I was a user on Telegram from India.

Telegram is not sending text messages because I don’t have a premium account. And many features are locked in premium.

Currently, Telegram doesn’t allow users to create or log in to accounts via third-party apps. Also, I need an official telegram (a must from the Play Store). (Not even the apk from their own website.) To receive a login code.

Do you guys ever feel that telegram has become so much worse?

  • nottheengineer@feddit.de
    61·
    1 year ago

    Last time I checked, the secret chats had some severe downsides that make them unusable as normal chats.

    And if you want to bring open-source to the conversation: Signal is AGPL licensed, both the apps and backend. Not that it matters because of the E2E encryption.

    • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

      I agree signal is superior, but this post is about telegram.

      What are the downsides of the secret chats?

      https://www.securemessagingapps.com/

      In the comparison chart telegram’s not ideal, but it’s far from the worst.

      Telegram does have a lot of benefits that simplex and signal don’t. Nearly a billion people have it installed. You can connect to people using just aliases without giving away your phone number. So there is utility there

      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org
        1·
        1 year ago

        One downside is that secret chats are mobile-only. Not supported at all on PCs and laptops, with the official client at least.

        • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          That’s inconvenient, I admit.

          There’s a certain philosophy saying that secret chats not being portable is more secure. That means you’re not exporting the secret keys to multiple devices. I realize signal achieves this by signing the secret chats with multiple keys instead of passing the key around. It does reduce your risk surface.