Telegram Messenger is Testing New Feature Voice Call

In January, the founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, said that they were working on the incorporation of voice calling feature into messaging service and today it has been known that users of the instant messaging service Telegram are in luck since the feature is already in beta testing phase in the beta version of the Application. In order to use it, it is necessary that both the callers and the person receiving the call have the beta activated.

Telegram is the great alternative to WhatsApp, valued very positively by users thanks to their privacy. For the moment, the first critics have welcomed with open arms the performance and operation of voice calls in the messaging application, which could soon reach the public version.

While WhatsApp has long been integrating the option of making voice calls and video calls between its contacts. However, Telegram now joins the dispute by trying to bridge the technological gap separating it from the platform acquired in 2014 by Mark Zuckerberg. The news of the new functionality has been confirmed by Pavel Durov through his Twitter account.

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The first notable call setting is the ability to control just who can call you. Because Telegram allows you to connect with strangers via usernames - unlike WhatsApp which requires you to share a phone number - Telegram users may not want everyone to be able to ring them. Users can either allow everyone to call them, permit calls only from those on their contact lists, or simply block all incoming calls. There is also an option for blocking individual users from calling.

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The other notable aspect to Telegram calls is the ability to verify that a call is encrypted. Telegram generates an image and text string which can be compared with the image and text generated on the other user’s device. If they’re the same then end-to-end encryption is guaranteed.

Those on Android can test the call functionality using the latest beta version of the app. The call feature is hidden by default, but there is a guide that details how to enable calls.

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