How to Change Your Phone Number on Viber

Change your Viber number in Settings › Account › Change phone number. Your chats and contacts move to the new number, and you can tell your contacts.

Before you start

• The new number must be able to receive a text or call for the activation code.
• Back up your chats in Settings › Account › Viber backup.
• Keep the old SIM if you can, until the change is done.

Steps

1. Put the new SIM in, or make sure the new number can receive codes.
2. Open Viber › More › Settings › Account › Change phone number.
3. Choose whether you are using a new SIM or the same SIM.
4. Enter the new number and confirm with the activation code.
5. Choose whether to notify your contacts.

What moves with you

New phone and new number at once

Change the number on the old phone first. Then back up, install Viber on the new phone, register the new number and restore the backup.

If the code does not arrive

Wait for the timer and ask for a call instead. See Viber registration problems.

Why change your number on Viber

People change their Viber number when they switch carriers, move abroad or want to stop unwanted contact. If someone is bothering you, blocking may be enough. See blocking on Viber.

Viber on a computer

If you use Viber on a computer or tablet, those devices are linked to your phone account. After a number change, they may ask you to link again by scanning a QR code with your phone. Messages stay in sync once they are linked.

If something goes wrong

If the change fails part way, do not reinstall Viber straight away. Restart the phone, open Viber and check which number it shows in settings. Reinstalling without a backup can lose chats.

FAQ

Will I lose my Viber chats if I change my number?

No, if you use the Change phone number option.

Do my contacts get my new Viber number?

You can choose to notify them during the change.

Can I change my Viber number without the old SIM?

Yes, if Viber is still open on your phone.

Related: Viber blocking · Viber registration problems · change your WhatsApp number.