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Viber blocks clicks on Telegram links
Users noticed that the mobile app stopped highlighting t.me links in messages, thus preventing them from being clicked. The reasons for Viber's actions are unknown.
tginfoen.t.me, tx.me/tginfoen, and telegram.me/tginfoen links continue to work.
Viber messenger is especially popular in Ukraine and Belarus and is Telegram's main competitor in these regions.
For context, in the past Instagram blocked t.me links in profile bios, while Twitter used to consider articles posted on telegra.ph as spam.
Users noticed that the mobile app stopped highlighting t.me links in messages, thus preventing them from being clicked. The reasons for Viber's actions are unknown.
tginfoen.t.me, tx.me/tginfoen, and telegram.me/tginfoen links continue to work.
Viber messenger is especially popular in Ukraine and Belarus and is Telegram's main competitor in these regions.
For context, in the past Instagram blocked t.me links in profile bios, while Twitter used to consider articles posted on telegra.ph as spam.
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Some content creators started using third-party payment bots to sell access to individual posts. This way, content creators could receive close to 100% of whatever their subscribers paid, which was great.
Unfortunately, we received word from Apple that they were not happy with content creators monetizing their efforts without paying a 30% tax to Apple. Since Apple has complete control over its ecosystem, we had no alternative but to disable such paid posts on iOS devices.
This is just another example of how a trillion-dollar monopoly abuses its market dominance at the expense of millions of users who are trying to monetize their own content. I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT.
In the meantime, we at Telegram shall work to offer creators powerful and easy-to-use tools to monetize their content β outside of Apple's restrictive ecosystem.
Unfortunately, we received word from Apple that they were not happy with content creators monetizing their efforts without paying a 30% tax to Apple. Since Apple has complete control over its ecosystem, we had no alternative but to disable such paid posts on iOS devices.
This is just another example of how a trillion-dollar monopoly abuses its market dominance at the expense of millions of users who are trying to monetize their own content. I hope that the regulators in the EU, India and elsewhere start taking action before Apple destroys more dreams and crushes more entrepreneurs with a tax that is higher than any government-levied VAT.
In the meantime, we at Telegram shall work to offer creators powerful and easy-to-use tools to monetize their content β outside of Apple's restrictive ecosystem.
Telegram
Pavel Durov
7 Reasons Every iPhone User Should Be Worried About the App Storeβs 30% Tax
In the last few months, many prominent app developers voiced their disapproval of the App Store policies Apple imposes on all apps. Why should that concern you if you own an iPhone?β¦
In the last few months, many prominent app developers voiced their disapproval of the App Store policies Apple imposes on all apps. Why should that concern you if you own an iPhone?β¦
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Problems accessing Telegram links
The editors of Telegram Info noticed the problem for the following short links of the messenger: t.me and telegram.space.
Some people are also having problems accessing video messages on telesco.pe and documentation on core.telegram.org.
Failures are observed in Eurasia and USA.
#failures
The editors of Telegram Info noticed the problem for the following short links of the messenger: t.me and telegram.space.
Some people are also having problems accessing video messages on telesco.pe and documentation on core.telegram.org.
Failures are observed in Eurasia and USA.
#failures
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Telegram revokes fraudulent gifted Premium subscriptions
Users who fraudulently bought Premium subscriptions from third-party vendors have started receiving notifications from Telegram's service account stating that their subscriptions have been canceled.
Legal subscriptions that were purchased or received as gift will remain valid.
Earlier, users discovered a vulnerability in Telegram, which allowed them to give out Premium for free to other users by various methods (from Jailbreak on an iOS device to a single purchase via Apple Gift Card, including some steps in between), thus abusing the "hole" in the messenger. The financial damage to the messenger due to the lack of money received for subscriptions could be estimated at hundreds of thousands, or even millions of US dollars.
The Telegram team reminds: If you want to purchase a genuine Telegram Premium subscription, you must use the verified @PremiumBot or other official payment methods. Otherwise, as this situation shows, you may pay not only for the subscription, but also for your money (which scammers are unlikely to reimburse).
#premium
Users who fraudulently bought Premium subscriptions from third-party vendors have started receiving notifications from Telegram's service account stating that their subscriptions have been canceled.
Legal subscriptions that were purchased or received as gift will remain valid.
