WhatsApp competitor Telegram Messenger is now available for Windows Phone

It was but last week when we learned that Ngram, an unofficial Telegram Messenger app, would go the official one, receiving approval from the Telegram squad. Fast forward a few days and the changeover has at present occurred in the Store, as the links to Ngram prove the re-branded app as Telegram Messenger Beta v 0.14.five.27.

The whole story started a few months ago when the Telegram team decided to open source their app development in a pseudo-contest, letting numerous Telegram clone apps onto the Store (see app our roundup). Presumably the one that they liked the about becomes re-branded equally the official app for Windows Phone. It's a absurd use of the talented Windows Phone developer pool, and nosotros wish more companies would take such opportunities.

Telegram (telegram.org) is a decentralized, deject-based and encrypted messaging service that promises to be the fastest and almost secure out there (it supports RSA 2048 encryption and Diffie–Hellman secure key exchange). It's supposed to compete with WhatsApp and users of that service volition find that Telegram feels very similar. Except it has more features, which is a damning statement about the status of WhatsApp development these days.

If Telegram Beta sounds like something you'll desire to effort, but grab the link below. All Windows Phones supported.

Download Telegram Messenger Beta for Windows Phone

Thanks, Zapella T., and others for the tips!

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