A Detailed Messenger Comparison
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Company + | + + +Telegram FZ LLC + | + + +Rakuten, Inc. + | + + +Meta (Facebook) + | + + +
Type + | + + +Not-for-profit + | + + +Commercial + | + + +Commercial + | + + +
Funding Source + | + + +Privacy-conscious ad platform or Telegram Premium subscriptions; Fragment; Pavel Durov + | + + +Ads, paid features (stickers, local numbers, Viber Out), Viber Plus + | + + +Advertising and subscriptions + | + + +
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Idea + | + + +Freedom of secured and private communication available for everyone + | + + +"The most secure messenger." Backups are not encrypted. + | + + +"Privacy and security – is in our DNA" Vulnerabilities, data leaks were discovered. + | + + +
Privacy Policy + | + + +Clear and transparent + | + + +Of mediocre complexity + | + + +Complicated enough + | + + +
Disclosing User Data To Third Parties + | + + +Phones numbers and IP-addresses could be disclosed based on court orders + | + + +Possible, to partners in particular + | + + +To Facebook and related companies + | + + +
Documentation + | + + +Open and detailed + | + + +Open and detailed (development of new apps is impossible) + | + + +Almost absent + | + + +
Collaboration with Community + | + + +Crowdsourcing and contests + | + + +— | + + +In scope of a separate initiative + | + + +
Press Requests + | + + +Via @PressBot + | + + +— | + + +Via press@fb.com + | + + +
Apps + | + + +Open-sourced, with a possibility to verify the source code in use + | + + +Closed + | + + +Closed + | + + +
Server Side + | + + +Closed + | + + +Closed + | + + +Closed + | + + +
Encryption Protocol + | + + +Self-developed open MTProto + | + + +Semi-closed proprietary protocol (some documentation is available) + | + + +Open Signal (closed-source app doesn't allow to verify implementation) + | + + +
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Number of Active Users + | + + +800 millions + | + + +260 millions + | + + +2000 millions + | + + +
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FAQ and User Guides + | + + +Basic and technical + | + + +Detailed information on support website + | + + +Structured FAQ with instructions + | + + +
Blog + | + + +Simple, descriptive, interesting blog that describes all updates and is well integrated with apps + | + + +Available, provides only selective or marketing info + | + + +Available, though is updated rarely and provides almost no info about the updates + | + + +
Showcasing Features + | + + +Integrated via animations on Telegram Tips channel and on the blog + | + + +Limited, via support website, blog + | + + +Limited, via FAQ, blog + | + + +
Support Model + | + + +Volunteer support (TSF) + | + + +Commercial support (24/7 for Plus) + | + + +Commercial support + | + + +
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Spam Control + | + + +Available, with support for labels (there are issues with spam in large groups/channels); "Aggressive Anti-Spam" option is available in groups + | + + +In particular via message requests box (companies' spam, ads and redundant notifications are still received) + | + + +Available + | + + +
Illegal/Criminal Content + | + + +It's blocked, but with delays + | + + +Is blocked + | + + +Is blocked + | + + +
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Via + | + + +Phone number, paid anonymous number, username, groups and location (turned off by default) + | + + +Phone number, communities + | + + +Phone number + | + + +
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Infrastructure + | + + +Cloud-based and distributed with servers all around the world and support for encrypted CDN-caching of media + | + + +Hybrid (solely for message delivery) + | + + +Hybrid (solely for message delivery) + | + + +
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Message Sending Speed + | + + +≈ 150 milliseconds + | + + +≈ 900 milliseconds + | + + +≈ 550 milliseconds + | + + +
Amount of Traffic Needed to Send a Message + | + + +Minimal + | + + +Average + | + + +Average + | + + +
Scale of Search and Access to Content + | + + +Millions of messages + | + + +Thousands of messages + | + + +Thousands of messages + | + + +
Fault Tolerance and Reliability + | + + +High + | + + +Average + | + + +Average + | + + +
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Type + | + + +Cloud-based and instantaneous + | + + +1 primary device (phone/tablet) and a few secondary devices (tablets/PCs), which sync with the primary device + | + + +Hybrid, with support for multiple mobile devices + | + + +
Number of Devices + | + + +Unlimited + | + + +One primary device and a few secondary ones + | + + +5 (including a phone) + | + + +
Content for Sync + | + + +All chats' data, settings + | + + +Chats data (one-time only), communities + | + + +Chats data (one-time only) + | + + +
Content Download + | + + +Dynamic, in real-time, on demand + | + + +One-time server delivery + | + + +One-time server delivery + | + + +
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Type + | + + +Cloud-based and automated + | + + +Manual, on schedule via Google Drive/Apple iCloud for mobile devices only + | + + +Manual, on schedule both locally and via Google Drive/Apple iCloud + | + + +
Backup Contents + | + + +All of the data, except secret chats, including: chats, messages, settings, media and files + | + + +Text messages, media and account data + | + + +Text messages and media + | + + +
Recovery + | + + +Unlimited + | + + +Only to a phone with the same OS + | + + +Manual, migration is limited to certain devices only + | + + +
Data Retention Period + | + + +Unlimited, but incase your acccount was inactive during 6 months (by default), its data will be deleted + | + + +Until a new backup overwrites the old data and depending on Google Drive/Apple iCloud policy + | + + +Temporary and until overwriting, Google Drive backups older than one year are lost + | + + +
Internal Storage + | + + +Only for downloaded content + | + + +Saves all content + | + + +Saves all content and full local backups + | + + +
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In-Transit Data Encryption + | + + +End-to-end (secret chats), client-server (cloud chats) + | + + +Theoretically end-to-end encryption (implementation cannot be verified) + | + + +Тheoretically end-to-end encryption via Signal (implementation cannot be verified) + | + + +
Encryption of Server-Stored Data + | + + +Supported (cloud chats only are saved) + | + + +Google/Apple backups are not encrypted + | + + +Encryption of Google/Apple backups is possible + | + + +
Location of The Encryption Key For Stored Data + | + + +Split across different jurisdictions + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Results of The Latest Encryption Contest + | + + +No winners identified ($300 000 bounty) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Encryption Protocol Meets IND-CCA + | + + +Yes + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Perfect Forward Secrecy + | + + +Підтримується + | + + +Підтримується + | + + +Підтримується + | + + +
Notifications About 2FA Settings Changes + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Extended Device Verification + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
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Via Integrated Mechanisms + | + + +Present + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Proxy Support + | + + +Present + | + + +Present + | + + +Present + | + + +
Extended Tools with Support for Encryption + | + + +MTProto Proxy + | + + +Shadowsocks, GoQuiet, Cloak + | + + +— | + + +
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Supported OS + | + + +Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Wear OS, watchOS + | + + +Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Wear OS, watchOS + | + + +Android, iOS, Windows, macOS + | + + +
Availability of Web-version + | + + +Two standalone, lightweight and adaptive web clients + | + + +— | + + +Available (as an addition to the mobile app) + | + + +
Availability of Portable-Version + | + + +Available + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Tight Binding to Mobile Clients + | + + +Absent + | + + +Present + | + + +Present + | + + +
Power Saving Mode + | + + +With extended configuration + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Support for Data Import + | + + +Importing chats and groups from WhatsApp, Line, KakaoTalk (message sending dates are preserved) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Support for Data Export + | + + +Flexible export from Telegram Desktop into JSON/HTML + | + + +Limited sending of chat history to email and personal data export in Viber + | + + +Limited sending of individual chats' history to email or export to local storage + | + + +
Support for Multiple Accounts + | + + +Available (3 without subscription, 4 with Premium) + | + + +— | + + +Up to two (Android) + | + + +
Alternative Clients + | + + +Present + | + + +— | + + +WhatsApp for Business (despite marketing features it creates excessive fragmentation) + | + + +
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Text + | + + +With combined formatting support (spoilers, quotes, bold, monospace, italics, underlined, strikethrough font) + | + + +With combined formatting support (bold, monospace, italics, strikethrough font) + | + + +With formatting support (bold, monospace, italics, strikethrough font) + | + + +
Hyperlinks + | + + +Supported + | + + +Text is not supported + | + + +Text is not supported + | + + +
Hashtags + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Web Content + | + + +As interactive link previews + | + + +Limited support (YouTube and data from available extensions) + | + + +Not supported (link previews only) + | + + +
Convenient Web Pages Viewing + | + + +Via Instant View + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
User Mentions + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Message Replies + | + + +Supported, in particular to specific parts, with an option of sending to different chats + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Message Forwarding + | + + +With flexible options and preserved replies + | + + +Supported + | + + +With support for hiding/replacing media captions (1 chat at a time) + | + + +
Emoji + | + + +In particular, custom (Premium), animated ones, with extra features: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Stickers + | + + +Thousands of free, cloud sets of static, animated and video stickers; extra ones in Premium subscription + | + + +Paid (free for Plus) and free stickers, some of them support sound; memoji (iOS) + | + + +A few standard sets, AI-stickers and limited support via third-party applications, in particular for animated stickers + | + + +
