Viber Activation Code Not Received? 7 Fixes That Work

Viber activation code not arriving? Check the number, wait for the timer, then ask for a call instead of a text. 7 fixes for activating Viber.

Viber activates your account on a phone number with a code sent by text or delivered by a phone call. You need it when you install Viber or move to a new phone. Viber on a computer or tablet is linked from the phone, not activated with a code.

Check these first (30 seconds)

• Country code. Pick the country and enter the number without a leading 0.
• Call option. After the timer, Viber offers to call you with the code.
• Spam and filtered texts. Check spam or "unknown senders".
• Computer or tablet. Link it by scanning the QR code from Viber on your phone.

What Viber's message means

7 fixes, in order

1. Re-enter the number. Check the country and digits.
2. Wait, then ask for a call. Use the call option when the timer ends.
3. Turn off SMS and call blockers. Unknown-caller blocking can stop the activation call.
4. Allow international texts and calls. Viber may use international senders.
5. Update or reinstall Viber. Install the latest version.
6. Wait out a limit. After "too many attempts", wait several hours.
7. Contact Viber support. Use the support page on viber.com if it keeps failing.

One phone per number

A Viber account is active on one phone at a time. Activating it on a new phone deactivates the old one, so move your chat backup first.

Computers and tablets are secondary devices linked from the phone by QR code.

When your own number just won't work

If texts and calls from Viber never reach your number, another mobile number can activate it.

In that case a non-VoIP number is the practical fix. These are real mobile-carrier numbers, which is what Viber expects. On SMS Pin Verify you can pick a USA number for Viber and the code appears on screen in your account:

• One-time number: held for you for 15 minutes to receive one code. If no code arrives, you are not charged. Good for a single sign-up.
• Rental number: the same number for several days or longer. Pick a rental, because Viber asks for a new code whenever you reinstall or change phones.

Two honest limits: a code is never guaranteed, because Viber decides whether to send it; and a number may have been used on Viber before you, so start a fresh account rather than trying to recover an old one.

Keep your account after you get in

• Back up chats to Google Drive or iCloud.
• Lock your phone with a passcode, because Viber opens without one.
• Use "Change phone number" in Viber when you change numbers.
• Never share a Viber code. Viber support never asks for it.

FAQ

Why didn't I get my Viber code?

Filtered texts, a typo, or a rate limit. Ask for a call after the timer.

Can Viber call me with the code?

Yes, choose the call option after the timer.

Can I use Viber on two phones?

No, one phone per number; computers and tablets link from it.

Do virtual numbers work for Viber?

Non-VoIP mobile numbers usually do.

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