WhatsApp and Telegram both come under the title of messaging apps. But there are plenty of reasons for users to start using Telegram instead of WhatsApp these days. And today Telegram became the most downloaded app in the world. Also in terms of popularity the app Tiktok overtook.
By January 2021, Telegram will have 63 million downloads, making it the most downloaded app ever. And India is the most downloaded country at 24 percent, followed by Indonesia at 10 percent. That means that more than 15 million installations have been installed in India alone.
A few months ago, people don’t even know what the Telegram app is. But Telegram’s fate changed overnight when the Facebook app Whatsapp decided to change its privacy policy. WhatsApp has also issued an ultimatum to users to accept the updates in the privacy policy or their accounts would be deleted. WhatsApp had indicated that it would share a lot of data with Facebook and external developers. The news clearly did not go well with users.
Speaking of Telegram, it has been using open source since it launched in 2013 and its chats are encrypted. Telegram is also a peer-to-peer technology that refers to the blockchain that mainly emphasizes usernames instead of cell numbers, unlike WhatsApp. Therefore, the risk of disclosing your personal contact information remains exclusively contained in your telegram usernames. Your phone number ️ will not be disclosed to anyone.
Some of the other benefits in Telegram include: No one can add you to the group unless you allow it by changing the setting and once you leave a group the admin cannot add you unless you voluntarily join again. The best thing is that you can use Telegram without owning a smartphone with the help of Telegram Web. We can also edit and delete our message and it will be displayed on all members phone.
One can also transfer their old WhatsApp chat to Telegram on Android very easily:
- Open a chat in WhatsApp then tap the three vertical dots in the top right corner.
- Tap Export chat> select Telegram from the Share menu.
- You will be prompted to restore with or without media. Select the option according to your preference.
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