Avatars + | + + +Not supported (animated/video stickers offer more capabilities) + | + + +Not supported (stickers only) + | + + +Supported + | + + +
"AR-Lenses" + | + + +— | + + +Via Snap integration + | + + +— | + + +
Animations + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Images + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Images without Quality Loss + | + + +Supported (as images in form of files) + | + + +Limited support (as files) + | + + +Supported (as document) + | + + +
Video + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported (up to 0.016 GB) + | + + +
Images/Video Albums + | + + +Up to 10 elements per album + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Hidden Media + | + + +Photos/video + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Temporary/Secret Images or Video + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Via View Once, with screenshot blocking + | + + +
Drawings/Inscriptions + | + + +On images and videos + | + + +On images and background + | + + +On images and videos + | + + +
Audio + | + + +Supported + | + + +Not supported (only as files) + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Documents + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Files + | + + +Up to 2 GB (4 GB in Premium) with no limits on number of files + | + + +Up to 0.2 GB + | + + +Media up to 0.016 GB, files up to 2 GB + | + + +
File Collections + | + + +Up to 10 elements per message, for instance, playlists + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Contacts + | + + +VCARD with support for all fields + | + + +Limited support + | + + +VCARD with support for all fields + | + + +
Location and Places + | + + +Particularly in real-time with viewing mutual location, transit times and notifications + | + + +Supported + | + + +Particularly in real-time with viewing mutual location + | + + +
Polls + | + + +Yes (anonymous/non-anonymous, with multiple answers, quizzes) + | + + +Yes (up to 4 choices, quiz mode) + | + + +Yes, in particular, with multiple answers' selection + | + + +
Voice Messages + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported (up to 15 minutes) + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Video Messages + | + + +Supported (up to 60 seconds), with support rewind and zoom + | + + +Supported (up to 20 seconds) + | + + +Supported (up 60 seconds) + | + + +
Comments + | + + +Yes + | + + +Yes + | + + +— | + + +
Message Reactions + | + + +Synchronized, with settings and animations support (opt-in for groups and channels); extra capabilities with Premium + | + + +Yes + | + + +Yes + | + + +
Bots/Extensions Content + | + + +Various kinds of keyboards, decorations and dynamic messages in different types of chats + | + + +Various kinds of keyboards, extensions and their decorations + | + + +Menu buttons and extra content in business chats + | + + +
Finance + | + + +In any chats via one of payment providers and with support for tipping, via @wallet bot + | + + +Via Viber Pay, Moneytou extension (~1% commision), Apple Pay/Google Pay + | + + +By using Facebook Pay, Indian UPI, or other payment systems + | + + +
Goods From Catalogs + | + + +As content of bots or their invoices + | + + +— | + + +Via catalogs in WhatsApp Business + | + + +
Content Combinations + | + + +Supported + | + + +Limited support + | + + +Supported + | + + +
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Bulk Media/File Sending + | + + +Supported + | + + +Images + | + + +Limited number of images + | + + +
Bulk Copying + | + + +Up to 100 messages at a time + | + + +— | + + +Up to 10 messages at a time + | + + +
Bulk Forwarding + | + + +Up to 100 messages at a time to different recipients + | + + +Up to 25 messages to different recipients + | + + +Up to 10 messages at a time + | + + +
Bulk Sharing + | + + +Supported on Android (sending external content to several chats at a time) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Scheduled Message Sending + | + + +Available (particularly sending when online), with scheduled messages viewing and controlling + | + + +For certain types of chats and messages + | + + +— | + + +
Silent Message Sending + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Cancelling Sending on Slow Connections + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Cloud Drafts + | + + +Supported, unfinished messages could be continued and sent from any device + | + + +Local drafts only + | + + +— | + + +
Built-in Cloud Storage File Sending + | + + +Supported (on iOS) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
“Raise to Speak” (to Record Voice Messages) + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Replies + | + + +By swiping message + | + + +By swiping message + | + + +By swiping message + | + + +
Sending Stickers That Aren't Included In Your Sets + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
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Messages Text + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Replacing Media/Files + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Adjusting Link Previews + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Correction of Sent Images + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Cropping/Rotating/Tilting Images + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Cropping/rotating only + | + + +
Drawing on Media + | + + +With high precision + | + + +Supported + | + + +On images only + | + + +
Adding Masks, Stickers, Shapes, Text + | + + +To images and videos (with extended capabilities) + | + + +To images and videos (without shapes) + | + + +Only to images (text and emoji) + | + + +
Adding Animated Stickers + | + + +To images and videos + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Media Correction + | + + +For images and videos + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Skin Softening + | + + +For selfies + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Image Filters + | + + +Via bots + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Image Blurring + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Curves Tool + | + + +For images and videos + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Trimming Videos and Video Messages + | + + +Supported + | + + +Videos only + | + + +— | + + +
Cropping and Rotating Videos + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Video Resolution + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Muting + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Creation of Animations + | + + +As muted videos + | + + +Supported (with different modes) + | + + +— | + + +
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Bulk Deletion + | + + +Up to 100 messages at a time + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Deleting Messages + | + + +Any private messages, own messages in groups + | + + +Own private messages (with notification about deletion) + | + + +Own private messages (during 1 hour with notification about deletion) + | + + +
Deleting Messages By Date + | + + +In one-on-one chats, with support for date range + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Self-Destruction of Sent Photos/Videos + | + + +Supported (destruction in range from 1 s to 1 min after a message is viewed or ViewOnce) + | + + +— | + + +Via ViewOnce, without configuration + | + + +
Deleting The Cache of Separate Messages + | + + +Supported (iOS) + | + + +Not supported (architectural limitations) + | + + +Not supported (architectural limitations) + | + + +
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Media + | + + +All kinds + | + + +All kinds + | + + +All kinds + | + + +
Web Content + | + + +YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud... + | + + +YouTube + | + + +— | + + +
Streaming of + | + + +Media and web content + | + + +Media and YouTube + | + + +— | + + +
Picture-in-Picture + | + + +For videos, video messages and web content (Android, iOS, Desktop) + | + + +YouTube + | + + +— | + + +
Scaling of + | + + +Images and videos + | + + +Images + | + + +Images + | + + +
Rotation Of + | + + +Images and videos (Telegram Desktop) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Background Playback of + | + + +Music and voice messages + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Music Player + | + + +Available, changing playback sequence, support for various formats (MP3, FLAC)... + | + + +— | + + +Limited playback + | + + +
Changing Playback Speed + | + + +Granular, for video, audio, voice and video messages + | + + +— | + + +For voice messages + | + + +
Video Rewind + | + + +Available, with support for thumbnail previews and timestamps + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Remembering Playback Positions + | + + +For long audio (podcasts, audiobooks), video and voice messages + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Autoplaying of Animations and Videos + | + + +Supported (unmuting with volume buttons) + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Stickers and Sticker Packs Preview + | + + +Supported + | + + +Stickers Only + | + + +— | + + +
Animations Preview + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
“Raise to Listen” (to Listen to Voice Messages) + | + + +Supported (including video messages) + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Message Info + | + + +Exact time of sending and editing, status of sending/reading + | + + +Status of sending/reading + | + + +Exact time and status of sending, viewing, reading + | + + +
Message Translation + | + + +Opt-in, with extra settings (the text is sent to the third-party) + | + + +Supported (the text is sent to the third-party) + | + + +Not supported + | + + +
Voice Messages/Video Transcription + | + + +With Premium (the message is sent to a third-party) + | + + +With Plus (the message is sent to a third-party) + | + + +Not supported + | + + +
Favorite Messages/Content + | + + +Via sending to Saved Messages, or adding animations/stickers to favorites + | + + +Via extension + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Viewing the Origin of Reply/Forwarded Message + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
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Saving Content to Cloud + | + + +Unlimited by volume and storage period + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Chats' Structuring: Concept + | + + +Creation of folders (tabs) with instant cloud sync across all your devices + | + + +— | + + +Creation of communities managed by admins and consisting of groups + | + + +
