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a guide to telegram .. am gone try to collect q and answers from twitter and groups hope that help anyone :)
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Telegram is working on a feature-rich web app

@Durov: As for iOS, we are working on a feature-rich web app which will run in Safari almost as smoothly as the native app. Still not the same thing, but would work in extreme cases.

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@KeralagramChannel
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Self-destructing group chats on Desktop

Pavel Durov promised to add self-destructing group chats to the messenger.

It is important to note that the feature will appear not only on mobile platforms and macOS, but also on Windows and Linux.
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🔂 Telegram Desktop Beta 2.5.5
for #Windows #Linux #macOS

What's New in 2.5.4-2.5.5:
• Implement new audio module code for calls and voice chats.
• Allow retracting votes from polls in comments to channel posts.
• Show small voice chat button for empty voice chats.
• Fix media viewer updating when screen resolution is changed.
• Fix recording of audio in voice chats.
• Fix media viewer zoom and crashing.

2021-01-10 @Telegram #TDesktop #beta
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Telegram strives for new heights

After the new rules on WhatsApp and the blocking of Trump on Twitter, the flight of users on Telegram intensified.

According to AppAnnie, as of January 9, in 43 countries, the Android version of the client is ranked first in downloads in the Communications category. And if earlier we usually showed the top on the less popular iOS, now Telegram has burst into a more massive segment - Android devices.

Basically, the messenger was in the top in Central and Latin America, post-Soviet countries, Africa and Asia.

#top Android
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Voice Call Recorder, Video Calls, Telegram Screen Sharing & New Super Fast Web Client

Pavel Durov gave another portion of insider information in his chat:

1. Voice call recording

Pavel Durov was asked: will the recording of voice chats, which recently appeared in Telegram, be implemented?

Command Works above this - I approved the design and architecture for this feature a week ago - Pavel answered.

2. Video calls and screen sharing

Will group video calls be in the next update?

— Yes, we are working support for video in voice chats. Hopefully finished by the next update. Voice chats will also receive screen sharing.

3. Telegram web client

— I hope that there will be a new web version in a few weeks. Ultra-fast (for a web application), minimalistic, but at the same time beautiful and feature-rich client.

No one web application can outperform native when it comes to speed, but it outperforms any other web communication tool in almost every way .
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
In the first week of January, Telegram surpassed 500 million monthly active users. After that it kept growing: 25 million new users joined Telegram in the last 72 hours alone. These new users came from across the globe – 38% from Asia, 27% from Europe, 21% from Latin America and 8% from MENA.

This is a significant increase compared to last year, when 1.5M new users signed up every day. We've had surges of downloads before, throughout our 7-year history of protecting user privacy. But this time is different.

People no longer want to exchange their privacy for free services. They no longer want to be held hostage by tech monopolies that seem to think they can get away with anything as long as their apps have a critical mass of users.

With half a billion active users and accelerating growth, Telegram has became the largest refuge for those seeking a communication platform committed to privacy and security. We take this responsibility very seriously. We won’t let you down.

Those of you who have used Telegram for the last several years know we’ve been consistent both when it comes to defending private data and to improving our apps. For those of you who just joined and are wondering what Telegram stands for, I’d like to quote my post from 2018:

You – our users – have been and will always be our only priority. Unlike other popular apps, Telegram doesn’t have shareholders or advertisers to report to. We don’t do deals with marketers, data miners or government agencies. Since the day we launched in August 2013 we haven’t disclosed a single byte of our users' private data to third parties.

We operate this way because we don’t regard Telegram as an organization or an app. For us, Telegram is an idea; it is the idea that everyone on this planet has a right to be free.
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
🎉 500 million active Telegram users!

The number of active Telegram users has exceeded 500 million, Pavel Durov told about this.

In the last 72 hours alone, more than 25 million people from all over the world have registered on Telegram:

- 38% from Asia.
- 27% from Europe.
- 21% from Latin America.
- 8% from MENA (Middle East).