Earlier, users discovered a vulnerability in Telegram, which allowed them to give out Premium for free to other users by various methods (from Jailbreak on an iOS device to a single purchase via Apple Gift Card, including some steps in between), thus abusing the "hole" in the messenger. The financial damage to the messenger due to the lack of money received for subscriptions could be estimated at hundreds of thousands, or even millions of US dollars.
The Telegram team reminds: If you want to purchase a genuine Telegram Premium subscription, you must use the verified @PremiumBot or other official payment methods. Otherwise, as this situation shows, you may pay not only for the subscription, but also for your money (which scammers are unlikely to reimburse).
#premium
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Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.55
π Harder
β’ Sending custom emoji is now supported.
β’ You can now view recent (cached) messages while offline.
β’ Enjoy the beautifully redesigned payments screen with an option to add tips for certain invoices.
β’ Media in chats can also be deleted via the Media Viewer.
π€© Better
β’ Custom emoji sent without text are shown at a larger size.
π Faster
β’ Optimized rendering for animated stickers and emoji.
πͺ Stronger
β’ Improved sync after editing drafts on another device.
β’ Fixed duplicate notification sounds when waking up from sleep.
β’ Various fixes for the Media Viewer.
β’ Various fixes for username input.
β’ Various layout improvements.
@webztalks
β’ Sending custom emoji is now supported.
β’ You can now view recent (cached) messages while offline.
β’ Enjoy the beautifully redesigned payments screen with an option to add tips for certain invoices.
β’ Media in chats can also be deleted via the Media Viewer.
β’ Custom emoji sent without text are shown at a larger size.
β’ Optimized rendering for animated stickers and emoji.
β’ Improved sync after editing drafts on another device.
β’ Fixed duplicate notification sounds when waking up from sleep.
β’ Various fixes for the Media Viewer.
β’ Various fixes for username input.
β’ Various layout improvements.
@webztalks
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While this channel has been a little quiet for the last three months, the app continued to evolve.
π Today, WebK introduces a redesigned Emoji and Sticker Panel β try the collapsible section for default emoji categories and the scrollable bar for your custom emoji sets.
The new Panel features a beautiful blur effect on most desktop browsers and allows you to send or edit messages containing custom emoji. (All users can try out this feature in their Saved Messages). Copy and paste are also available.
In the Stickers tab, you can now add or remove stickers from favorites, send without sound or individually delete them from the Recents section.
π Preview Stickers and Emoji
You can now get a closer look at stickers and emoji, both in the panel and in chats. Click and hold, then hover your cursor over the one you'd like to see in better detail.
Stickers are now rendered more efficiently, using fewer resources and saving battery. Custom Emoji have also had more improvements since their launch in late August.
β‘οΈ Downloading Files
The download flow has been reworked from scratch. When you download something, the app uses your connection in the most efficient way possible. Premium users will notice how dramatically fast the app downloads files for them β a little demo is available here.
Large files of up to 4 GB are now supported for both upload and download. There is also support for native downloading in certain browsers β your browser will place active downloads on the instrument bar.
πΈ Payments 2.0
Significant optimizations were added to smoothly process payments in any browser, and adding familiar functionality from other Telegram apps. Bot payments, @donate invoices and more are supported β including the ability to subscribe to Telegram Premium with @PremiumBot.
Dozens of bug fixes were also made to the app β but those can be a bit boring to read. If you ever come across a bug in the app, make sure to let us know on the Bugs and Suggestions Platform.
The new Panel features a beautiful blur effect on most desktop browsers and allows you to send or edit messages containing custom emoji. (All users can try out this feature in their Saved Messages). Copy and paste are also available.
In the Stickers tab, you can now add or remove stickers from favorites, send without sound or individually delete them from the Recents section.
You can now get a closer look at stickers and emoji, both in the panel and in chats. Click and hold, then hover your cursor over the one you'd like to see in better detail.
Stickers are now rendered more efficiently, using fewer resources and saving battery. Custom Emoji have also had more improvements since their launch in late August.
The download flow has been reworked from scratch. When you download something, the app uses your connection in the most efficient way possible. Premium users will notice how dramatically fast the app downloads files for them β a little demo is available here.
Large files of up to 4 GB are now supported for both upload and download. There is also support for native downloading in certain browsers β your browser will place active downloads on the instrument bar.
Significant optimizations were added to smoothly process payments in any browser, and adding familiar functionality from other Telegram apps. Bot payments, @donate invoices and more are supported β including the ability to subscribe to Telegram Premium with @PremiumBot.