Chats' Structuring: Filtering + | + + +Filtering inclusions (by chat type, individual chats), exclusions (of muted, read, archived chats or individual chats) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Chats' Structuring: Limitations + | + + +Up to 10 folders with up to 100 chats per each (20 folders, 200 chats in Premium) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Chats' Structuring: Other Features + | + + +Creation of quick folders, syncing the sequence of folders/chats, support for keyboard shortcuts, icons (Telegram Desktop); Premium: changing default folder, auto archiving and muting + | + + +— | + + +Announcement messages in communities + | + + +
Operations with Multiple Chats Simultaneously + | + + +Pinning/unpinning, (un)archiving, deleting, clearing history, cache, marking as read/unread, enabling/disabling notifications, adding/removing from folder + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Clearing/Deleting Data For All Members + | + + +Of chats, groups and call history + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Preview Of + | + + +Your accounts; chats, users + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Chat Video Avatars + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Viewing Content By Media Types + | + + +Flexible access to: media, files, links, audio, voice messages, GIF + | + + +By such categories as: media, links, files, GIF + | + + +Partially supported, other than that goods catalogs are available in WhatsApp Business + | + + +
Filtering Media Types By Sender + | + + +Supported (on global search) + | + + +Supported (on the chat level) + | + + +— | + + +
Pinning Messages + | + + +In particular several ones with an option to view all + | + + +Supported (one message) + | + + +— | + + +
Auto-Delete Messages + | + + +After an arbitrary duration + | + + +After 10 s, 30s, 1 min, 1 hour (mobile devices only) + | + + +After 24 hours, 7 or 90 days with support for a default setting and message exceptions + | + + +
Preserving Selective Messages + | + + +Via forwarding into Saved Messages or another chat + | + + +Via forwarding into Saved Messages or another chat + | + + +Supported (when auto-delete is enabled) + | + + +
Pinning Chats + | + + +Up to 5 chats (10 in Premium), unlimited number in archive, folders + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Hiding Chats + | + + +By archiving and setting pass lock or via folders + | + + +Only on mobile devices, it's impossible to restore hidden chats on desktop/tablet + | + + +By archiving + | + + +
Snoozing Chats + | + + +Via archiving with notifications muting + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Locking Chats + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Filtering Unknown Chats + | + + +Auto-archiving only + | + + +Automatic + | + + +— | + + +
Viewing Groups in Common with Contact + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Adding Contacts with Unknown Number + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Adding Contacts to Multiple Chats At A Time + | + + +— | + + +Supported (for up to 10 groups on Android) + | + + +— | + + +
Marking as Read/Unread + | + + +Supported (for chats) + | + + +Supported (for chats) + | + + +Supported (for chats) + | + + +
Marking An Archive as Read + | + + +Supported (for all its chats) + | + + +Archive is not supported + | + + +— | + + +
Clearing Chat Cache + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Remembering Chats' Positions + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Partially (until the app is reopened) + | + + +
Notification Control for Individual Chats + | + + +Custom sounds, temporary/permanent muting, system settings, icon counter... + | + + +Settings limited to OS (starting from Android 8.0), temporary muting + | + + +Temporary/permanent muting + | + + +
Chat Translation + | + + +In real-time (Premium, the text is sent to a third-party) + | + + +Not supported + | + + +Not supported + | + + +
Downloads Manager + | + + +Supported, with priority changes + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
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Purpose + | + + +Cloud access to your personal data from any devices + | + + +My Notes: message saving and sync, creation of lists + | + + +— | + + +
Quick Jump to Forwarded Message Source + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Sending Reminders + | + + +Supported, via scheduled messages + | + + +With support for repetitions + | + + +Via paid integration with Any.do service + | + + +
Marking Messages Done + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
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Communication with Contacts + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Communication with Public Accounts + | + + +As with user (via username, location), via bots (e.g., feedback bots) + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported (via WhatsApp for Business) + | + + +
Setting Profile Photos For Contacts + | + + +With possibility to propose photos + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Additional Security Features + | + + +In scope of secret chats + | + + +Screenshot notifications + | + + +— | + + +
Gifting Premium Subscriptions + | + + +Supported (for 3, 6 or 12 months) + | + + +— | + + +Subscriptions are absent + | + + +
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Secured Chats with Contacts + | + + +Supported + | + + +Support for such separate chats' type has been ended + | + + +Not supported, all chats use end-to-end encryption with possibility to collate digital or QR-codes, but backup encryption is optional + | + + +
End-to-End Encryption + | + + +Supported (MTProto) + | + + +Supported (Unknown) + | + + +|
Notifications' Contents + | + + +Hidden (from lockscreen) + | + + +Shown (on lockscreen) + | + + +|
Screenshots + | + + +Blocked + | + + +Are being notified + | + + +|
Copying/Forwarding of Info Outside + | + + +Blocked + | + + +Available + | + + +|
Message Self-Destruction Timer + | + + +1 s - 1 week + | + + +10 s, 30 s, 1 min, 1 h + | + + +|
Security Check + | + + +Via comparison of encryption key + | + + +Not supported + | + + +|
Support for Bots/Extensions + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +|
Backups + | + + +Unavailable + | + + +Available + | + + +|
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Interaction with Businesses + | + + +Via bots, channels + | + + +Via chats with Viber Business accounts + | + + +Via chats with WhatsApp Business accounts + | + + +
Company Profile + | + + +As description of a bot, channel or as their contents + | + + +As a separate page with details and links + | + + +As a separate page with details + | + + +
Goods Catalogs + | + + +Via channels with invoice messages and merchant bots + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
"Flows" + | + + +Via extended capabilities of web bots + | + + +— | + + +As UI for simplified interactions + | + + +
A Cart of Goods + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Buying Goods + | + + +Via Telegram Bot Payments API + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Adaptability To Business Needs + | + + +High (full control in scope of Telegram Bot API) + | + + +Average + | + + +Average (limited by WhatsApp Business API) + | + + +
+ + | +|||
Communication with Artificial Intelligence + | + + +Unlimited, via respective bots (official ones are missing) + | + + +— | + + +Via special chats with AI + | + + +
Image Generation + | + + +In scope of capabilities of the respective bots (official ones are missing) + | + + +Via /imagine query to Meta AI + | + + +|
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Organized Through + | + + +Groups; Broadcast Groups + | + + +Groups; Communities + | + + +Groups + | + + +
Maximum Number of Participants + | + + +Groups - 200 000; +Broadcast Groups - unlimited (only admins can send messages) + |
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+ Groups – 250; +Communities – unlimited + |
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+ 1024 + | + + +
Encryption + | + + +Supported (MTProto in cloud mode) + | + + +Groups support encryption, communities use SSL + | + + +Supported (backup encryption is optional) + | + + +
Info Editing + | + + +Changing group name, photo and description + | + + +Changing name and photo, communities also support description + | + + +Changing group name, photo and description + | + + +
History Visibility for New Members + | + + +Is controlled + | + + +Visible only in communities + | + + +Invisible + | + + +
Access Method + | + + +Private and public groups + | + + +Private/public communities, private groups + | + + +Private groups + | + + +
Public Groups + | + + +Access via open link, request; search by name + | + + +Access to communities via link/edited screenshot, search for verified communities by name, badges support + | + + +— | + + +
Private Groups + | + + +Access via closed link + | + + +Access to groups/communities via closed link + | + + +Access via closed link + | + + +
Extended Invite Links + | + + +With support for naming, join requests and limits on duration/number of uses + | + + +— | + + +With support for join requests + | + + +
Protected Content + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Hiding Member List + | + + +Available (in groups with 100+ people) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Location-Based Groups + | + + +Supported (as public groups with an option to search them according to your location). + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
"Topics" + | + + +As special chats, which enable forum-like experience. + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Posting On Behalf Of A Channel + | + + +In public groups (Premium) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Receiving Private Messages + | + + +Supported (phone numbers of new people are hidden) + | + + +Supported in communities (phone numbers of new people are hidden), it's possible to prohibit this + | + + +— | + + +
Manual Adding to Groups + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported, particularly without having a phone number + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Unified Message History + | + + +Yes, changes are synced in real-time + | + + +Communities only, with limited sync + | + + +— | + + +
