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Isn't Telegram becoming so annoying? (endlesstalk.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by AlbinJose1001@endlesstalk.org to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I was a user on Telegram from India.

Telegram is not sending text messages because I don't have a premium account. And many features are locked in premium.

Currently, Telegram doesn't allow users to create or log in to accounts via third-party apps. Also, I need an official telegram (a must from the Play Store). (Not even the apk from their own website.) To receive a login code.

Do you guys ever feel that telegram has become so much worse?

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[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Telegram is not sending text messages because I don't have a premium account.

Did they say that on the UI? Or why do you think that? I don't think that's the cause.

And many features are locked in premium.

Sure, there are a few new features that were only added for premium users, but I don't know about any that was available to everyone and then became premium only. Or am I wrong?

Do you guys ever feel that telegram has become so much worse?

Well, about that. While I don't think the above concerns are valid, in the last few years telegram has did things and durov made such announcements that are at least weird, but actually concerning, and don't make me trust them more with their motives.

Right now I'm waiting for Element's technical upgrade of Matrix.

[–] AlbinJose1001@endlesstalk.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. They say it on the UI.

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's very weird. You are trying to message an average account, right? Could you please upload a screenshot (with sensitive into redacted of course), do I can see what's the problem? Maybe it's just a misunderstanding.

[–] AlbinJose1001@endlesstalk.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Screenshot_2023-11-06-08-48-01-453_org.telegram.messenger_1

[–] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, so they are not requiring premium for sending messages to a specific user, but for recovering an account with an inaccessible email address?
Or why do they want to reset the email through SMS?

[–] AlbinJose1001@endlesstalk.org 0 points 1 year ago

Who knows ? Everything is meaningless...