[Software] Telegram in Fedora

Telegram in Fedora

Hey everone :gsmile:
Recently read this in Fedora Magazine.
It's called Telegram. It's a messaging, file and video sending, and chat program. It apparantly also values privacy. Unlike Google Hangouts, and FB, to name a few. According to the Telegram FAQ, it is supposed to be more secure, It uses API layering:

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Telegram is more secure than mass market messengers like WhatsApp and Line. We are based on the MTProto protocol (see description and advanced FAQ), built upon time-tested algorithms to make security compatible with high speed delivery and reliability on weak connections. We are continuously working with the community to improve the security of our protocol and clients

The Telegram FAQ is here: https://telegram.org/faq#q-how-secure-is-telegram

To find out more about Telegram, you can go here:

https://telegram.org/

The Fedora Magazine link is below with some additional info along with variations on Telegram clients such as Pidgin plugins, CLI install and GUI install instruction for Telegram (if your using Fedora 22, you might know that yum is deprecated and are now using dnf):

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Here is a summary of what makes Telegram an attractive option for instant messaging:

Free of charge and run by a non-profit organization
Fast
Open (open API, open protocol, open source clients; the server side is currently closed though)
Accepts file uploads up to 1.5 GB
Secret Chats (end-to-end encryption, a timer to destruct messages)
Bot API (API that lets you write your own bots to notify you or deliver content to your Telegram client).

This little bit here is on options to join:

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Telegram accounts are tied to the phone number of the user. The easiest way to start with Telegram are the mobile apps, because they can scan your contacts and give you a list of friends already using the service. You can join Telegram even without having a smartphone, though. You can create an account in one of the official clients including the web client. You’ll need a phone to receive authentication PINs via SMS

Telegram in Fedora - Fedora Magazine

Im using it, works great. Got a quite big userbase.

Were you using it as a plugin by chance? Or from within a different application??

What I personally like is that it isn't necessary to set a username for this since usernames are public. Like with using a Google application for instance, it's instantly public and kind of destroys the sense of privacy that one might have.
I also like the programs sense of privacy unlike other applications out on the market.

Using it on Android and Windows. The only possible Drawback is the use of your/a Phone-Number for 2 Factor Auth and Contact sync like Whatsapp.

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The only possible Drawback is the use of your/a Phone-Number for 2 Factor Auth and Contact sync like Whatsapp.

BBM still rocks here