the messenger? Catch the info on how to install Viber on your computer without a smartphone.
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If you cannot make friends with your phone with Viber, you need to use an Android emulation program. There are several options for such applications. We present the top solutions in the form of a table:
All these are Windows programs, although there are Mac versions under all these names, and Andy even works under Linux.
After installing the emulator, you need to install Viber on a desktop PC or laptop. Read on for details.
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As an emulator, we will choose Bluestacks, as the most functional program. To get started, you need to download it from the office. site. If the antivirus does not like it, do not pay attention.
You can remove it from your computer after use. Bluestax installation takes 5-10 minutes. To install, you need a couple of free GB, select a folder on a suitable disk.
Checkboxes for access to the store and communications should not be removed during installation. After installation, the application will launch. The program will ask permission to determine the user's location. You can agree or refuse, it will not play a special role. Next, select the interface language. The following setting items:
Viber settings in the emulator:
Now we have Viber in the emulator, it remains to install the computer version of the application on the PC. We download it at messenger website and proceed to install Viber on a computer without a modern phone. At the very beginning of the installation, the program will prompt you to enter a phone number. We enter the one to which the Viber is attached, installed in the emulator.
Next, the messenger will offer to scan the QR code with a smartphone.
Select the "Camera not working" link. In the authentication window that opens, click "Copy", after which a link is placed on the clipboard, which is the identification key.
We return to Bluestacks, go to the browser and paste the copied key into the address bar. The emulator will prompt you to confirm the activation of Viber on your computer. We agree, completing the process of installing the messenger on the PC.
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In conclusion, we list the main stages of the deed:
In general, the main idea is to replace the smartphone with a program that imitates it. As you can see, Viber is installed on a computer without first being installed on a phone.
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If you do not have the desire or the ability to install the Viber application on your smartphone, but you want to use it on a Windows PC - this instruction is for you!
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Activating the messenger on a computer requires mandatory pre-installation of the program on a smartphone.
This is because the Viber account is linked to the user's valid phone number.
However, if there is no suitable mobile device that supports the messenger, you can install the program using third-party software tools that emulate the operation of a phone or tablet.
In this case, we need a simple mobile phone (which can be used to receive SMS) or some kind of temporary phone number online service.
The process of installing Viber on a PC without using a smartphone can be divided into two stages: setting up the messenger in an emulating environment and, in fact, installing it on a computer.
Emulators such as Nox App Player or BlueStacks are suitable for installing Viber on a virtual smartphone. After downloading any of the emulators, install it using the prompts of the installation wizard. Next, launch the Android emulator and add the Viber application to it, which will act as your "smartphone".
This process is similar to the classic installation of the messenger in the Android OS, which is described earlier in this article.
The main steps for adding Viber to the emulator are shown in the screenshots below.
If the installation was successful, you can already use Viber using the emulator. If you want to install a "native" Windows application that can be used without an emulator, read the next part of this guide.
Installing the desktop version of the messenger includes a number of simple steps and was also described earlier in the article Installing Viber on a Windows PC. The main difference is in the procedure for activating the program, which is performed not with the help of a QR code scanner on a smartphone, but with a special identification key.
Let's go through the process of installing Viber for PC with screenshots.
In the Wizard Welcome window, click Install " and wait for the automatic installation of all necessary components.
Click "Install" Select the language of the installer.
Next, confirm the presence of the program on your smartphone (in this case, in the emulation environment) by clicking the " Yes " button.
Enter the details of the real phone number to which the Viber account will be registered later, as well as the country of your residence, then click the button « Continue ".
Enter your country and phone numberIn the Viber activation window on an additional device, use the QR code to follow the link “My camera does not work. What to do?” located below.
Click on the link “My camera is not working. What to do?"In the authentication window that opens, click the "Copy" button, as a result of which the secret ID-key will be written to the clipboard.
Copy the secret key Using any available service, such as email, send the contents of the clipboard (ID-key) to the Android emulator. To complete the activation of the computer version of the messenger, follow the link using a virtual smartphone.