Forwarded from Doug's Project Update Announcements
JAWS, Unigram: Script revision 118 posted to support Unigram 7.1.0.5486:
* Insert+T works as described in the script user guide for this Unigram version, includes the active tab name, and says "Search" when the Search page is open.
* JAWS says call dates in the Calls list.
* Other more minor updates listed in Revision History.
Docs and release notes and download at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
* Insert+T works as described in the script user guide for this Unigram version, includes the active tab name, and says "Search" when the Search page is open.
* JAWS says call dates in the Calls list.
* Other more minor updates listed in Revision History.
Docs and release notes and download at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
Forwarded from Unigram News (Fela Ameghino)
Today I've released a new update for Unigram 7.2.
While this is a minor update, it actually includes few goodies that are worth mentioning:
Groups and channel stats are now fully functional
• If you're admining a channel with more than 50 subscribers or a group with more than 500 members, reach the chat profile and find "Statistics" option in ... menu.
• If you're admining a channel, you can now access messages statistics as well, by right clicking single messages and clicking on "Statistics" option.
• This also makes Unigram the only Telegram app on Windows supporting statistics.
Accessibility improvements
• Profiles are now fully accessible, including user bio, group members and shared media.
• Most settings screens are now correctly announced, including proxies list.
• Chat history has been improved as well, and media messages are now announcing available actions as well.
Last but not least
• Messages animations are now enabled by default.
• Most of the issues found in the last update have been fixed.
As usual, if you want to suggest a feature or report a bug, I invite you to join our group @unigraminsiders.
Microsoft Store | Direct download
While this is a minor update, it actually includes few goodies that are worth mentioning:
Groups and channel stats are now fully functional
• If you're admining a channel with more than 50 subscribers or a group with more than 500 members, reach the chat profile and find "Statistics" option in ... menu.
• If you're admining a channel, you can now access messages statistics as well, by right clicking single messages and clicking on "Statistics" option.
• This also makes Unigram the only Telegram app on Windows supporting statistics.
Accessibility improvements
• Profiles are now fully accessible, including user bio, group members and shared media.
• Most settings screens are now correctly announced, including proxies list.
• Chat history has been improved as well, and media messages are now announcing available actions as well.
Last but not least
• Messages animations are now enabled by default.
• Most of the issues found in the last update have been fixed.
As usual, if you want to suggest a feature or report a bug, I invite you to join our group @unigraminsiders.
Microsoft Store | Direct download
Forwarded from Doug's Project Update Announcements
JAWS, Unigram: Script revision 122 posted:
* Fixed Alt+1, Alt+2, and [ C (close audio player) for recent Unigram 7.2 versions. Also fixed the Volume control label.
* Channel messages with comments will announce comment count as you read the message list. Tab to the comments link and press Enter to read the thread.
* Trying to focus an empty list, such as by typing Alt+1 in Archived Chats when there aren't any, will announce the situation instead of saying and doing nothing.
Docs with revision history and download link at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
* Fixed Alt+1, Alt+2, and [ C (close audio player) for recent Unigram 7.2 versions. Also fixed the Volume control label.
* Channel messages with comments will announce comment count as you read the message list. Tab to the comments link and press Enter to read the thread.
* Trying to focus an empty list, such as by typing Alt+1 in Archived Chats when there aren't any, will announce the situation instead of saying and doing nothing.
Docs with revision history and download link at http://www.dlee.org/unigram/
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
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 dollars per year to keep going.
For most of Telegram’s history, I paid for the expenses of the company from my personal savings. However, with its current growth Telegram is on track to reach billions of users and to require appropriate funding. When a tech project reaches this scale, typically there are two options – start earning money to cover the costs, or sell the company.
Hence the question – which path will Telegram take? I’d like to make a few points to clarify our plan:
1. We are not going to sell the company like the founders of Whatsapp. The world needs Telegram to stay independent as a place where users are respected and high-quality service is ensured. Telegram must continue to serve the world as an example of a tech company that strives for perfection and integrity. And, as the sad examples of our predecessors show, that is impossible if you become part of a corporation.
2. Telegram is here to stay for a long time. We began developing our apps for our personal use over 8 years ago and have come a long way since then. In the process, Telegram changed the way people communicate in several aspects – encryption, functionality, simplicity, design, speed. This journey has just started. There’s much more we can – and will – bring to the world.
