1. Create secret chats and broadcasts more often.
Secret chats (Secret Chats) useful not only for self-destructing messages and an increased level of security, but also because they can be created several per person. This means that they will be useful for organizing correspondence. Remember that secret chats are not stored on the Telegram cloud and will not be available after you change your device or log out. Broadcast (Broadcasts) are needed if you want to send the same message to different people, but do not want recipients to see each other, as it happens in a regular group. The feature works in a similar way to email.
2. Add replies, mentions and hashtags.
It is easy to get confused in lengthy correspondence, especially in a group one. That is why it is so important to structure it: reply to a specific message by holding your finger on it and selecting Reply, use the @ symbol to mention specific people to whom you are addressing the message, and create hashtags for different types of messages with the # symbol in order to speed up the search for them.
3. Register a username in Telegram.
Users who don't have your phone number will be able to find you by your username. You can also create a unique link to your account in the messenger of the telegram.me/ [[NIKNAME] format. Usernames are issued upon request in Settings - Username. If your loved one is already taken, write to the support service - they will help you get it if you use it in at least 2 of 3 accounts of the most popular social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
4. Hide from everyone except contacts the last time you were online.
Go to Settings - Privacy and Security - Last Seen and select My Contacts (optional - Nobody, putting the closest people in the exceptions)... To understand if it makes sense to contact you via Telegram, users will see a rough estimate of the last time you entered the app.
5. Strengthen the security of your account.
While phone number authorization has worked well, it's always best to play it safe. To do this, in the Privacy and Security menu, enable two-step authentication via an additional password, the recovery of which must be tied to an e-mail. In the same menu, you can create a digital password with which the application is manually locked.
6. Don't clutter up your app cache.
Most of the pictures, videos, audio and other files that you receive in instant messengers do not need you for a long time, and there is no need to leave them in the phone's memory forever. Therefore, go to the settings in Chat Settings - Cache Settings and set so that the files that you have not accessed for more than a week are automatically erased from the application cache. If you suddenly need something, you can always find it in the correspondence and re-download it from the Telegram cloud - or save it to your cloud or to your phone. Optionally, in Chat Settings, you can make it so that not a single file from the correspondence is downloaded automatically, which is convenient for those who do not have a stable Internet connection.
7. Add sticker packs that other users have.
Telegram uses stickers better than other messengers, but there is no centralized search for them from the application. If you liked the sticker that you saw in the correspondence, hold your finger on it and select Info> Add Stickers to add the entire set with it to the phone's memory. Look for links to the sticker base and individual sets in this
Hello everyone! Messenger Telegram pleases with many useful tools for business, marketing, blogging. And one of them that I want to touch on today is the Telegraph blog platform (address: telegra.ph).
What is the Telegraph for?
This site is intended for publishing notes, articles, in which, in addition to text, you can post images, videos from YouTube or Vimeo, links. The platform itself has a very concise and simple interface. And you can use it not only to publish articles in Telegram, but also share links to your notes from Telegraph in any other social media, in a mailing list, etc.
For some, this option may be an alternative to maintaining a full-fledged blog or site on paid hosting.
Telegraph is convenient if you do not just want to post a short post on your Telegram channel, but have written a full article in which you plan to add pictures / videos, links. I often use it for exactly this purpose.
In the promotion of affiliate programs, for example, Telegraph will be useful for creating pads. That is, you write a useful article on the topic of an affiliate product, and in it you give your affiliate link.
By the way, this is an option when your affiliate link is not allowed through. For example, a social network blocks an affiliate domain, even if you disguise it with an abbreviation or redirect. Then you can use just such an article and give a link not immediately to the affiliate program, but to a page in the Telegraph. An example of such an article with an affiliate recommendation you can see here.
How does the platform work and how do I publish a post?
By the way, to use Telegraph, you don't have to create an account, you can post anonymously. You just go to the platform website at telegra.ph, and you will see a page for creating a publication:
In the "Title" field, enter the title of the note. In the "Your name" field, the name of the author. Well, the "Your story ..." field is the body of your article - here you write your note, or paste it by copying it from Word, for example.
To add an image or video, place the cursor in the desired place in the body of the article. Two icons will appear on the left: the triangular brackets are for adding a video, and the camera is for uploading a photo. Let's consider both options.
We click on the brackets, we will have an inscription, which in translation means "Insert a link to a video from YouTube, Vimeo or a post on Twitter and press" Enter ".
I pointed out the link to the video from YouTube, pressed Enter, and as a result, the video was uploaded to me. By the way, you can add a description under the player.
To load a picture, again, put the cursor in the desired place of the article, click on the camera icon, select an image on the computer and load it. For the picture, you can also specify a description below.
To format the text - highlight it in bold, italic, add a link, subheadings or mark a quote, select the required piece of text with the mouse. A panel with tools will appear above it:
To publish the article, click on the "Publish" button on the right. The post will be published, and in the browser line you can copy the link to it. Once published, an Edit button appears instead of the Publish button. Using this link, you can always edit your post, though only from the same device and browser from which you added it.
