Telegram it became one of the most popular messaging apps today. Even millions of users decided to leave WhatsApp to join this network, claiming that the security was much better.

Others of us use both WhatsApp and Telegram, one for personal issues and others for professionals. It is a matter of taste.

Sending messages faster, including photos and videos in very good resolution, in addition to the use of information channels and a greater variety of emojis and stickers give Telegram an important pre-eminence.

Today we will highlight a function, which the specialized portal Gearrice titled as dead man switch, but which is officially called Self Destruction of the account. What is it about and why does it have this macabre name? Let’s see it.

This is how the Dead Man’s Switch or Self-destruction function of the account works in Telegram

Telegram offers its users the ability to delete their account if it has not been used in a certain amount of time. This allows the person to protect their privacy.

The account self-destruct function is defined by the app as follows: “If you are not online at least once during this period, your account will be deleted along with all your messages and contacts.”

This messaging network offers as idle time limits one month, three months, six months and one year. Hence it is called the Dead Man’s Switch, as a macabre joke from Gearrice.

The steps to activate the function dead man switch are the following:

1. Enter in Settings – Privacy and security.
2. In Delete my account, If I’m out… function will appear Account self-destruction.
3. There you must choose the span of time no use of Telegram to determine account closure.

Was it useful to you? Would you use it at some point? Let us know in comments on our social networks.