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PlatformsWeb, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows phone, UWP
End-to-end encryptionSecret chats
VoIPYes
PublisherVarious companies affiliated with Telegram
Mediaimages / video / audio / GIFs / stickers / PiP Video / Videomessages
Audio recordingYes
Service integrationsThrough bots
DIY integrationsYes
File Size2048 MB
VideoconferencingYes
Groups≤ 100,000
Video recordingYes
LocationsharingLive
Message historyYes
Unit TestingYes
MultideviceCloud
Open sourceMost clients
In-app purchasesTo pay 3rd parties
Usernamesyes
Message deletionMutual/timed
Audio/video streamingOnly from some clients
Cloud syncYes
Open source backendno
Proxy supportyes
Open clients APIyes
MultiplatformYes
Pros
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Con Only "Secret Chat" messages are encrypted end to end
The only way to get end-to-end encryption (client-client) using Telegram is to use the Secret Chat function, anything through the service is server-client encrypted. Also secret chat is only implemented in the mobile apps, meaning there is no way to encrypt messages end-to-end when using the desktop client or the web browser client.
Know any negative aspects of this option?