Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 3.6.1
What's new:
— Change volume for RTMP stream from the context menu.
— Set a profile photo from your camera.
— Improve RTMP stream full screen mode.
— Improve edit account section design.
— A new item in the experimental settings, to change the icons in the settings.
— Fix switching personal account or channel in video chats.
— Fix pinning chats in folders with 100 chats.
— Fix YouTube timestamp links after 10 hours.
Download: with official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop
What's new:
— Change volume for RTMP stream from the context menu.
— Set a profile photo from your camera.
— Improve RTMP stream full screen mode.
— Improve edit account section design.
— A new item in the experimental settings, to change the icons in the settings.
— Fix switching personal account or channel in video chats.
— Fix pinning chats in folders with 100 chats.
— Fix YouTube timestamp links after 10 hours.
Download: with official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop
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The results of the real-time face correction module contest have been announced
The task of the March competition was to create a cross-platform C++ module for face correction and embed it in a demo app on iOS or Android that would convert video from the front camera in real-time.
The prize fund of $42,500 was shared by 20 contestants.
As most of the entrants chose to use existing third-party solutions instead of presenting a new approach to the competition, and the judges noticed many algorithm and application flaws in the submissions themselves, no developer came out on top in the competition.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be seen on the official Telegram contest channel.
#contest
The task of the March competition was to create a cross-platform C++ module for face correction and embed it in a demo app on iOS or Android that would convert video from the front camera in real-time.
The prize fund of $42,500 was shared by 20 contestants.
As most of the entrants chose to use existing third-party solutions instead of presenting a new approach to the competition, and the judges noticed many algorithm and application flaws in the submissions themselves, no developer came out on top in the competition.
Detailed information about the winners, their awards and works can be seen on the official Telegram contest channel.
#contest
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Telegram Info English
Brazil is considering a ban on Telegram Authorities in Brazil fear that the messenger could be used to send out mass disinformation ahead of elections scheduled for October. The current head of the TSE (local analogue of the CEC), Luis Roberto Barroso, sent…
Blocking Telegram in Brazil
Brazil's Supreme Court judge has ruled to block Telegram in the country.
The messenger team ignored attempts by Brazil's Higher Electoral Court (TSE) to contact them. The judge ordered all Internet providers to block the work of Telegram. They face a fine of 100,000 reals ($20,000) for failure to comply with the court's decision.
Journalists note that the TSE chairman suspects the use of Telegram for spreading misinformation.
Read all the news about the blocking of Telegram in Brazil at @tginfobr.
oantagonista.uol.com.br/brasil/urgente-moraes-manda-bloquear-telegram
#Brazil #locks
Brazil's Supreme Court judge has ruled to block Telegram in the country.
The messenger team ignored attempts by Brazil's Higher Electoral Court (TSE) to contact them. The judge ordered all Internet providers to block the work of Telegram. They face a fine of 100,000 reals ($20,000) for failure to comply with the court's decision.
Journalists note that the TSE chairman suspects the use of Telegram for spreading misinformation.
Read all the news about the blocking of Telegram in Brazil at @tginfobr.
oantagonista.uol.com.br/brasil/urgente-moraes-manda-bloquear-telegram
#Brazil #locks
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Telegram Info English
Blocking Telegram in Brazil Brazil's Supreme Court judge has ruled to block Telegram in the country. The messenger team ignored attempts by Brazil's Higher Electoral Court (TSE) to contact them. The judge ordered all Internet providers to block the work…
Pavel Durov apologized to the Supreme Court of Brazil and asked to postpone the blocking of the messenger
«It seems that we had an issue with emails going between our telegram.org corporate addresses and the Brazilian Supreme Court. As a result of this miscommunication, the Court ruled to ban Telegram for being unresponsive.
On behalf of our team, I apologize to the Brazilian Supreme Court for our negligence. We definitely could have done a better job.
We complied with an earlier court decision in late February and responded with a suggestion to send future takedown requests to a dedicated email address. Unfortunately, our response must have been lost, because the Court used the old general-purpose email address in further attempts to reach us. As a result, we missed its decision in early March that contained a follow-up takedown request. Luckily, we have now found and processed it, delivering another report to the Court today.
Because tens of millions of Brazilians rely on Telegram to communicate with family, friends and colleagues, I ask the Court to consider delaying its ruling for a few days at its discretion to allow us to remedy the situation by appointing a representative in Brazil and setting up a framework to react to future pressing issues like this in an expedited manner.
The last 3 weeks have been unprecedented for the world and for Telegram. Our content moderation team was flooded with requests from multiple parties. However, I am certain that once a reliable channel of communication is established, we'll be able to efficiently process takedown requests for public channels that are illegal in Brazil».
