Telegram is 7 years old today – and we have a present for you. Yes, it's Video Calls. 🎁
Enjoy the update while we go back to doing the three most important things: adding new features, standing up for what we believe in and animating emoji.
Read more on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-calls
Enjoy the update while we go back to doing the three most important things: adding new features, standing up for what we believe in and animating emoji.
Read more on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-calls
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Video Calls and Seven Years of Telegram
Today marks seven years of Telegram. In 2013, we began as a small app focused on secure messaging and have since grown into a platform with over 400M users. Now this platform also offers video calls.
Today’s update adds filters to global search, a new setting to make group admins anonymous, and channel comments to start a conversation in your community.
New filters for media type, date and source are available in Global Search.
Admins can now become invisible in the list of members. Messages from these anonymous admins show no trace of their personal account and instead are signed with the name of the group.
Channels with a discussion group now have a comments button under their posts. You can try it here: @durov.
Read our latest blog post for more info on all these features and more, including a host of new animations and tweaks for Android.
https://telegram.org/blog/filters-anonymous-admins-comments
New filters for media type, date and source are available in Global Search.
Admins can now become invisible in the list of members. Messages from these anonymous admins show no trace of their personal account and instead are signed with the name of the group.
Channels with a discussion group now have a comments button under their posts. You can try it here: @durov.
Read our latest blog post for more info on all these features and more, including a host of new animations and tweaks for Android.
https://telegram.org/blog/filters-anonymous-admins-comments
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Search Filters, Anonymous Admins, Channel Comments and More
Your personal Telegram Cloud is endless and full of spicy memes – to help you find your way around it, we're introducing Search Filters. Today's update also features Anonymous Admins to make your battle for freedom safer and Channel Comments to make sure…
Today's update brings you multiple pinned messages, proximity alerts for Live Locations, sending music as Playlists, and more.
All chats, including one-on-one chats now support multiple pinned messages. Tap on the top bar to jump through them in chat, or use the new icon to open all the pinned messages on a separate page.
When sharing Live Location, you can now set distance alerts that will send you a notification when someone is close, and icons on the map show which direction users are facing.
Sending multiple music files at the same time will create a playlist. Pressing play will automatically add the rest of the tracks to your queue. For other file types, multiple photos or documents will be sent as an album.
It wouldn’t be an update without extra animated emoji, so check out what happens when you send a single ⚰️ 🎃 🧛♀️ 🧟♂️ 🦇 🕷 🕸 🌜 🌛 or 🗿 in chat (and tap on the animated ⚰️ and 🎃 emojis in chat for an extra surprise).
If you’re feeling lucky, see if you can hit the jackpot using 🎰.
For more info on all these changes and more, including Channel Stats for individual posts and new Android animations, read the blog here: https://telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Available on Android immediately (Google Play, APK) – and for the rest immediately after you switch to Android (or as soon as Apple finishes approving the update).
All chats, including one-on-one chats now support multiple pinned messages. Tap on the top bar to jump through them in chat, or use the new icon to open all the pinned messages on a separate page.
When sharing Live Location, you can now set distance alerts that will send you a notification when someone is close, and icons on the map show which direction users are facing.
Sending multiple music files at the same time will create a playlist. Pressing play will automatically add the rest of the tracks to your queue. For other file types, multiple photos or documents will be sent as an album.
It wouldn’t be an update without extra animated emoji, so check out what happens when you send a single ⚰️ 🎃 🧛♀️ 🧟♂️ 🦇 🕷 🕸 🌜 🌛 or 🗿 in chat (and tap on the animated ⚰️ and 🎃 emojis in chat for an extra surprise).
If you’re feeling lucky, see if you can hit the jackpot using 🎰.
For more info on all these changes and more, including Channel Stats for individual posts and new Android animations, read the blog here: https://telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Available on Android immediately (Google Play, APK) – and for the rest immediately after you switch to Android (or as soon as Apple finishes approving the update).
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Pinned Messages 2.0, Improved Live Locations, Playlists and More
Halloween is just around the corner and we've assembled choice tools to help organize your trick-or-treating. Practice your voodoo skills with multiple pinned messages in every chat, watch out for other zombies on the block with Live Locations 2.0, put your…
Our Bot API has reached version 5.0 today, adding the ability to run your own Bot API server or transfer bot ownership to another account, as well as support for all the latest Telegram features.
Read more on @BotNews
Read more on @BotNews
Today's update adds Voice Chats, creating a seamless integration of text and talk in groups. Members can join and leave these open conference calls at any time for a bit of spontaneous conversation alongside their usual text messages and media.
As the calendar turns over to 2021, we'll be busy taking in your feedback and improving Voice Chats with features like video and screen sharing at the top of our list.