Slow Mode + | + + +Supported (sending not more than one message per chosen time interval) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Changing Owner + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Admin Titles + | + + +Supported (changing titles in admin messages) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Choosing and Controlling Admins + | + + +Atomic rights on: changing group info, moderation, deleting messages, blocking/unblocking users, link invites, pinning messages, adding/removing admins, anonymous message sending, managing video chats + | + + +Group admins: adding/removing admins, users +Communities admins: adding/removing/blocking members, pinning messages, moderation, deleting messages +Communities superadmins other than that have: rights to change group info, elevating/decreasing rights, changing background for members, access to admins' contact data + |
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+ Rights to change group info, adding/removing users/admins, inviting by links + | + + +
Viewing Action History + | + + +Within last 48 hours + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
General Statistics + | + + +Detailed integrated stats, extended statistics via bots + | + + +Through Community Insights tools + | + + +— | + + +
Individual Messages' Statistics + | + + +Detailed, but only for channels + | + + +For communities only + | + + +— | + + +
Users' Permissions Control + | + + +Atomic rights on: sending text messages, media (of every type), stickers and GIF, polls, text links, adding users, pinning messages, changing group info + | + + +Rights to: send messages (atomic control by community superadmins) + | + + +Sending messages, changing group info + | + + +
Adding Exceptions for Individual Users + | + + +Supported, including temporary exceptions + | + + +Limited support + | + + +Limited support + | + + +
Official Sticker Packs + | + + +In groups starting from 100 people + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Sponsor Sticker Packs + | + + +Absent + | + + +Present, installing sticker pack joins to community, stickers serve as a links to community + | + + +Absent + | + + +
User Mentions + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Reply Chains (Threads) + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Writing Messages by New Users + | + + +Supported by default + | + + +Not supported for communities by default + | + + +Supported by default + | + + +
Message Read Receipts For Individual Users + | + + +In small groups with timestamps (information is stored for 7 days) + | + + +Groups only (communities are not supported) + | + + +— | + + +
Silent Group Leaving + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Only admins get notifications + | + + +
Collections of Favorites + | + + +Via a set of pinned messages, viewing by media types or filtering by hashtags + | + + +Supported for communities + | + + +— | + + +
Smart Notifications + | + + +Supported (not more often than m times per n minutes) + | + + +Supported (additional configuration is impossible) + | + + +— | + + +
Extending Capabilities + | + + +Unlimited, by using bots, including moderation and automation + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
To Send Messages to Several Recipients + | + + +Implemented via channels, groups or one-time sending + | + + +Supported (up to 50 recipients) + | + + +Supported + | + + +
+ + | +|||
Via + | + + +Channels; Broadcast Groups + | + + +Channels; Communities; Business Inbox; Public Accounts + | + + +Channels + | + + +
Number of Subscribers + | + + +Unlimited + | + + +Unlimited + | + + +Unlimited + | + + +
Encryption + | + + +Supported (MTProto in cloud mode) + | + + +SSL (Communities) + | + + +— | + + +
Editing Info + | + + +Changing name, photo and description of channel + | + + +Changing name, photo and description of community + | + + +Changing name, photo and description of channel + | + + +
Common Posts History + | + + +Yes, changes are synced in real-time + | + + +Yes + | + + +Yes, stored only for 30 days + | + + +
Viewing Action History + | + + +Within last 48 hours + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Access Method + | + + +Private and public channels + | + + +Private and public communities, channels + | + + +Public channels available, or not available in directories + | + + +
Public + | + + +Access by public link, search by name + | + + +Access to public accounts by link, to communities by link/edited screenshot, searching verified ones by name, badges support + | + + +Access by a link, or from a directory + | + + +
Private + | + + +Access via private link + | + + +Access via private link, only on mobile devices + | + + +— | + + +
Extended Invite Links + | + + +With support for naming, request approvals and limits on duration/number of uses + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Protected Content + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Manual Adding of Subscribers + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Info About Message Authors + | + + +Hidden, sending from the channel name with optional admin signatures + | + + +Hidden (in channels only) + | + + +Hidden + | + + +
Changing Owner + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Choosing and Controlling Admins + | + + +Atomic rights on: changing channel info, posting messages, editing and deleting others' messages, inviting users by link, adding admins, managing video chats + | + + +Similar to group category + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Users Blacklist + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported (via blocking) + | + + +— | + + +
Silent Sending + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Muting + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Views Counter + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Comfy Messages Sharing + | + + +Supported (choosing/searching recipients, commenting) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Favorites Collections + | + + +Via a set of pinned messages, viewing by media types or filtering by hashtags + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Community Highlights + | + + +Highlights in channels, discussions in groups + | + + +Supported for communities and channels + | + + +— | + + +
Discussions and Comments + | + + +Built-in comments based on discussion groups, or comments via bots (@discussbot, @commentsbot) + | + + +Built-in comments in channels + | + + +— | + + +
Presence of Advertising + | + + +From the privacy-conscious ad platform and channel owners + | + + +Other than communities, ads are received in form of business messages and emails from Viber (if you connected your email address) + | + + +From channel owners + | + + +
Sponsored Channels + | + + +For financial help to MTProto Proxy authors + | + + +Proxy infrastructure is missing + | + + +— | + + +
Sponsored Sticker Packs + | + + +Absent + | + + +Present (installing sticker pack joins you to community, stickers serve as links to community + | + + +Absent + | + + +
General Statistics + | + + +Detailed integrated stats, extended statistics via bots + | + + +Via Community & Channel Insights tools + | + + +— | + + +
Individual Posts' Statistics + | + + +Detailed integrated stats + | + + +Supported (views, shares, link clicks) + | + + +— | + + +
Feedback + | + + +Via bots, separate chats + | + + +Via public accounts + | + + +— | + + +
Browsing Contents + | + + +Supported (public channels could be read from browser) + | + + +Supported (communities) + | + + +— | + + +
Extending Capabilities + | + + +Unlimited (via bots) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Use Cases + | + + +Blogs, educational, entertainment mass media, news channels, structuring your own info, monetization… + | + + +Limited sending of news, media, monetization + | + + +Limited blogs, educational, entertainment mass media, news channels + | + + +
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Access to Web Content + | + + +Implemented using bots with support for inline-mode + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Examples of Available Web Services + | + + +Bing Image Search, Tenor, IMDb, YouTube, Wikipedia, Spotify, Gmail, Foursquare, Guggy, Vlipsy, GIPHY… + | + + +YouTube, Tenor, GIPHY, Guggy, Gfycat, FC Barcelona, TuneMoji, Vlipsy, Vice, Booking… + | + + +|
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Main Concept + | + + +Messenger integration with any services, performing the whole diversity of tasks within Telegram + | + + +Chatbots for business optimization and user support during interaction with public accounts + | + + +— | + + +
Implementation + | + + +Special Telegram accounts without phone number that are controlled by applications and answer or refer to users within Bot API capabilities and developers' fantasy + | + + +Applications that answer to users via Viber API, offering in particular various business offers and relevant info + | + + +|
Bot Attributes + | + + +Name, photo, description, address and explanatory message + | + + +Public account level parameters (brand, description, location and CTA-buttons) + | + + +|
Creation Limitations + | + + +Almost absent + | + + +All requirements to bots and requirements to public account + | + + +|
Supported Content Types + | + + +All (supported by Telegram), in particular, location and phone number, polls + | + + +Text, image, video, contact, URL, carousels, graphics and location + | + + +|
Possibility of Monetization + | + + +Supported + | + + +On public accounts level + | + + +|
Chat-Mode Communication + | + + +Yes, by utilizing messages, commands and keyboards + | + + +Yes, with help of messages and flexible keyboards + | + + +|
Inline-Mode Communication + | + + +Supported (sending requests and getting responses on-the-fly) + | + + +Limited implemenation via extensions + | + + +|
Interaction with Bot Messages + | + + +Via inline keyboards with support to update dynamic messages content + | + + +Limited support (via buttons) + | + + +|
Web UI Integration + | + + +With unlimited capabilities + | + + +— | + + +|
Handling Community Join Requests + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +|
Chat And User Selection + | + + +Based on certain criteria + | + + +— | + + +|
Context-dependent Logic + | + + +Based on UI languages, user/chat types + | + + +— | + + +|
Adding Bots to Other Chats + | + + +Supported (to groups/channels) + | + + +— | + + +|
Stopping Bots + | + + +Supported + | + + +At the level of public accounts via unsubscribing + | + + +|
Permission to Speak + | + + +Supported (to send notifications) + | + + +— | + + +|
Private Mode In Groups + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +|
Deep Linking + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported (oriented at public chats) + | + + +|
Quick Web-Authorization + | + + +Supported ( via links) + | + + +— | + + +|
