We bet you didn’t know about these 10 cool Telegram features – use them to the fullest!

Telegram became a platform where everyone flocked: stars, bloggers, athletes, media, ordinary people. Someone has been hanging around in a cart, as the people call it, for over a year, but even they know far and wide about this messenger. We are talking about the most interesting features that you will definitely enjoy.

Late at night, did you remember not responding to your child’s boss or teacher? Or are you afraid to remind your husband to take the chicken out of the freezer, turning it with work? To do this, there is a function of delayed messages.

You type the desired text, then pay attention to the arrow: by tapping on it, you will simply send a message. But if you hold down the button, the line “Send later” will appear. By clicking on it, you can choose the time you want to send a message. Very comfortably!

In Telegram it is very convenient to conduct private correspondence. Would you like to discuss something very personal? No problem, the Secret Chat function will help you.

To use it, go to the chat with the person you need, click on his photo, then on the three dots (“plus”) and select the line “Start a secret conversation” there. And you can start chatting!

Secret Chat guarantees you total confidentiality: no digital trace, deletion of messages by timer, no redirection. And if the interlocutor takes a screenshot, the application will inform you immediately! Well, isn’t that a beauty?

In Telegram you can find each other not only by phone number, but also by nickname. If you do not want the interlocutor to know your phone number, but you need to exchange contacts, it is enough to tell him your username in the messenger.

You can create a nickname and install it yourself: by default, nothing is defined. To do this, enter the settings and click “Select username”. And enter what you like. And then distribute the nickname to new acquaintances without fear for the phone number.

Sent a friend your stupid photo, but you don’t want to admire it forever? Or shared a bunch of abstract photos that litter the feed? You can configure the automatic deletion of images after a certain period.

To do this, select the desired image, then, as with SMS, press and hold the blue arrow in the lower right corner, then select “Set timer” from the drop-down window. And There you go !

How many times have you come across spoilers while reading this or that article or messages from friends in the general chat? Here we are all the time. Exasperated! But in the telegram there is a “remedy” for this – the spoiler protection function. Any user can close their message (or part of it) with a checkbox. For those who are not afraid of spoilers, they can click on the dice and the text will open. The rest will just pass.

To use this feature, enter some text, then select all or just the part you want, then select text options (usually indicated by this icon – BIyou), and there – the “Hidden” parameter. After that, send the message as usual.

If you come across a message in English or another language, it can be easily translated. But you need to enable this feature first. To do this, go to the “Settings” section, then “Language”, then activate the “Show the “Translate” button” slider. After that, you can click on messages in a foreign language and translate them in an instant.

Telegram has an interesting feature – a reaction to a message using emoticons. This helps keep the chat uncluttered, while clearly indicating that the message has been read and showing what you think of it.

To put a reaction on a message, simply click on the corresponding emoji if you have an android, or press and hold on the message and then poke on the appropriate emoji. Remember: reactions are visible to everyone.

In Telegram you can write to yourself, so many users use the Favorites chat to take notes for themselves. A shopping list, photos, forwarding interesting entries from other chats, draft messages to other users – you can store everything you need in this chat.

The same “Favorites” allows you to use Telegram as a reminder: “Congratulate your grandmother on her birthday”, “Take the clothes out of the dryer”. To do this, you need to open the “Favorites” chat, enter the text, press and hold the arrow at the bottom right, then select “Set a reminder” and set the desired time. Ready!

The feature is very convenient for those who find themselves in a new location. Or if you came to a meeting, but can’t find it. You can simply send your location to the chat so the other person can see where you are. To do this, click on the paper clip (attachment) and select “Geolocation” there. Then you can move to the specified point on the map in real time.

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