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Is there any major feature in telegram which Signal doesn't provide?

redmare80 5y ago
Tons, and tons. Telegram has a better user experience as well, both in the quality of the apps, and the way features work. Of course, in some cases, signal is a little hamstrung due to their aggressive security model. Although, I think most of those telegram features are cute little addons and aren't really core to the purpose of the app (messaging). Personally, I use signal for everything and have gotten my friends on it as well.
- bilal4hmed 5y ago
  Telegram works EVERYWHERE esp with its web browser support. Signal for some reason tends to ignore Android tablets and ARM on ChromeOS & Windows.
  - redmare80 5y ago
    Signal doesn't have the benefit of resources that telegram does. Also, they have to build their platform out "correctly" the first time, which makes life much harder. It's a noble goal
    - ushakov 5y ago
      > Signal doesn't have the benefit of resources that telegram does which resources does tg have that signal don’t?
      - redmare80 5y ago
        Telegram has investors and revenue streams that far surpass anything Signal has (even with Acton/Marlinspike's generous endowment). This means they can hire more employees. In fact, telegram has more than 10 times the employees and 25 times the funding than signal has.
      - hnarn 5y ago
        Pavel Durov is a dollar billionaire, so that’s something.
        ushakov 5y ago
        his money is not unlimited though Telegram is burning at least $100m a year
        redmare80 5y ago
        That's a luxury that signal does not have.
    - bilal4hmed 5y ago
      Maybe instead of focusing on mobilecoin integration they should work on some of these important things. Their credibility already took a dent because of that
graton 5y ago
Cool stickers. I love the stickers in Telegram. Signal stickers are boring in comparison. I'm sure they can improve it but at the moment Telegram seems to have the best ones. Now the feature is there for stickers, it is just that the implementation isn't as good.
- crtasm 5y ago
  Do you know you can download more packs / create your own? https://signalstickers.com/ https://signalstickers.com/ https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360031836512-Stickers#sticker_creator_steps https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360031836512-St...
  - stereoradonc 5y ago
    Copy pasting stuff from TG doesn't bode well for Signal. Signal merely replicated TG features - Secret chats and made it mainstream. It uses AWS for cloud hosting, and I don't trust AWS as an intermediary for routing chats. There are red flags all over!! There's nothing new in Signal, AT all!
    - detaro 5y ago
      Signals secret chat implementation is very far "merely replicated TG features".
    - crtasm 5y ago
      Remind me, when did Telegram add secret chats?
  - graton 5y ago
    I did not. I just checked them and I was underwhelmed to be honest. But I'm sure they can get better over time, but at the moment the quality of them isn't up to the level of Telegram's stickers in my opinion.
folmar 5y ago
A desktop client. Signal only has remote control for the app, i.e. you can't use it without a phone (or emulator).
- detaro 5y ago
  Signal desktop client is not just remote control for the app (Whatsapp's web client works like that as far as I know).
- busymom0 5y ago
  That's not true. On Mac, Signal does have a client. I believe it's made in Electron but it works fine for me. Not sure about Windows though.

Tons, and tons. Telegram has a better user experience as well, both in the quality of the apps, and the way features work. Of course, in some cases, signal is a little hamstrung due to their aggressive security model. Although, I think most of those telegram features are cute little addons and aren't really core to the purpose of the app (messaging). Personally, I use signal for everything and have gotten my friends on it as well.

bilal4hmed 5y ago
Telegram works EVERYWHERE esp with its web browser support. Signal for some reason tends to ignore Android tablets and ARM on ChromeOS & Windows.
- redmare80 5y ago
  Signal doesn't have the benefit of resources that telegram does. Also, they have to build their platform out "correctly" the first time, which makes life much harder. It's a noble goal
  - ushakov 5y ago
    > Signal doesn't have the benefit of resources that telegram does which resources does tg have that signal don’t?
    - redmare80 5y ago
      Telegram has investors and revenue streams that far surpass anything Signal has (even with Acton/Marlinspike's generous endowment). This means they can hire more employees. In fact, telegram has more than 10 times the employees and 25 times the funding than signal has.
    - hnarn 5y ago
      Pavel Durov is a dollar billionaire, so that’s something.
      - ushakov 5y ago
        his money is not unlimited though Telegram is burning at least $100m a year
        redmare80 5y ago
        That's a luxury that signal does not have.
  - bilal4hmed 5y ago
    Maybe instead of focusing on mobilecoin integration they should work on some of these important things. Their credibility already took a dent because of that

graton 5y ago

Cool stickers. I love the stickers in Telegram. Signal stickers are boring in comparison. I'm sure they can improve it but at the moment Telegram seems to have the best ones. Now the feature is there for stickers, it is just that the implementation isn't as good.

crtasm 5y ago
Do you know you can download more packs / create your own? https://signalstickers.com/ https://signalstickers.com/ https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360031836512-Stickers#sticker_creator_steps https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/360031836512-St...
- stereoradonc 5y ago
  Copy pasting stuff from TG doesn't bode well for Signal. Signal merely replicated TG features - Secret chats and made it mainstream. It uses AWS for cloud hosting, and I don't trust AWS as an intermediary for routing chats. There are red flags all over!! There's nothing new in Signal, AT all!
  - detaro 5y ago
    Signals secret chat implementation is very far "merely replicated TG features".
  - crtasm 5y ago
    Remind me, when did Telegram add secret chats?
- graton 5y ago
  I did not. I just checked them and I was underwhelmed to be honest. But I'm sure they can get better over time, but at the moment the quality of them isn't up to the level of Telegram's stickers in my opinion.

folmar 5y ago

A desktop client. Signal only has remote control for the app, i.e. you can't use it without a phone (or emulator).

detaro 5y ago
Signal desktop client is not just remote control for the app (Whatsapp's web client works like that as far as I know).
busymom0 5y ago
That's not true. On Mac, Signal does have a client. I believe it's made in Electron but it works fine for me. Not sure about Windows though.