Telegram vs. WhatsApp: Group & Channel Guide
Telegram vs. WhatsApp: Group & Channel Guide
Telegram is a completely free instant messaging app without advertising. To learn about its
possibilities we compare it with WhatsApp.
WHATSAPP TELEGRAM
Groups Up to 250 members Up to 200,000 members
Delete messages 7 min (leaving removal notice) Without time limit
Files Allotment up to 100MB Everything up to 1.5GB
Hide phone number No If
A phone number is required for its use. Subsequently, a name can be established.
public user for the account by which it can be found without the need to provide the number.
There are three types of ticks: the green tick (sent), the green double tick (received), and the blue double tick (read).
We add contacts
We name the group. By clicking on the
Characteristics: group icon
Unified history. When I join the I can
I see all the previous messages. configure as
Smart notifications. Mute it and private or
it only activates if you are named public also
I can join the group with a link from others
or searching for it by its name if it is public. settings
If it is private, send the link that facilitates it.
application to the members
Similarly, a group can be created from the circular pencil icon in the chat list.
CREATE CHANNEL. They allow the dissemination of messages to an audience without a limit on number. Similar to the
groups but in the channels only administrators will be able to write, the rest of the users are limited to reading.
We must provide the ALIAS (the name we assigned in the application) so that we...
find them.
There is a very simple web version to use. You only need to configure it the first time you enter.
htps://[Link]/
CREATE A GROUP if we want to interact with families or students. Given the characteristics of
Telegram allows us to send all types of files up to 1.5 GB.
In case of working with a group, set schedules and mute it at times that are not appropriate.
CREATE A CHANNEL if the intention is only to disseminate and not to receive contributions.
Telegram has more features that you can discover little by little.