Sunday, February 14, 2021

How To Create a Telegram Group on Android, iOS and PC

A Telegram group is similar to a WhatsApp group for sharing stuff with friends and family. WhatsApp has a certain limit for adding more members to the group. In the case of Telegram, you can add unlimited members to your group.

Before, we've discussed how to create a Telegram channel on Android, iOS, and PC. If you have a business or ideas, you could get customers from the Telegram group chat.

Telegram channel doesn't support replies from members whereas a Telegram group does. It supports replies, hashtags, and mentions.

You can add up to 200,000 members to your Telegram group. It can be either a Private group or a Public group.

How to create a Telegram Group



Requirements


  • Android, iOS, or Desktop computer (Windows, MAC, or Linux).
  • Telegram app with an active account.
  • A unique name and idea for your Telegram Group.

Must-See: How To Create a Telegram Account

Before getting into the tutorial, let's see the features of the Telegram group.


Key Features of Telegram Group


  • Members can mute the group. They will receive a notification when the Group admin Pins a message.
  • If you're a group admin, you can promote any member as admin.
  • Option to show/hide chat history for new members.
  • Option to set the group as Private or Public.
  • Any member can edit their posted message at any time. (Under message, it will show as Edited).
  • When someone deleted their message, the deleted message won't show for all members.
  • Admins can delete spam messages.
  • Option to add members only by admin/all members.
  • Excluding the creator of the group, admins can remove co-admins of the group.

How To Create a Telegram Group on Android


  • Launch the Telegram app.
  • Tap on the Pencil icon.
  • Tap on the New Group option.
  • On the next screen, you need to add at least one member to your group.
  • Tap on your contacts and add them by touching the Tick symbol.
  • On the next screen, give a unique name for your group.
  • Upload a featured icon for your group and tap on the Tick symbol.

How To Create a Telegram Group on iPhone


Creating a Telegram group on an iPhone is as easy as creating it on Android.

  • Open the Telegram app on your iOS device.
  • On the home screen, tap on the Edit icon.
  • Tap on the New Group option on the next screen.
  • Now add members to your new group.
  • Once adding members, tap on Next.
  • Now, name your group and add a group photo.
  • Then tap on Create option.

How To Create a Telegram Group on PC


Make sure that you've downloaded Telegram for Desktop. After downloading the installer or portable version of Telegram,

  • Launch the Telegram application on your PC.
  • Click on the 3 horizontal bars on the top left side.
  • Click the New Group option.
  • Give an awesome name for your group and don't forget to upload an image for your group.
  • Then click on Next.
  • Add members to your group from contacts on the next screen.
  • After adding members, click on Create.
You're done. Get ready to start a group chat!

You can also create a group using the Telegram web login


How To Invite Others Using Telegram Group Link


If you're running a business, you'd need many members of your group to receive feedback. You need to share your link to grow your Telegram group. Let's see how to get the Telegram group link.

  • Open your group in Telegram.
  • Tap on your group name on top.
  • Now, tap on Add member option.

Add member option

  • Tap on Invite to Group via Link as shown below:

Invite group via link

  • On the next screen, you'll see the Invite Link.

Telegram group link

  • Then, to share your Telegram group link on social media, tap on Copy Link or Share Link. A Telegram member can join the telegram group chat via this link.
You can also disable the current link by creating a new group link

To do that,

  • Tap on Revoke Link.
  • Then confirm to create a new link on the next screen.
Once you revoked the existing link, users cannot join using the old link. Thus, decide for yourself before revoking your link.


Conclusion


The telegram group is an ideal way to chat with a large audience. You can create up to 8 Telegram groups per account. You should set a secondary admin for your group to maintain huge members. Pick a schedule and post regularly to make the group always active. You can use the best Telegram bots to keep your group more productive and clean.