Telegram: Create a group - here's how to do it

The messenger service Telegram allows you to communicate with friends and family via chat. In addition, quite a few other useful features are available to help you communicate more easily. These include channels, groups and supergroups.

How to create a group in Telegram

The Telegram application opens up many different ways for you to make contact. While channels address a broad audience and you act more as a guest there, groups and supergroups allow you to exchange messages directly with family and friends, but also with people interested in a certain topic, for example. The difference between regular groups and supergroups is the number of participants. Thus, the normal group chat is designed more on a private basis, while a supergroup can include up to several 10,000 participants.

1. The first thing you do is open the Telegram application.
2. Then look for the pencil icon, which is located in the lower left corner under "Android" and under "iOS" in the upper right corner.
3. Now select "New Group".
4. Jetzt haben Sie die Möglichkeit, der Gruppe einen Namen zu geben und die Personen hinzuzufügen, die ein Teil Ihrer Gruppe werden sollen.
5. Möchten Sie diese Gruppe in eine Supergruppe umwandeln, müssen Sie dafür den Namen der Gruppe eingeben, die Sie anpassen möchten.
6. Im Anschluss tippen Sie auf das Symbol mit den drei Strichen und wechseln in das Menü, wo Sie „In Supergruppe ändern“ auswählen.
7. Dadurch sind Sie nun zum Administrator dieser Gruppe geworden.