Yes, as you read it, in Telegram there is the option of sending silent messages, that is, messages that will not emit any type of notification sound on the recipient’s mobile.
WhatsApp is the messaging app par excellence, but we have already said it on occasion, WhatsApp has a lot to learn from Telegram. And one of the features that you should “copy” is silent messages.
For example, if we know that the person to whom we are going to send a message is in a hospital waiting room, in a meeting, is driving, sleeping, etc. and we don’t want to disturb you, we can use silent messages.
In this way we send what we want, but that person will only see it when they open Telegram and observe that they have unread messages in our chat.
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Silent Telegram messages can be sent on both iPhone, Android mobiles and the Telegram Desktop version , and the method is the same:
- We open the Telegram app, enter the chat we want and write the message.
- Careful! Don’t send it yet.
- To select the option to send silent messages, we have to press and hold the Send icon (blue plane) and the option appears.
- We can do it on Android (left), iPhone (right).
As we have already anticipated, if we have a Telegram application on our desktop or laptop, following these same steps we can send silent messages to any contact.
Neither Telegram is the perfect app, nor is WhatsApp. In fact, in terms of curious functions, Telegram does win there and Mark Zuckerberg’s messaging app has a lot to learn . In addition, both collect a lot of user data, and there the winner is Signal .
Another very curious function of Telegram, apart from the one we have explained in this article, is the option to create secret chats . Each user can give it a use. For example, we have recommended them for when we have to share confidential information like the Netflix password with a new member of the group.
