#clients
#desktop

v1.2.7 (TDesktop v7.0.9)

No changelog :)

💡 Telegram for Android has been updated to version 12.10.0 (7032)!

Update Information:
• Layer Version: 229
• TL-schema changes: 4 additions, 4 changes, 17 deletions

#Android #Stable #Layer229

Telegram Is Working on Experimental WEB-Proxy

A new experimental proxy type titled “WEB” was found in Telegram Desktop's code. The discovery was publicized by teleLakel.

The server code for the WEB-proxy is still under development, and Telegram hasn't endorsed any implementations yet, so there is no good way to try the technology at the moment.

Why is this necessary, and why not just use MTProxy?

The already existing MTProxy can also mask to appear as HTTPS traffic using the FakeTLS extension. However, modern Deep Packet Inspection systems (DPI) can already tell such connections apart, since FakeTLS still has some differences from real HTTPS traffic that can be seen from the outside.

The new WEB transport makes detection much harder: to talk to the server, the messenger uses the built-in browser (WebView). It establishes a real TLS/HTTPS connection using standard browser cryptography, which makes Telegram traffic less different from regular web surfing.

How does it work

• The messenger opens a special page on the proxy server domain using a hidden browser
• This domain can also continue to work as a regular website. The hidden Telegram channel only activates if the request contains the correct secret key.
• Inside the unitary web channel, the encrypted MTProxy traffic is enveloped into WEB-proxy frames and sent to the proxy server. Currently, this is done using WebSocket.
• HTTP/WebSocket traffic is repackaged and relayed to the MTProxy server without being decrypted.

Currently, the feature is under active development, so by the time it gets released, the protocol may change.

The independent Telemt community is working on detection-resistant protocols. Earlier, thanks to the community's research into Russian DPIs, Telegram developers updated the MTProxy in their clients to adapt them to new detection methods.

The community notes that the messenger should spend more time developing new censorship-resistance methods. If the messenger doesn't keep improving the new WEB proxy, it might stop working in the future — typical Telegram traffic may have uniquely identifying properties even inside a real TLS connection if additional masking methods are not used on it.

#Desktop #proxy #bans

Telegram Desktop updated to version 7.1.1

What's new:
• Added welcome messages for groups and channels.
• Added buttons and files in articles.
• Improved lists, tables, and Markdown text pasting in the article editor.
• Added self-destruct timers and view-once feature for photos and videos.
• Added video profile picture upload for users, chats, and channels.
• Added a video editor with the ability to trim and crop the clip, change its quality, and set a cover.
• Added the ability to restore open windows and chats upon restart.
• Added new keyboard shortcuts to restore closed windows (Ctrl + Shift + T), as well as to open the article editor (can be assigned in Settings › Chat Settings › Keyboard shortcuts).
• Added the ability to send music files via the attachment menu.
• Added a new proxy type called WEB in the Connection settings.
• Fixed bugs that caused crashes.

Download:
• Windows/macOS/Linux: official website or GitHub 
• Windows: Microsoft Store 
• macOS: App Store 
• Linux: Flathub, Snapcraft

#update #Desktop

The new Web Proxy has also been added to the Telegram Beta for macOS v12.10.

As for other Telegram clients, such as iOS and Android, this feature has not been added yet. It will likely appear in a future.

Previously mentioned:
[View 1]

@telelakel | #new_tgbeta

For all the info from today's update and a look back at 13 years of Telegram features — check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/welcome-messages-buttons-TG-13

August Features
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Telegram has introduced a new bot. You can now play chess directly in Telegram with @RichChessBot.

Update Telegram to the latest version to see the new formatting.

@telelakel