#statistics
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Telegram React version already supports Group voice chat! 😊😍❤️

It's first TG web client to support calls.
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Over the last 7 years, Telegram has protected the private data of people all over the world and redefined what a messaging app can do. Here are some of our features:

• Editing messages
• Sending documents and videos up to 2GB
• Deleting messages without a trace
• Native desktop and tablet apps
• Multiple accounts and Chat folders
• Usernames instead of phone numbers
• Granular privacy settings
• Group chats of up to 200,000 members
• Admin tools and stats for group owners
• Voice Chats for up to 5,000 participants
• 20,000+ high-quality Animated stickers
• Custom Color Themes like Retro
• Video messages
• One-to-many channels
• Video editing tools
• API and Bot platform for developers
• Programmed emoji 🎯🎳⚽️🏀🎲🎰
• Disappearing photos or videos
• Self-Destructing end-to-end encrypted Chats
• Partial selection for messages
• Scheduled and silent messages
• Pinned messages and polls
• Persistent chat history
• Saved Messages and Drafts
• Encrypted Voice and Video Calls

Scroll up in this channel for more features.
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Telegram plans to raise $ 1 billion in debt

Pavel Durov held private negotiations with investors to raise funds that would be converted into shares in the course of a possible IPO, writes The Information, citing sources familiar with the situation.
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Pavel Durov denied rumors about meeting with investors

In his personal chat, Pavel Durov wrote that rumors about his alleged meeting with investors and banks in order to obtain funding are not true. He added that the team received loan offers from various institutions.

Getting a loan, according to Pavel, is one possible way to keep Telegram independent and committed to its values ​​while the team is busy introducing the monetization described in December.
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Comment from a source close to Telegram on raising debt

This is debt that can be converted into shares in case there is an IPO within a certain period of time (for example, 3 years or 5 years). This process is sometimes referred to as issuing "bonds".

If during this time there is no IPO, then nothing will be converted into shares, just the debt will be returned.
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
Since my last post, the already massive influx of new users to Telegram has only accelerated. We may be witnessing the largest digital migration in human history.

Following this global phenomenon, two presidents started their Telegram channels:

The President of Brazil – @jairbolsonarobrasil
The President of Turkey – @RTErdogan

They join a list of other heads of state already present on the platform:

The President of Mexico – @PresidenteAMLO
The President of France – @emmanuelmacron
The Prime Minster of Singapore – @leehsienloong
The President of Ukraine – @V_Zelenskiy_official
The President of Uzbekistan – @shmirziyoyev
The President of Taiwan – @iingtw
The Prime Minister of Israel – @bnetanyahu

(Note that such verified accounts typically show a blue check mark in your chat list and search results.)

We are honored that political leaders, as well as numerous public organizations, rely on Telegram to combat misinformation and spread awareness about important issues in their societies.

Unlike other networks, Telegram doesn’t use nontransparent algorithms to decide whether a subscriber will see content they subscribed to or not. As a result, Telegram channels are the only direct way for opinion leaders to reliably connect with their audiences.

By removing the manipulative algorithms that have become synonymous with 2010s technology platforms, Telegram channels restore transparency and integrity to public “one-to-many” communication.
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Will Telegram be removed from the AppStore?

For several days, information about a possible blocking of Telegram in the App Store has been spread in channels and chats with a small instruction to prevent deletion.

Whether the rumors about blocking are true and whether the actions from the instructions will help, read our article: tginfo.me/tg-app-store-en
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Telegram FAQ Updated

Q: Can I get Telegram's server-side code?

A: All Telegram client apps are fully open source. We offer verifiable builds both for iOS and Android – this technology allows to independently verify that the application you download from the app stores was built using the exact same code that we publish.

By contrast, publishing the server code doesn’t provide security guarantees neither for Secret Chats nor for Cloud Chats. This is because – unlike with the client-side code – there’s no way to verify that the same code is run on the servers.

As for Secret Chats, you don’t need the server-side code to check their integrity – the point of end-to-end encryption is that it must be solid regardless of how the servers function.

In a post on his channel, Pavel Durov explained why Telegram hasn't published the server code, even as a publicity stunt.

The encryption and API used on Telegram's servers are fully documented and open for review by security experts. We welcome any comments at security@telegram.org

ℹ️ @KeralagramChannel
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Donations for Telegram and channel authors

Pavel Durov talked about opportunities to support both the messenger and individual channels in future versions of Telegram.
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti 🚩)
Telegram rejected investment offer

Pavel Durov refused the offer of a consortium of Western funds to invest in Telegram, sources close to the businessman told The Bell.

According to the two people, investors valued Telegram at $30 billion and were asking for a 5-10% stake. The offer was made at the end of last week, and Durov has already rejected it.

Durov stated that Telegram is reluctant to take on "any form of exit" obligations for potential investors. The company is not preparing for a sale, merger, or IPO.
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You can now send @Stickers .webp files as well as .png files to create your stickers sets.