Telegram’s latest update lets you time travel through years of Shared Media in any chat by dragging the date bar and pinching to zoom in or out. From there, tap the bar to open a new calendar view with media previews for each day.

For detailed info about these features, check out our full blog post.

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Also in this update, users can join and create closed communities with the new Admin Approval setting for invite links.

When opening these links, potential members can send a Join Request, which must be approved by an admin before that user can access the group or channel.

Bot developers now have the tools to create bots that can share invite links and approve potential members – or even give them special tasks before they are allowed to join.

November 2021 updates: 1 • 2 • 3

Additionally, iOS has redesigned Appearance settings – including new themes for the entire app, each with a Day and Night Mode, colorful animated background and gradient message bubbles.

You can personalize these themes with custom colors and patterns, and tap Chat Themes to edit and share your designs.

These new global themes will be available on Android in future updates.

Our latest blog contains the full details about this feature and others – including instant media captions, transit times, new interactive emoji, and more.

November 2021 updates: 1 • 2 • 3

ℹ️ Telegram announces new contest, the task contains new features for the next release.

1. Configuring a restrictions on forwarding for private channels and groups.
2. Sending messages on behalf of the channel in public groups.
3. Delete messages for the selected date range in the calendar.

https://t.me/contest_ru/7

Calendar View for Shared Media

To quickly find media from a specific time, tap on the date bar to open a calendar interface with media previews for each day – then tap to see all the media from that date.

In addition to the new tools for jumping between past and present, you can now filter shared media to show only photos, only videos, or both.

 view shared media, simply tap the header at the top of your screen in any chat and scroll down. To open the new menu, tap 3 dot Menu.

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Join Requests for Groups and Channels

Invite links let you give users the opportunity to join your group or channel on their own time – whether you share the link privately or turn it into a QR code on a billboard is up to you. When you create additional invite links for your chat, there is a now a Request Admin Approval setting, which gives admins more control over who is able to join and see the chat.

When a user opens a link with Admin Approval turned on, they will see a button to send a join request that admins can manage from a new bar at the top of the chat. From there, admins can view an applicant's public profile pictures and bio, then approve or dismiss their request.

For example, you could post an invite link to your poetry channel on social media – then approve only your close friends and people in purple to see your writing.

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Unique Names for Invite Links

Admin Approval can be applied to any link in the 'Additional Invite Links' section – we've also added the ability to give all of those links unique names, so you can label them for better organization.

Link names will be especially helpful if you're using all the different options that exist for invite links, such as limits on duration, number of uses , etc.

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Transit Times for Shared Locations on iOS

You can show where you are or where you're headed by sending a location from the attachment menu 📎 in the message bar. Tapping a shared location pulls up a map of the area – which now shows you the travel time to get there by 🚶🏻‍♂️foot, 🚘 car, or 🚆public transport. To see detailed directions or get a taxi to the location, tap on the travel time to open it in your preferred app.

Transit times are shown for both static and live locations – so you can see how long it will take to meet your friends while they're on the move.

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Instant Media Captions for iOS

The text you type in the message bar now automatically converts to a caption when you attach media, so you'll never have to retype or cut and paste what you just wrote. This also works with Cloud Drafts – so you can type out the message on your computer, then simply attach the photo from your phone and send it all together.

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Settings updated for iOS 15

Settings on iOS have been redesigned to match the style of iOS 15, including streamlined Notification and Sticker settings. The Devices section now gives you a clearer overview of your active sessions with new icons – tap any device to see more details or log out from it remotely.

Remember that locations shown for your devices are based exclusively on their IP addresses. This data is not always accurate, so don't be surprised if your laptop suddenly travels to Iceland while you're sleeping.

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More Interactive Emoji

This update brings new interactive emoji. Send a single 👻 👎 🤮 😂 💸 or 🎃 in any private chat, then tap the emoji to unleash its full-screen effect.

If your chat partner also has the chat open, you will both see the effects and feel the vibrations simultaneously.

As you know from previous update, this magic also works with 🎆 🎉 🎈 👍 💩 and ❤️.

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Telegram upcoming features:

Content forward or save restriction options to Groups and Channels

#upcoming #features #contest

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Telegram Upcoming Features:

Send message as public channel you own (Similar to joining video chats)

#upcoming #features #contest

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#Coming to #Telegram soooooon 😁

Telegram Upcoming Features:

Select Days and Delete messages

#upcoming #features #contest

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Bot API was updated to version 5.4

What's new:
— Added the the parameter creates_join_request to the methods createChatInviteLink and editChatInviteLink for managing chat invite links that create join requests.
— Added the fields creates_join_request and pending_join_request_count to the class ChatInviteLink.
— Added the field name to the class ChatInviteLink and the parameters name to the methods createChatInviteLink and editChatInviteLink for managing invite link names.
— Added updates about new requests to join the chat, represented by the class ChatJoinRequest and the field chat_join_request in the Update class. The bot must be an administrator in the chat with the can_invite_users administrator right to receive these updates.
— Added the methods approveChatJoinRequest and declineChatJoinRequest for managing requests to join the chat.
— Added support for the choose_sticker action in the method sendChatAction.

Full changelog on the website.

#update #BotAPI

🔂 Telegram 8.2.1 for iOS 9.0+ & watchOS 5.0+

• PiP on iOS 15. Watch a video in picture-in-picture mode while you use other apps.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
• Hyper-Speed Scrolling and Calendar View for Shared Media, Join Requests, Global Chat Themes and More

2021-11-06 @Telegram #iOS

Telegram is Working on a Paid Subscription

Pavel Durov promised (in Russian) to launch an Ad-Free subscription this month.

Also the messenger team is working on an option for the channel owners to turn ads off on their channel. That will be possible with an "invisible sponsored message". This means ads won't be shown if the channel owner is ready to pay per view more than the advertisers.

#monetization

Pavel Durov @Durov_russia :

Many users have suggested introducing the ability to disable official advertisements in Telegram channels.

We have already started work on this new feature and look forward to launching it this month. It can be issued in the form of a low-cost subscription, which will allow users to directly financially support the development of Telegram.

Some channel creators would also like to "turn off" advertisements in their channels. At the moment, we are calculating the economic conditions for this option. Advertisers will soon be able to place an "invisible" ad on any channel that - assuming there is sufficient cost per impression - will result in no ads on that channel.

We will continue to work on features that will allow Telegram to become a break-even project. The interests of users and content authors will remain our priority in this process.

#Telegram #ads #Subscription

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🔂 Telegram 8.2.2 for Android 4.1+

• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
• Hyper-Speed Scrolling and Calendar View for Shared Media, Join Requests, and More

2021-11-06 @Telegram #Android