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* is fast

* has native apps

* has amazing stickers

* lets you share almost unlimited media

* has a decent bot API

* is secure enough for my personal use (though I don’t pretend to use it as a secure messenger nor do I advocate for it if this is important for someon. Please do not start an argument about this again, search up telegram on hn.algolia for plenty of comments about security)

* calls and video is not as high quality as FaceTime but way better than WhatsApp



The stickers are completely open; Anyone can submit new packs. Animated stickers are also supported.

The clients are all opensource, and the APIs usable by anyone.

It has tons of little nice features as well. E.g., organizational directories, great search, fine grained notification settings, … .

There is also voice chat support, which is pretty nice.




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