Telegram is a relatively new service for communication on the Internet. It allows you to exchange not only messages, but also videos, music, files. The messenger is multifunctional, with a user-friendly interface. Learning to use Telegram is not difficult at all.
How to download and activate Telegram
To start using the free Telegram utility, you need to download and install it on your computer or smartphone. It is desirable to download from the official website telegram.org, but in this case the version will be in English, you will have to russify it yourself. There is no desire to bother, you can find a russified version on the Internet.
To activate, you need to enter the phone number to which you will receive a message with a code. After completing the registration process, the service will become available for use.
You need to go to the settings, the camera icon in the upper left corner, put a checkmark in front of the necessary options. Upload a photo, fill out a profile, get acquainted with the functions of the application:
- writing and sending messages;
- attachment of files to messages;
- creating your own channel;
- creation of secret and simple chats;
- the creation of Group.
After examining all the functions, you will understand what opportunities open up before you.
How to use the Telegram functions
Telegram has excellent helpers, bots, with their help you can keep track of information updates, play games, solve some of your daily tasks. For example, a culinary bot will help you choose a recipe based on the ingredients you enter.
Finding bots and subscribing to their channels is easy. Enter, for example, "Robot Anton", "Culinary bot", BROBOT, BotFather into the search bar, these bots will appear on the channel list panel. Control bots with message commands.
It is possible to create a channel and use it to inform friends about updates to their social networks, to blog on it, scroll through the updates from any site. You can directly share publications with Telegram users. Unfortunately, the posts can only be read, there is no opportunity to comment or ask questions.
In the messenger, you can communicate either one-on-one with a person or with a group of people. In the settings, specify "create a group", select the users you want to add. You can become a member of the group by invitation only. The group limit is 5 thousand people.
Noteworthy is the "secret chats" option. The function allows you to communicate in a completely safe mode, the information is available only to the participants in the dialogue, specials cannot be decrypted. services cannot be stolen, as it is automatically deleted immediately after reading.
For some reason, you cannot or do not want to install an extra program on your gadget, you can use the web version of Telegram in Russian web.tlgrm.ru.
