The apps were spotted first by DroidMaze.īoth the apps support animated stickers, dark mode, chat folders, and more. The other option is logging in by scanning the QR code - just the way it is done in WhatsApp. Once you punch in your phone number to log into any of these apps, you will receive a message in the Telegram mobile app with the code.

In order to use these apps, you must have the Telegram mobile app installed in your smartphone. These apps look modern and come with features like animations, dark mode, as well as stickers.īoth Telegram WebZ and Telegram WebK are listed under the “Web Apps” sub-head on the company website. Both the new apps work equally well on mobile and desktop devices, as per the company. Telegram says that it believes in internal competition and, therefore, has launched two different versions of its Web app. I don’t see any other plausible explanation.Telegram WebZ and WebK Web apps have been launched with almost identical features, but with a few differences in design. It is being able to intrude, being able to potentially spy on the user that is apparently why Telegram requires to install its native app before it can be used in its web form. Web apps technically can’t be intrusive any close to the extent that native apps can. This seemingly unnecessary aspiration to be a native app first (vs web app) has always raised in me this suspicion. Whereas being a native mobile app is certainly the most convenient form for a messenger, I can’t see why it is necessarily necessary - given that attaching to a cell phone number isn’t mandatory like it is for WhatsApp (is it?). Uber, or even WhatsApp because it uses cell phone numbers as the primary user ID).īut Telegram, if I understand what it does correctly, is basically a messenger + blog platform. I understand such a necessity for apps that need to access the location/GPS/camera etc.

That said, is there any technical necessity for it to be a native app (either mobile or desktop) first, and only be a web app as a linked dependant? I have never been a Telegram user apart from one occasion when I just tried it out.ĭoes it actually offer any primary functionality that couldn’t be covered by a pure web app?

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