Create a group (and what a supergroup is)

What it is

A group is a chat where every member can write. There are two kinds. A basic group holds up to 200 members; a supergroup holds up to 200,000 and has features basic groups lack, such as topics. Telegram upgrades a basic group to a supergroup by itself once you use something only supergroups support.

How to do it

1. iOS: Chats › new message icon (top right) › New Group. Android: round pencil… iOS: Chats › new message icon (top right) › New Group. Android: round pencil button › New Group. Desktop: menu button (top left) › New Group.
2. Add people from contacts or by username, then name the group and add a photo if you like.
3. Open the group's settings. iOS: tap the group photo › Edit. Android: tap the… Open the group's settings. iOS: tap the group photo › Edit. Android: tap the group name › pencil icon. Desktop: … › Manage group.
4. Under Group Type, choose Public Group (Public on iOS) and set its t.me link, or keep the group private.
5. Set Chat History for New Members to Visible or Hidden.

Watch out

• Anyone can read a public group's history and join it.
• If someone's privacy settings (Settings › Privacy and Security › Groups & Channels) block adding them, send an invite link instead.
• A group near 200,000 members can become a broadcast group with no member limit, where only admins write. There's no way back.

With Gem

Gem doesn't create groups: make one in Telegram, then in @gembot tap /myprojects › Chats › + Group and pick it. Telegram adds @gembot as an admin with the rights it needs; Gem checks them and makes a join-request link, the «door». A project has one group per language.

Sources

• https://telegram.org/faq
• https://core.telegram.org/api/channel
• https://telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2
• https://telegram.org/blog/power-saving

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