Encrypted messaging app Telegram is all set to introduce group video calls for its users in May, including support for web-based videoconferencing.<\/p>\n
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov made the announcement via a message posted to his official Telegram channel where he wrote “we will be adding a video dimension to our voice chats in May, making Telegram a powerful platform for group video calls”.<\/p>\n
“Screen sharing, encryption, noise-cancelling, desktop and tablet support — everything you can expect from a modern video conferencing tool, but with Telegram-level UI, speed and encryption. Stay tuned!” he added.<\/p>\n
The company originally planned to add the video call feature to its messaging service at some point in 2020.<\/p>\n
Telegram often taunts rivals over their tardiness to add new features but on video calls it has been a laggard, only adding the ability to make one-on-one video calls last August, TechCrunch reported.<\/p>\n
In an April 2020 blog post, to mark passing 400 million users, it wrote that the global lockdown had “highlighted the need for a trusted video communication tool” — going on to dub video calls in 2020 “much like messaging in 2013”.<\/p>\n
However, it also emphasized the importance of security for group video calling — and that’s perhaps what’s caused the delay.<\/p>\n
The company said it reached 400 million monthly active users in April 2020, up from 200 million in 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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