«It seems that we had an issue with emails going between our telegram.org corporate addresses and the Brazilian Supreme Court. As a result of this miscommunication, the Court ruled to ban Telegram for being unresponsive.
On behalf of our team, I apologize to the Brazilian Supreme Court for our negligence. We definitely could have done a better job.
We complied with an earlier court decision in late February and responded with a suggestion to send future takedown requests to a dedicated email address. Unfortunately, our response must have been lost, because the Court used the old general-purpose email address in further attempts to reach us. As a result, we missed its decision in early March that contained a follow-up takedown request. Luckily, we have now found and processed it, delivering another report to the Court today.
Because tens of millions of Brazilians rely on Telegram to communicate with family, friends and colleagues, I ask the Court to consider delaying its ruling for a few days at its discretion to allow us to remedy the situation by appointing a representative in Brazil and setting up a framework to react to future pressing issues like this in an expedited manner.
The last 3 weeks have been unprecedented for the world and for Telegram. Our content moderation team was flooded with requests from multiple parties. However, I am certain that once a reliable channel of communication is established, we'll be able to efficiently process takedown requests for public channels that are illegal in Brazil».
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Telegram Info English
Pavel Durov apologized to the Supreme Court of Brazil and asked to postpone the blocking of the messenger «It seems that we had an issue with emails going between our telegram.org corporate addresses and the Brazilian Supreme Court. As a result of this…
Brazil has withdrawn the decision to block Telegram
The head of the Supreme Court of Brazil, Alexander de Moraes, canceled an earlier signed decision to block the Telegram messenger in the country.
Moraes explained that the administration of the messenger fulfills the conditions set for Telegram to continue working in Brazil. In this regard, the lock is set.
We are looking for volunteers from Brazil who will help us better navigate the situation around Telegram in the country. Write to @infowritebot.
#Brazil
The head of the Supreme Court of Brazil, Alexander de Moraes, canceled an earlier signed decision to block the Telegram messenger in the country.
Moraes explained that the administration of the messenger fulfills the conditions set for Telegram to continue working in Brazil. In this regard, the lock is set.
We are looking for volunteers from Brazil who will help us better navigate the situation around Telegram in the country. Write to @infowritebot.
#Brazil
CNN Brasil
Moraes revoga decisão de bloqueio do Telegram após aplicativo cumprir determinações | CNN Brasil
Aplicação cumpriu medidas às 14h45, antes do fim do prazo às 16h44
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Telegram Info English
Brazil has withdrawn the decision to block Telegram The head of the Supreme Court of Brazil, Alexander de Moraes, canceled an earlier signed decision to block the Telegram messenger in the country. Moraes explained that the administration of the messenger…
Lifting the lockdown in Brazil: everything you need to know
On March 18, 2022, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge ruled to block Telegram in the country. That same night, Pavel Durov apologized to the court and asked to delay the ban of the messenger. Three days later, Brazil withdrew its decision to ban Telegram. Let's try to understand the current situation.
Immediately after first messages about the upcoming ban of Telegram in Brazil appeared, the messenger team sent an e-mail to the Brazilian court.
The letter states:
— Telegram blocked 14 channels at the request of the Brazilian court.
— Telegram blocked 19 channels containing similar information.
— In February 2022, Telegram blocked 3 more channels at the request of the court.
— Telegram's global search no longer returns results when searching for "allan dos santos" or similar terms.
— None of these Telegram channels received any monetization.
— The creators of the channels @allandossantos, @tercalivre and @artigo220 were accounts with addresses: @allansantosbr and @allandsantos (these usernames were sent in the block request).
What Telegram has promised to do in the future:
— ToS update.
— New features for reporting fake news.
— Permanent bans of channel owners for spreading misinformation.
The reason for restricting access to channels and individual posts was harsh criticism of the actions of the Supreme Court of Brazil.
If Telegram will ever receive a court order confirming you are suspected of terrorism, if the arguments of the court will be satisfying Telegram's requirements, it may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant intelligence agencies.
So far, there have been no such cases. If such a case occurs, information about this will be published on the @transparency channel.
#Brazil #locks
On March 18, 2022, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge ruled to block Telegram in the country. That same night, Pavel Durov apologized to the court and asked to delay the ban of the messenger. Three days later, Brazil withdrew its decision to ban Telegram. Let's try to understand the current situation.
Immediately after first messages about the upcoming ban of Telegram in Brazil appeared, the messenger team sent an e-mail to the Brazilian court.
The letter states:
— Telegram blocked 14 channels at the request of the Brazilian court.
— Telegram blocked 19 channels containing similar information.
— In February 2022, Telegram blocked 3 more channels at the request of the court.