Dozens of bug fixes were also made to the app β but those can be a bit boring to read. If you ever come across a bug in the app, make sure to let us know on the Bugs and Suggestions Platform.
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While this channel has been a little quiet for the last three months, the app continued to evolve.
π Today, WebK introduces a redesigned Emoji and Sticker Panel β try the collapsible section for default emoji categories and the scrollable bar for your custom emoji sets.
The new Panel features a beautiful blur effect on most desktop browsers and allows you to send or edit messages containing custom emoji. (All users can try out this feature in their Saved Messages). Copy and paste are also available.
In the Stickers tab, you can now add or remove stickers from favorites, send without sound or individually delete them from the Recents section.
π Preview Stickers and Emoji
You can now get a closer look at stickers and emoji, both in the panel and in chats. Click and hold, then hover your cursor over the one you'd like to see in better detail.
Stickers are now rendered more efficiently, using fewer resources and saving battery. Custom Emoji have also had more improvements since their launch in late August.
β‘οΈ Downloading Files
The download flow has been reworked from scratch. When you download something, the app uses your connection in the most efficient way possible. Premium users will notice how dramatically fast the app downloads files for them β a little demo is available here.
Large files of up to 4 GB are now supported for both upload and download. There is also support for native downloading in certain browsers β your browser will place active downloads on the instrument bar.
πΈ Payments 2.0
Significant optimizations were added to smoothly process payments in any browser, and adding familiar functionality from other Telegram apps. Bot payments, @donate invoices and more are supported β including the ability to subscribe to Telegram Premium with @PremiumBot.
Dozens of bug fixes were also made to the app β but those can be a bit boring to read. If you ever come across a bug in the app, make sure to let us know on the Bugs and Suggestions Platform.
The new Panel features a beautiful blur effect on most desktop browsers and allows you to send or edit messages containing custom emoji. (All users can try out this feature in their Saved Messages). Copy and paste are also available.
In the Stickers tab, you can now add or remove stickers from favorites, send without sound or individually delete them from the Recents section.
You can now get a closer look at stickers and emoji, both in the panel and in chats. Click and hold, then hover your cursor over the one you'd like to see in better detail.
Stickers are now rendered more efficiently, using fewer resources and saving battery. Custom Emoji have also had more improvements since their launch in late August.
The download flow has been reworked from scratch. When you download something, the app uses your connection in the most efficient way possible. Premium users will notice how dramatically fast the app downloads files for them β a little demo is available here.
Large files of up to 4 GB are now supported for both upload and download. There is also support for native downloading in certain browsers β your browser will place active downloads on the instrument bar.
Significant optimizations were added to smoothly process payments in any browser, and adding familiar functionality from other Telegram apps. Bot payments, @donate invoices and more are supported β including the ability to subscribe to Telegram Premium with @PremiumBot.
Dozens of bug fixes were also made to the app β but those can be a bit boring to read. If you ever come across a bug in the app, make sure to let us know on the Bugs and Suggestions Platform.
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Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.55
π Harder
β’ Sending custom emoji is now supported.
β’ You can now view recent (cached) messages while offline.
β’ Enjoy the beautifully redesigned payments screen with an option to add tips for certain invoices.
β’ Media in chats can also be deleted via the Media Viewer.
π€© Better
β’ Custom emoji sent without text are shown at a larger size.
π Faster
β’ Optimized rendering for animated stickers and emoji.
πͺ Stronger
β’ Improved sync after editing drafts on another device.
β’ Fixed duplicate notification sounds when waking up from sleep.
β’ Various fixes for the Media Viewer.
β’ Various fixes for username input.
β’ Various layout improvements.
@webztalks
β’ Sending custom emoji is now supported.
β’ You can now view recent (cached) messages while offline.
β’ Enjoy the beautifully redesigned payments screen with an option to add tips for certain invoices.
β’ Media in chats can also be deleted via the Media Viewer.
β’ Custom emoji sent without text are shown at a larger size.
β’ Optimized rendering for animated stickers and emoji.
β’ Improved sync after editing drafts on another device.
β’ Fixed duplicate notification sounds when waking up from sleep.
β’ Various fixes for the Media Viewer.
β’ Various fixes for username input.
β’ Various layout improvements.
@webztalks
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Topics in Groups, Collectible Usernames, Voice-to-Text for Video Messages and More
Telegram for Android and iOS were updated to version 9.1.
β οΈ The rest of Telegram customers will receive the new version soon.