Localization + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +|
Creation of Bots + | + + +Via bot @BotFather and Bot API + | + + +Via Viber REST API + | + + +|
Use Cases + | + + +Recieving news, information, notifications, buying services and goods, creation of new tools, games, social services, UX optimization (IV, link previews), learning, automation, feedback, authorization, quizzes, donations and a lot more + | + + +Recieving news, information, ads, communication to public account, support + | + + +|
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Destination + | + + +Interaction with the personalized user and channel social status + | + + +— | + + +Interaction with the personalized user social status + | + + +
Types of Supported Content + | + + +Text, stickers, reaction stickers, location and media with support for extended editing, configuration of the availability period + | + + +Text and media with support for editing, which are available within 24 hours after sending + | + + +|
Main Capabilities + | + + +Viewing contacts' status, reactions, preparing replies and forwarding, saving drafts, archiving and more + | + + +Viewing contacts' status, reactions, preparing replies and forwarding + | + + +|
Dual Camera Mode + | + + +With flexible configuration + | + + +— | + + +|
Front Flash + | + + +With flexible configuration + | + + +— | + + +|
Publishing Into Profile + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +|
Editing Published Stories + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +|
Detailed Statistics + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +|
Muting Notifications + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported (for individual contacts) + | + + +|
Privacy Settings + | + + +Granular + | + + +Supported with audience selection + | + + +|
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Types of Connection + | + + +Audio, video + | + + +Audio, video + | + + +Audio, video + | + + +
Connection Quality + | + + +High + | + + +High + | + + +High + | + + +
Connection Stability + | + + +Low (periodic stutters, echo, delays, quality drops, disconnections, key exchange issues) + | + + +High + | + + +High + | + + +
Encryption + | + + +Supported (MTProto in secret mode) + | + + +Supported (unknown implemention) + | + + +Supported (theoretically Signal) + | + + +
Peer-to-Peer Mode + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Quick Encryption Security Check + | + + +By comparing 4 emoji + | + + +Not supported (only through cumbersome code) + | + + +— | + + +
Picture-In-Picture Mode + | + + +For video calls + | + + +For video calls + | + + +For video calls + | + + +
Flipping Cameras + | + + +Yes, on phones + | + + +Yes, on phones + | + + +Yes, on phones + | + + +
Inidication of Interlocutor Online Availability + | + + +Via different kinds of tones + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Accepting/Rejecting Cellular Calls During The Call + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Quick Text Replies + | + + +Supported (with possibility to change default replies) + | + + +Supported (without possibility to change replies) + | + + +Supported (without possibility to change replies) + | + + +
Ads + | + + +Absent + | + + +After calls + | + + +Absent + | + + +
Transferring The Call to Device + | + + +— | + + +To phone/PC + | + + +— | + + +
Screen Sharing + | + + +Supported (low screen resolution) + | + + +Supported (on Viber Desktop) + | + + +— | + + +
Cellular Calls + | + + +Not supported (they contradict the philosophy and security approach) + | + + +Via paid Viber Out + | + + +Not supported + | + + +
Caller ID + | + + +Not supported (privacy threat) + | + + +Supported + | + + +Not supported + | + + +
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Types of Connection + | + + +Audio, video + | + + +Audio, video + | + + +Audio, video + | + + +
Number of Participants + | + + +Unlimited, video broadcasting from the first 30 members + | + + +Up to 40 participants + | + + +Up to 32 participants (in particular on Facebook Portal) + | + + +
Organized As + | + + +Video chats/live streams available from groups and channels + | + + +Calls from groups, or extension of 1:1 calls + | + + +Calls from groups, extension of 1:1 calls, or as separate group calls + | + + +
Encryption + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Supported (theoretically Signal) + | + + +
Connection Stability + | + + +Low (periodic stutters, echo, delays) + | + + +High + | + + +High + | + + +
Controlling Number of Speakers + | + + +Via flexible admin tools + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Joining On Behalf of Community + | + + +Supported, on behalf of one of own channels or current group + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Access Widget + | + + +Supported (Android) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Push-to-Talk + | + + +Supported, with custom hotkey support + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
"Raising Hand" + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Screen Sharing + | + + +Supported, with an option to share individual windows on desktop (low screen resolution) + | + + +Supported (on Viber Desktop) + | + + +— | + + +
RTMP Streaming + | + + +Supported (particularly via OBS Studio) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Recording Conferences + | + + +Supported, with recording indication + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Invitation of Participants + | + + +Via links for speakers or listeners + | + + +— | + + +Via link + | + + +
Conference Titles + | + + +Supported (as video chat names) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Scheduling Conferences + | + + +With countdown and notifications + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Pinning Individual Participant's Video + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Flexible Video Grid + | + + +For tablets and PCs + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Correction Of Individual Members' Volume Level + | + + +Supported, including changes for everyone in cloud mode + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Disabling Noise Suppression + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Ads + | + + +Absent + | + + +After calls + | + + +Absent + | + + +
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Via + | + + +Integrated means (GIF, stickers), bots or independent websites + | + + +Discover + | + + +— | + + +
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By Text + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
By Hashtags + | + + +Including multiple hashtags + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
By File Names + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
By Links Preview Text + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Filtering By Date + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Filtering By Sender + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
On The Web + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Supported (for actively forwarded message contents) + | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Names + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
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Of Data + | + + +Supported (messages, bots, users, sticker packs, channels…) + | + + +Local device only (except for verified communities) + | + + +Local device only + | + + +
Filtering + | + + +By date, chat or combined + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Viewing By Categories + | + + +Chats, media, links, files, music, voice messages + | + + +— | + + +Photos, videos, links, polls + | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Names + | + + +Supported (for files and audio) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Name + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
By Keyword + | + + +Supported (by words added to localization platform) + | + + +Supported + | + + +|
+ + | +|||
By Keyword + | + + +Supported + | + + +Limited support + | + + +— | + + +
By Emoji + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +|
+ + | +|||
By Requests + | + + +Supported (via bots in particular) + | + + +Supported (via extensions) + | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Requests + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Requests + | + + +Supported (via bots in particular) + | + + +Supported (via extensions) + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Via Popular Emoji + | + + +Supported + | + + +Using extension with search by key tags + | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Requests + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported (via extensions) + | + + +Supported + | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Requests + | + + +Supported via bots + | + + +Supported via extensions + | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
By Names + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Notification Exceptions In Settings + | + + +Supported + | + + +||
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By Questions/Answers + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
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Simplicity of Apps + | + + +Simple + | + + +Of average complexity + | + + +Simple + | + + +
Forethought of UI, Controls and Animations + | + + +High + | + + +Low + | + + +Average + | + + +
Innovations Support and Integration with OS + | + + +High + | + + +Average + | + + +Average + | + + +
A Number of Bugs + | + + +High + | + + +Low + | + + +Low + | + + +
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Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Actions + | + + +Extended support + | + + +Average support + | + + +Average support + | + + +
QR-codes + | + + +For invite links (in particular temporary ones), sharing proxies (on macOS), authorization (Telegram Desktop), with theming support + | + + +Used to add friends, joining to groups, adding coupons, authorization + | + + +Used for encryption keys' collation, group invitations, adding contacts, reaching out to businesses + | + + +
Quick Transitions + | + + +To the beginning of chat list, to last message, mention or date in the chat, to recent chats + | + + +Limited support + | + + +Limited support + | + + +
