Instant messaging service Viber today fills up its mobile dance card with the rollout of a new BlackBerry app, alongside a revamped iOS offering.
Both apps are infused with new features that expand the functionality of the communications platform.
Notably, the iOS 7-inspired iPhone update comes with a minimalist aesthetic and new features, including the ability to send longer video messages.
Viber 4.2 for iPhone also allows users to send multiple photos and videos at the same time. It also comes with the "block list" feature, so you can keep track of unwanted numbers or contacts.
And in the vein of other text messaging services, this update shows the typing status of users on an Android tablet, Linux, Mac, PC, or Windows 8 device. It also promises the usual bug fixes.
"Viber has been redesigned from the start for simplicity and ease of use. For our iPhone release we took our cue from the clean, flat look of iOS 7," CEO Talmon Marco said in a statement. "We wanted Viber to feel like a completely seamless part of the device."
The new BlackBerry app, meanwhile, features Viber Out calling functionality and the Viber Sticker Market—exclusive ways to have fun while staying in touch with family and friends.
"Our BlackBerry 10 app is a beautiful twist on our design, delivering the most up-to-date experience for our users," Marco said.
It also boasts classic features like one-on-one and group conversations, free HD-quality phone calls, push notifications, support for the Viber Desktop Windows and Mac application, and the ability to share photos, videos, voice messages, locations, stickers, and emoticons.
International BlackBerry users can translate the app into 34 different languages, as well.
For more, see PCMag's review of Viber for iPhone and the slideshow above.
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten acquired Viber in February, snatching up the messaging and VoIP service's 300 million registered users. The $900 million deal places Viber into a pile of 40 services that comprise Rakuten's Web ecosystem, including Buy.com and Kobo.
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