2023-09-18 14:08:57
Although WhatsApp is more popular than Telegram in Brazil, according to research by Opinion Box, where it was discovered that 60% of cell phones in the country have Telegram installed, there are several features that took a long time to appear in the most successful application. . Check out our list of five Telegram features that WhatsApp took 7 years to gain.
1. Edit messages
The message editing feature allows the user to edit any message they sent to correct an error or insert any additional information that was missing. It was implemented by Telegram in May 2016but only in May 2023 did WhatsApp make the same functionality available to its users.
Screenshot demonstrating the message editing feature in WhatsApp. Source: WhatsApp
2. Add more members to a group
Before August 5, 2023, WhatsApp only accepted the addition of 256 participants to groups, but following this date, according to the website JornaldePomerodethe maximum number of members in groups has been increased to 512. However, since November 2015 Telegram has “supergroups”, which allow you to add up to 5,000 people to a single group.
Illustrative image of conversations on WhatsApp that can now have up to 512 members in groups. Source: Oficina da Net
3. Channels
Channels are a way of transmitting messages to many people simultaneously. WhatsApp gained this feature in September 2023, but Telegram has this functionality since September 2015.
Screenshots demonstrating WhatsApp’s “Channels” feature. Source: WhatsApp
4. Single account on multiple cell phones
A great feature of Telegram is being able to use the same account on several devices at the same time, be they cell phones, tablets or computers. This feature exists since April 2015. Nonetheless, only on April 25, 2023 WhatsApp allowed simultaneous access to an account on two or more smartphones.
Screenshots demonstrating the use of a single WhatsApp account on more than one cell phone. Source: WhatsApp
5. Share files up to 1.5GB
Sending large files, whether photos, videos or documents within instant messaging applications is a great ease. Since March 2015, Telegram allows you to send files of up to 1.5GB. However, it was only in February 2023 that WhatsApp allowed the sending of files of up to 2GB (previously 16MB). Telegram allows sending files up to 2GB since 2020 is at 2022 announced that users can send files up to 4GB in size.
Telegram screenshot demonstrating file sharing of up to 4GB. Source: Telegram
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