Since the discussions about WhatsApp and its new terms of use, Telegram has been ramping up its operations to seduce users of the famous instant messaging service. For example, Telegram can import all your conversations from WhatsApp. This strategy seems to be paying off as WhatsApp has already lost millions of users to Telegram and Signal.
On this Friday, April 30, 2021, Telegram highlights this point by announcing the upcoming group video calls, a feature not previously found in the messaging system founded by Pavel Durov. “In May 2021 we will add a video dimension to our voice chats, making Telegram a powerful platform for group video calls.” billionaire writes on his official Telegram channel.
“Screen sharing, encryption, ambient noise cancellation, desktop and tablet support are everything you expect from a modern video conferencing tool, but with Telegram next level user interface, speed and encryption. Stay tuned”, Adds the creator of Telegram.
Telegram is catching up with the competition
In the field of group video calls, Telegram lagged behind the competition Like WhatsApp, Zoom, and even Skype and Microsoft Teams. Especially since telework became widespread, after several months of freeing the ground to its competitors in this key area, Telegram is attacking in force by bidding for this reason. video conferencing with a maximum of 50 people. With only 8 users, this is much more than what WhatsApp offers.
And if Zoom does offer video calls to 100 people, Telegram could look for this enemy in a very valuable area: security. Telegram has shaped its image and reputation around itself. end-to-end encryption systemwhich prevents any outside interference to your communication.
However, Zoom has regularly made headlines for its major security issues. In April 2021, Zoom fell victim to a series of flaws that allowed a hacker to gain full access to your computer. With the promise to offer such strong security in group video calls, Telegram could be good for Zoom usersworried after these multiple setbacks.
Source : TechCrunch