Topics in groups
β’ To make it easier to follow the flow of information in conversations, admins of groups of 200 or more members can now organize discussions by topic.
β’ The feature allows you to create separate chats within the main group for certain discussions.
β’ For each topic, you can separately set up new message notifications and quickly view the media files that were published in it in the General Media section.
β’ Participants of such "sub-chats" have access to the entire arsenal of familiar tools, including polls, pinned messages, and bots.
β’ Administrators can enable them in Group Settings and choose who can create topics in the Permissions section.
You can test the topics option in groups in the official @TheForum chat.
Collectible Usernames
β’ Now you can bind several collectible public names to accounts and chats - in addition to regular one.
β’ Users can purchase or sell a valuable account or chat link on the new Fragment platform.
β’ Collectible public names look and work exactly like regular usernames like @username.
β’ Unlike standard usernames, collectible names can be shorter than 5 characters.
β’ Once a collectible public name is purchased, the user can dispose of it as they wish β for example, sell it or save it for later use.
β’ Any of the purchased public names can be deactivated. In this case, it will not be visible in the search results, but it will still remain with the owner.
π Voice-to-Text for Video Messages
β’ Now Premium-users have the opportunity to instantly translate speech from video messages into text format.
β’ Previously, with the addition of a paid subscription to Telegram, users could only decrypt audio messages - now the option also works with video messages.
π New Emoji Packs
β’ For this update, Telegram artists have prepared 12 new official emoji sets available with a Premium subscription.
β’ Just to remind that custom emojis can be used in any messages and captions, as well as status next to name.
New Interactive Emoji and Reactions
β’ 4 new interactive emojis appeared in Telegram: π΄, π¨βπ», π€, π.
β’ They are accompanied by full-screen animation in private chats, and can also be used as reactions to messages.
β’ In honor of Halloween, 3 thematic reactions are available to all users in any chats: π», π, π.
Visual changes
β’ Updated night mode (iOS): more balanced color combinations were selected and the blur effect in translucent elements were improved.
β’ Customize Text Size (Android): Changing the text size in the Chat Settings menu now applies to all chat items, including link previews, service messages, and more.
β’ When you move between screens in the Android app, you can see a new animation.
β’ Swiping left to reply to a message is now accompanied by a new animation.
β’ Clicking on a phone number in a user's profile opens a new menu to select the type of call.
β’ In place of messages during the loading of the chat, the outlines of text blocks appear with a new pulsating animation.
Article: telegram.org/blog/topics-in-groups-collectible-usernames/en
Android: Google Play, APK from the official site or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official site or from GitHub.
macOS: From the App Store or verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions
#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram
Telegram for Android and iOS were updated to version 9.1.
β οΈ The rest of Telegram customers will receive the new version soon.
Topics in groups
β’ To make it easier to follow the flow of information in conversations, admins of groups of 200 or more members can now organize discussions by topic.
β’ The feature allows you to create separate chats within the main group for certain discussions.
β’ For each topic, you can separately set up new message notifications and quickly view the media files that were published in it in the General Media section.
β’ Participants of such "sub-chats" have access to the entire arsenal of familiar tools, including polls, pinned messages, and bots.
β’ Administrators can enable them in Group Settings and choose who can create topics in the Permissions section.
You can test the topics option in groups in the official @TheForum chat.
Collectible Usernames
β’ Now you can bind several collectible public names to accounts and chats - in addition to regular one.
β’ Users can purchase or sell a valuable account or chat link on the new Fragment platform.
β’ Collectible public names look and work exactly like regular usernames like @username.
β’ Unlike standard usernames, collectible names can be shorter than 5 characters.
β’ Once a collectible public name is purchased, the user can dispose of it as they wish β for example, sell it or save it for later use.
β’ Any of the purchased public names can be deactivated. In this case, it will not be visible in the search results, but it will still remain with the owner.
β’ Now Premium-users have the opportunity to instantly translate speech from video messages into text format.
β’ Previously, with the addition of a paid subscription to Telegram, users could only decrypt audio messages - now the option also works with video messages.
β’ For this update, Telegram artists have prepared 12 new official emoji sets available with a Premium subscription.
β’ Just to remind that custom emojis can be used in any messages and captions, as well as status next to name.
New Interactive Emoji and Reactions
β’ 4 new interactive emojis appeared in Telegram: π΄, π¨βπ», π€, π.
