What is Telegram Messenger?
Pavel Durov, a Russian businessman, founded the multi-platform messaging app Telegram. With an estimated 550 million monthly users as of this writing, it launched for the first time for iOS and Android in late 2013. Every time one of its more established competitors is involved in a privacy scandal, Telegram’s user base tends to grow.
Telegram stands out thanks to its emphasis on privacy, encryption, and an open-source API. Along with the official Telegram apps and web interface, there are a ton of unauthorized clients. Various accounts on the same device are also permitted, as well as the usage of multiple devices with the same account (confirmed by SMS).
How does Telegram work?
The primary features of Telegram are similar to those of the majority of other messaging apps: you may message other Telegram users, start group discussions, call contacts, make video calls, send files, and add stickers. However, it functions differently from other chat apps due to a few unique features.
The primary benefit of Telegram is privacy, which is protected by end-to-end encryption. This prevents anyone not involved in a two-way discussion from seeing what has been sent, whether they be a business, the government, hackers, or someone else.
However, Telegram does not employ this encryption in standard chats; instead, it only applies to calls and its “secret chats” function. These solely include client-server encryption. Conversely, end-to-end encryption has been utilized in messages, conversations, and video calls on WhatsApp since 2016, the service that is seen as being less secure.