3. In order to make points 1 and 2 possible, Telegram will begin to generate revenue, starting next year. We will do it in accordance with our values and the pledges we have made over the last 7 years. Thanks to our current scale, we will be able to do it in a non-intrusive way. Most users will hardly notice any change.
4. All the features that are currently free will stay free. We will add some new features for business teams or power users. Some of these features will require more resources and will be paid for by these premium users. Regular users will be able to keep enjoying Telegram – for free, forever.
5. All parts of Telegram devoted to messaging will remain ad-free. We think that displaying ads in private 1-to-1 chats or group chats is a bad idea. Communication between people should be free of advertising of any sort.
6. In addition to its messaging component, Telegram has a social networking dimension. Our massive public one-to-many channels can have millions of subscribers each and are more like Twitter feeds. In many markets the owners of such channels display ads to earn money, sometimes using third-party ad platforms. The ads they post look like regular messages, and are often intrusive. We will fix this by introducing our own Ad Platform for public one-to-many channels – one that is user-friendly, respects privacy and allows us to cover the costs of servers and traffic.
7. If Telegram starts earning money, the community should also benefit. For example, If we monetize large public one-to-many channels via the Ad Platform, the owners of these channels will receive free traffic in proportion to their size. Or, if Telegram introduces premium stickers with additional expressive features, the artists who make stickers of this new type will also get a part of the profit. We want millions of Telegram-based creators and small businesses to thrive, enriching the experience of all our users.
This is the Telegram way.
It will allow us to keep innovating and keep growing for decades to come. We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users. While doing that, we will remain independent and stay true to our values, redefining how a tech company should operate.
For most of Telegram’s history, I paid for the expenses of the company from my personal savings. However, with its current growth Telegram is on track to reach billions of users and to require appropriate funding. When a tech project reaches this scale, typically there are two options – start earning money to cover the costs, or sell the company.
Hence the question – which path will Telegram take? I’d like to make a few points to clarify our plan:
1. We are not going to sell the company like the founders of Whatsapp. The world needs Telegram to stay independent as a place where users are respected and high-quality service is ensured. Telegram must continue to serve the world as an example of a tech company that strives for perfection and integrity. And, as the sad examples of our predecessors show, that is impossible if you become part of a corporation.
2. Telegram is here to stay for a long time. We began developing our apps for our personal use over 8 years ago and have come a long way since then. In the process, Telegram changed the way people communicate in several aspects – encryption, functionality, simplicity, design, speed. This journey has just started. There’s much more we can – and will – bring to the world.
3. In order to make points 1 and 2 possible, Telegram will begin to generate revenue, starting next year. We will do it in accordance with our values and the pledges we have made over the last 7 years. Thanks to our current scale, we will be able to do it in a non-intrusive way. Most users will hardly notice any change.
4. All the features that are currently free will stay free. We will add some new features for business teams or power users. Some of these features will require more resources and will be paid for by these premium users. Regular users will be able to keep enjoying Telegram – for free, forever.
5. All parts of Telegram devoted to messaging will remain ad-free. We think that displaying ads in private 1-to-1 chats or group chats is a bad idea. Communication between people should be free of advertising of any sort.
6. In addition to its messaging component, Telegram has a social networking dimension. Our massive public one-to-many channels can have millions of subscribers each and are more like Twitter feeds. In many markets the owners of such channels display ads to earn money, sometimes using third-party ad platforms. The ads they post look like regular messages, and are often intrusive. We will fix this by introducing our own Ad Platform for public one-to-many channels – one that is user-friendly, respects privacy and allows us to cover the costs of servers and traffic.
7. If Telegram starts earning money, the community should also benefit. For example, If we monetize large public one-to-many channels via the Ad Platform, the owners of these channels will receive free traffic in proportion to their size. Or, if Telegram introduces premium stickers with additional expressive features, the artists who make stickers of this new type will also get a part of the profit. We want millions of Telegram-based creators and small businesses to thrive, enriching the experience of all our users.
This is the Telegram way.
It will allow us to keep innovating and keep growing for decades to come. We will be able to launch countless new features and welcome billions of new users. While doing that, we will remain independent and stay true to our values, redefining how a tech company should operate.
