Tech tips: How to move your chats from WhatsApp to Telegram
Tech tips: How to move your chats from WhatsApp to Telegram
Telegram enables users to move chats and media from other messaging apps by using the Export Chat menu.
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Telegram notes that it does not occupy extra space in the process.
Signal enables users to move group contacts between apps.
Telegram had rolled out an option to transfer chats from any social media app along with the media. Many users have switched to alternatives like Telegram and Signal as WhatsApp’s new privacy policy has raised discussions on privacy and has attracted government intervention as well. Even though WhatsApp has noted that the app will not stop working for users who do not immediately accept the new privacy policy, the messaging app is still under fire from the authorities. If you are skeptical about the new terms of service and have already moved to an alternative app, you can move your chats from WhatsA
Check New Update On WhatsApp s Disappearing Message Feature May 19, 2021, 17:04 IST
A few days ago, WhatsApp introduced the Disappearing Messages feature.
WhatsApp has made further improvements to this feature.
WhatsApp, the world s most popular messaging app, is set to release yet another update. The Disappearing Mode feature in WhatsApp will get a new update soon and is currently in the developmental stages. This global feature can be found in the Settings section of WhatsApp.
According to WhatsApp beta info, it will be available shortly in the edition of WhatsApp that is being released for iOS users. This function has to be manually activated or disabled in every chat community, according to previous updates. This means that when you start a new conversation, it will be turned off, particularly until the Disappearing feature is turned on. However, it appears that the function is being updated to make this option work automatically.
Telegram is now the most downloaded app on Google Play Store Ever since WhatsApp has announced its new privacy policy, users have found peace in other messaging apps including Telegram and Signal.
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Telegram has moved from the ninth position to the top spot on Google Play Store. It is the fourth most download app on Apple’s App Store.
WhatsApp’s loss is Telegram’s gain. Ever since WhatsApp has announced its new privacy policy, users have found peace in other messaging apps including Telegram and Signal. While there were a lot of conjectures of WhatsApp’s privacy policy, users found the other apps more reliable and safer even before WhatsApp could explain its case. However, Telegram seems to have really benefitted due to this sudden shift of users from WhatsApp.
One such platform is Telegram, which now
has more than 500 million active users; 100 million joined in January, with 25 million downloading the app within three days alone.
In response, the app has added a feature that allows users to import their chat history from WhatsApp, from both individual and group discussions. This means
if you re making the switch, you won t have to lose past conversations and you can continue from where you left off, as long as each WhatsApp user has a Telegram account. Telegram now has more than 500 million users. Bloomberg
On iOS, the feature arrived with Telegram s version 7.4, and it s now available for Android, too.
Telegram lets users import chat history from WhatsApp on iOS and Android
By Masabata Mkwananzi
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Telegram has added a new feature which allows users to import their chat history from WhatsApp, the company announced on their blog post.
The new feature will also allow users to move their individual and group chats from apps like Line and KakaoTalk to Telegram.
The new update comes after Telegram saw a great increase in downloads, as users started migrating to the platform. The company has now over 500 million active users around the world.
The company added that it had over 100 million new users joined in January that were seeking more privacy and freedom. This comes after the controversial WhatsApp new privacy policy saga saw users migrating to Telegram. WhatsApp has since postponed their privacy policy update and ensured users that the company can not listen or read their conversations as they are end-to-end encrypted.