In the world of instant messaging, Whatsapp is the number one. However, with increasing discovery of security issues in Whatsapp, Telegram is fast catching up. Telegram is a Whatsapp alternative which is fast, simple, secure and available across devices. You can send media and files without any size limitation (Whatsapp has limitations) – your entire chat history will require no disk space on your device and will be securely stored in the Telegram cloud for as long as you need it.
In Whatsapp if you create groups there is a limitation of 256 members. On Telegram, you can create groups with 2,00,000 members!
Telegram can be used on multiple devices simultaneously. This makes it so much more flexible to handle. Also, if you change your mobile number, you can easily migrate to the new number without any problem – in your settings you just go and change your number.
You can also create polls on the fly – no need to have any programming knowledge. In a group conversation just tap on attachments and the option for poll will be visible. Once you tap on that, you can create your own poll, define your questions, propose multiple choice answers and launch your poll instantly. The group members can respond – the results are visible online. Very neat!
There is a facility to neatly organise your chats in folders. So you can have a folder for your office chats, family chats or any other topic of your choice. Once you create folders and assign groups and any individual conversations there, it becomes very easy to search / locate any conversation.
There are a host of options when you send messages – you can send silent messages, schedule messages for a later date and time, send self-destructing messages, edit or delete messages after sending them and even save messages for future reference. There is an option for setting reminders for yourself, too! And just like Whatsapp, you could share your live location to your contacts / groups.
If you wish to send YouTube videos or GIFs you may search directly from your text-send window. Telegram has its own browser also, so if you click on a link, it will open in Telegram itself. It also has powerful photo and video editing tools and an open sticker / GIF platform to cater to your creative genes. It is 100% free, without ads, and there is no third-party access to your data.
In terms of privacy, Telegram offers many features – you can turn notifications on / off for multiple actions, individually or for groups. You can choose not to be added to groups by random people and also by your friends.
For those interested in maximum privacy, Telegram offers Secret Chat. Messages can be programmed to self-destruct after a pre-determined time frame after reading. This feature is now available in normal chats also.
All in all, Telegram is a growing, safe and secure platform for instant messaging. Try it out today!
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