Voice calls come to Telegram, we show you how to use them

Voice calls are increasingly common within instant messaging applications, in fact they are gradually replacing the usual mobile telephony, hence users demand more and more telephone offers with more data and fewer minutes. The last to join, and the truth that does not surprise us at all, is Telegram. Since its last update in the iOS App Store received yesterday afternoon, it allows us to make calls through its service, obviously they are VoIP calls that will charge for data, so they will require at least a decent connection. We are going to know a little more in depth what calls through Telegram are and how they work.

Update and its content first

We start from the base, we are going to see what the Telegram application for iOS brings again, and for this, what less than to go to the application notes within the iOS App Store.

What's New in Version 3.18

- Telegram calls are here: safe, clear and constantly improved thanks to artificial intelligence. We launch them in Europe today, while the rest of the world will have them in a few days.

- Choose from 5 video compression options and see its quality before sending it.
- All the icons in the application have been redesigned, so that they are better seen on large screens.

The first secret has already been revealed to us at once, the calls have reached Telegram, and they promise to do it more efficiently than the competition, they have just missed appointing Telegram directly. It should be noted for our readers on the other side of the Atlantic, that as they remember in the update notes, the calls will be deployed initially within Europe, and in a few days they will be available on all continents, the penguins may use Telegram , who knows?

What are Telegram calls?

The answer is easy, they are VoIP calls, that is, they are made through the internet, in the same way as WhatsApp, so The best alternative without any doubt to make this type of calls will be the maximum 3G coverage, the 4G-LTE or the WiFi connection habitual of our house. Be that as it may, it will be necessary for the counterpart of the call to have the Telegram version duly updated, otherwise you will be notified that it has been impossible to establish a connection.

As we have said, for now these calls will be audio only, so we have to say goodbye to video calls, for obvious reasons. For this, WhatsApp has the support of Facebook servers, something with which Telegram doesn't even dream despite having founding members of VK (the Russian Facebook) behind.

How do I make voice calls through Telegram?

Easy, the first thing we are going to do is go to the configuration section within the Telegram application, in the lower right part of the application. There we will see the new call submenu, and inside we will find a new switch that will allow us to enable the Voice calls tab.

In fact, we will not even need to do this to make a call, simply by opening a chat and clicking on the upper part, the drop-down of options among them will open «Call«. As you can see in the screenshots, we have made a test call to our colleague Luis Padilla from Actualidad iPhone.

In short, the service is more or less what you would expect from it, simple and effective. However, these first days we may find some difficulty when it comes to establishing a connection, which is why it is the novelty. In the same way, Telegram calls are integrated into the official iOS agenda, as did those of the rest of the mobile applications that have these capabilities. Tell us how your first Telegram calls went, and if you have any questions, contact us on Twitter.