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These are the Best Messaging Apps: WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and more!

These are the Best Messaging Apps: WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and more!

June 28, 2021
Instant messaging has revolutionized the way the world works. Most of us got our first spin with it during the height of MSN Messenger from its launch in 1999. Now the rise of smartphones has changed the way instant messaging works again. However, there's not a single, one-size-fits-all solution for messaging just yet. There are...
Telegram update brings group video calls and animated backgrounds

Telegram update brings group video calls and animated backgrounds

June 28, 2021
Telegram rolled out a significant update on the beta channel earlier this month that enabled video and screen sharing support in group calls. The feature is now rolling out to users with the latest stable update, along with a host of other additions. Here's a brief rundown of everything new in Telegram v7.8: Group video calls With...
Latest Telegram beta brings video and screen sharing support in groups

Latest Telegram beta brings video and screen sharing support in groups

June 16, 2021
Telegram is rolling out an update on the beta channel that brings a couple of improvements to group voice chats. It adds two new features that will let you share videos and your device's screen with others during group calls. According to Android Police, Telegram v7.8 beta now lets you easily broadcast a video or share your...
Telegram is taking on Zoom with its video conferencing feature

Telegram is taking on Zoom with its video conferencing feature

April 28, 2021
Telegram has gone from being a simple, security-focused messaging app to a jack-of-all-trades social media app through the last few years, with the introduction of features such as supergroups, channels, and, more recently, they have started to introduce features such as voice chatting a la Clubhouse. The developers of Telegram love adding new features to...
Telegram expands payment support, adds scheduled voice chats, and more

Telegram expands payment support, adds scheduled voice chats, and more

April 26, 2021
Telegram is a popular mobile messaging platform, and the app saw a recent spike in users after Facebook announced changes it would make to its WhatsApp messenger. Telegram usually receives new features every few months, and now another update is rolling out with changes to payments and voice chats. First up, Telegram is now rolling out...
Telegram will soon let you schedule voice chats in channels

Telegram will soon let you schedule voice chats in channels

April 12, 2021
In March this year, Telegram rolled out a significant update that added Voice Chat support in Channels. The feature also got a couple of additional upgrades that improved the Voice Chat experience. Telegram is now rolling out another update on the beta channel that enhances the feature even further. As per a recent TestingCatalog report, Telegram v7.7.0...
Telegram takes on Clubhouse with Voice Chat 2.0

Telegram takes on Clubhouse with Voice Chat 2.0

March 19, 2021
The latest Telegram update brings major improvements to the Voice Chat feature that rolled out to users late last year. The new version, which Telegram is calling Voice Chats 2.0, extends Voice Chat support to Channels and introduces a couple of new features to improve the Voice Chat experience. The new Telegram Voice Chat features were...
Facebook and Telegram join the list of companies working on Clubhouse clones

Facebook and Telegram join the list of companies working on Clubhouse clones

March 15, 2021
Audio-based social networking platform Clubhouse has seen tremendous growth over the last few months. As a result, several companies, including Twitter and Facebook, are working on their own Clubhouse alternatives. Over the last few weeks, we've seen Twitter's Clubhouse alternative, Spaces, roll out to some users, and we've even got a look at Instagram's upcoming...
Telegram is adding new features to make joining group chats even easier

Telegram is adding new features to make joining group chats even easier

February 22, 2021
A fresh beta of Telegram is rolling out for Android, and as usual, it previews several new changes before they arrive in the stable channel. In the Telegram beta 7.5, we’re getting QR code group invites, the ability to set a time and user limit on invite links, an auto-delete timer for public groups, widgets...
Telegram and Signal are the two viable alternatives to WhatsApp

Telegram and Signal are the two viable alternatives to WhatsApp

February 1, 2021
WhatsApp has become the go-to messaging app for a big chunk of the world. And that is with good reason: it's a (sort of) lightweight app that works amazingly well with all Android smartphones, old and new. Plus, you really have no way to go: with over 5 billion installs on Google Play, and a...
Telegram 7.4 makes it easy to migrate your WhatsApp chat history

Telegram 7.4 makes it easy to migrate your WhatsApp chat history

January 29, 2021
Telegram and Signal are reaping the benefits of the recent backlash against WhatsApp. The apps have gained several hundred thousand users over the last couple of weeks, and their growth doesn't seem to be stopping any time soon. In a bid to attract even more WhatsApp users, these apps have been working on bringing new...
Telegram’s latest update brings along Voice Chats, co-existing alongside Group Calls

Telegram’s latest update brings along Voice Chats, co-existing alongside Group Calls

December 23, 2020
After receiving new search filters, anonymous admins for groups, channel comments, distance alerts on live locations, and many more features in October this year, Telegram is now getting another major update that brings a new Voice Chats feature to the instant messenger. The new Voice Chats feature works a lot like voice channels on apps...