WhatsApp and telegram both fall under the title of messaging apps. However, there are numerous reasons why users today are going to use Telegram in place of WhatsApp. And today, Telegram is becoming the most downloaded app in the world. The app has also surpassed Tiktok in terms of popularity.
By January 2021, Telegram has 63 million downloads, making it the most downloaded app ever. And India is the country with the most downloads with 24 percent, followed by Indonesia with 10 percent. This means that more than 15 million installations come from India alone.
A few months ago, people did not even know what the Telegram app was. However, the fate of Telegram changed overnight when the app owned by Facebook, Whatsapp decided to change its privacy policy. WhatsApp has also issued an ultimatum to users that they will have to accept the updates in the privacy policy, otherwise their accounts will be deleted. WhatsApp said it will share a lot of data with Facebook and third-party developers. Of course, the news did not go well with the users.
Speaking of Telegram, it has been using open source since it was launched in 2013 and the chats have been encrypted. Telegram is also a peer-to-peer technology that refers to the blockchain that mainly focuses on usernames rather than cell numbers, unlike WhatsApp. Therefore, the risk of releasing your personal contact information remains contracted only under your telegram usernames. Your phone number ️ will not be disclosed to anyone.
Some of the other benefits in Telegram are: no one can add you to the group unless you allow it by changing the setting and once you leave a group, admin cannot add you unless you join voluntarily. The best part is that one can use Telegram without owning a smartphone using Telegram Web. We can also edit and delete our message, and it will appear on all members’ phones.
One can also easily transfer their old WhatsApp chat on Android to Telegram:
- Open a chat in WhatsApp and then tap on the three vertical dots in the top right corner.
- Tap Output Chat> select Telegram from the share menu.
- You will be asked to repair it with or without media. Select the option according to your preference.
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