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PlatformsWeb, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows phone, UWP
VideoconferencingYes
Audio recordingYes
Groups≤ 100,000
Video recordingYes
PublisherVarious companies affiliated with Telegram
File Size2048 MB
End-to-end encryptionSecret chats
Mediaimages / video / audio / GIFs / stickers / PiP Video / Videomessages
VoIPYes
Service integrationsThrough bots
LocationsharingLive
MultideviceCloud
DIY integrationsYes
Message historyYes
Unit TestingYes
Open sourceMost clients
In-app purchasesTo pay 3rd parties
Usernamesyes
Message deletionMutual/timed
Open source backendno
Cloud syncYes
Audio/video streamingOnly from some clients
MultiplatformYes
Open clients APIyes
Proxy supportyes
Pros
Pro Secure
Know any positive aspects of this option?
Cons
Con Only "Secret Chat" messages are encrypted end to end
The only way to get end to end encryption using Telegram is to use the Secret Chat function, anything through the service is not encrypted. This can lead to misunderstandings of thinking all messages are encrypted, when they are in fact not. Also secret chat is only implemented in the mobile apps, meaning there is no way to encrypt messages when using the desktop client or the web browser client.
Know any negative aspects of this option?