Extra features: Android and Wear OS

With Rakuten Viber on Android and Wear OS, you can easily send and reply to messages, change your Rakuten Viber ringtone, and search through your chats.

For general information on chat features, take a look at our Chats knowledge base.

Reply to new messages without opening Rakuten Viber:

1. Tap Reply on the message notification
2. Type a reply
3. Tap the send button

Show* the message sender that you've received their message without opening Rakuten Viber or replying by tapping Mark as read on the message notification.

*The sender will see two purple checkmarks next to their message.

Choose a new ringtone for your Rakuten Viber calls:

1. Open Rakuten Viber on your phone
2. Tap More 
3. Tap Settings
4. Tap Notifications
5. Tap Use system sounds
6. Tap Call ringtone

Select one of the ringtones displayed to choose your ringtone.

You can also change your notification sound:

1. Open Rakuten Viber on your phone
2. Tap More 
3. Tap Settings
4. Tap Notifications
5. Tap Notification sound

Select one of the ringtones displayed to choose your notification sound.

Search for phrases within your chats:

1. Open Rakuten Viber on your phone
2. Tap on Chats
3. Select the chat you want to search in
4. Tap Info
5. Tap Search
6. Enter the phrase you're looking for
7. Tap the Search button on your keyboard
8. Scroll between the different locations of the phrase using the Arrows

Rakuten Viber is available on smartwatches using the Wear Operating System (Android).

To use Rakuten Viber on your watch:

• You must have Android version 5.0 or higher on your phone
• You must have Rakuten Viber version 5.3 or higher
• Open your watch's app on your phone and enable Rakuten Viber

Functions*:

• You can receive text messages
• Your watch is synced to your phone
• If chats are muted on your phone, they will also be muted on your watch
• GIFs and animated stickers can't be played
• To read a message, tap and drag down on your screen to scroll
• You can reply using speech-to-text options or by selecting from the available phrases
• To send a new message, open Google's Assistant and state that you want to send a message to (name of the contact as written in your contacts list) using Rakuten Viber saying (your message)
• You will see an incoming call on your watch

*Since each watch model is different, the above information is general and may not apply to your watch