How does the Telegraph bot come in handy?
Personally, I connected the blogging platform with my Telegram channel, adding a special bot for myself. This is convenient because I can manage all my posts from my account, see statistics on them, and edit them if necessary.
The bot can be added through the internal Telegram search by the name @telegraph.
After adding, open a chat with him and click "Start" at the bottom.
The bot will help you log into the Telegraph, so that in the future you can log into the platform from this account, publish posts, edit them from any device and see the statistics of views.
You can go to your Telegraph account directly from the chat with the bot by clicking on the button "Log in as ... on this device".
By clicking on the "My posts" button, the bot will show how many posts are currently published in your account, a list of these posts and under each will be the number of views. To go to editing a post, you need to click on its title.
The "Settings" button opens additional settings:
Features of adding links to posts from Telegraph to Telegram channel
On mobile devices, the Instant View function is supported - when the page with the post is opened immediately, and not through the browser, saving time and bandwidth for loading.
Wish you success!
Best regards, Victoria Karpova
Telegram is considered a popular program among young people, through this social mobile application, users from all over the world can communicate with each other, exchange interesting photos, pictures or voice messages. Due to the fact that the program is aimed directly at social activity, the interlocutors are interested not only in banal communication through text messages, in such a situation it is useful to have a personal avatar, in other words, a photo or picture that will be reflected in the individual's profile. As a rule, any user who has at least minimal knowledge of the work of typical messengers can put a photo in the Telegram. However, if there are difficulties and a person cannot add an avatar to his profile, you should read the instructions below. Installation usually does not take much time, any photo is loaded within a few seconds.
The principle of installing a photo in the "Telegram"
To install a photo, you must first go to the settings of this section of the program. It is more prudent to follow the steps listed below.
If there is a need to upload a photo to the Telegram profile, you need to open the program, go to the "Settings" menu item by clicking on the icon that looks like three strips, which is located at the top of the application on the right.
By means of this icon, the user needs to find the menu item "Settings" (in the English version of the application) or "Settings" (Russified program).
To change the photo, you should go to the "Set Profile Photo" sub-item. The same operation in the Russian version of the application is called "Set photo". To change the ava, there is no need to delete the old image, it is enough to determine the location of the photo of interest in the window that opens, select it and download it.
After the new photo is installed in the profile, you will need to crop it. It is not difficult to do this, it is only important to know that after adding the photo must fit in the format.
Having installed the image you like, you can enjoy the work done.
It is worth noting that for an avatar a photo or a picture, you need to select "From the gallery", as soon as the picture is uploaded, it will be displayed in the user's profile next to his name.
If we consider the technical features and requirements, the installation of a personal photo or any other image is not considered a prerequisite. The minimum requirement is registration in the application, which will allow you to communicate without borders with interlocutors from all over the world. However, setting something personal will help friends in finding a specific person.
Application restrictions regarding the installation of pictures
"Telegram" adds the necessary images to the user profile, however, there is a list of conventions, if not observed, the operation may not be crowned with success. The main condition of the program is to observe moral principles, which will allow you to avoid being banned in the future.
To use an avatar without restrictions, you must first make sure that it does not have a pornographic or erotic orientation. At the same time, there should be no slogans or symbols that emphasize the political preferences of the user, contain the names of organizations that are prohibited by international associations.
To avoid problems and bans, it is enough to set something personal or a funny picture in Telegram, which will emphasize individuality, make it easier to find a specific contact.
Conclusion
"Telegram" is a simple application that even an inexperienced user can understand. The program allows just a couple of clicks to install a new image in the profile or change the old one.
How to put a photo on an avatar in a Telegram - after all, it is difficult to underestimate its value, the picture in the profile not only forms the first impression, but also adds strokes to the image of the interlocutor. Many have noticed how difficult it is to be rude to a gray-bearded old man who is strictly looking from the monitor screen, and vice versa, it is impossible to take seriously a user who has a Donkey from Shrek smiling in his profile.
How to add a photo to your profile avatar in Telegram on a PC
We must start by choosing Ava. The most common options are:
- Characters of movies and cartoons, publicly available pictures and photographs. This category also includes famous personalities - actors, politicians, writers, journalists, etc.
- A separate type is snapshots for fake (fake) profiles. To do this, they select real pictures of strangers from social networks, most often ordinary users. The task of such a profile is to hide behind a fictitious personality (sometimes completely copied).
- Real shot of the user. Oddly enough, this option is becoming less common - some seek anonymity, others believe that a third-party image will characterize them better.
- Monochrome ava (most often a white background) - the user can set it as a signal that the profile owner wants to hide information about his identity.
Before placing an ava, you need to consider some factors:
- In Telegram, the ava has a round shape, so the corners of the picture will not be visible.