β’ They are accompanied by full-screen animation in private chats, and can also be used as reactions to messages.
β’ In honor of Halloween, 3 thematic reactions are available to all users in any chats: π», π, π.
Visual changes
β’ Updated night mode (iOS): more balanced color combinations were selected and the blur effect in translucent elements were improved.
β’ Customize Text Size (Android): Changing the text size in the Chat Settings menu now applies to all chat items, including link previews, service messages, and more.
β’ When you move between screens in the Android app, you can see a new animation.
β’ Swiping left to reply to a message is now accompanied by a new animation.
β’ Clicking on a phone number in a user's profile opens a new menu to select the type of call.
β’ In place of messages during the loading of the chat, the outlines of text blocks appear with a new pulsating animation.
Article: telegram.org/blog/topics-in-groups-collectible-usernames/en
Android: Google Play, APK from the official site or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official site or from GitHub.
macOS: From the App Store or verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions
#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram
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Today's update adds topics to organize discussions in large groups, a new form of collectible usernames secured on a blockchain, an option to convert video messages to text, and much more.
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Bot API was updated to version 6.3
What's new:
β Bots now support Topics in Groups.
β Added the fields
β Bots can send messages to a topic via the new
β Added service messages about new, closed and reopened topics, each with an optional field in Message.
β Bots can now create, close, edit and delete topics.
β Added chat member permissions for topic management, see
Multiple Usernames and Emoji Status
β Multiple Usernames are listed by the
β Custom user statuses are now shown in the
See the full changelog for details on the official website.
#update #BotAPI
What's new:
β Bots now support Topics in Groups.
β Added the fields
is_forum and is_topic_message to Chat and Message respectively.β Bots can send messages to a topic via the new
message_thread_id parameter.β Added service messages about new, closed and reopened topics, each with an optional field in Message.
β Bots can now create, close, edit and delete topics.
β Added chat member permissions for topic management, see
can_manage_topics as a field in all relevant classes and as a parameter in promoteChatMember.Multiple Usernames and Emoji Status
β Multiple Usernames are listed by the
active_usernames field in the Chat class.β Custom user statuses are now shown in the
emoji_status_custom_emoji_id field returned from getChat.See the full changelog for details on the official website.
#update #BotAPI
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Topics in groups
β’ To make it easier for users to follow the flow of information in large conversations, administrators of groups of 200 or more members can now organize discussions by topic.
β’ A new feature allows create separate chats within the main group for certain discussions.
β’ For each such topic, you can separately set up new message notifications and quickly view the media files that were published in it in the General Media section.
β’ Participants of such "sub-chats" have access to the entire arsenal of familiar tools, including polls, pinned messages and bots.
β’ Administrators can enable themes in Group Settings and choose who can create topics in the Permissions section.
β’ If necessary, users can view the group chat as a single thread, and then switch back to view topics.
You can test the topics option in groups in the official chat @TheForum, or in a special group from Telegram Info β @infotopic.
The full list of changes is here.
β’ To make it easier for users to follow the flow of information in large conversations, administrators of groups of 200 or more members can now organize discussions by topic.
β’ A new feature allows create separate chats within the main group for certain discussions.
β’ For each such topic, you can separately set up new message notifications and quickly view the media files that were published in it in the General Media section.
β’ Participants of such "sub-chats" have access to the entire arsenal of familiar tools, including polls, pinned messages and bots.
β’ Administrators can enable themes in Group Settings and choose who can create topics in the Permissions section.
β’ If necessary, users can view the group chat as a single thread, and then switch back to view topics.
You can test the topics option in groups in the official chat @TheForum, or in a special group from Telegram Info β @infotopic.
The full list of changes is here.
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Collectible usernames
This feature is related to the auction platform Fragment. On this platform, users can buy or sell a valuable link for an account or chat in Telegram.
β’ You can now attach multiple collectible usernames to accounts and chats, in addition to the basic one.
β’ Collectible public names look and work exactly like regular usernames like @username.
β’ Unlike standard usernames, collectible names can be shorter than 5 characters.
β’ Once a collectible username is purchased, the user can dispose of it as they wish β for example, sell it or save it for later use.
β’ Any of the purchased usernames can be deactivated. In this case, it will not be visible in the search results, but it will still remain with the owner.
The full list of changes is here.
This feature is related to the auction platform Fragment. On this platform, users can buy or sell a valuable link for an account or chat in Telegram.
