Telegram lets you share your device screen during calls. This makes it ideal for live classes, video presentations, business meets, etc.
Telegram’s screen sharing works across platforms, which means you can share your screen no matter which device (iOS, macOS, Android, Windows) you or the participants are using.
In this tutorial, we show you how to share your iPhone or Mac screen with a single person or group on Telegram.
Why can’t I just use FaceTime screen share?
Starting with iOS 15,Android and Windows users can join FaceTime callsusing their web browser (Chrome or Edge). They can’t start a FaceTime call but only join one initiated by someone using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Apple users can alsoshare their screen over FaceTime calls.
However, the screen can be shared, or screen sharing be viewed only by iPhone, iPad, and Mac participants of a FaceTime call. This means even if someone has joined a FaceTime call via their Android phone or Windows PC, they can’t share their screen or view the screen shared by other Apple users of that FaceTime call.
In summary:
This guide shows you how to share your iPhone or Mac screen using the Telegram app.
Before you begin, make sure the Telegram app is updated on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
Share iPhone screen via Telegram
You can share your screen on a one-on-one call or group call.
Share screen on a one-on-one call
Here’s how to share your iPhone or iPad screen using Telegram:
1)OpenTelegramand go inside the person’s chat with whom you want to share your screen. If you don’t have an ongoing chat, tap the compose button from the top right and choose the person’s contact.
2)Tap thenameorprofile picturefrom the top of the chat screen.
3)Choosevideo, and it will immediately start a video call.
4)Once the person picks up your Telegram call, tapcamera, which will turn off your camera for this video call.
5)Tap the samecamerabutton once again.
6)Swipe right to reach PHONE SCREEN and tapContinuehere.
7)On the Screen Broadcast popup, Telegram will be selected. Simply tapStart Broadcast. After 3 seconds, everything on your iPhone screen will begin to be shared on this Telegram call.
8)Tap anywhere else on the screen to return to your Telegram call. Now, you can swipe up or press the Home button to minimize Telegram and return to your iPhone Home Screen. Everything is already being shared on the Telegram call. You can open any app, data, document, etc., which along with your entire iPhone screen, will be broadcast on this Telegram call.
To stop sharing your iPhone screen over Telegram, use any of the following methods:
Share iPhone screen over group Telegram calls
The steps to share your iPhone screen via group Telegram calls are almost the same. Here’s how:
1)Go to the group chat and tap thegroup pictureornamefrom the top.
2)Tapvideo chat>Start Video Chat.
3)Tapvideo, swipe right, and tapContinuebelow PHONE SCREEN.
4)TapStart Broadcast, and it will broadcast your iPhone screen to all the group participants.
Share your screen and video at the same time
When on a group call, follow the above steps to start sharing your iPhone screen. Once that’s done, tapvideoand then tapContinuebelow Front or Rear Camera. Now, your iPhone screen and video will be in two tiles on the recipients’ screen.
However, on iPhone, when you go out of the Telegram app to share your screen, your video feed is paused. It will resume when you go inside the Telegram app once again.
To stop screen sharing:
Share Mac screen via Telegram
Just like iPhone, you can share your Mac’s screen via Telegram one-on-one or group call.
First, make sure you have the Telegram Mac appfrom the App Storeor their official site.
Next, it would be handy to permit Telegram to record your Mac’s screen beforehand. If you don’t do it now, you will have to do that during the first call, and it will disconnect the call as the app needs to quit for new changes to take effect. So, better to follow these steps now:
1)OpenSystem Preferencesand clickSecurity & Privacy.
2)Click thePrivacytab.
3)Scroll down the left sidebar and clickScreen Recording.
4)Click thelock buttonand authenticate using your Mac’s password or Touch ID.
5)Click thetiny plus button, selectTelegram, and clickOpen.
6)Finally, clickQuit & Reopen.
You have now successfully permitted Telegram to record the contents of your Mac’s screen. Here’s how it looks:
Follow these steps to share your Mac’s screen via Telegram:
1)Go to the person or group chat inside the macOS Telegram app.
2)Click theirnamefrom the top.
3)ClickMoreand selectVideo. For group calls, clickMore>Video Chat>Start Video Chat.
4)Once you’re on the call, clickscreen.
5)Choose a video source:
6)Finally, clickShareto share your Mac’s screen on Telegram call.
To stop sharing your Mac screen during Telegram call, go to the Telegram app and clickscreen. You can also click the faintly glowingred dotin the menu bar and chooseStop Screen.
Screen sharing on Telegram
This is how you can share your iPhone or Mac’s screen during Telegram video calls. The experience is nice when you have a strong internet connection. However, I have noticed that sometimes the screen dimensions are blown out of proportion when the devices are different. For example, when I share my iPhone 11 screen via Telegram with my mother on her iPhone 6s Plus, the top part of my screen and the iPhone Dock are cut off. Apart from that, the screen sharing experience is easy and decent.
