WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

I really hope it helps them build a decent app, but I doubt it. In Ukraine, there's a huge problem of Telegram being so feature-rich compared to WhatsApp that it's impossible to convince people to do the switch, even under the national security threat.

What are the telegram features that whatsapp or signal users are missing?

I've tried it in the past and all that could be done was due to the platform not having e2e encryption on standard chats.

I shifted to Telegram a few years ago, and it was such a rich experience for me. Off the top of my head:

- much much better performance - a good desktop client - open source message clients - scheduling messages - better search - many small gestures/UX features that feel thoughtfully implemented - better channels - message threads - chat folders - very easily programmable & deployable bots for moderation or implementation into your work flow - a lot of customisable settings

Telegram is so much further in performance and feature than it's counterparts it's laughable. Almost all of the new features in Whatsapp/Signal were first implemented in Telegram.

Some of them, as you said, are feasible because of the non-e2ee chats, but a lot of them are just plain universal.

I guess all this is available through the business version of whatsapp.