β’ You can now attach multiple collectible usernames to accounts and chats, in addition to the basic one.
β’ Collectible public names look and work exactly like regular usernames like @username.
β’ Unlike standard usernames, collectible names can be shorter than 5 characters.
β’ Once a collectible username is purchased, the user can dispose of it as they wish β for example, sell it or save it for later use.
β’ Any of the purchased usernames can be deactivated. In this case, it will not be visible in the search results, but it will still remain with the owner.
The full list of changes is here.
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I feel particularly excited about todayβs Telegram update. It adds topics to large groups, transforming these linear chats into slick mobile-friendly versions of good old Internet Forums.
Ironically, the very first popular internet service I built around 20 years ago was also an Internet Forum β a message board for students of my university, which eventually grew into the biggest student portal in the region.
16 years ago I again incorporated forums into the Communities section of VK, a social network I founded. Since VK was the most popular communication platform in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other countries, tens of millions of people used the forum feature there.
I feel nostalgic about those times: I had yet to learn the skill of hiring engineers and designers back then, so I programmed and designed everything on my own, working 20 hours per day.
Today I am fortunate to have the best coding team in the world to recreate the forum experience for hundreds of millions across all platforms in a more modern, fast and accessible form. Telegram will now support organized conversations where thousands of people can concurrently discuss different subjects in the same group.
Topics today come packed with lots of features β including the ability to close and pin topics, flexible notification options and lots of fun animated emoji to be used as topic icons. But this is just the start. Taking advantage of the two-week delay caused by Appleβs review, we have begun to expand these new threaded groups into something even more powerful.
Ironically, the very first popular internet service I built around 20 years ago was also an Internet Forum β a message board for students of my university, which eventually grew into the biggest student portal in the region.
16 years ago I again incorporated forums into the Communities section of VK, a social network I founded. Since VK was the most popular communication platform in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other countries, tens of millions of people used the forum feature there.
I feel nostalgic about those times: I had yet to learn the skill of hiring engineers and designers back then, so I programmed and designed everything on my own, working 20 hours per day.
Today I am fortunate to have the best coding team in the world to recreate the forum experience for hundreds of millions across all platforms in a more modern, fast and accessible form. Telegram will now support organized conversations where thousands of people can concurrently discuss different subjects in the same group.
Topics today come packed with lots of features β including the ability to close and pin topics, flexible notification options and lots of fun animated emoji to be used as topic icons. But this is just the start. Taking advantage of the two-week delay caused by Appleβs review, we have begun to expand these new threaded groups into something even more powerful.
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Topics in Groups, Collectible Usernames, Voice-to-Text for Video Messages and More
Today's update adds topics to organize discussions in large groups, a new form of collectible usernames secured on a blockchain, an option to convert video messages to text, and much more.
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Telegram source code for macOS was updated
After 6 months of delay, Telegram has updated the source code of the macOS app on GitHub.
Previously, we compared which Telegram clients publish their source code on time and which have some delay. It is important to remember that timely source code releases give the community the opportunity to participate in the development of the messenger, and third-party developers to create modifications and audit code.
#macos
After 6 months of delay, Telegram has updated the source code of the macOS app on GitHub.
Previously, we compared which Telegram clients publish their source code on time and which have some delay. It is important to remember that timely source code releases give the community the opportunity to participate in the development of the messenger, and third-party developers to create modifications and audit code.
#macos
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π Topics in Groups (v1.221107)
πΈ Feature is for Telegram groups (Pvt. and Public)
πΈ It's like sub-groups within a Group, or like forum threads. It breaks the main chat in topics
πΈ Topics can be created only if group members are 200 or more
πΈ Topics can't be used if group is linked to a channel. Similarly if you try to link group (with Topics enabled) to a channel, error comes.
πΈ Only group owners can turn on/off this feature
πΈ Owner can give 'Manage topics' permission to other Admins. The permission appears in admin rights; if 'Topics' is enabled and after reopening settings
πΈ Permission to create Topics can also be given to group members in group 'Permissions' section
πΈ After enabling Topics; group view will be changed to Topics view, previous timeline will be hidden, tap one of the Topic(s) to send messages
πΈ Admin can change topic title and topic icon anytime
πΈ You can use a few animated emoji as Topic icon (even if you are not Premium user)
πΈ Only animated emoji could be set as topic icon, no option for static emoji and picture/video
πΈ Topics' options are mute/unmute, pin, view info, close/reopen and delete (as per permissions given)
πΈ Only one Topic could be Pinned in a group
πΈ Within Topics, you can reply to any message, but reply indicator and View Replies are missed
πΈ When forwarding a message to Group (with Topics enabled), it asks for Topic also
πΈ If a topic is closed, it can be opened but members can't send messages.
