Tello Talk Best Alternative of WhatsApp

Facebook-owned mobile application WhatsApp, users in Pakistan, as well as around the world, are looking to switch to alternative apps

Tello Talk Alternative of WhatsApp

Following the announcement of a controversial privacy policy by Facebook-owned mobile application WhatsApp, users in Pakistan, as well as around the world, are looking to switch to alternative apps.

The majority of Pakistani users may be considering adopting a foreign app in case of parting ways with WhatsApp, but very few people know that a messaging application has been developed in Pakistan which has more than 1 million. People are also using. The Pakistani mobile application is called Tello Talk which was developed in 2017 and so far millions of people have downloaded it to their smartphones.

Shahbaz Ali Jamoat, co-founder and CEO of Tello Talk, claimed that the number of Tello Talk subscribers has increased by more than 200% in the last one week since the announcement of the new WhatsApp policy. He said that his company is paying more attention to the youth and since the announcement of the change in the policy of WhatsApp, more Pakistanis have started downloading Tello Talk.

He said that Tello Talk is a super app like WhatsApp, but some of its features are even better than many foreign and international applications. According to him, the biggest thing is that Tello Talk is a purely Pakistani app. And provides its social platform to Pakistanis.

He further said that Tello Talk is the result of many years of efforts of Pakistani software experts and engineers and all the machines (servers) and staff running it are on Pakistani soil. Shahbaz Jamoat said that Tello Talk is as complete as the West. Unlike free or restricted models like China, it offers a hybrid model with some rules and regulations with complete freedom and privacy.

Qandil Hassan from Faisalabad told The Independent Urdu that he has been using Tello Talk for the past one year and is very satisfied with it. Khadija, an Islamabad resident who downloaded Tello Talk a few days ago, said: They find this app their own and much better than foreign applications.

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Fernaz Shama, Marketing Manager, Tello Talk, said that it is not only a messaging app but also allows users to perform many other activities. He claimed that many of the features of Tello Talk are not present in other international applications, including WhatsApp. Like any other messaging app, text, voice or video messages can be created and sent on Tello Talk. However, the following features of this Pakistani application often make it unique from international apps.

1. In addition to messaging, users can also view and read daily news on Tello Talk. Tello Talk also includes links to several national and local newspapers and TV channels that users can open while staying inside the app.

2. Application makers have also incorporated a number of corporate sector entities into it and using this feature, users can avail the facilities of online banking, food ordering, e-commerce and many other businesses.

3. In addition to English, Tello Talk provides keyboards in Urdu and five Pakistani languages, Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi, Balochi and Seraiki, and users can write messages in these languages ​​without downloading software.

4. A message once written in Tello Talk can also be changed.

5. The stickers and emojis used in this app are purely Pakistani and no foreign material has been used.

6. Thanks to being a Pakistani app, Tello Talk celebrates national festivals and other important events, including Muslim religious festivals, including Eid, National Day, Independence Day and Defense Day.

7. Tello Talk also has chat rooms where users can discuss various topics.

Mohammad Raheel Khan, a software engineer affiliated with the international organization, said that the messages sent in Tello Talk are completely secure, while the interface of the application is very user-friendly. There is also an automated system.

Users can also watch their favorite dramas and movies on Tello Talk. Mohammad Raheel Khan pointed out some flaws in Tello Talk and said that the time to send and receive messages in this application is two to five seconds which is second to none. More than applications. He added that there is no swipe reply facility to reply to any message in Tello Talk and messages are not backed up on iCloud.

Responding to these objections, Shahbaz Ali Jamoat, CEO of Tello Talk, said that work was underway to further improve Tello Talk and over time all the features would be made more user friendly and in line with international standards.