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#tip

Do you want to forward messages on Telegram without showing it as a forwarded message?

Do you want to use more than 3 Telegram accounts on a device?

Do you want to try an unofficial Telegram app with many additional features and customizations?

We had earlier shared with you some unofficial Telegram apps but unlike official Telegram most of them are not open source (so many of us won't like to trust them as much as official Telegram), or are no longer open source (Plus Messenger used to be open source), or are ad supported, or do not get updated frequently to have latest Telegram official features.

Try Nekogram X — an open source unofficial Telegram app with several enhancements:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nekox.messenger

UPDATE (May 31, 2021):
Download Nekogram X from Github as it is no longer available on Play Store due to some reason:
https://github.com/NekoX-Dev/NekoX/releases

UPDATE (Jul 21, 2023): Nekogram X is no longer being actively updated. So, another reliable and recommended alternative is Nekogram:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tw.nekomimi.nekogram

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#getting_started #telegram

Telegram supports really large groups with a capacity of up to 2 lakh members, and channels with unlimited subscribers.

Moreover, videos and images shared on Telegram are easily downloadable to gallery for sharing on any other app like WhatsApp, Facebook, etc.
(For this, remember to enable the setting "Show in Gallery")

So, Telegram can prove to be a very powerful tool for us to deliver our content with all our die-hard volunteers, from where the content can then be shared with people using other popular social media platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Our ultimate aim has to be to push content to WhatsApp as much as possible, as WhatsApp is the platform each and every mobile user is using the maximum.

Use Telegram to its full potential by knowing more about its features. Here is a list of some tips to help you get going on Telegram.

https://t.me/TelegramTips/233

#factcheck #resources

Here is a comprehensive and ever-growing list of resources useful for fact-checkers and investigators in the form of a Google Sheets workbook (consists of around 15 sheets packed with useful links).

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Bellingcat’s Online Investigation Toolkit
bit.ly/bcattools

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#tip #telegram

Have you joined so many channels and groups on Telegram that it has become difficult to keep track of all chats related to specific topics (say, AAP)?

Have you muted the notifications of Telegram, and now fail to notice important messages?

Do you often fail to notice important messages from your known contacts as there are messages from so many groups, channels, bots, and known & unknown people?

Here come Telegram's "Chat Folders" to your rescue !

Telegram (version 6.0 onwards) has this powerful feature to keep your chats organized and easy to track by grouping them into "Chat Folders".

We encourage you to make full use of folders to keep your chats organized by topics (like AAP, News, FactCheck, bots, Groups, Channels, Unread, Admin, Contacts, Spam?, etc.).

It is really helpful to find all the chats related to a topic (say, FactCheck) in a dedicated folder. Moreover, pinning more important chats within folders can be super helpful.

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Here is a basic tutorial on Telegram folders in Hindi:
https://youtu.be/BMiQ7JDJHjY

Here is another tutorial in English:
https://youtu.be/3Qz-IkJBcNQ

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#tip #youtube #download

Forget the Old Tube (YouTube), try this thing called "New Pipe" !! 😄

NewPipe is an open source YouTube player and downloader for Android.

🔶 Save time by watching videos without ads.

🔶 Keep doing other things on phone and let the video play in a resizable popup window.

🔶 Play video in background (audio stream only) to save bandwidth.

🔶 Download video, audio, or captions. ⬇

🔶 Watch videos without ads, and avoid distractions by removing sections like trending videos, etc.

Download link:
🔗 https://newpipe.net/#download

PS: You cannot forget YouTube after downloading New Pipe as it does not offer login with your YouTube account, which means you cannot access your history, liked videos, subscriptions etc. We called YouTube as "Old Tube" just to help you remember the name "New Pipe". 🙂

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#tip #telegram

Dear Friends,

Many of us tried to shift to Telegram since WhatsApp updated its privacy policy.

Some of us felt that Telegram is not as simple to use as WhatsApp. Others felt that it does not have some features that they have got used to in WhatsApp?

Do you want to suggest some features and improvements to the Telegram team? Do you want to submit some annoying bugs in Telegram that prevent you from using Telegram on a daily basis?

Here is the link to their "Bugs & Suggestions Platform".
👉 https://bugs.telegram.org

🔶 Submit your suggestions and report bugs to your heart's content.

🔶 Upvote/downvote submissions by others. This will help to make our voice count in shaping the future versions of Telegram messenger so that it can serve our needs well.

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Pro Tip: Why just for Telegram, we can make it a habit to contact developers of our favorite apps so that we can have some say in shaping their future according to our needs. View comments to know more.

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List of apps discussed in #smclass "How to use Google Assistant" on May 22, 2021

🔷 Google Assistant – Get things done, hands-free
(install it if your phone does not have it pre-installed)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.googleassistant

🔷 Google Lens (install if needed)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.ar.lens

🔷 Google Translate (install if needed)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate

🔷 For Facebook and YouTube live streaming, we discussed
AZ Screen Recorder - Video Recorder, Livestream
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hecorat.screenrecorder.free

🔷 TweetCaster for Twitter
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.handmark.tweetcaster

🔷 Hootsuite: Schedule Posts for Twitter & Instagram
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hootsuite.droid.full

🔷 Buffer: Social Media Tools
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.buffer.android

🔷 To use multiple WhatsApp numbers or multiple Facebook accounts if your phone does not have parallel space feature, you can try this app:
Multi Space - Dual App & Multiple Account
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualspace.multispace.android

#tip #twitter

How to add people to Twitter lists without notifying them
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➢ Users are notified only when you add them to a public list

➢ When you add users to a private list on twitter, they are not notified.

