As an alternative to WhatsApp, it is gaining popularity. Telegram Quickly, whether as a messaging app or as a social media platform. With so many people now using the social network, you'll likely have to deal with a massive influx of information across chat groups, family members, and friends. Fortunately, Telegram lets you clear this clutter by creating chat folders to organize your conversations. This tutorial shows you how to create chat folders in Telegram.
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Create chat folders in Telegram on mobile
If you primarily use Telegram on your mobile device, follow these steps to start creating chat folders directly from your Android or iPhone.
- Open Telegram On your mobile device
- Click on Three horizontal lines list in the upper left corner of the screen.
- Locate "Settings" from the side menu.
- Swipe down and tap on the option Chat folders.
- Telegram offers some recommendations for folders, including: "unread" و "a personality". If you think it would be useful to your organization, click on "addition".
- If you want to create a new chat folder instead, press the button. "+" Bottom of the page.
- Add a name For your new folder.
- click on the button Add chats To add conversations to your new folder.
- Scroll through the available chats and select a conversation. You can even filter your chats by type and add groups, channels, and bots to chat folders.
- Once you've added all your conversations, tap the Done icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Your conversations will be added to the new folder.
- To complete the process, press "save" above.
- You can too "Exclusion" Chats from your folder, including muted, archived, or read conversations.
Create chat folders in Telegram on your computer
It's also possible to create a chat folder on the Telegram desktop client, making it possible to organize your conversations on your computer.
- Open Telegram For your desktop computer.
- tap on Three horizontal lines list In the upper left corner.
- Locate "Settings".
- Click Volumes In the new window that appears on the screen.
- You will see folder suggestions as shown above in the mobile app. Tap "addition" To add or select “Create a new folder” Instead of that.
- Name your folder. Hovering over the folder icon will reveal a list of optional icons you can add.
- click on the button Add conversations To add the conversations you want to put in this folder.
- Select your choice and press "save" At the bottom.
- The option is displayed. "Exclusion" Chats again. Select "construction" When your settings are complete.
- Your new creation will appear under Volumes.
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How to view and manage chat folders in Telegram
Now that you've created your chat folder(s), you may be wondering how to access them. We'll show you how below.
Mobile
- On your mobile device, go to the main Telegram app window after creating your folder. You'll notice a new tab at the top with the same name as your folder.
- Tap it to access your folder. You'll see a list of your added chats. Tap any of them to start chatting.
- Remember that chats you've added to your folder remain under view. All chats. They will not be removed.
- If you don't like the order your chats are arranged in, rearrange them as you see fit. To do this, tap and hold the folder name and select "rearrangement".
- From the same menu, you can: “Edit folder” To add more chats or remove chats you no longer want to be part of the folder.
- Optionally, add a new chat to your folder by clicking the pencil icon at the bottom and selecting a contact.
- You can too “Delete folder” From this list.
- Instead, return to Settings -> Chat Folders And do the same operations.
- You can move a conversation to the chat folder from the screen. All chatsLong press on any chat until a few buttons appear at the top. Tap the three-dot icon.
- Locate Add to folder.
- Select your folder from below or choose “Create a new folder”.
desktop
On PC, similar options are available with a slightly different configuration.
- Get out of Settings Look in the top right part of the application window for the folder name.
- Click on it, and you will see the list of chats you have collected.
- If you want to modify this folder in any way, click the button. "Release" Below the folder name.
- A pop-up window will appear with your folder options, including adding more chats or deleting them from the folder (by clicking the trash can icon).
- If you want to add a chat to a folder of All Chats, right-click on it and select “Add to folder -> [folder name].”
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1: Can Telegram secret chats be added to the chat folder?
The answer: Yes, they will be added automatically. If you have a regular chat and a secret chat started with someone on Telegram and you choose to add the interaction with that person to the chat folder, both chats will be added to the respective folder. Once this happens, you can delete the regular or secret chat if you want. If you haven't started a Secret chat on Telegram Before, learn how to do it.
Q2: Can I pin a chat to a folder?
The answer: Yes. To pin a chat, tap and hold it if you're on the mobile app and tap the three dots in the top left. Select "Pin" from there. On desktop, right-click the conversation in question within the Chats folder, then select "Pin" from the pop-up menu.
Q3: Can I remove a chat folder from view without actually deleting it?
The answer: Unfortunately, this isn't possible. Your only option is to permanently remove the chat folder, which means Telegram will delete it. Telegram may add a feature in the future that will allow you to hide certain chat folders from view in the main app window. Hide your last seenWant to do it? We show you how.
