Is this tool obsolete now, since telegram implemented data export as native function in telegram desktop?

[rschaerer]

❓ Is this tool obsolete now, since telegram implemented data export as native function in telegram desktop >= 1.3.8?

The output of the first request:

⚠️ We received a request from your account to export your Telegram data. For security reasons, you will be able to start the download in 24 hours. After all, this is about everything you store in the Telegram Cloud – we have to be 100% sure.

Device: Desktop
Location: [removed for privacy]

If it was you who made the request, please come back after 04:45:24 UTC on 26/06/2018 and use the same device to request the data again.

If this wasn't you, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Active Sessions immediately and terminate any sessions you don't recognize. Make sure that your password recovery email is secure and can't be reset via SMS.

How to start the export

🔗 Source of the process how you can do it: https://t.me/geekschannel/1091

❓ Follow-Up Question

ℹ️ I think the readme of this telegram_backup repo should reflect the current changed situation and inform potential users of this tool about the official possibility to use data export and the limitations of the official data export (24 hours security lead time for example).

😒 Since PR don't seem to be review, I don't want to put some work into it right now. But if I get an acknowledgment from a maintainer, I'd do such a readme update pull request. ❤️

[SebiderSushi]

I don't think telegram_backup is obsolete (yet) because of the official export tool.
For example while the official export tool is still in beta state I don't expect it to implement incremental backups too soon since that's nothing the name "Export" would imply to me.