Read more:
https://thenextweb.com/news/add-people-twitter-lists-without-notification

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#tip

Do you want to get paid apps for free?

These apps regularly post paid apps which are available free for a limited time on Play Store...

Check out "Paid Apps Gone Free - PAGF"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chikisoftworks.pagf

Check out "AppSales: Paid Apps Gone Free & On Sale"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.tsapps.appsales

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(PS: While sharing the above links, we just hope that you might find some good paid apps for free according to your needs.)
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#tip

Try Karma Firewall—the Simplest Firewall
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Ever wondered why lots of apps that have no need for Internet access require Internet Permissions?

Its usually either to display advertisements or to send your sensitive data back to servers in USA, China or Russia.

👉 Do you want to block internet traffic of some apps because you do not trust them, or because you do not want advertisements to pop up in those apps?

👉 Do you want to block internet access of some apps (say WhatsApp, etc) temporarily because you do not want to receive messages for the time being, or do not want to show online on that app, and still do not want to switch off internet access of other apps?

Most of "firewall apps" needed for this purpose require a bit of technical knowhow to use.

But with Karma blocker, you simply select the apps you want to block, and you are done!

OR

You can also create widgets on home screen for apps for which you need to toggle internet access (switch on/off) more frequently.

Check out "Karma Firewall" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.stargw.fok

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#tip #twitter

*Try Chirr App—a powerful Twitter thread maker*

It splits text automatically using an intelligent algorithm that makes your threads easy to read.

👉 Link to Chirr App (actually an online tool):
https://getchirrapp.com/

To get the ease of a phone app from it, just go ahead and create a shortcut of the webpage on phone's home screen:

*How?*

❶ Open the link above in your favorite web browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Brave would be fine).

❷ After the page has loaded and you have signed in using twitter credentials, go to triple dot (menu) button 【 ⁝ 】.

❸ Tap on "Add to home screen".

This way, shortcut to Chirr App will be created on your phone's Home screen which can be used to directly launch the Chirr App page. No need to first open browser, and then type the link manually.

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PS: Alternatively, if your favorite browser does not have "Add to Home Screen" option:

You can add the page to "speed dial" or "top sites" section of browser (shows on start page on launching some browsers) or it can be added to browser "bookmarks" for quick access.

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#tip

Websites generally open differently on your phone and your desktop computer.

If you want to open the desktop version of a website on your phone,

❶ Open the website in browser on your phone.

❷ Find and tap on triple-dot menu button 【︙】

❸ Turn on "Desktop Site" ✅️

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Image Sizes for Different Social Media Platforms...

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#tip #youtube

Do you want to share a specific portion of a long YouTube video with someone?

Yes, it is possible. And there is no reason a person should be expected to watch an entire 1 hour long video when all you want to share is just that 5 minute important clip within that video.

How?

Watch "How to Share a Video that Starts & Ends at a Specific time 🔀 Youtube Hacks for Phone & Desktop"

🔗 https://youtu.be/VWkWPZZ1fiA

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#tip #android #app

Use this Android app to quickly search across and easily switch between multiple search engines and websites by entering your search query once...

Check out "All in 1 Search"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arunsoft.search

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#tip #app

Check out "Canva: Graphic Design, Video Collage, Logo Maker"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.canva.editor

Create stunning logo, poster, video collage, and photo grid — even if you’re not a design expert!

Canva is a versatile graphic design app, photo editor, video logo maker, poster maker, and video editor.

It has lots of templates which can be used as starting points for our creations.

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#tip #andoid

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Handling Facebook Links: Part 1

How to Open Link to a Facebook Profile or Page in Facebook App instead of Opening in Browser.
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Consider this scenario.

You receive link to a recommended Facebook page from a friend:

https://www.facebook.com/aapkapulse

You click on the link.

You expect the link to open in Facebook app but Facebook app is not showing in the list of apps that can open the link.

Check out "App Redirect"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nevoxo.tapatalk.redirect

This app can really come handy in such cases.

Next time, in such a case, chose to open the link with "App Redirect" instead of opening in Chrome or some other browser.

How will it help?

Just install the app, and try again with the Facebook link shared above.

Thank us later. 😃

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Stay tuned for a few related tips:

❶ What if you were already browsing a Facebook page or viewing a YouTube video in Chrome (any browser). And now you want to open and continue in app (Facebook, YouTube, etc.). How will you do that?

❷ How do you share a link to a facebook profile or a facebook page such that it always shows an option to open in Facebook app to the receiver without installing "App Redirect" or any other app?

These tips will be posted soon on our Telegram channel.

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#tip

Check out "remove.bg – Remove Image Backgrounds Automatically"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bg.remove.android

It is effortless to use thanks to the artificial intelligence technology behind it, which is trained to detect foreground elements and then isolate them from the background.

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