Auto-deleting messages were already a feature of Telegram that was available in it's encoded Secret Chats, however this new update for iOS and Android adds the alternative to cause messages to vanish in any kind of chat. Telegram's rivals have had comparable features: WhatsApp presented an element in 2020 and Signal has had vanishing messages since 2016. Numerous users avoided WhatsApp for Telegram with regard to a concern that Facebook would peruse their messages. The new feature update by Telegram like auto-delete appears to be a decent path for the company to address those concerns. All messages on Telegram are technically encrypted, but Secret Chats are the only ones that are exclusively viewable on the devices of the people participating.

Source: Mint February 27, 2021 01:41 UTC