πΈ If a topic is deleted, its messages are seen in 'View as messages' but topic name will be shown as 'Deleted'
πΈ If 'Topics' option is disabled by owner, all Topics' messages are seen in 'View as messages', group will be reverted to previous stage
πΈ Again if 'Topics' are reenabled, group view will be changed to Topics view
πΈ Topics will inherit admins, settings and permissions from the parent group
πΈ Old messages (before creating Topics) can't be moved to Topics. Messages within Topics also can't be moved across Topics
πΈ When a topic is created, system message "Topic created" appears, which can't be deleted. Other system messages of this feature can be deleted
πΈ Topic link can also be copied (for sharing purpose) from Topic profile
πΈ Members can view previous messages (before creating Topics) and all topic(s)' messages in one thread by changing the option 'View as messages' in 3 dot menu. Previous messages can be viewed in this way only. Again from 3 dot menu you can switch to 'View topics'
πΈ In one thread view, all Topics' posts are shown as reply to some other message (means all threads are shown at one place), you can reach upward in thread 1 by 1, the first message in the thread shows Topic name as Header, clicking on this header (Topic name) moves to the system message 'Topic created' (the message that could not be deleted)
πΈ You can't edit or reply to previous messages (before creating Topics), but can be deleted
πΈ Group joined and left messages could be seen in 'View as messages' view
πΈ Feature has some Bugs. More features and changes are needed. Hopefully Telegram will release updated version soon
Best Practices:
πΈ If using topics in a group, make a topic 'Group Rules', close it, Pin it, post group rules/information etc.
πΈ Similar group(s) can be created for admin talking/discussion
πΈ Implement the feature if you want to break a chat group having multiple subjects with thousands of messages daily and you need same admins, settings & permissions across topics
πΈ Well plan/create topics in the beginning (while starting group or while starting the feature), so that you don't have to think/regret later
πΈ Don't create too many topics in a group
Any Β± is welcome, by @K3Labs
πΈ Feature is for Telegram groups (Pvt. and Public)
πΈ It's like sub-groups within a Group, or like forum threads. It breaks the main chat in topics
πΈ Topics can be created only if group members are 200 or more
πΈ Topics can't be used if group is linked to a channel. Similarly if you try to link group (with Topics enabled) to a channel, error comes.
πΈ Only group owners can turn on/off this feature
πΈ Owner can give 'Manage topics' permission to other Admins. The permission appears in admin rights; if 'Topics' is enabled and after reopening settings
πΈ Permission to create Topics can also be given to group members in group 'Permissions' section
πΈ After enabling Topics; group view will be changed to Topics view, previous timeline will be hidden, tap one of the Topic(s) to send messages
πΈ Admin can change topic title and topic icon anytime
πΈ You can use a few animated emoji as Topic icon (even if you are not Premium user)
πΈ Only animated emoji could be set as topic icon, no option for static emoji and picture/video
πΈ Topics' options are mute/unmute, pin, view info, close/reopen and delete (as per permissions given)
πΈ Only one Topic could be Pinned in a group
πΈ Within Topics, you can reply to any message, but reply indicator and View Replies are missed
πΈ When forwarding a message to Group (with Topics enabled), it asks for Topic also
πΈ If a topic is closed, it can be opened but members can't send messages.
πΈ If a topic is deleted, its messages are seen in 'View as messages' but topic name will be shown as 'Deleted'
πΈ If 'Topics' option is disabled by owner, all Topics' messages are seen in 'View as messages', group will be reverted to previous stage
πΈ Again if 'Topics' are reenabled, group view will be changed to Topics view
πΈ Topics will inherit admins, settings and permissions from the parent group
πΈ Old messages (before creating Topics) can't be moved to Topics. Messages within Topics also can't be moved across Topics
πΈ When a topic is created, system message "Topic created" appears, which can't be deleted. Other system messages of this feature can be deleted
πΈ Topic link can also be copied (for sharing purpose) from Topic profile
πΈ Members can view previous messages (before creating Topics) and all topic(s)' messages in one thread by changing the option 'View as messages' in 3 dot menu. Previous messages can be viewed in this way only. Again from 3 dot menu you can switch to 'View topics'
πΈ In one thread view, all Topics' posts are shown as reply to some other message (means all threads are shown at one place), you can reach upward in thread 1 by 1, the first message in the thread shows Topic name as Header, clicking on this header (Topic name) moves to the system message 'Topic created' (the message that could not be deleted)
πΈ You can't edit or reply to previous messages (before creating Topics), but can be deleted
πΈ Group joined and left messages could be seen in 'View as messages' view
πΈ Feature has some Bugs. More features and changes are needed. Hopefully Telegram will release updated version soon
Best Practices:
πΈ If using topics in a group, make a topic 'Group Rules', close it, Pin it, post group rules/information etc.
