
Simply press and hold one of the chats, then click on the pin icon that appears at the top of the ribbon menu. Pin ChatsĬhats can be pinned and unpinned in Telegram, and this feature is also available in Signal. Apparently, there is no WhatsApp app for the iPad, but there is with Signal (and also Telegram).

Making voice and video calls can be done easilyĪs with with my list of things that compared Telegram to WhatsApp, this is my own personal list, and you might have other things you feel are better in Signal than in Telegram.You can create groups, and be part of groups.If you want to send messages from your laptop/desktop computer, you can do that too.You can message individuals that are in the contacts list on your phone.

It’s intuitive, and if you have used WhatsApp or Telegram, you will need no time to really get used to Signal.Ok, so first, what is the same between Telegram and Signal?

My god, this is awful! Looking at that list, Signal fairs the best in terms of the data shared, because it’s absolutely nothing. This one is a good one, and also includes Facebook Messenger.

Finally, I’ve got a comparison table of Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal at the bottom of this article.įirst things first, I’ve had a few articles shared with me that cover what data is collected by each app. I’m not stating one is better than the other, but in fairness, I thought it would be good to do an overview of the features in Signal. This article has already gathered more attention than I first thought it would, but with many citing Signal as their app of choice. I wrote about some changes coming in WhatsApp, and what pushed me to start looking around for alternative messaging services and settling on Telegram.
