It’s faster and more reliable, it feels lightweight and clutter-free, and it puts an emphasis on privacy. Of course it’s going to get compared to WhatsApp if it’s meant as an alternative, a direct rival to the $22 billion app bought by Facebook (there, I said it). With the help of Giphy, users can even search and send animated GIFs, which is obviously pretty useful nowadays, when the popularity of GIFs seems to have hit an all-time high.Īlso important is that when you’ll get YouTube and Instagram links in a conversation, you’ll be able to preview them in the same window. Secret chats have a special flexible timer. It’s also possible to send broadcasts to multiple secret chats from the special tab and to use the “Tap and Hold to View” mode for photos and videos that will self-destruct shortly. The app comes with support for iOS 8 and iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, as well as iPad. There’s nothing not to like from a visual standpoint. Telegram looks awesome! Its chat bubbles are cleaner and less intrusive than those in WhatsApp (yes, a comparison review is unavoidable at this point), its menus simpler and with far less (unnecessary) features, the backgrounds are awesome and they actually work (unlike in WhatsApp), and the design direction is iOS 7 all the way. But I was wrong to think that, and so are you if you’re still in the nay-sayers’ group. After all, it sounded like a Johnny come latest solution any way you looked at it. I’ll be the first to admit I was skeptical about Telegram being any better than WhatsApp. A completely free messaging client for iOS that works cross-platform (Android, Windows Phone), Telegram Messenger offers one key function that avid texting fans should really look into. When Facebook bought WhatsApp for that obscene amount of money that we can’t even pronounce, one particular IM alternative took the spotlight and quickly became a valid contender thanks to a number of features that were previously unavailable in standard texting apps.
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