How To Block Someone On Viber
You can block someone on Viber from the privacy setting of the app on your Android phone. Once a contact has been blocked they won’t be able to send you a message or call you using the app. They will also not be able to add you to a group.
Viber is a popular cross platform communications tool that’s available for the Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, and MacOS platforms. It’s free to use and allows a user to send messages or make calls using a Wi-Fi or mobile data connection. It has an excellent security feature which provides end to end encryption for messages.
Block a contact on Viber using your Android phone
If you use Viber for your daily communications then there might be certain contacts that you would like to block to prevent them from contacting you using the app. The blocked person won’t be able to see your online status or any changes you made to your profile. They also won’t be able to add you to a group. Here’s how to do it.
Time needed: 2 minutes.
Block a contact on Viber
- Open Viber.
You can easily do this by swiping up from the home screen and tapping the app icon.
- Tap More.
This is the three horizontal lines found at the bottom right part of the screen.
- Tap Settings.
This will allow you to manage the various app settings.
- Tap Privacy.
This will allow you to manage the various privacy settings of the app.
- Tap Block list.
This will show you a list of contacts you have blocked.
- Tap the Plus (+) sign.
This will allow you to add a contact to the block list.
- Tap a contact.
This is the contact you will want to block from Viber.
- Tap the check mark to confirm your action.
This is located on the upper right side of the screen.
Unblock someone on Viber
If you would like to remove a contact from the blocked users list then here’s what you need to do.
- Open Viber.
- Tap More.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Privacy.
- Tap Block list.
- Find the contact you want to remove from the block list then tap the unblock button.
After performing the steps listed above you will successfully block someone on Viber using your Android phone.
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