10 Features of Telegram Messaging App

How long has it been when you actually texted someone just to make a casual conversation ? Unless that someone does not have any access to the modern day potion of fun “The Internet”.

Since the dawn of the internet, we witnessed a number of social networking tools coming into play and a lot of them stayed. One of such tools is the TELEGRAM MESSENGER.

We all must’ve used this app before but discontinued due to better options and fragile services of the app as well, but the upgraded version of the app now offers many such features that no other app possesses. Here are 10 of those features.

• Secret Chat – The secret chat feature is quite a cool one as this enables the user to chat with another user and also self-destruct’s the chat within the time interval selected by the user. Inviting a friend for secret chat has been enabled on all platform users including iOS and windows. The way to invite any friend for secret chat is very easy just swipe right in the app and select the new secret chat option. Now invite any contact of your to secretly chat with you with the amazing self-destruct feature.

• In-App Cloud Storage – Telegram offers yet another unique feature of in-app cloud storage, this enables us to reset the account without any data loss moreover the cloud space given in the app is unlimited just the size if the single file that can be uploaded is up to
  1.5gb.To use the cloud storage just swipe towards right and an icon of a cloud is shown beside your name, selecting the icon will take you to a chat box named YOU. Now whatever data you have to backup just copy it and forward it to that Chat your data will be stored on your cloud with the name of the recipient from whom it had been received. The cloud storage feature is also available only on android platform.

• Two Step Verification – A quite unique and rare feature of Telegram which enables you to manage your telegram account on other devices as well. When you complete your two-step verification a password is created with a hint, if you want to log in on any other device then this password is required to get an active session of your account on the device. This feature has been enabled both for android as well as iOS.

• Active Sessions – An eye catching yet hidden feature of TELEGRAM messenger where the user can control his accounts active session from any other device by simply logging in the messenger. This can be useful in cases of thefts where your privacy has not to be compromised without any significant data loss. These features are found in the settings of the app and it allows the access to your account on multiple devices. Pretty cool huh…!!

• In-App Browser – Just like the Facebook app the telegram messenger also has an in-app browser that reduces the amount of RAM being used on your device by simply enabling the in-app browser from the settings of the app. Any link shared within can be simply opened within the app without the delay of the other browser app to be opened.

• Ask a Volunteer – This is a simple chatbox that is created when you select the option of “Ask a volunteer” this is an instant help service where you do not have to mail your queries and can simply get a solution with less time by chatting with the service providers of the app. Swipe towards a right to see the option.

• The Trending Sticker Store – As many other apps such as HIKE, Facebook telegram also provides a sticker store but a way big variety of over a 190 sticker categories. Using stickers is quiet in a trend nowadays. The sticker store is also in the settings of the app and a lot of free stickers to choose from.

• Save To Gallery Option – The save to gallery being optional makes the telegram app quite interesting as all the media that is sent or received in the app is not at all shown in the gallery of the phone if the option “save to gallery” is turned off. Wowwww…!!!!! I don’t know how they pulled this off but they did so, fellas if you don’t want your media (photos and videos) to be displayed in the gallery just turn off the option in the settings of the messenger.

• Group Chat Features – Well the number of members in the group that you can make has just been increased actually hyped to 500. Yes, that’s right you can add up to 500 members to a group in TELEGRAM messenger. Moreover, just by clicking on the invited group link you can check on the members of the group and then join in for further conversations.

• Passcode Lock – A very few such messengers are available that provide a password lock itself. Telegram provides the feature just go to settings and select the privacy settings to put a password on your app. Every time you open the app the password is required for further entertainments. So you no longer have to install a separate app locker to protect you chat privacy.

These were some of the most useful tricks to make life easy on Telegram.