How to Lock Viber on a Mac
Viber on your Mac opens straight into your chats and calls. We found no setting in the Mac app that asks for Touch ID before it opens.
Why people want to lock Viber
Viber chats are often family, friends and work groups in one list. If someone opens the app on an unlocked Mac, they land in your conversations and contacts.
What doesn’t fully work
We found no setting in Viber for Mac that asks for Touch ID before the app opens. Your Mac’s lock screen only helps while the Mac is locked, not while you are signed in and someone else is at the keyboard.
Quitting Viber does not help much on its own, because anyone can reopen it from the dock. A second macOS user account only works if you log out first, which is rarely realistic when you hand someone your laptop for a minute.
What actually works
Shoo! ends Viber’s process when you lock it and starts it again only after Touch ID, Apple Watch or your private backup password succeeds. It does not draw a screen over an open window, so nothing is visible while it is locked, and your Mac’s login password is never what unlocks it.
Two practical notes. While Viber is closed on your Mac it cannot show message or call notifications there, so lock it when you step away rather than all day. A call in progress ends when the process ends, so finish it first.
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Frequently asked
Can I lock Viber with Touch ID on a Mac?
Yes. With Shoo! Viber only opens after Touch ID succeeds, or after Apple Watch or a private backup password if your Mac has no Touch ID.
Does Viber for Mac have its own app lock?
We found no setting in the Mac app that asks for Touch ID before it opens.
Does Shoo! read my Viber chats?
No. Shoo! only controls whether the Viber process is running. It never reads your messages, contacts or calls.
Will I miss messages while Viber is locked on my Mac?
Notifications will not appear on the Mac while the app is closed. Check Viber after you unlock it.