How to use Viber without your real number

It's a fact of life that using Viber without your real number involves one way or another having to get one, and MoreMins virtual numbers are a simple answer.

Upon opening the Viber application, you are greeted immediately by a request to enter your contact details. It's impossible to move past this screen without it. You are not required to link your personal contact details to it as a digital alternative can be used that still provides all the required functionality and also separates physical hardware from the application.

This guide covers all steps beginning from the very start to end and not skipping any necessary steps in between.

Are you able to use Viber without your phone number?

Yes, this is correct. You can only link a single mobile number with Viber for a single account. In order to activate the account, you either have to receive an SMS message or get an automated phone call to confirm the account is active. You cannot use a private username with the service so your identity will only be determined by your telephone number. Viber requires access to your contact list to identify which of your contacts have registered to use the service and therefore it is required to have this identifier to gain access to the application.

This is where the need for selecting a correct phone number comes into play as using your own number would permanently link it to your private profile, whereas a temporary digital line would completely separate you from this required number.

How to register Viber with your MoreMins number

The total amount of time it will take for you to complete all the required steps and get registered on Viber is about five minutes and this will involve you going through two basic stages, procuring a digital number and then activating it.

Get your virtual number

1. There are a number of applications you can download from either the App Store or from Google Play. Huawei AppGallery has also provided an application for those that do not have a device with either of these operating systems.
2. Open the application and then enter an email to register the application account and secure access.
3. Go to the virtual number page and choose a country. If you don't know which one you should pick, start by choosing one of the English speaking countries like the UK or other European countries as these are most likely to confirm accounts correctly on apps.
4. Choose a number that you feel best represents you and continue. Scroll through each number presented until one stands out for any reason you can think of. When you see that specific number then proceed to selection.
5. Choose your plan, followed by activating your chosen digital number. In this case all that Viber needs from you to activate is the SMS message, but it is not necessary to look for anything else.
6. The account is now ready! Get the code to confirm that you received a text message while your account is opened within the MoreMins application rather than checking standard phone folders for the SMS.

Register Viber with the phone number

1. The application appears when it is activated on the cell phone. It's ready to be used.
2. Go through the service terms and agree when prompted.
3. From the panel, enter your chosen country code and then enter in the digits of the mobile number that you got from MoreMins carefully. The numbers may all look the same so be careful. Review these digits again and press the call button on the panel. A dialog box of some sort appears.
4. Retrieve your chosen number from the message box when you receive it, by going to the message folder where your number is assigned, you must receive a verification code from Viber which is sent by text.
5. If more than one minute passes and you still haven't received a message from Viber then click on the call button once again as this usually sends a robotic voice that will tell you the number over the phone.
6. The text or the voice will provide you with a 6 digit number. The Viber application requires this number. Enter the numbers that you receive from Viber into the field provided and click OK.
7. Enter your name and an avatar, which could be a picture of something else completely and the Viber system automatically authenticates your account and you can begin using the application from this point onwards.

Keep your number running

You will need to keep the digital number running by maintaining the paid subscription. If the subscription plan ceases to be valid, then following a short grace period, your assigned number may no longer be assigned to your account, but instead it could be reassigned to someone else if they use that same number to access their account with Viber. If the account you registered is with another application and is not verified again after the granted grace period then it will simply cease to be validated for a period of time. For continued access to the application and your account, you are required to keep the plan active to maintain the unique mobile number linked to the profile.

You don't need anything else; your mobile number is simply registered and linked to the virtual number assigned to you by the application where you have bought and paid for the account. Using this number you can register to many other applications by having the verification text message sent to it; even having the eSIM card set to an English number does not seem to limit the usage.