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Isn't Telegram becoming so annoying? (endlesstalk.org)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was a user on Telegram from India.

Telegram is not sending text messages because I don't have a premium account. And many features are locked in premium.

Currently, Telegram doesn't allow users to create or log in to accounts via third-party apps. Also, I need an official telegram (a must from the Play Store). (Not even the apk from their own website.) To receive a login code.

Do you guys ever feel that telegram has become so much worse?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I agree signal is superior, but this post is about telegram.

What are the downsides of the secret chats?

https://www.securemessagingapps.com/

In the comparison chart telegram's not ideal, but it's far from the worst.

Telegram does have a lot of benefits that simplex and signal don't. Nearly a billion people have it installed. You can connect to people using just aliases without giving away your phone number. So there is utility there

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

One downside is that secret chats are mobile-only. Not supported at all on PCs and laptops, with the official client at least.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

That's inconvenient, I admit.

There's a certain philosophy saying that secret chats not being portable is more secure. That means you're not exporting the secret keys to multiple devices. I realize signal achieves this by signing the secret chats with multiple keys instead of passing the key around. It does reduce your risk surface.