Forwarded from Utyagram Messenger
Utyagram version 7.3.0 (2197) is released
What's New:
- Send as copy, Remove captions & Send without sound options now available from Share sheet.
- Ability to scan QR codes to login.
- Accessibility: Talkback now reads secret chats as well. Blind users can use secret chats with same accessibility as other chats.
- Allow login to test server using test numbers.
- Sync with official client 7.3.0 (2197) code base.
Bug Fixes:
- Send as copy loosing underline markdown.
- UI bug where delete button was going out of screen.
- Members were able to interact with slow mode.
- UI bug where first dialog was hidden on forwarding screen.
Download link:
- Universal Package from AppCenter
- From our channel : @UtyaAPK
Merry Christmas everyone!
What's New:
- Send as copy, Remove captions & Send without sound options now available from Share sheet.
- Ability to scan QR codes to login.
- Accessibility: Talkback now reads secret chats as well. Blind users can use secret chats with same accessibility as other chats.
- Allow login to test server using test numbers.
- Sync with official client 7.3.0 (2197) code base.
Bug Fixes:
- Send as copy loosing underline markdown.
- UI bug where delete button was going out of screen.
- Members were able to interact with slow mode.
- UI bug where first dialog was hidden on forwarding screen.
Download link:
- Universal Package from AppCenter
- From our channel : @UtyaAPK
Merry Christmas everyone!
Tg news and tutorials
Utyagram version 7.3.0 (2197) is released What's New: - Send as copy, Remove captions & Send without sound options now available from Share sheet. - Ability to scan QR codes to login. - Accessibility: Talkback now reads secret chats as well. Blind users can…
In this unofficial client of telegram for Android, secret chats are made accessible with TalkBack.
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
Some users wanted a way to move their chat history from WhatsApp over to Telegram. Two weeks ago I realized this should be theoretically possible, and yesterday we made this feature available on both iOS and Android, together with many other improvements. It also supports migrating chats from KakaoTalk and Line – two other Pre-Telegram apps.
Nothing like this has ever been made possible by a major app, and our team had to implement some serious magic to make it work. We are happy with the result: moving messages to Telegram allows people to save disk space and stop worrying about third-party backups or changing devices.
The feature currently imports messages to the end of the target Telegram conversation, but retains the original timestamps of messages. Some folks have been asking whether we can mix the existing messages in a Telegram chat with the imported messages in one unified timeline. This should be possible if the target chat (where you import messages to) has fewer than 100 messages, so we’ve started to work on that.
We’ll also provide free APIs for third-party developers who want to create tools that will allow users to import messages to Telegram from anywhere. Hopefully, such tools will help add support for more apps than this first wave of three – and also allow users to import multiple chats or their entire inbox at once.
The original meaning of the paper plane on the Telegram logo means “freedom”. For us, freedom of choice and data portability are paramount. People should be in complete control over their own data – and their own lives.
Nothing like this has ever been made possible by a major app, and our team had to implement some serious magic to make it work. We are happy with the result: moving messages to Telegram allows people to save disk space and stop worrying about third-party backups or changing devices.
The feature currently imports messages to the end of the target Telegram conversation, but retains the original timestamps of messages. Some folks have been asking whether we can mix the existing messages in a Telegram chat with the imported messages in one unified timeline. This should be possible if the target chat (where you import messages to) has fewer than 100 messages, so we’ve started to work on that.
We’ll also provide free APIs for third-party developers who want to create tools that will allow users to import messages to Telegram from anywhere. Hopefully, such tools will help add support for more apps than this first wave of three – and also allow users to import multiple chats or their entire inbox at once.
The original meaning of the paper plane on the Telegram logo means “freedom”. For us, freedom of choice and data portability are paramount. People should be in complete control over their own data – and their own lives.
Telegram
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.
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
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📹 Speaking of video calls, we will be adding a video dimension to our voice chats in May, making Telegram a powerful platform for group video calls. Screen sharing, encryption, noise-cancellation, desktop and tablet support – everything you can expect from a modern video conferencing tool, but with Telegram-level UI, speed and encryption. Stay tuned!
Group Video Calls and Animated Backgrounds
Group Video Calls
• Start video conferences from Voice Chats in any group.
