The use of instant messaging applications is the order of the day after WhatsApp is one of the apps with the highest share of active users today. This tool to keep in touch with family and friends exists an application that has gone from being an alternative to something more than that, Telegram.
Telegram has long been one of the perfect applications to be able to speak with our most direct contacts through messages, voice messages and for a few months also through video calls. This feature was tried and tested before being released in beta.
We explain how to make video calls with the stable version of Telegram, an application that is free and available since 2013 in the Play Store. Today it is used by more than 400 million active users and is increasing thanks, among other things, to its end-to-end encryption.
Video calls initially came with Vidogram
Like the competition itself Telegram has made it easy to make a video call from the application, although it is true that it will not be visible to the naked eye as soon as you open it. Other clients that work on the Telegram network are offering the same service and one of them advanced this service, specifically Vidogram.
Vidogram is one of the several clients available on the Play Store They add different extras on Telegram, although seeing the news of the official app we opted for the latter. Telegram has many options to make it personalized at least 90%.
Download Telegram
The first and necessary thing is to have the Telegram application, for this we have to download it from the Play Store of our device. It weighs little, is functional with almost all versions of Android and has already passed 500 million downloads since its launch.
Once Telegram is installed you have to see all the contacts who are using this app, some will be more advanced using it as it is a very useful tool to create work groups as well. The good thing about Instagram on the other hand is that Instagram makes a backup of all your data so far.
How to make video calls from Telegram
At the moment Telegram offers one-to-one video callsGroup video calls will arrive over the next few months, at least the company has said in a statement. The good reception of this new option means that many users now choose to use the tool again.
The process of making a video call to a person is quite easy, In this case, to start a video call we have to do the following:
- Launch the Telegram application on your Android deviceRemember to keep it updated, from 7 onwards it already includes this option and not in previous versions
- Once the Telegram application is open, open the chat to start a video call, in this case with the specific person with whom you have arranged to speak
- Up at the top of your contact's conversation You will see three vertical dots, click on them and in the second option it will show you «Video call», click on it and wait for the person to accept the video call
- In order to start a video call if it is the first time you use it, you must authorize access to the microphone and the camera
Options within video calls
Videographer:
This option will serve to either of them can deactivate the camera at some point during the video call, is usually used sporadically, but it is quite a useful function. If you are going to talk to someone from home or your company and you need to turn off the camera next to the microphone, you have both options available.
Flip
The Flip option will flip the camera to use either the front or the backIn many cases, the back will give us a higher quality by having more megapixels. If you need to focus something and you want to use the back one, it will give you a greater focus than the front one, which tends to drop considerably in some phone models.
Mute
If you click on «Mute» you will deactivate the microphone, as well as the camera It can be activated at any time, if you need to make a call or something else is one of the interesting functions of Telegram. A lot of work has been done on the sound quality, so much so that it is quite decent, as is the video.
End the call
If you want to end a video call, you just have to click on «End call», either of you can do it at any time if you want to end the conversation. If you accidentally press it, it is best to call the person again and say that you accidentally hit them.
Video calls in this case can last as long as we need, there is not at least one limit imposed and it is one of the options if you want to make video calls with family, friends or with people from your work environment. Telegram video calls like conversations offer end-to-end encryption.
Emojis
If you look at the upper emojis, it will reveal that the conversation is encrypted, in this case they will not be available for use in video conversations. Sending emoticons is only available for Vidogram, as is a whiteboard to write and draw content for the other person to read.
Consumption of video calls on Telegram
The quality of video calls from Telegram is excellentIf you use a 4G connection, the consumption per minute is about 12,5 megabytes, it is not too much considering the use of other similar apps. It is one of the tools that will give rein to this great function that is here to stay and increase in users within the platform.
Telegram also has some extras that make it the bestAmong them, it has channels to follow, personalized bots and integrates the dark mode that can be activated from midnight until morning.