‘Teletype’ is an iMessage extension that allows you to send virtual telegram messages. This app is more of a blast from the past due to its default telegram design. Therefore, with this extension, you get to create text messages with an old telegram format.
According to one of Teletype’s developers, this extension is based on a 1940s telegram he recovered from his parent’s attic. In addition to the old telegram format, Teletype allows you to purchase additional formats for 99 cents each.
Teletype works by rendering your telegram message as an image. However, the recipients of your message will not need to download the image in order to view it. This iMessage extension also works alongside the iMessage sticker packs as well as add-ons. In order to insert the virtual telegram, you just press the send button on iMessage. This inserts it directly into your current text conversation.
On the other hand, Teletype’s developers claim that the recipient doesn’t need to have Teletype installed to view the message. However, if they are running on an iPhone running iOS 10 or higher, the platform will automatically prompt them to install Teletype to view the sent telegram. Besides, Teletype allows you to view the telegram in a full screen & compose a reply if you already have the app installed.
After their latest Teletype release, the developers claim that the extension’s new edition will incorporate a few changes to the app’s keyboard. They will introduce changes based on the telegram industry in the mid-20th century. Currently, sending Teletype telegrams using iMessage is free. In addition, they have added other telegram reproductions such as Imperial German, Soviet express, U.K. Royal Mail as well as Irish telegrams. This app is only available to users in the US & those with devices running on iOS. It is available on App Store & is sold under IvyInsights Inc.
3 Yale alumni develop this extension; Hunter Ford, a co-founder of the Yale Guild of Bookmakers, Nick Gonzalez a front end software engineer at Snap Inc. & Yuri Ahuja a student at Harvard Medical School. The startup’s headquarters is in New York, USA.
Click here to download Teletype on your iPhone device.
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Image Credit: Teletype
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