What is a telegram?
Telegram is a messaging application with a focus on speed and security, it is super fast, simple and free. You can use Telegram on all your devices at the same time - your messages are seamlessly synchronized across any number of phones, tablets or computers.
With Telegram, you can send messages, photos, videos and files of any type (doc, zip, mp3, etc.), as well as create groups for up to 100,000 people or channels for transmission to an unlimited audience. You can write to your phone contacts and find people by their usernames . As a result, Telegram is like SMS and email combined - and can take care of all your personal or business messaging needs. In addition, we support end-to-end encrypted voice calls .
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Who is Telegram for?
Telegram is for everyone who wants fast and reliable messages and calls . Business users and small teams can enjoy large groups, usernames , desktop applications and powerful file sharing options.
Since Telegram groups can have up to 100,000 members , we support responses, mentions and hashtags that help to maintain order and maintain communication in large communities efficiently . You can appoint administrators with advanced tools to help these communities prosper in peace. Public groups can be joined by anyone and are powerful platforms for discussions and feedback gathering.
In case you like images better, Telegram has an animated gif search , a cutting edge photo editor and an open sticker platform (find some cool stickers here or here ). What's more, there is no need to worry about the disk space on your device. With Telegram's cloud support and cache management options , Telegram can take up almost zero space on your phone.
Those looking for extra privacy should check out our advanced settings and a very revolutionary policy . And if you want secrecy, try our beats - secret conversations specific device with messages and photos self-destructive and lock your application with a password added.
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How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?
Unlike WhatsApp, Telegram is a cloud-based messenger with continuous synchronization. As a result, you can access your messages from multiple devices at once, including tablets and computers, and share an unlimited number of photos, videos and files (doc, zip, mp3, etc.) of up to 1.5 GB each. And if you don't want to store all the data on your device, you can keep it in the cloud .
Thanks to our infrastructure and encryption of multiple data centers, Telegram is faster and much more secure . In addition, Telegram is free and will remain free - no ads, no subscription fees, forever.
Our API is open and we welcome developers to create their own Telegram applications. We also have an API Bot , a platform for developers that allows anyone to easily create specialized tools for Telegram, integrate services and even accept payments from users worldwide.
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How old is Telegram?
Telegram for iOS was released on August 14, 2013. The alpha version of Telegram for Android was officially launched on October 20, 2013. More and more Telegram customers appear, built by independent developers using Telegram's open platform .
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What devices can I use?
You can use Telegram on smartphones, tablets and even computers. We have apps for iOS (6 and up), Android (4.1 and up) and Windows Phone . You can also use the web version of Telegram or install one of our desktop applications for Windows, OSX and Linux.
You can login to Telegram from as many devices as you want, all at the same time. Just use your primary mobile number to sign in everywhere.
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Who can I write to?
You can write to people who are in your phone contacts and use Telegram. Another way to get in touch with people is to enter the Telegam username in the search field.
You can also set a name of user audience for your Telegram account. Other people will be able to search and find you by that username - and send messages to you even if they don't know your number. You can learn more about usernames here .
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How do I know who in my contacts has Telegram?
Your contacts, who have Telegram, are shown at the top of your contacts. They also have pictures.
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How do I invite my friends?
iOS: Basic invitations are simple SMS messages. They will be charged as standard outgoing SMS by your operator (unless sent via iMessage). Of course, you have other options for bringing your friends here. Try to send them a download link via any other messaging service: email, Facebook, WhatsApp, a real telegram - his name. The link: https://telegram.org/dl/
Android: Open the application menu (swipe right in the chat list) - Invite friends. Then, choose an application through which you would like to send invitations.
Windows Phone: Go to Contacts - Invite friends. Then, choose an application through which you would like to send invitations.
You can give your friends a link with your username so they can easily find you on Telegram even if they don't have your phone number.