Quick Selection of Messages + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Selection of Chats + | + + +On iOS + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Viewing of Unread Posts + | + + +For channels by folder priority + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Access To Trending Stickers + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Changing The Recipient of Forwarding Messages + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Choosing Action On Chat Swipe + | + + +Supported (changing folder, archiving, deleting, pinning, marking as read, muting) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Undo Clearing History and Deleting Chats + | + + +Supported, within 5 seconds (Android, iOS) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Undo Deleting Messages + | + + +— | + + +For messages deleted for yourself (Desktop) + | + + +— | + + +
Quick Video Playback in Full-Screen Mode + | + + +Via screen rotation + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Accurate Fast-forwarding/Rewinding + | + + +Of audio, video and stories + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Viewing All Artist's Soundtracks + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Home Screen Widgets + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Quick Greeting Stickers + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Scaling in Media Editor + | + + +For drawing + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Quick Image Zooming + | + + +Via pinch-to-zoom + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
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Personalization of Individual Chats + | + + +Changing themes and wallpapers for personal chats + | + + +Changing backgrounds + | + + +— | + + +
Personalization of Account Colors + | + + +Supported (Premium) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Extended Backgrounds Configuration + | + + +Supported (patterns, their intensity, blur, motion, animations) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Themes Support + | + + +Supported, in particular, custom, cloud themes, global themes + | + + +Dark and dark-blue theme only + | + + +Dark theme only + | + + +
Night Mode Support + | + + +With deep integration and support for quick activation via switch + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Transition to Night Mode + | + + +On schedule, with sunrise/sunset or according to light sensor measurements + | + + +Supported (according to system settings) + | + + +— | + + +
Indication of Active Call Participants + | + + +Supported (with volume level visualisation) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Configuring Message Bubbles Appearance + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Compact Window Mode on Desktop + | + + +Supported, Telegram Desktop has highly adaptive UI + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Implementation of Delivery Status Labels + | + + +1 check – message was delivered to cloud and notification was sent to recipient; +2 checks – message was read by recipient. +Delivery to a device is not indicated, because Telegram can work on unlimited number of devices + |
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+ 1 check – message was sent; +2 checks – message was delivered to recipient's phone; +2 highlighted checks – recipient has read the message. + |
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FAQ App Integration + | + + +Via displaying in Instant View + | + + +Via opening a web-page + | + + +Via opening a web-page + | + + +
Birthday Reminders + | + + +Extra data isn't collected + | + + +Supported, with privacy settings configuration + | + + +Extra data isn't collected + | + + +
Sorting Contacts + | + + +By name or by last seen + | + + +By name + | + + +By name + | + + +
Sorting Files To Be Attached + | + + +By name or changing date (including music) + | + + +By name + | + + +By name + | + + +
VoiceOver, TalkBack + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
Tools + | + + +Universal, powerful Telegram API and TDLib + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
+ + | +|||
Development Capabilities + | + + +Access to Bot API via detailed REST interface and libraries for most popular platforms + | + + +Access to Viber API via REST interface and NodeJS Bot API, Python Bot API + | + + +— | + + +
Payments Support + | + + +Via Bot Payments API + | + + +Via Apple Pay, Google Pay + | + + +|
Bot API on Own Servers + | + + +Supported (as an alternative to api.telegram.org) + | + + +— | + + +|
Bot Ownership Transfer + | + + +Via @BotFather bot + | + + +— | + + +|
Integration with CRM + | + + +Via bots + | + + +Within public accounts + | + + +|
Integration with New Platforms + | + + +Unlimited + | + + +Limited to business area and public accounts + | + + +|
News/Discussions About Bot API + | + + +@BotNews channel, @BotTalk group + | + + +— | + + +|
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Implementation + | + + +Via Bot API in form of @stickers bot with possibility to sync packs across all your devices + | + + +Via commercial store with manual stickers transfer + | + + +Limited stickers support through third-party apps (there is also available a set of standard packs) + | + + +
Approach + | + + +Open and free platform with optional paid features + | + + +Semi-closed and commercial platform + | + + +|
Free Capabilities + | + + +Creation, managing and sharing all types of sticker sets, custom emoji as well as viewing their statistics + | + + +Creation, managing and sharing your own stickers + | + + +|
Paid Capabilities + | + + +Sending custom emoji and premium stickers (Premium) + | + + +Buying and downloading sticker sets + | + + +|
Mechanisms of Sets Creation + | + + +Via the bot or API for developers + | + + +Via built-in interface + | + + +|
Contests to Create Packs + | + + +Present + | + + +— | + + +|
+ + | +|||
Implementation + | + + +Via Bot API in form of bots like @gamee + | + + +Via GAMEE or Games extension + | + + +— | + + +
Extra Resources Usage + | + + +Almost absent, games – are HTML5 content provided by bots + | + + +Almost absent, games – are HTML5 content provided by extensions + | + + +|
Contests + | + + +Supported (through sharing games in chats and setting the records) + | + + +Limited support via sending records manually + | + + +|
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Concept + | + + +Theoretical support for short chat-stories via Bot API + | + + +Publishing, access and reading short stories represented as chats + | + + +— | + + +
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Concept + | + + +Quick and handy reading of articles from Telegram mobile apps + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Implementation + | + + +Construction of optimized for mobile devices web pages through sets of templates on Telegram servers + | + + +||
Main Advantages + | + + +Speed, network traffic economy, caching, configuring appearance, no ads, convenient translation, simple adoption by developers and support by thousands of websites + | + + +||
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Concept + | + + +A web service for convenient commenting with possibility to add comments to both Telegram channels and external websites + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Implementation + | + + +Via comments.app website and @discussbot with authorization via Telegram + | + + +||
Sync With Built-In Comments + | + + +Supported + | + + +||
Main Capabilities + | + + +Comments with text and photos, likes, dislikes, replies, subscription to notifications + | + + +||
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Concept + | + + +Creation, editing, discovery and participation in global quizzes + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Implementation + | + + +Combining a set of polls with correct answers into quizzes with support for spreading via bot + | + + +||
Interaction Via + | + + +@quizbot, quiz.directory website, groups, channels + | + + +||
Main Features + | + + +Global stats, explanations, timers, question shuffling + | + + +||
Extensions + | + + +Aside from using @quizbot, it's also possible to create similar bots via Bot API + | + + +||
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Implementation + | + + +Creating of articles with support for media and web content via minimalistic website telegra.ph + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Controlling And Binding Own Articles + | + + +Via Telegraph API for Logins and Stats + | + + +||
Viewing Statistics + | + + +Supported + | + + +||
Availability + | + + +Integration with other services via open API as well as independent usage is possible + | + + +||
Instant View + | + + +Supported + | + + +||
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Implementation + | + + +Viewing video messages of public communities via telesco.pe website + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Login via Messenger Account + | + + +Is not required + | + + +||
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Via + | + + +Bot @IFTTT + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Capabilities + | + + +Automated two-way connection of Telegram with more than 360 services (Instagram, Dropbox, Philips Hue…) by utilizing IFTTT applets + | + + +||
Creation of Own Applets + | + + +Supported + | + + +||
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Via + | + + +Telegram Login for Websites widget and extended capabilities of Bot API and authorization bots + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Opportunities + | + + +Signing up and login on websites using Telegram account + | + + +||
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Via + | + + +Platform Telegram Passport + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Based On + | + + +Personal info and such documents as passport, identity code, driving license, translated documents… + | + + +||
Protection Mechanisms + | + + +End-to-end encryption inside Telegram cloud with access via Telegram account password + | + + +||
Verification Via Third-party Services Providers + | + + +Supported, there's no need to give target resource a direct access to documents on each authorization + | + + +||
Prospects + | + + +Integration with blockchain platforms and financial systems to ensure operations safety + | + + +||
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Concept + | + + +Collective creation and improvement of UI translations with committing own proposals and voting + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Updating Approved Changes + | + + +In real-time via Telegram cloud + | + + +||
Installing Languages + | + + +Via links and localization files + | + + +||
Adding Keywords + | + + +Supported, it's possible to add keywords in any language to search emoji and stickers + | + + +||
