Telegram explained simply: app, functions & users

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Telegram – Telegram is a social network from Russia. The network is a free chat service that allows users to communicate with each other across all mobile devices. They can send text and voice messages, as well as photos, videos, documents and files. It is also possible to make video and voice calls with other Telegram users. At the end of 2021, there were around 550 million active users on Telegram.

Functions: Channels, bots & surveys

As a classic messenger, Telegram offers many additional functions. For example, users can create groups or channels or create surveys and perform various tasks with bots. More functions listed below.

The functions summarized:

  • Social logins
  • Chats
  • Cloud-based chats
  • Groups
  • Channels
  • Drafts
  • Survey
  • Bots
  • Voice chats
  • Secret chats
  • Video news
  • Voice & video calls

Telegram also advertises special data security for chats. Chats and messages are secured with special encryption to keep users’ private data secret. The entire messenger should also be protected from hackers.

The most important functions in detail for you:

Social logins

For some years now, it has been possible to register or log in to various networks with your Telegram account.

Surveys

In 2018, the polls option was added, allowing users to create polls in groups independently of script programs. Later updates added the option of multiple answers, quiz mode and anonymous participation.

Bots

The bots, which were added to the app in 2015, initially allowed larger groups to be controlled by artificial intelligence. You could give them commands to follow the chat in groups and thus remove or report users who make hate speech or racist statements. The advantage of the bots is that you could program them completely yourself. This means that over the years the bots have become more and more creative and the selection of different bots has grown.

Apps in PlayStore and AppStore

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