It is now established that Telegram is superior to Whatsapp, and to prove it, we will show you how to send timed messages and photos on Telegram. 
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To start
Obviously, the first thing to do is download Telegram. Don't worry, it's free and you can download the application for both iOS and Android: 
Once you have downloaded the app, you will have to register using the phone number, but unlike Whatsapp, Telegram works on multiple devices at the same time and this means that it will not be necessary to make a backup on the old phone and then restore it to the new one, and if you have one Internet connection not exactly excellent, this may already be the first reason to make you prefer Telegram to Whatsapp.
But let's not lose the thread of the discussion. We are here to see how to send timed photos on Telegram, for nothing else. Know that to complete the practice, you can go through two paths:
And what are the differences? Let's see them immediately. 
Timed messages and secret Telegram chats, the differences
Timed messages is the function that allows you to send multimedia files, through which, when the recipient opens the file, a self-destruct timer will start. This timer is customizable, the sender can set it on a range from one second to one minute. At the end of the set time, the multimedia content will be deleted.
Keep a relatively low timer if you want to prevent the sender from saving the content before the time runs out. Taking a screenshot of the chat will not help as Telegram will block the possibility. As you can see from the photo below. 
Secret chats are nothing more than safer chats than standard chats. In this type of chat, each message can be accompanied by a self-destruct timer, ranging from a minimum of one second to a maximum of one week. Very useful function, if you want to send a timed text message. Not just a photo, a video or any other type of multimedia file.
Here too, in the event that the sender tries to take a screenshot, Telegram will respond as seen before for timed messages.
Clarification
Regarding what has been said, there is a clarification that we must make, namely that both functions can be exploited only in single chats. Not on groups or channels, then. They are available for smartphones and tablets, but on computers you can only take advantage of the secret chats function, and for now only on macOS.
How to send timed messages and photos on Telegram: Android
Ok, now that you have a clear picture of the situation, we can see how to send timed photos on Telegram from Android. The procedure is really simple, let's start using the timed messages function:
Very simple, don't you think? Now, let's see how to start a Telegram secret chat on Android, in order to send self-destructing messages. Attention, I remind you that by taking advantage of secret chats, you can also send timed text messages. And not just multimedia files.
From that moment on, for the next two minutes you will be able to exchange as many messages as you want with the recipient, but after 2 minutes, the entire chat will be deleted.
How to send timed messages and photos on Telegram: iPhone
If you have an iPhone and not an Android smartphone, don't worry. You too can take advantage of the same functions, but the path to follow is just different. As for the example above, let's begin to see how to send timed messages and photos on Telegram with iPhone using the timed messages function:
Even on the iPhone, as you can see, it is really easy to send photos in time on Telegram, but now we also see how to create secret chats. We remind you that secret chats can be automatically deleted after a set period of time and deleting the chat will also result in the loss of all messages and all multimedia files contained within it.
But be careful, on the iPhone it is possible to take screenshots of the secret chat, but a notification will arrive within the chat itself.
How to send timed messages and photos on Telegram: Mac
As mentioned, this function cannot be replicated on Windows, but only on Mac. To use it you have to go through the creation of a secret chat. Such creation happens just like on the iPhone:
Conclusions
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