- In the process of adding an avatar, you can zoom in on the picture and select the desired area of the photo.
- If the picture is too close-up, then it will not be possible to reduce it in Telegram, and the round shape of the avatar can turn the image into an incomprehensible set of details. Sometimes users choose to put in hard-to-identify avs in order to create a neutral impression.
- If you put a new photo in your profile without deleting the old one, the old photo will be saved. They can be changed by clicking the arrow in the avatar view menu.
When the choice is made, you can proceed. In order to put ava in Telegram on a computer, you will need:
- In the application, click on the button in the upper left corner in the form of three horizontal stripes.
- In the menu that opens, select the "Settings" item.
- The settings window will open, you need to click on the "Update photo" button.
- You will need to find the required file in the explorer and click the "Open" button.
- Adjust the size and scale of the avatar and click on the "Save" button.
In the web version of Telegram, the process for setting up ava is the same as in the desktop version, but in mobile applications, the profile settings are arranged slightly differently.
How to put a photo in Telegram on an Android phone
Steps to follow for Android:
How to put in Telegram avu on iPhone
To set up a profile avatar, owners of Apple gadgets will need:
How to change a photo in Telegram if you don't like the old one anymore? Changing ava in the messenger is the same as the initial installation of the photo:
- You need to go to the profile settings in the application or the web version.
- Press the "Select photo" button.
- Then you will need to select the desired image and configure its display.
Users who actively participate in groups and chats should think carefully before changing their avatar. In chats with a large number of participants, the interlocutors are remembered more often by their profile picture than by their nickname.
One of the ways to protect the messenger from unauthorized interference is to block the application by setting an additional access code. Below we will consider how to put a password on Telegram, and what action to take if it is forgotten.
Why do you need additional application protection
Since the Telegram implements a complex message encryption system based on a unique cryptographic protocol, it is practically impossible to decrypt and read user correspondence, even if it is intercepted. That is, the software messenger is protected very reliably. Nevertheless, if the device with the installed application is left unattended for a while, an attacker may well gain physical access to it by unhindered reading the correspondence or sending an unwanted message on behalf of the user.
It is to prevent such situations in the messenger that there is an opportunity to put additional protection. In this case, having received a smartphone or personal computer at his disposal, an attacker will stumble upon a blocking window and will not be able to use an inadvertently abandoned device. If the owner himself has forgotten the password from the Telegram and now cannot enter it, do not panic. The developers admit this possibility, so they have provided a simple algorithm for restoring access to the service.
If you accidentally forget your device, Passcode will prevent an attacker from using it. How to put a password on Telegram - step by step instructions
In order to provide additional protection for the application, you must perform the following actions:
- Open the service menu of your profile (for PC - three vertical lines, for mobile versions - three vertical dots).
- Select "Settings" (for the Russian version).
- In the window that opens, scroll down the page to the "Privacy and security" section.
- In this section there is an item "Passcode" or "Turn on local passcode", click on it.
- A dialog box will open in which you can enter your own password. The system will ask you to do this twice to avoid possible input errors. It is advisable to choose a not too simple combination with a symbol, but observe the limits of reason, so as not to later forget the overly complex code yourself.
- After entering the secret combination, it will be possible to set the automatic blocking of the application with the available modes: 1 minute, 5 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours. If you often go away and leave the device unattended, then it is recommended to set a short auto-lock interval.
- The activation of this protection is characterized by the appearance of a lock at the top of the chat list. Click it to block the Telegram. After that, a window will appear for entering the set password.
Enabling Passcode is available in the settings, in the Privacy and security section It should be noted that the user can at any time put a different code or disable it altogether if he considers that such protection is no longer relevant. To do this, go to the "Privacy and security" section and select "Change local passcode" or "Turn off", respectively. In both cases, the system will definitely ask you to enter the old password.
Forgot login code - what to do
Nobody is safe from forgetting the secret combination of Telegram unlocking. You can get out of this situation without even contacting the messenger support. At the same time, the algorithm of actions for personal computers and smartphones is somewhat different, so we will consider each case separately.
If, after leaving your PC for a few minutes / hours, you find on the screen a window with the inscription "Enter your local passcode", while the required password is completely forgotten, then you need to log out of your account. To do this, under the "Submit" button, there is a subtle "Log out" link. By pressing it and confirming the actions, you will exit the Telegram and will be able to open the messenger back after the standard authentication procedure by specifying the code that will be sent to the phone number of the registered account.
If you forget the security code, re-authorization can save the situation. For smartphones, the situation with a forgotten password is more difficult, since the blocking window does not provide any links to log out of the account. Therefore, the only option in this case is to uninstall and reinstall the messenger on the smartphone, followed by user authorization. At the same time, you should not worry about the safety of the history of correspondence. All information is stored not in the phone's memory, but on the Telegram cloud server. Therefore, after opening the application, the list of previously created dialogs will be in place.
