In Telegram we can find two types of chats: normal and secret . The main difference is that normal chats are governed by their own encryption, while secrets are end-to-end encrypted, just like WhatsApp. There are also other privacy features that may be helpful. But the first thing we need is to know how to put a secret chat on Telegram .
To put a secret chat, you must click on the floating button with a pencil icon that we use to start a new conversation. Instead of directly touching the contact you want to talk to, you should click on New secret chat . Then you can choose the person with whom you want to have a totally private conversation.
If you already have a conversation open with that person, just by pressing the menu of the three dots you will be able to find the option Start secret chat .
WHY CAN’T I GET A SECRET CHAT ON TELEGRAM
One of the great advantages of Telegram is that it is cross-platform. That is, you can start a conversation on your mobile and follow it on your PC or tablet. However, if you have a secret chat and later try to access it on another device, you will see that you cannot find it. And in that case it is easy for you to wonder why I do not get a secret chat on Telegram .
The reality is that one of the characteristics of secret chats, as we have said, is that they have special privacy measures . And one of them is that they will only be available on the device from which they are started and on which they are received. Therefore, there is no possibility of continuing a conversation already started on another mobile or different computer.
HOW TO SAVE PHOTOS OF A SECRET CHAT ON TELEGRAM
You may have ever wondered how to save photos from a secret chat on Telegram . And it is precisely one of the privacy systems of this type of chats that we can make messages, photos and videos self-destruct in the time we want. The reality is that, if the other person has sent you to self-destruct, it cannot be saved unless we use “not very legitimate” tools to do so.
Both in the Play Store and in the App Store we can find applications that allow us to save images of both the secret Telegram chats and other similar privacy tools such as Snapchat. But if we want to respect the privacy of the other person, we recommend that you only save the photos of the other person if you have their permission.
CAN YOU TAKE A SCREENSHOT IN A SECRET TELEGRAM CHAT?
Just as we cannot save photos without the other’s permission, neither can screenshots be made in a secret Telegram chat .
In fact, it is one of the privacy tools that differentiates normal chats from secrets. While in a normal chat we can take a capture of any conversation and share it with other people or even publish it, in a secret chat it is not possible. The idea is that we can have a more private conversation with another person without fear that what we speak or the images we send will end up going around the entire network. If you want to take a screenshot of a conversation, we recommend that you have it in a normal chat and not in a private one.