Telegram, which is seen as an alternative to WhatsApp, keeps on adding features to make the usage of the app much more user friendly and exciting. It offers several features like secret chat to provide additional safety to users. According to Telegram, secret chats are meant for people who want more secrecy than the average person and when you delete messages on your side of the conversation, the app on the other side of the secret chat will be deleted as well. (Pixabay)
1/5 Telegram, which is seen as an alternative to WhatsApp, keeps on adding features to make the usage of the app much more user friendly and exciting. It offers several features like secret chat to provide additional safety to users. According to Telegram, secret chats are meant for people who want more secrecy than the average person and when you delete messages on your side of the conversation, the app on the other side of the secret chat will be deleted as well. (Pixabay)
You can also set self-destruct times for media files on the app. You can order your messages, photos, videos and files to self-destruct in a set amount of time after they have been read or opened by the recipient. The message will then disappear from both your and your friend's devices. Here is how self-destructing messages work: (Bloomberg)
2/5 You can also set self-destruct times for media files on the app. You can order your messages, photos, videos and files to self-destruct in a set amount of time after they have been read or opened by the recipient. The message will then disappear from both your and your friend's devices. Here is how self-destructing messages work: (Bloomberg)
The Self-Destruct Timer is available for all messages in Secret Chats and for media in private cloud chats. To set the timer, you simply need to tap the clock icon (in the input field on iOS, top bar on Android), and then choose the desired time limit. (Bloomberg)
3/5 The Self-Destruct Timer is available for all messages in Secret Chats and for media in private cloud chats. To set the timer, you simply need to tap the clock icon (in the input field on iOS, top bar on Android), and then choose the desired time limit. (Bloomberg)
The clock starts ticking the moment the message is displayed on the recipient's screen (gets two check marks). As soon as the time runs out, the message disappears from both devices. Also, the timer in Secret Chats only applies to messages that were sent after the timer was set. It has no effect on earlier messages. (telegram.org)
4/5 The clock starts ticking the moment the message is displayed on the recipient's screen (gets two check marks). As soon as the time runs out, the message disappears from both devices. Also, the timer in Secret Chats only applies to messages that were sent after the timer was set. It has no effect on earlier messages. (telegram.org)
How to start a secret chat: Open Telegram and go to the profile of the user you want to contact then tap on the icon with three dots ‘…’. Now, select ‘Start Secret Chat’. It can be noted that Telegram secret chats are device-specific. If you start a secret chat with a friend on one of your devices, this chat will only be available on that device. If you log out, you will lose all your secret chats. You can create as many different secret chats with the same contact as you like. (Bloomberg)
5/5 How to start a secret chat: Open Telegram and go to the profile of the user you want to contact then tap on the icon with three dots ‘…’. Now, select ‘Start Secret Chat’. It can be noted that Telegram secret chats are device-specific. If you start a secret chat with a friend on one of your devices, this chat will only be available on that device. If you log out, you will lose all your secret chats. You can create as many different secret chats with the same contact as you like. (Bloomberg)