Telegram is one of those amazing messenger applications today. With the freedom, features, and privileges it gives to its users, Telegram has managed to register an overwhelming number of new users of late. The most amazing thing is that interesting things about Telegram cannot be exhausted. New features are being added every now and then. Here again, we shall go through a list of ten amazing telegram features you might not know. Here it is;
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Schedule Messages
This feature may not be new to WhatsApp users with the latest version. You may schedule a message and it will be delivered at that specific day and time. To use this feature, do this;
- Go to the text box of your recipient and draft out a message you wish to schedule
- Head to the send button and hold it for a while.
- When a list appears, choose “Schedule message”
- No go ahead and select the date and time to deliver the message
- That is how you schedule a message in Telegram
Add Nearby People and Group
Now you can use Telegram to discover and be discovered by users and groups basing on your current location. However much some users claim that this is not a secure idea, a good number of Telegram users actually like it
Using this feature may help you discover interesting ideas and plots for a weekend such as festivals, clubbing groups and ideas, workgroups, and more. To add nearby people, simply follow the steps below
- Go to Telegram menu
- Proceed to “Contacts” and click on “Add People Nearby”
Edit Sent Messages
This is another interesting feature that other apps like Twitter are still struggling to implement. We always keep making mistakes in the texts we send. Telegram cannot let you keep thinking of those little typos in the phrase you just sent to a friend, partner, or even your boss. You can edit in live and keep the smile one.
- Select the message you wish to edit
- Click on “Edit” at the top
- Now, change your message to whatever you wish.
Telegram Bots
Telegram bots allow you to check for weather updates and also playing online games via Telegram. If you are a game lover, this is something you may need to test on your Telegram app. As well, if you are someone who moves out often, you need to check for weather updates right from your Telegram application before you walkabout.
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Send Silent Messages
Let us talk about sending a silent message. What is it? A silent message is that one you may send while knowing the recipient is asleep, reading, or working and you don’t wish to bother them. But still, you want to send them a message. A silent message comes in! To implement a silent message, follow these steps.
- Go to the text box of your recipient and draft out a message you wish to send
- Head to the send button and hold it for a while.
- When a list appears, choose “Send without sound”
- That is the silent message for you
Customize your home Bubble
Just like GB and FM WhatsApp, Telegram allows you to customize the look of your home screen or chat room. Choose your best fill, color, and objects that you want to decorate your home screen by following the steps below;
- If you need to change your theme,
- Go to Settings
- Proceed to Chat Settings
- Here, you may select Chat Background to set new wallpaper for your groups
Mute Contacts and Groups
There are times chats and channels are just pissing with all the notifications and noise they keep making. That shouldn’t bother you at all. You got this feature that can mute all contacts and groups. They will never make any noise for you!
- Click on the three-dot Menu button in the top-right of any chat or group
- Select Mute notifications.
Chat Folders
The chat folder allows you to organize or categorize different chats according to your preference. With the number of channels you follow and hundreds of chats you have on Telegram, the Chat folder will help your streamline your chat groups in a way you will better access them with ease. To create a chat folder, do this;
- Open the hamburger menu and move to Settings
- Now go to folders
- Tap on “create new folder” then give it a name of your choice.
- When the chat folder has been create, now go on and add the chats that belong to that category such as work, friends, sports, etc.
Use secret Telegram Chats
Since Telegram allows you to access your chats from multiple devices, using secret Telegram chats may help to solve the privacy issues around it. To implement the secret Telegram chats feature,
- Pull out the left menu and tap on “New secret chat”
- Now go to chat and tap on any contact’s name you want to add in your secret chat.
- From the menu, choose more and click on “Start secret chat”
Enable Auto-Night Mode
- To enable the auto-night mode feature, go to settings
- Proceed to the chat settings
- Now when you are there, select “Auto-Night mode” to activate the feature. You won’t need to adjust on your screen light whenever it gets dark.