It may be that millions of users in the world are forced at home, it may be that the old apps have a little tired, it may be that you need to experiment, so much so that in the last period Telegram had a real download boom.
Born in 2013, themessaging app it has evolved exponentially over the years, gaining subscribers from all over the Earth. Today it counts more than 400 million monthly users and about 1.5 million new registrations per day. In addition, it represents the most downloaded application in over 20 countries around the world. This success is due to his evolution: The team of developers worked hard to meet the needs of users, managing to introduce features absent in other popular apps (such as self-destructing of sent files). Telegram has recently announced that by 2020 it will integrate a new function: the secure group video calls.
Telegram: why are you late with video calls?
La safety is definitely a fixation for Telegram. The app has many functions designed to protect messages from prying eyes: there is both end-to-end encryption designed for any external interference, and more specific functions for users: secret chats, self-destructing files, login passwords, and so on. In short, we are talking about an app that since its launch has elected the protection of privacy as a main feature.
And therefore, also the group video calls will be protected, it is no coincidence that the blog speaks of "secure group video calls". But to offer the public an effective and impregnable function it takes time and study.
Durov did not provide further details on the release on the company blog, but took the opportunity to launch one dig not so veiled from the competition: "There are already many apps that are safe or functional, but none of them guarantee both." Does it refer to applications such as WhatsApp or Messenger but also to Zoom and Houseparty? They are very functional applications and full of opportunities, but they can be unsafe for the most demanding. For instance, Zoom, one of the most famous conference call apps in the world, has recently come under criticism for its security flaws.
Telegram for distance learning
While waiting for the video calls, users can have fun with some new features. First, the Quiz: now you can add explanations that appear after the user has answered one of the questions. These descriptions can also be used a didactic purpose, training or otherwise to disseminate their knowledge.
Quizzes can be made with @QuizBot and enriched with a timer which shows the time left to answer. It could be an original and interesting solution for the many students and professors who are forced to work in this period distance teaching. The news for teachers and students does not end there: the application has created a test list which can help schools to continue their activities even from home.
Telegram: other solutions for iOS and Android
Fans sticker they will be happy: the app has introduced new ones for both iOS and Android. Today there are over 20 thousand stickers free that users can use to enrich their chats. Now it is possible too throw darts animated to hit the target (?). This has become one interactive emoji which allows users to play to hit the mark, in this case the confetti appears on the phone screen.
There are some improvements also for macOS: Users can access shared media directly from their own profile page which has been redesigned. In addition, a sidebar with icons and a new editor that allows you to draw on photographs has been introduced.
If instead you use Telegram on Android, you will notice that the attachment menu has new animated icons and expandable layers that improve aesthetics and usability.
To see and use all these new features you need to update Telegram to Version 6.1.
Telegram updates: secure group video calls arrive
