Telegram is better in pretty much every way, and has been for almost a decade
Messaging Apps are only as good as whatever Apps most people use.
Regarding security, yes. Other than that, Beeper allows you to centralize all kinds of messaging apps into one pretty nice (and open-source AFAIK) UI. Currently using it for all my hardly-used communication channels.
telegram isn't even e2ee, why would anyone recommend it.
.... The comparison, here, is WhatsApp, so
Besides, surprisingly people like cross-device sync even if they happen to not have access to their old devices
Telegram's frontend apps*
Telegram is better in pretty much every way, and has been for almost a decade
Messaging Apps are only as good as whatever Apps most people use.
Regarding security, yes. Other than that, Beeper allows you to centralize all kinds of messaging apps into one pretty nice (and open-source AFAIK) UI. Currently using it for all my hardly-used communication channels.
telegram isn't even e2ee, why would anyone recommend it.
.... The comparison, here, is WhatsApp, so
Besides, surprisingly people like cross-device sync even if they happen to not have access to their old devices
Telegram's frontend apps*