Functions that only Telegram has, but WhatsApp does not

Messaging applications are one of the most important digital tools that exist on the web. Nowadays, hundreds of thousands of people use these platforms to communicate with their family and friends, with Telegram being one of the favorites.

It has innovative functions: from MP3 player to image editing program. The messaging application, designed to rival WhatsApp's popularity with its strong security position, has a large number of similar tools such as Web Telegram to work from PC, and others more original, such as zooming in and decreasing the size of the text.

In this note you will be able to find the features of the service and the functions that Telegram has to use the application to the fullest. Here are 5 Telegram features that WhatsApp doesn't have:

- Photo editor (advanced)

At the time of sending the photos, you can choose to send them from the Gallery. From there, you can edit them beforehand by clicking the Edit button.

The highlight is that there are several options and you can change the exposure and contrast of photos, create a radial or linear blur, or even edit the photo color options.

But that's not all, because by clicking on the Brush icon, you can also write by hand, insert text, and best of all, add masks. These masks are applied using facial recognition technology and allow you to add glasses, hats, wigs and all kinds of accessories to a face.

- Video notes

If you have the popular voice memos on WhatsApp, Telegram has doubled the bet and also added video notes.

It applies it with a button to the right of the typing field that allows you to switch between voice and video with a single press, and then all you have to do is press and hold to record and transmit as soon as you release it.

If you go to the Options and then Settings sidebar, you can enable an option called Raise to Talk in the chat settings. When it is active, simply picking up the cell phone to bring it closer can start the process of sending voice memos, which is useful if you really want to continue sending them.

- Pin messages or files in a chat or group

If you don't want to search for important messages when you are in a group, there is always the option to pin them so that they are clearly visible.

To do this, you simply have to click on the message on the phone or right-click on the PC application and choose the Pin option.

When you enter the group options later, you will be able to see the pinned messages.

- Telegram reproduce música

Another little-known and very functional utility that Telegram has is to become a music player. Simply send MP3 files with the songs or audios you want to listen to and when this is done, the application will display controls such as pausing a song or skipping to the previous or next song.

Best of all, if multiple songs are sent, the application will recognize them as a list and allow the user to play them in a loop or even enable multimedia playback.

- Delete or edit sent messages

If the user is confused when writing something and wants to edit or delete it, Telegram offers both options. When you delete a message, in fact, you can decide whether to delete it only from your cell phone or also delete it from the cell phone of the person you are chatting with.

It's the same as WhatsApp, but what's really new is the ability to correct that text that was just sent with that annoying spelling mistake, or change a word that you don't want to use to say something.

When sending a message, you have to tap it until you select it. By selecting it, at the top you can decide whether you want to modify or delete it; if it is modified, the message will be inserted so that the user can write the correction they want. If you decide to delete it, you can choose whether to do it only on the phone or also on the other person's phone.

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