Telegram is becoming increasingly popular as a messenger. And now the chat app scores with a new function that WhatsApp users are looking for in vain.
- The messenger app Telegram has recently released a new update for its users.
- Some features are particularly useful during the coronavirus pandemic .
- WhatsApp users have so far been looking for a brand new feature to no avail .
Dortmund - Telegram was previously an insider tip as a messenger . But now the WhatsApp competitor has released an update that could help some users, especially in the time of the corona virus, as RUHR24.de * publishes.
Telegram: WhatsApp competitor wants to make sorting chats possible
No matter whether for work, for parties or family groups - in Germany it has almost become standard to create new groups for messengers like WhatsApp or Telegram for meetings between several people. This is especially helpful during the spread of the corona virus. But the logical consequence of this is: At some point, users lose the overview.
But while users have so far had to search with WhatsApp , competitor Telegram is now to be equipped with a new function that has so far been sorely missed with the world's most popular messenger .
Telegram: Folder function should make sorting and grouping of chats possible
Because users of Telegram should now be able to create suitable folders for their different chats - similar to what they are used to from a PC. The computer magazine Chip reports. This way, the conversations can be easily summarized in self-created categories . This sorting option can be found under "Settings" in the app .
The folder function is part of the new, comprehensive update for the chat app and should be available on the desktop for Android as well as for iOS and the web app. If you have installed version 5.15 of Telegram , you can also look forward to some other new features .
Corona virus in North Rhine-Westphalia and Germany: Telegram offers helpful functions
Because in addition to redesignable profile pages, there should also be new animated emojis for users . In addition, the function "People nearby" is said to have been improved.
This should make it very easy to create local groups , which is particularly useful in times of the corona virus .
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Simply select the "Find people nearby" option under "Contacts" and then click on "Create a group ". The local group created in this way is then visible to all users of the Telegram app and can support those in need, for example, with purchases or connect with other helpers .
Coronavirus: Telegram wants to prevent fake news unlike WhatsApp
But the spread of the corona virus in NRW and the rest of Germany brings yet another innovation . Because while the competitor was only recently warned of chain letters that spread false messages about the corona virus in WhatsApp's chats, this should not happen at Telegram now.
The free messenger wants to help authorities to spread the correct news about the pathogen Sars-CoV-2 and the resulting disease Covid-19 via the secure channels of the app , as it says on Twitter.
We help authorities to quickly disseminate coronavirus information through verified channels. https://t.co/iHUpQOe1SF
- Telegram in German (@de_telegram) April 3, 2020As a further highlight of the current update from Telegram , those responsible have adapted the browsing . You no longer have to swipe the screen as before, instead users only have to tap the right or left of the screen. malm
* RUHR24.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.