To read about all the features in this update, like SD Card Storage for Android and more, check out the full post on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats
As the calendar turns over to 2021, we'll be busy taking in your feedback and improving Voice Chats with features like video and screen sharing at the top of our list.
To read about all the features in this update, like SD Card Storage for Android and more, check out the full post on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats
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Voice Chats Done Right
Today, Telegram groups get an entire new dimension with Voice Chats – persistent conference calls that members can join and leave as they please. Our 12th update in 2020 brings them to you just in time for remote Christmas carols.
The end of the year is normally a time to look back at the past 12 months. Instead, our founder Pavel Durov has just announced his strategy for making Telegram sustainable, to continue providing you with great features for decades to come.
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As Telegram approaches 500 million active users, many of you are asking the question – who is going to pay to support this growth? After all, more users mean more expenses for traffic and servers. A project of our size needs at least a few hundred million…
Move your message history from other apps to Telegram
Millions of people are switching every day and now their old chats from WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk can come with them – along with all their friends and family. 😉
This update also gives you more control of your data: secret chats, groups you created and call history can be deleted for all sides at any time.
Voice Chats now appear at the top of your Call History page, and both members and admins can individually adjust other users’ microphone levels.
After one of your contacts joins Telegram, you can open the chat and send a friendly greeting sticker with one tap. 👋
For the full details on how to migrate messages from other apps, plus new Android Animations, Accessibility Improvements and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/move-history
Millions of people are switching every day and now their old chats from WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk can come with them – along with all their friends and family. 😉
This update also gives you more control of your data: secret chats, groups you created and call history can be deleted for all sides at any time.
Voice Chats now appear at the top of your Call History page, and both members and admins can individually adjust other users’ microphone levels.
After one of your contacts joins Telegram, you can open the chat and send a friendly greeting sticker with one tap. 👋
For the full details on how to migrate messages from other apps, plus new Android Animations, Accessibility Improvements and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/move-history
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Moving Chat History from Other Apps
Over 100 million new users joined Telegram this January, seeking more privacy and freedom. But what about the messages and memories that remain in older apps? Starting today, everyone can bring their chat history from apps like WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk.
Auto-Delete, Widgets, Expiring Invite Links and More
You can now set an auto-delete timer in any chat, which will erase messages for all participants 24 hours or 7 days after they are sent.
New home screen widgets for iOS and Android let you preview messages and instantly open chats.
Group and channel admins can create additional invite links with a limited duration, number of uses, or both.
Groups approaching the limit of 200k members can now convert to Broadcast Groups that allow unlimited members.
For more information on all these features and their uses, read our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2
You can now set an auto-delete timer in any chat, which will erase messages for all participants 24 hours or 7 days after they are sent.
New home screen widgets for iOS and Android let you preview messages and instantly open chats.
Group and channel admins can create additional invite links with a limited duration, number of uses, or both.
Groups approaching the limit of 200k members can now convert to Broadcast Groups that allow unlimited members.
For more information on all these features and their uses, read our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2
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Auto-Delete, Widgets and Expiring Invite Links
This update brings an auto-delete timer for messages in any chat, as well as new flexible invite links and faster access to your chats with home screen widgets. Also, groups can now have unlimited members.
Voice Chats 2.0: Channels, Millions of Listeners, Recorded Chats, Admin Tools
Voice Chats can now hold millions of live listeners in any Telegram group or channel.
Admins can record audio from the chat and add users with specific Speaker and Listener links. Listeners who are muted can raise their hand to let admins know that they want a turn to speak.
In channels, you can join a voice chat with your personal account or appear as one of your channels.
For the full story on all these features (and some excellent video demos), check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats-on-steroids/
Voice Chats can now hold millions of live listeners in any Telegram group or channel.
Admins can record audio from the chat and add users with specific Speaker and Listener links. Listeners who are muted can raise their hand to let admins know that they want a turn to speak.
In channels, you can join a voice chat with your personal account or appear as one of your channels.
For the full story on all these features (and some excellent video demos), check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats-on-steroids/
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Voice Chats 2.0: Channels, Millions of Listeners, Recorded Chats, Admin Tools
Voice Chats first appeared in December, adding a new dimension of live talk to Telegram groups. Starting today, they become available in channels too – and there are no more limits on the number of participants. This update also brings recordable voice chats…
Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats, New Web Versions
Merchants can now natively accept credit card payments in any Telegram chat, relying on 8 integrated third-party payment providers. Telegram doesn't store card info and charges no commission.
Voice Chats can now be scheduled in advance – members will see a countdown in the chat and can choose to be notified when the chat starts.
Two new web versions have launched, with full support for features like dark mode, animated stickers, chat folders and more.