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Concept + | + + +Creation, configuration, editing, searching and sharing artwork with others + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Via + | + + +Apps and website + | + + +||
Creation and Sharing Themes + | + + +Supported (contest results are posted on official channels for desktop, android) + | + + +||
Creation and Sharing of Backgrounds + | + + +Supported (it's possible to share and quickly set chat background) + | + + +||
Ways of Sharing + | + + +Local files or links (with support for cloud sync and cross-platform access) + | + + +||
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Concept + | + + +Working with cards that describe fixes and suggestions to implement in Telegram apps + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Via + | + + +Website + | + + +||
Significance + | + + +Community-driven definition of Telegram's direction of evolution and development + | + + +||
Main Capabilities + | + + +Creation, tracking, voting, commenting and subscription to the messenger's notifications + | + + +||
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Implementation + | + + +Discussing, assessing works and showing winners via contest.com website + | + + +||
Informing About Contests' Details + | + + +Via official channels: Telegram Contests, Telegram Designers, Aptitude Test Contest + | + + +||
Submission of Works and Applications + | + + +Via bots @contestbot, @jobs_bot, @design_bot + | + + +||
Questions and Discussions + | + + +Through website and groups for discussions Telegram Contests, Telegram Contests (RU) + | + + +||
Ensuring Unbiased Assessment + | + + +Owing to anonymous results representation + | + + +||
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Concept + | + + +Decentralized auction for t.me pseudonyms/domains and anonymous numbers based on TON blockchain + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Implementation + | + + +Bidding/buying/selling of items via fragment.com with their subsequent connection to Telegram account + | + + +||
Assets Availability + | + + +As anonymous numbers and any number of additional pseudonyms for users and chats + | + + +||
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Users (Via Username) + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Users (Via phone number) + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Supported (with possibility to type text messages) + | + + +
Communities + | + + +To public/private channels and groups + | + + +Only to communities + | + + +Only to private groups + | + + +
Conferences + | + + +To video chats as a speaker or listener + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Bots + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Chat Collections + | + + +Supported (with extended configuration) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Messages + | + + +Supported (public and private) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Media Timestamps + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Sticker Packs + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Themes + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Backgrounds + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
UI Languages + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Business Catalogs + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Other Options and Features + | + + +Wide support: 1, 2 + | + + +Minimal support + | + + +Minimal support + | + + +
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Messages of Public Channels/Groups + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Info About Public Chat + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +|
Badges / Share Buttons + | + + +Supported (with granular configuration and own options) + | + + +Limited support + | + + +|
+ + | +|||
Via + | + + +Telegram Support Initiative + | + + +Unavailable + | + + +Unavailable + | + + +
+ + | +|||
Interaction With Profile Media + | + + +With photos, video, emoji, stickers and support for viewing previous ones, creation, editing, search on the web, in particular for channels, groups and contacts + | + + +With photos only (social media import is supported) + | + + +With photos only + | + + +
Changing Name + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Creation/Changing Username + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Changing Phone Number + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Changing Description About Yourself + | + + +Supported + | + + +Description is not supported + | + + +Supported (description is mandatory) + | + + +
Changing Emoji Status + | + + +Supported (Premium only) + | + + +Basic badges (Plus only) + | + + +— | + + +
Backup/Recovery + | + + +Via comprehensive cloud sync + | + + +Supported (including frequency configuration) + | + + +Supported (including configuration of frequency, network and adding video) + | + + +
Restoring Default Settings + | + + +Only for separate groups of settings + | + + +Supported + | + + +Only for separate groups of settings + | + + +
Deleting Account + | + + +Supported (from website) + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
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Controlling Notifications By Chat Types + | + + +Supported (private chats, groups, channels, stories) + | + + +Limited support within Android settings + | + + +Supported (chats, groups) + | + + +
Support for Notification Exceptions + | + + +For each chat type with support for their quick clearing + | + + +Limited support within Android settings + | + + +Via separate chats settings + | + + +
Configuration of Parameters + | + + +Showing text, LED color, vibration, pop-up notifications, sound and priority + | + + +Showing text, pop-up notifications, sound, screen light, unlocking for pop-up notifications + | + + +Sound, vibration, pop-up notifications, LED color, quick overview of important notifications + | + + +
Calls Control + | + + +Changing type of vibration and ringtone + | + + +Enabling/disabling vibration, changing ringtone + | + + +Changing type of vibration and ringtone + | + + +
Badge Counter Settings + | + + +Displaying, taking into account chats without notifications, number of messages + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
In-App Notifications + | + + +Availability of sound, vibration, messages text, sounds in chats, priority + | + + +Availability of sound (in chats) + | + + +Sound in chats + | + + +
Events Notifications + | + + +Joining of contact to Telegram, pinned messages + | + + +Joining of contact to Viber + | + + +Changing chat encryption code (disabled/enabled) + | + + +
Showing Icon In Notification Bar + | + + +Only when notifications arrived + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Only when notifications arrived + | + + +
Restarting App In Case of Closing + | + + +Supported (for reliable notification receiving) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Background Connection + | + + +Supported (for reliable notification receiving) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Repeating Notifications + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Resetting Chats' Notifications Settings + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
+ + | +|||
Blocking Users + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +
Visibility of Phone Number + | + + +To all, you contacts, nobody + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Finding by Phone Number + | + + +Everybody, your contacts (learn more) + | + + +Configuration is not supported (everybody) + | + + +Configuration is not supported (everybody) + | + + +
Viewing Last Seen/Online Status + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody + | + + +Limited support, configuring online status is possible once a day; also in a one-way mode (Viber Plus) + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody + | + + +
Viewing Message Reading Status + | + + +Not supported, read message is shown as read to collocutor + | + + +Supported; also in a one-way mode (Viber Plus) + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +
Viewing Profile Status + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +Your contacts; your contacts except for; only share with + | + + +
Viewing Profile Description + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody + | + + +— | + + +All, your contacts, nobody + | + + +
Viewing Profile Picture + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody, with support for public profile pictures + | + + +Supported + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody + | + + +
Forwarding Your Messages + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Receiving Calls + | + + +From all, your contacts or nobody + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Only the possibility to mute calls from unknown numbers + | + + +
Peer-to-Peer Calls + | + + +With all, with your contacts, with nobody + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +— | + + +
Adding to Groups + | + + +All, your contacts + | + + +All, your contacts + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody + | + + +
Sending Voice/Video Messages + | + + +All, your contacts, nobody (Premium) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Exceptions Support + | + + +For all rules: from phone number to groups + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +For online status, last seen, profile photo, about and status + | + + +
Adding Groups to Exceptions + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Hiding New Chats From Non-Contacts + | + + +Disabled/enabled (turns off notifications and archives such chats) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Location Data Sharing Status + | + + +Is shown in notification panel + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Passcode Lock + | + + +Supported (as PIN or password), it's possible to unlock with fingerprint; flexible auto-lock, notification contents' control are available + | + + +PIN only (on Viber Desktop) + | + + +Solely via fingerprint with notification contents' control and mandatory auto-lock + | + + +
Hidden Chats + | + + +Limited to configuration of archived chats + | + + +Changing, resetting PIN, Touch ID support for iOS + | + + +Limited to configuration of archived chats (without passcode protection) + | + + +
Clearing Trusted Contacts + | + + +Trusted contacts are not supported + | + + +Supported (adding contacts takes place in calls) + | + + +Trusted contacts are not supported + | + + +
Two-Step Verification + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Supported (6-digit PIN only) + | + + +