πΈ Similar group(s) can be created for admin talking/discussion
πΈ Implement the feature if you want to break a chat group having multiple subjects with thousands of messages daily and you need same admins, settings & permissions across topics
πΈ Well plan/create topics in the beginning (while starting group or while starting the feature), so that you don't have to think/regret later
πΈ Don't create too many topics in a group
Any Β± is welcome, by @K3Labs
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (Antonio Marreti)
Selling usernames at the Fragment auction
It has become possible to sell any username in Telegram through an auction on the Fragment site.
To sell, you will need to log in using your Telegram account and link your TON wallet. Next, you place the first bid, from which the auction will start. The minimum bet is 10 TON.
On the Fragment website, there is a "My usernames" button in your account. The "Non-Collectible Usernames" section displays all your usernames - your account, your groups and channels.
When someone places a large bid, you will be refunded the amount of the original bid. However, if there are no more bets, you will get your bet back minus a commission of 5% and 5 TON.
In the event that someone outbids you, you will receive 95% of the highest bid plus your original bid.
It is forbidden to sell blocked usernames at the auction.
It has become possible to sell any username in Telegram through an auction on the Fragment site.
To sell, you will need to log in using your Telegram account and link your TON wallet. Next, you place the first bid, from which the auction will start. The minimum bet is 10 TON.
On the Fragment website, there is a "My usernames" button in your account. The "Non-Collectible Usernames" section displays all your usernames - your account, your groups and channels.
When someone places a large bid, you will be refunded the amount of the original bid. However, if there are no more bets, you will get your bet back minus a commission of 5% and 5 TON.
In the event that someone outbids you, you will receive 95% of the highest bid plus your original bid.
It is forbidden to sell blocked usernames at the auction.
Forwarded from Telegram Info English (ΠΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½)
The results of the competition for the development of options in Telegram X for Android have been announced
The objective of the October contest was to implement in Telegram X comments, threads, the "Send as..." button and improved search (optional) identical to the attached demo materials.
Despite the strong recommendation of the organizers to focus on the implementation of one feature to achieve the highest quality, some contestants tried themselves in the development of two or three options at once.
When testing submitted submissions and evaluating the code of entries, the judges focused on the following criteria: code consistency, overall app stability, and how closely the submitted design was followed.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be viewed on the official channel of the Telegram contests.
#contest
The objective of the October contest was to implement in Telegram X comments, threads, the "Send as..." button and improved search (optional) identical to the attached demo materials.
Despite the strong recommendation of the organizers to focus on the implementation of one feature to achieve the highest quality, some contestants tried themselves in the development of two or three options at once.
When testing submitted submissions and evaluating the code of entries, the judges focused on the following criteria: code consistency, overall app stability, and how closely the submitted design was followed.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be viewed on the official channel of the Telegram contests.
#contest
Forwarded from Telegram Beta
π Telegram 9.1.3 for Android
π Telegram 9.1.1 for iOS & macOS
Whatβs New:
β’ New design for Forum cells in the chat list. Click the last message and it will send you directly to that topic.
β’ Topic bubbles in βView as Messagesβ mode.
β’ Pin up to 5 Topics for Forum.
β’ Hold the back button navigation on iOS.
β’ Bug fixes.
@Telegram #Android #iOS #macOS
π Telegram 9.1.1 for iOS & macOS
Whatβs New:
β’ New design for Forum cells in the chat list. Click the last message and it will send you directly to that topic.
β’ Topic bubbles in βView as Messagesβ mode.
β’ Pin up to 5 Topics for Forum.
β’ Hold the back button navigation on iOS.
β’ Bug fixes.
@Telegram #Android #iOS #macOS