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Telegram for macOS has been updated to version 6.2.5

whats new:
— Cache limits size in the settings.
— Returned the ability mark all chats as read by clicking on the tab: Chat > Read All.
— Minor fixes and improvements.

Download
: App Store, official website or channel.

#update #macOS

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How to enable video calls in the Telegram for iOS

1. Download Telegram for iOS 6.3.
2. Go in the debug menu (10 times click on the settings icon).
3. At the very bottom to enable the Experimental Feature

The user profile will be able to make a video.

If the source is not activated video, you'll see your video, and the source as usual only hear the audio

#iOS

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Telegram Desktop updated to stable version 2.2.0

What's new:
— Support multiaccounts.
— The ability to send files 2000 MB.
— Preliminary view private channels without the signature.
— Ability to edit pending messages.
— Support video profile.
— Support dragndrop (drag and drop media mouse) in the held messages.
— Support TouchBar on the MacBook. Correct support for multiple accounts.
Custom window frame now works in all versions of Linux.
The local password is not automatically enabled, if you are active in other applications in Linux X11.
— Automatic night theme based on system settings.
— Dark frame for night Telegram in Windows.
Now the chat is not marked as read after a pending message.
Large .webp files are no longer displayed as stickers.
— Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Download: with official website or GitHub.

#update #desktop #stable

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Subscribe to all comments

Official Telegram comments bot has added an option to subscribe to comments for all posts of the channel.

To subscribe, you need to open any post and subscribe to comments (three-dots menu under the post), and then enable option "Also subscribe to new comments for all posts of channel".

Important: this option is available only for administrators and moderators of comments.

#FAQ
10 things that Telegram didn't mention in its latest blog post

1. Video
Video calls are only available for users of Apple devices (instruction and video instruction).

2. View private channels without joining
After Telegram added this feature in its previous update for iOS and macOS, this function has added for the Telegram Android and Desktop client (more information).

3. Auto-hide chat from the main conversation list
This function isn't available for all accounts and it'll turn on by server-side, if you interact with many of unfamiliar people in private messages.

4. New menu in the dialog
holding on the small profile pictures in group chats shows a new menu, which allows you to navigate to your profile or to mention the user in the specific group (only available on iOS client).

5. The ability to configure the maximum cache size
In settings menu, there is a possibility to set the cache size. it is only available for users of iOS/MacOS Clients.

6. Mini-Thumbnails
Turning off this feature in the chat lists in not possible from now on.

7. Aspect ratio for videos on Android Media editor
It's not removed. you should hold the "Mirror" button in media editor screen to change its aspect ratio.

8. Checking the exact join date & time of a subscriber by channel admins
On Android client, admins of a channel can check subscribers joined date & time in that specific channel in subscriber list.

9. Quick answers to the questions
In the settings of the Android/iOS clients, after you open the search, it automatically opens a list of questions from the FAQ. According to some rumors, in the near future it will be translated into your local language.

10. Minor placement changings on Android settings
In the latest update of Telegram for Android, some of the settings options placements have changed.
What besides video calls can bring WebRTC to the Telegram
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Appeared in the days of video Telegram for iOS implemented in the WebRTC library. Not all know that WebRTC is not just limited to video calls, on this basis it is possible to implement a lot of interactive features.

About the possibilities that are feasible with the help of the library, read our article: tginfo.me/tg-webrtc-en

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Which of the described functions would you like to see in Telegram?
Anonymous Poll
40%
Screen demonstration
30%
Access to the device
72%
Live broadcasts for channels
32%
Cloud gaming on WebRTC
Pavel Durov called 7 reasons why 30% tax on the Apple App Store have to worry about every iPhone owner:

— Higher prices.
Censorship.
— Reduced privacy.
— Delay updates.
— Less applications.
— More advertising.
— Lower quality applications.

Furthermore, Pavel Durov Raziel 7 myths that Apple uses to justify the 30% tax on apps.

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Problems with video profile on iOS

Updating Telegram for iOS seen problems with downloading videos on the avatar. Setup preview when you select the avatar is not working — the client puts the first frame of the video.

Workarounds:
• Upload video avatar with Android or macOS.
• When you create a video note that the first frame of the video will be the preview.

Why it matters: avatar preview channel is displayed and in the list of chats in the channel, and the old clients and channel information.

#iOS

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Telegram filed a complaint to the EU competition authority on Apple

The address of the company, addressed to the Deputy head of the European Commission (EC) responsible for competition, Margrethe Vestager, in particular, says that Apple should "allow users to be able to download software outside the App Store."

