We have seen lots of changes compared to how information was passed on during the era of no mobile phones. I remember when I was younger even before the introduction of mobile phones, information where written as letters and the messaging clients were the post office. But because of the time it took for these letters to get across to the receivers, technology developers had to come up with a device which can ease this burden.
Time went by and we were gifted to see mobile phones which could send both SMS and MMS. This was an impressive way to send messages and it had a speed such as that of light.
Last week I made my first introduction to telegram series, and In that article, I was able to discuss vividly the interesting aspect of telegram messaging application in my 1-year experience.
Since the inception of telegram messaging application by Russian developers Pavel Durov and Nikolia in August 2013, telegram messenger has undoubtedly moved above several messaging applications on the food chain.
Telegram messaging application is the best alternative when it comes to cloud-based communication application because people are more concern about simplicity, efficiency, and speed when it comes to messaging, and telegram messenger has it all.
To avoid misinformation, I'll outline the point which I'll be emphasizing on today's article.
Account
Cloud base messages
Channels
I went back on my previous article based on telegram messaging applicatithe and I noticed that several features and functionalities were omitted.
In todays article, more lights will be shined on those features.
Welcome to today's series on telegram messaging application
Account:
On my last article, I didn't include this section which is very vital to users. This point acts as the foundation upon which everything is built upon.
Without an account, nothing can be done on telegram messaging application.
When creating an account, there are things you should be familiar with because it will be required of you. You will be required of your phone number and username. Be aware that this information is made public so as to facilitate interaction and access among different users.
Account creating process is tied to your mobile number which will be verified through a phone call or an SMS. This is done so that fraudulent act can be reduced or possibly eliminated from the platform. Unlike other messaging applications, telegram messaging application allows users to link several devices to their account which can be disabled individually or at once. Users can change the associated number to another one without any restrictions and his contacts will be notified automatically.
Telegram messaging application support account deletion which is set to 6 months by default. A user can choose to change it to 12 months or 1 month and his account will be destroyed permanently.
When I got to the account creation after my successful download of Telegram messaging application, it wasn't much of a big deal because I saw similarities with other messaging application. I included my mobile number where it was needed, and I proceeded. Shortly an SMS shortcode was sent to my mobile device which I used in verifying my account.
Cloud-based messages:
Did you know that you can send a single file of 1.5gigabyte on telegram messaging application?
In all ramifications, telegram messaging application has proven to be the most advanced messaging application with ideas that are never seen on other messaging platforms.
Telegram messaging application provides access to users regardless of the devices used when accessing their accounts.
Being that messages are cloud-based, users can move from one device to the other without losing any information during the process.
In terms of group sizes, telegram messaging application supports up to 100,000 members per group. Messages can be retracted or edited within 48hours making it impossible to have typographical errors or mistakenly sent messages.
When using other messengers, there are restrictions in file size when transferring multimedia files, on telegram messaging application, I have transferred work files that are too large for other platforms. Thanks to telegram messaging application.
Channel:
The main reason I was in search of a new messaging platform was that I need a platform which can contain more users in a channel. Luckily for me, I discovered telegram messaging application.
When I first saw its review I had doubt about its channel capacity but after experimenting on it I learned that It could contain up to that number.
Telegram Channel have endless advantages to the user.
Anybody can create a channel regardless of its purpose. It can be used as a means to promote services to your subscribers or a means to enhance educational activities among course mates.
Telegram channel has no restrictions, it can be created by anyone. A user who is no longer interested in any channel can leave it at any point in time.
Summary:
Telegram is a top-notch messaging client build from scratch with endless features and ideas not seen on contemporary messaging applications. It has bots, stickers and draft features all designed to enhance flexibility while using the application.
Telegram messaging application is still young and I hope to see more improvements in coming days.
Links:
Official website:
Project Repository:
https://github.com/TelegramOrg/Telegram-Android
Resources:
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Previous series:
This is why telegram deserves it current ranking on playstore