Auto-Delete Messages + | + + +Opt-in, with timer control, for all new chats and selective existing ones + | + + +— | + + +Opt-in, in 24 hours, 7 or 90 days + | + + +
Active Sessions Control + | + + +Extended control with real-time information and permissions + | + + +Basic control + | + + +Basic control + | + + +
Deleting Cloud Drafts + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Automated Account Deletion Settings + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Configuration of Identity Confirmation Service + | + + +Available (all Telegram Passport settings) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Clearing Payment and Shipping Info + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Control of Web Authorizations via Messenger + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Deleting Synced Contacts + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Contact Sync + | + + +Enabled/disabled (cloud sync) + | + + +Enabled/disabled (sync with phone) + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Showing All Contacts + | + + +Not supported (there's no point to do this within Telegram) + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Not supported (there's no point to do this within WhatsApp) + | + + +
Frequent Contacts Suggestions + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Secret Chats: Map Preview Provider + | + + +Preview from Telegram, Google or disabled + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +— | + + +
Secret Chats: Link Previews + | + + +Disabled/enabled + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +— | + + +
Connecting Account to Social Networks + | + + +Absent (privacy threat) + | + + +Supported for communication with friends (Facebook, Twitter), who have Viber account + | + + +Absent (so far) + | + + +
Account Report + | + + +Via extended data export + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Analyst Collection + | + + +Absent, Telegram doesn't collect excessive information about you + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Absent (so far) + | + + +
Content Personalization + | + + +Absent, Telegram doesn't collect excessive information about you + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Absent (so far) + | + + +
Accurate Location Detection for Service and Partners + | + + +Location is not disclosed to third-parties + | + + +Disabled/enabled + | + + +Location is not disclosed to third-parties + | + + +
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Storage Usage: Cache Control + | + + +Extended control by content types, chat types, with automation, exceptions and limits + | + + +Clearing of video and voice messages only + | + + +Clearing by chats, often forwarded messages or content > 5 MB + | + + +
Storage Usage: Clearing Local Data + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Storage Usage: Quick Memory Monitoring + | + + +Available + | + + +— | + + +Available (Android, iOS) + | + + +
Data Usage: Connection Types + | + + +Mobile, Wi-Fi, roaming + | + + +— | + + +General statistics, roaming + | + + +
Data Usage: Data Types + | + + +Photos, videos, voice/video messages, files, calls, messages and other data, total + | + + +— | + + +Calls, media, Google Drive, messages, status, total + | + + +
Data Usage: Statistics + | + + +Number/volume/duration of incoming/outcoming data by previous classification and visualization + | + + +— | + + +Volume of incoming/outcoming data by previous types + | + + +
Data Usage: Resetting Statistics + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Storage Path + | + + +Internal storage/SD card (Android) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Automatic Media Download: Connection Types + | + + +Mobile data, Wi-Fi, roaming + | + + +Mobile data, Wi-Fi + | + + +Mobile data, Wi-Fi, roaming + | + + +
Automatic Media Download: Preliminary Configuration + | + + +Automatic download enabled/disabled, traffic usage coefficient + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +— | + + +
Automatic Media Download: Smart Configuration of Usage Coefficient + | + + +Supported (based on peculiarities of different countries' mobile rates) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Automatic Media Download: By Data Types + | + + +Photo, Video, Files + | + + +— | + + +Photo, Audio, Videos, Documents + | + + +
Automatic Media Download: By Chat Types + | + + +Choice for separate data types + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Automatic Media Download: Videos + | + + +Max size, preloading of first seconds for large videos + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Automatic Media Download: Files + | + + +Max size, preloading next track (for audio) + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Saving to Gallery + | + + +Disabled/enabled (photo, video) for users, groups and channels with support for exceptions + | + + +Disabled/enabled (Android) + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +
Auto-play + | + + +For GIFs, videos and video messages + | + + +For videos + | + + +— | + + +
Streaming + | + + +For videos, video messages and audio files + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Using Less Data for Calls + | + + +Only while roaming, only on mobile data, always, never + | + + +Setting is missing + | + + +Disabled/enabled + | + + +
Mobile Data Economy + | + + +As a part of smart configuration as well as Telegram architecture optimizations + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +
Quick Text Responses + | + + +4 preliminary choices with an option to change them with your own + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
iOS Share Sheet Configuration + | + + +Supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Choosing Browser To Open Links + | + + +Supported (iOS) + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Wi-Fi Sleep Policy + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Always connected/use device settings + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Proxy Configuration: Usage Settings + | + + +Yes/no, use proxy for calls (yes/no) + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +— | + + +
Proxy Configuration: Adding New Ones + | + + +Supported, proxies of SOCKS5 and encrypted MTProto types + | + + +Supported, of different types + | + + +— | + + +
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Creation of New Themes + | + + +With configuration of dozens of parameters and support for gradients + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Creation and Changing Backgrounds + | + + +With advanced configuration + | + + +Changing backgrounds only + | + + +Changing backgrounds only + | + + +
Changing Messages Text Size + | + + +Supported (with size indication) + | + + +— | + + +Supported (small, average, big) + | + + +
Changing App Icon + | + + +Supported + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Changing Theme + | + + +Supported (in particular standard themes), with accent colors changing + | + + +Dark theme, dark-blue theme + | + + +Dark theme + | + + +
Changing Message Corner Radius + | + + +Supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Chat List View + | + + +Changing a number of text lines + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
In-App Browser Support + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Available + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Choosing The Default Browser To Open Links + | + + +Supported (iOS) + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Direct Share + | + + +To choose recent chats in Android share menu + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
UI Animations + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Raise to Speak + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Sending by Enter + | + + +Disabled/enabled + | + + +Disabled/enabled + | + + +Disabled/enabled + | + + +
Distance Units + | + + +Automatic, kilometers, miles + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Stickers and Masks: Suggesting Stickers by Emoji + | + + +All, your sets, none + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Stickers and Masks: Dynamic Pack Order + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Stickers and Masks: Loop Animated Stickers + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Stickers and Masks: Viewing Trending Stickers + | + + +Supported (with possibility to add them) + | + + +Via store + | + + +— | + + +
Stickers and Masks: Stickers + | + + +Viewing, changing sequence, archiving and deletion + | + + +Viewing, changing sequence and deletion + | + + +Viewing, changing sequence and deletion + | + + +
Stickers and Masks: Masks + | + + +Viewing, changing sequence, archiving and deletion + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
Accepting Cellular Calls + | + + +Not supported (it contradicts security approach) + | + + +Enabled/disabled via Viber-In Calls + | + + +Not supported (it contradicts security approach) + | + + +
Receiving Business Messages + | + + +Absent + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Enabled by default, to disable you have to block users + | + + +
Messages Translation + | + + +Within translation bots' settings + | + + +Supported (choosing language) + | + + +— | + + +
Editing Screenshots Before Sending + | + + +Supported (via integrated editor) + | + + +Disabled/enabled + | + + +Supported (via integrated editor) + | + + +
Chats Export + | + + +Flexible and controlled export of all or individual chats into JSON/HTML (on Telegram Desktop) + | + + +Basic export of chats + | + + +Basic export of chats + | + + +
Archiving All Chats + | + + +By selecting chats to be archived from chat list + | + + +— | + + +Supported + | + + +
Clearing/Deleting Chats + | + + +Supported for several chats (via their selection) + | + + +Clearing all personal messages + | + + +Clearing or deleting all chats, except for groups or all messages + | + + +
Accepting Video Calls + | + + +In scope of calls privacy settings + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Configuration is not supported + | + + +
Using Proximity Sensor + | + + +Option is missing (enabled by default) + | + + +Enabled/disabled + | + + +Option is missing (enabled by default) + | + + +
Spell Check + | + + +Supported (Telegram Desktop) + | + + +— | + + +— | + + +
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With Option to Choose It + | + + +Supported + | + + +Supported + | + + +System language only (for certain countries it's possible to choose one of few languages) + | + + +
+ Translation updated: 29 of October, 2023
+ Translation author: JayXT
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