Android users can directly download Telegram from our site. The app will get new updates automatically – and faster than the Play Store version:
https://telegram.org/android
For more info on all these changes, including new animations and job openings at Telegram, read our full blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/payments-2-0-scheduled-voice-chats
Merchants can now natively accept credit card payments in any Telegram chat, relying on 8 integrated third-party payment providers. Telegram doesn't store card info and charges no commission.
Voice Chats can now be scheduled in advance – members will see a countdown in the chat and can choose to be notified when the chat starts.
Two new web versions have launched, with full support for features like dark mode, animated stickers, chat folders and more.
Android users can directly download Telegram from our site. The app will get new updates automatically – and faster than the Play Store version:
https://telegram.org/android
For more info on all these changes, including new animations and job openings at Telegram, read our full blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/payments-2-0-scheduled-voice-chats
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Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats, New Web Versions
This update brings Payments 2.0 for all Telegram chats, Scheduling and Mini Profiles for Voice Chats, new versions of Telegram Web for your browser, and more.
In case you missed this from the blog, we're looking for more Content Moderators to join our team.
Responsibilities: Use a specialized interface to manually sort content according to provided guidelines.
Preferred qualifications: Fluency in English, strong analytical skills, quick reaction, attention to detail.
If you love order and have the self-discipline required for remote work, submit your application via @jobs_bot before 23:59 Dubai time on May 10.
More Telegram jobs here:
https://telegram.org/jobs
Responsibilities: Use a specialized interface to manually sort content according to provided guidelines.
Preferred qualifications: Fluency in English, strong analytical skills, quick reaction, attention to detail.
If you love order and have the self-discipline required for remote work, submit your application via @jobs_bot before 23:59 Dubai time on May 10.
More Telegram jobs here:
https://telegram.org/jobs
Group Video Calls and More
Voice Chats in groups now support video – both from your camera and by sharing your screen. Up to 30 people at a time can chat with video, and we’re already working to expand this soon.
Group video calls are optimized for all devices, with dynamic display options for tablets and desktop. Enjoy the improved audio quality thanks to built-in noise suppression.
For more info and video demos, see our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/group-video-calls
Voice Chats in groups now support video – both from your camera and by sharing your screen. Up to 30 people at a time can chat with video, and we’re already working to expand this soon.
Group video calls are optimized for all devices, with dynamic display options for tablets and desktop. Enjoy the improved audio quality thanks to built-in noise suppression.
For more info and video demos, see our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/group-video-calls
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Group Video Calls
Today's update lets you turn on your camera or share your screen during Voice Chats in groups – on all devices, including tablets and desktops. This brings voice chats to a whole new level, ready for online classes, business meetings and family gatherings.
Animated Backgrounds and More
Animated Backgrounds have been added to all default themes. These new wallpapers swirl as you chat, thanks to a little algorithmic magic. 🧙♂️ Find your favorite from the dozens of new presets or build your own in the editor.
There’s much more motion as well – stickers and emoji now jump from your keyboard into the chat with new animations. On iOS, this also applies to media and text messages.
To see everything this update has in store, including new bot and security features, as well as importing stickers from other apps, take a look at the full blog post:
https://telegram.org/blog/animated-backgrounds
Animated Backgrounds have been added to all default themes. These new wallpapers swirl as you chat, thanks to a little algorithmic magic. 🧙♂️ Find your favorite from the dozens of new presets or build your own in the editor.
There’s much more motion as well – stickers and emoji now jump from your keyboard into the chat with new animations. On iOS, this also applies to media and text messages.
To see everything this update has in store, including new bot and security features, as well as importing stickers from other apps, take a look at the full blog post:
https://telegram.org/blog/animated-backgrounds
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Animated Backgrounds
In addition to Group Video Calls, this update adds animated backgrounds and message sending animations, as well as a new menu button for bots, new ways to import stickers, reminders to help keep your account safe, and more.
Video Calls with up to 1000 Viewers, Video Playback Speed, High Quality Video Messages, Screen Sharing With Sound, and More
Group Video Calls have leveled up and can now have 1000 viewers – in addition to the 30 broadcasters and unlimited audio-only listeners.
The media player has new 0.5x, 1.5x and 2x playback speed options, which you can enable when watching videos in fullscreen.
Video Messages record in higher resolution and you can tap a video message to expand it – while tapping again allows you to fast-forward or rewind.
When recording video messages, device audio will keep playing in the background, and you can zoom in when using the rear camera.
Screen Sharing has also been added to 1-on-1 video calls, and now includes device audio in both individual and group video calls.
And that’s just the beginning – there are a dozen more features on our blog, as well as plenty of jokes and stunning demo videos. Click here to see more about Precision Drawing Tools, Desktop’s Photo Editor, a new In-App Camera on iOS and more:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-1000
Group Video Calls have leveled up and can now have 1000 viewers – in addition to the 30 broadcasters and unlimited audio-only listeners.
