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I don't even know what Telegram does, but if I have Signal and iMessage I'm not sure what anything can offer me that I'm missing...

• goatinaboat 6y ago
  I'm not sure what anything can offer me that I'm missing... Very large groups, if that’s your thing.
  • client4 6y ago
    Keybase handles that, zoom purchase aside.
  • nguyenkien 6y ago
    I like channel, I even use it as RSS reader. Sticker, Gif feel so much better in telegram. Saved messages, 1 member private channel for quick notes. And telegram has true native app for all major OS, not electron like signal.
    • breakfastduck 6y ago
      The UX for Telegram is spot on for me.
    • depingus 6y ago
      Don't forget about their API. My systems at work send me Telegram messages when things are down.
  • gadders 6y ago
    You can also get one-to-many groups, which effectively act like you were following someone on Twitter.
    • vezycash 6y ago
      You mean channels?
• s_dev 6y ago
  Telegram is substantially more feature rich. However Signal is open source. However that only really matters on the front - end. Nobody can inspect the code on a server unless you have access. You'll ultimately have a make a descision based on who you trust more.
  • dirtnugget 6y ago
    > However Signal is open source. Not a telegram fan at all but their clients are also open source
  • izacus 6y ago
    Telegram is opensource the same way Signal is - clients are opensource and server is not (Signal didn't have a source dump for awhile now). But Telegram has one big advantage - they publish a public tdlib library with which you can easily build your own Telegram client.
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