
I can see that 1,000 might not be enough for a large organisation, but 200,000 is WAY too many people for a group, at least IMHO Honestly, I feel like we are going from one extreme to another.
Telegram allows for up to 200,000 members in a group, with Signal allowing for 1,000. Making voice and video calls can be done easilyĪs with with my list of things that compared Telegram to WhatsApp, this is my own personal list, and you might have other things you feel are better in Signal than in Telegram. You can create groups, and be part of groups. If you want to send messages from your laptop/desktop computer, you can do that too. You can message individuals that are in the contacts list on your phone. It’s intuitive, and if you have used WhatsApp or Telegram, you will need no time to really get used to Signal. Ok, so first, what is the same between Telegram and Signal? My god, this is awful! Looking at that list, Signal fairs the best in terms of the data shared, because it’s absolutely nothing. This one is a good one, and also includes Facebook Messenger. Finally, I’ve got a comparison table of Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal at the bottom of this article.įirst things first, I’ve had a few articles shared with me that cover what data is collected by each app. I’m not stating one is better than the other, but in fairness, I thought it would be good to do an overview of the features in Signal. This article has already gathered more attention than I first thought it would, but with many citing Signal as their app of choice. When he's not writing, you'll probably find him hitting the gym, trying to ace a new hobby, reading his textbooks, or traveling.I wrote about some changes coming in WhatsApp, and what pushed me to start looking around for alternative messaging services and settling on Telegram. In addition to his role at AP, Arol is also a staff writer for sister site MakeUseOf, where he writes mostly about computing. You'll normally find him covering news, although he has also written the occasional deal, buyer's guide, how-to post, and round-up.
While he's a technology lover at heart, he holds Android phones, and smartphones in general, close to heart. Arol brings half a decade of writing experience, and the occasional hot take, to his writings. He transitioned to a news and feature writer role at XDA Developers that same year, where he worked until 2021 before making the jump to AP. Years later, in 2017, he got his true start in tech journalism working for a small Google-focused site called Pixel Spot. He first began writing online for the short-lived portal of Spanish-language gaming forum Emudesc in 2013.
Arol is a tech journalist and contributor at Android Police.