• Share your screen or video from your camera with up to 30 participants (limit to be increased soon).
• Talk without video with an unlimited number of participants.
• Create voice chats from the ⋮ menu in the profile of any group where you are an admin.
• Group video calls are supported natively on all devices, including tablets and laptops.
Animated Backgrounds
• Meet animated backgrounds for chats – first time in a messaging app! These multi-color gradient backgrounds are generated algorithmically and move beautifully every time you send a message.
• Create your own backgrounds in Chat Settings by selecting unique combinations of colors and applying any of the dozens of patterns.
• Share your animated backgrounds with friends and family to upgrade them to a new level of messaging experience.
• Choose between dozens of new gorgeous animated backgrounds in Chat Settings > Change Chat Background.
Message Sending Animations
• Send messages with improved animations – stickers and animated emoji fly into the chat from the sticker panel.
2-Step Verification Reminders
• You will now receive a notification from Telegram each time your 2-Step Verification settings are changed.
More about this update:
https://telegram.org/blog/group-video-calls
Group Video Calls
• Start video conferences from Voice Chats in any group.
• Share your screen or video from your camera with up to 30 participants (limit to be increased soon).
• Talk without video with an unlimited number of participants.
• Create voice chats from the ⋮ menu in the profile of any group where you are an admin.
• Group video calls are supported natively on all devices, including tablets and laptops.
Animated Backgrounds
• Meet animated backgrounds for chats – first time in a messaging app! These multi-color gradient backgrounds are generated algorithmically and move beautifully every time you send a message.
• Create your own backgrounds in Chat Settings by selecting unique combinations of colors and applying any of the dozens of patterns.
• Share your animated backgrounds with friends and family to upgrade them to a new level of messaging experience.
• Choose between dozens of new gorgeous animated backgrounds in Chat Settings > Change Chat Background.
Message Sending Animations
• Send messages with improved animations – stickers and animated emoji fly into the chat from the sticker panel.
2-Step Verification Reminders
• You will now receive a notification from Telegram each time your 2-Step Verification settings are changed.
More about this update:
https://telegram.org/blog/group-video-calls
Telegram
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.
UnigramPlus-V1.8.0.nvda-addon
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Unigram Plus for NVDA latest version
What's new?
•When focused on the Open File button or Download File button the name and size of the file will be spoken, and when focused on the Play button on an audio file you will hear its name and duration.
•Added a combination to move focus to the message input field. If the focus is already in this field, then when you click, the focus will return to the last element that was in focus.
•The chat activity tracking feature is now enabled by double-tapping ALT + T. You can simply enable it, or enable it temporarily, until the next time you close the app.
•Also now added the ability to choose the type of notification for recording voice messages. This is done by double-pressing the control+d combination. There you can choose between an audio alert, a text alert, and you can also return the standard behavior when recording voice messages.
What's new?
•When focused on the Open File button or Download File button the name and size of the file will be spoken, and when focused on the Play button on an audio file you will hear its name and duration.
•Added a combination to move focus to the message input field. If the focus is already in this field, then when you click, the focus will return to the last element that was in focus.
•The chat activity tracking feature is now enabled by double-tapping ALT + T. You can simply enable it, or enable it temporarily, until the next time you close the app.
•Also now added the ability to choose the type of notification for recording voice messages. This is done by double-pressing the control+d combination. There you can choose between an audio alert, a text alert, and you can also return the standard behavior when recording voice messages.
Forwarded from Pavel Durov
🥇Telegram is the fastest growing mobile app in 2021, leading this year’s Top Breakout Chart by Appannie.
This means that the number of active users on Telegram increased faster than on any other mobile app in the world.
2021 will be remembered as the year when people grew tired of being disrespected by greedy corporations and chose the privacy and consistency of Telegram.
And yet, there's so much more that we have in store for you. Thank you for joining Telegram early and taking this incredible journey with us 🎉
This means that the number of active users on Telegram increased faster than on any other mobile app in the world.
2021 will be remembered as the year when people grew tired of being disrespected by greedy corporations and chose the privacy and consistency of Telegram.
And yet, there's so much more that we have in store for you. Thank you for joining Telegram early and taking this incredible journey with us 🎉