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FEATURE
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WHATSAPP
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TELEGRAM
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Messages
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Send
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Yes
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Yes
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Edit
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No
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Yes (no time limit, flagged in chat)
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Delete
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Yes (within 1h8m16s, flagged in chat)
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Yes (no time limit, message disappear)
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Text formatting
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Normal, bold, italic,
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Normal, bold, italic,
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Pin message to chat
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No
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Yes
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Pin chat to app home screen
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Yes (up to 5)
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Yes (up to 5)
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Storage
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Media
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Phone
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Cloud
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Messages
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Phone
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Cloud
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Backups
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Phone & Google Drive
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Cloud
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Media
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Send compressed photo
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Yes
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Yes
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Send uncompressed photo
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No
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Yes
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Send as gallery
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Yes (compressed)
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Yes (compressed)
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Select video quality
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No
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Yes
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Size limit
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100MB (iPhone)
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1.5GB
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Groups
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Members limit
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256
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200,000
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Access control (non-admins)
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Send message
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Send message, send media, send stickers & GIFs, send polls, embed links, add users, pin messages, change group info
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Access control (admins)
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No
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Delete messages, pin messages, ban users, invite users using URL, add new admins, change group info
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Flood control (how many messages users can send in timeframe)
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No
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Slow mode (1 per 10s/30s/1m/5m/15m/1h)
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Custom admin title
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No
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Yes
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Broadcast lists
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Supported
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Yes (a group with permission set as non-admins cannot send messages)
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Yes (called Channels)
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Members limit
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256
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Unlimited
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Privacy
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Add user using
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Phone number
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Phone number or username
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Private chat
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No
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Yes (chat window will only appear on main device)
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Self-destructing messages
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No
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Yes
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Send read receipts
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Yes (users and groups)
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Yes (users)
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Suppress read receipts
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Yes
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No
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Stickers
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Supported
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Yes
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Yes
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Creating
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Yes (3rd party app)
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In-built support into app
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Modifying
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Yes (3rd party app)
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In-built support into app
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Sharing
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Limited (users add stickers to favourite)
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Yes
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*Devices
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Multiple
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Yes (up to 1 mobile and 1 computer)
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Yes (unlimited)
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Automation
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Supported
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No
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Yes (called Bots)
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