According to the Deputy head of the EC competition Margrethe Vestager, "it seems that Apple is playing the role of "watchman" when it comes to distributing applications and content among users of popular devices."

"We must ensure that rules Apple did not distort competition in the markets where Apple competes with other application developers, for example, your music Apple Music service or Apple Books. So I decided to carefully study the rules of the App Store and their compliance with the competition rules of the EU," she said.

Tim cook has responded to claims about 30% of the Commission at the hearings in Congress. He stated that 84% of apps do not pay a Commission to the App Store, and among the rest some pay 15%, others 30%.

ft.com/content/88589fc5-8410-4274-859c-d27b3d83fe20

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news Aggregator in the Telegram closer

Announced the results of the second stage of competition on development of algorithms for clustering and ranking of content.

In the second stage has had the greatest influence indexing and ranking the news.

First place went to the team, one of the participants worked in Yandex News. The list of winners and the payout can be viewed at official channel competitions.

Recall that last year, Pavel Durov invited developers from Yandex to participate in the creation of a news aggregator in the Telegram, which in contrast to the Yandex News will not be subject to Russian political censorship.

Detailed statistics of each solution, and also competitive works can be viewed contest.

In works, you can read news in Russia and abroad per day, 4 hours and last hour.

#contest

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Change with the counter of view on channels

Now, if you forward a post from a channel to another channel, It will show Its own views. The source channel still display its view + view of all other repost.

Original – t.me/tginfo/2685

Forwards – t.me/glavmedia/50756, t.me/vibornyk/32042

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Problem with sending the. GIF animations on the iOS client

stable release Telegram for iOS number 6.3 some GIF-animation go with sound. A problem with the website tenor.com where messenger downloads image.

Keep in mind that despite the name, animations are stored and played back in MP4 format, not GIF.

#iOS

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Results of the first stage of the Telegram educational competition announced

The list of winners and the size of the winnings can be viewed in the post on the official contest channel. The full list of winners can be viewed on the competition page.

More information can be found on this page.

The jury decided on two main levels of remuneration:
🥇 - € 500 - Competitive score 4.5+
🥈 - € 100 - competitive point 4+

They also awarded the main prize of 1000 euros and a rating of 4.7 to several quizzes.

Everyone will be able to take part in the second round of the competition, including those who did not participate in the first round of the competition.

#contest
Destiny Telegram

After a series of news about the closure of the TON and unlocking of the messenger on the territory of Russia, began to appear the rumors about the sale of the Telegram to Russian billionaires, in particular buyers call Mail.ru Group.

Will understand about the situation in our article: tginfo.me/buy-tg-en

#rumors

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Fake Saved Messages

due To the fact that there are more accounts, pretending to be a Telegram cloud (Saved Messages), and the fact that inexperienced users can confuse the cloud with someone else's account, we decided to write a guide on how not to get lost.

— iOS: Settings > Saved Messages.
— Telegram Desktop: Sidebar > Saved Messages Icon (or Ctrl + 0).
— Telegram Android: Sidebar > Saved Messages.
macOS: Search > First contact (or ⌘ + 0).

Remember
: when forwarding messages in the cloud, "Saved Messages" will always be at the top of the list.

#FAQ

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the Fight against fraud

After the appearance of problems, the Telegram began to deal with cheating users.

If you rename or create an account with the name "Saved Messages", the profile will be deleted.

For all who "joke" wants to do it — several times think in most cases, the account will fail to recover.

Previously, users using the name "Telegram" and the airplane in your avatar have got eternal spam-ban.

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List of limits

In Telegram, like any other messenger, there are limits, many of which are known, and even written on the official website of the Telegram.

We have gathered them all in one place and designed for easy use.

limits.tginfo.me/en

#limit

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Video calls in the next update

A Beta version of Telegram for iOS has been updated to version 7.0. At the moment the only change has been the emergence of item HD Video Calls in the debug menu and UI screen video call.

Moreover, on August 14 this year, Telegram marks exactly 7 years, so the next update might be dedicated to this special event.

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Minsk Residents report problems with Telegram, VPN and other services

This is reported by the largest Belarusian Telegram channels, for example NEXTA and Belarus of the brain, the largest news portal TUT.BY

Once again we will remind — stocked proxy servers, add a several and better, alternately from the list.

Proxy is easier to use if you want to bypass the lock exactly Telegram if locked and other services, use the VPN.

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