The media player has new 0.5x, 1.5x and 2x playback speed options, which you can enable when watching videos in fullscreen.
Video Messages record in higher resolution and you can tap a video message to expand it – while tapping again allows you to fast-forward or rewind.
When recording video messages, device audio will keep playing in the background, and you can zoom in when using the rear camera.
Screen Sharing has also been added to 1-on-1 video calls, and now includes device audio in both individual and group video calls.
And that’s just the beginning – there are a dozen more features on our blog, as well as plenty of jokes and stunning demo videos. Click here to see more about Precision Drawing Tools, Desktop’s Photo Editor, a new In-App Camera on iOS and more:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-1000
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Video Calls with up to 1000 Viewers, Video Messages 2.0, Video Playback Speed and More
This update takes video to the next level. Group video calls now have up to 1000 viewers, video messages record in higher quality and can be expanded, regular videos may be watched at 0.5 or 2x speed. We've also added screen sharing with sound to all video…
Live Streams, Flexible Forwarding, Jump to Next Channel and Trending Stickers
Telegram has been steadily developing for 8 years, and in celebration, here comes version 8.0 🥳
Live video is now available in Channels – and streams in both Groups and Channels support unlimited viewers.
We've added a new preview window for Forwarded Messages with customization options like hiding sender names or hiding captions on media messages.
You can now quickly read posts from all your channels – without going back to your chat list. At the bottom of a channel, pull up and the feed will automatically switch to your next unread one.
Trending Stickers have a new place in the sticker panel, right above your Recently Used, that you can use to browse and add packs.
Users browsing in their sticker panel now show the status ‘choosing a sticker’ in chat (like typing…) to let you know their response is coming soon.
To see these features in action and read about other additions like bigger sticker thumbnails, new animated emoji and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/live-streams-forwarding-next-channel
Telegram has been steadily developing for 8 years, and in celebration, here comes version 8.0 🥳
Live video is now available in Channels – and streams in both Groups and Channels support unlimited viewers.
We've added a new preview window for Forwarded Messages with customization options like hiding sender names or hiding captions on media messages.
You can now quickly read posts from all your channels – without going back to your chat list. At the bottom of a channel, pull up and the feed will automatically switch to your next unread one.
Trending Stickers have a new place in the sticker panel, right above your Recently Used, that you can use to browse and add packs.
Users browsing in their sticker panel now show the status ‘choosing a sticker’ in chat (like typing…) to let you know their response is coming soon.
To see these features in action and read about other additions like bigger sticker thumbnails, new animated emoji and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/live-streams-forwarding-next-channel
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Live Streams, Flexible Forwarding, Jump to Next Channel, Trending Stickers and More
Telegram 8.0 brings live streams with unlimited viewers to groups and channels, options to remove captions from media and hide sender names when forwarding, an easy way to jump to the next unread channel without going back to your chat list, an improved sticker…
Chat Themes, Interactive Emoji, Read Receipts in Groups and Live Stream Recording
8 new themes are available for you to apply in specific private chats – each has day and night versions and colorful animated backgrounds with unique patterns.
Animated Emoji for 🎆🎉🎈👍💩 and ❤️ now have fullscreen effects in private chats – tap to watch new animations that are synced for both users when they have the chat open.
Small group chats now have detailed read receipts for your messages, showing which members have seen it.
Admins in Live Streams and Video Chats can record video (and audio) in either portrait or landscape orientation to upload and share later on.
More about this update:
https://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts
8 new themes are available for you to apply in specific private chats – each has day and night versions and colorful animated backgrounds with unique patterns.
Animated Emoji for 🎆🎉🎈👍💩 and ❤️ now have fullscreen effects in private chats – tap to watch new animations that are synced for both users when they have the chat open.
Small group chats now have detailed read receipts for your messages, showing which members have seen it.
Admins in Live Streams and Video Chats can record video (and audio) in either portrait or landscape orientation to upload and share later on.
More about this update:
https://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts
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Chat Themes, Interactive Emoji, Read Receipts in Groups and Live Stream Recording
Today's update lets you set different themes for individual chats, share your feelings with loved ones using interactive emoji with fullscreen effects, record video and audio from live broadcasts, and see detailed read receipts in groups.
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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.
November 2021 updates: 1 • 2 • 3
For detailed info about these features, check out our full blog post.
November 2021 updates: 1 • 2 • 3
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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
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
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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
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
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Telegram’s latest update adds a new setting for creators to protect content in groups and channels – keeping it exclusive to their intended audience.
When enabled, this option restricts forwarding messages, while also preventing screenshots and limiting the ability to save media from posts.
December 2021 Features: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More
When enabled, this option restricts forwarding messages, while also preventing screenshots and limiting the ability to save media from posts.
December 2021 Features: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More