— Telegram's global search no longer returns results when searching for "allan dos santos" or similar terms.
— None of these Telegram channels received any monetization.
— The creators of the channels @allandossantos, @tercalivre and @artigo220 were accounts with addresses: @allansantosbr and @allandsantos (these usernames were sent in the block request).
What Telegram has promised to do in the future:
— ToS update.
— New features for reporting fake news.
— Permanent bans of channel owners for spreading misinformation.
The reason for restricting access to channels and individual posts was harsh criticism of the actions of the Supreme Court of Brazil.
If Telegram will ever receive a court order confirming you are suspected of terrorism, if the arguments of the court will be satisfying Telegram's requirements, it may disclose your IP address and phone number to the relevant intelligence agencies.
So far, there have been no such cases. If such a case occurs, information about this will be published on the @transparency channel.
#Brazil #locks
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Telegram Connectivity Issues
Users all over the world were facing connectivity issues with Telegram. Most of the complaints come from Russia and CIS countries.
Does Telegram work for you? Send your reports to our chat: @tginfochaten
Users all over the world were facing connectivity issues with Telegram. Most of the complaints come from Russia and CIS countries.
Does Telegram work for you? Send your reports to our chat: @tginfochaten
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The government of Udmurtia (federal subject of Russia) made an appeal to Pavel Durov
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic asked to reduce the minimum cost of advertising on the official advertising platform Telegram Ads, as well as to add the ruble as a currency with which payments can be made.
In his opinion, an advance payment of €2,000,000 euros "makes it impossible for most entrepreneurs to access this service."
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic asked to reduce the minimum cost of advertising on the official advertising platform Telegram Ads, as well as to add the ruble as a currency with which payments can be made.
In his opinion, an advance payment of €2,000,000 euros "makes it impossible for most entrepreneurs to access this service."
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German authorities notified Telegram of cases launched against the company
German authorities have notified Telegram of two cases that were launched against it. The company is facing fines of 55 million euros for violating the law on countering incitement to hatred.
Legislation on countering incitement to hatred and harassment on social networks implies that the messenger company must establish an "effective and transparent" mechanism to respond to complaints about illegal content, as well as appoint a representative in the country with whom German agencies could maintain contact.
Earlier, the country's interior minister stressed that the German government had agreed with Telegram to cooperate further and to continue to exchange views. Constructive talks resulted in 64 groups being banned for anti-Semitism and incitement to hatred.
Our news in German: @tginfoger
#Germany
German authorities have notified Telegram of two cases that were launched against it. The company is facing fines of 55 million euros for violating the law on countering incitement to hatred.
Legislation on countering incitement to hatred and harassment on social networks implies that the messenger company must establish an "effective and transparent" mechanism to respond to complaints about illegal content, as well as appoint a representative in the country with whom German agencies could maintain contact.
Earlier, the country's interior minister stressed that the German government had agreed with Telegram to cooperate further and to continue to exchange views. Constructive talks resulted in 64 groups being banned for anti-Semitism and incitement to hatred.
Our news in German: @tginfoger
#Germany
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Telegram killed libtgvoip and calling backward compatibility
On February 6, a commit with "delete legacy" in description was published in the official tgcalls repository. This means that for two months now, users of the old apps have not been able to reach those using the newest versions of Telegram.
The reason for this action is unknown.
On February 6, a commit with "delete legacy" in description was published in the official tgcalls repository. This means that for two months now, users of the old apps have not been able to reach those using the newest versions of Telegram.
The reason for this action is unknown.
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Telegram Info English
Telegram killed libtgvoip and calling backward compatibility On February 6, a commit with "delete legacy" in description was published in the official tgcalls repository. This means that for two months now, users of the old apps have not been able to reach…
UPD: libtgvoip call issues was server-side and now fixed.
· Telegram for Android - Calls are client side broken.
· Telegram for iOS and macOS, as well as Telegram Desktop - calls work normally.
· Telegram for Android - Calls are client side broken.
· Telegram for iOS and macOS, as well as Telegram Desktop - calls work normally.
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Telegram becomes part of Brazil's "Fake News Program"
Following recent discussions, the parties have agreed to take steps to counter disinformation - within the resources and capabilities that the partner, Telegram, provides to carry out these actions. The document is signed free of charge, without any financial obligations or transfer of resources between Telegram and TSE.
According to the document, Telegram also undertakes to keep and necessary secrecy regarding the information to which the company has access within the TSE.
During the negotiations, it was about the account of Allan dos Santos, one of the closest associates of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. He is a suspect in the case of spreading fakes and attacking judges.
Meta, TikTok, and YouTube are among the signatories. The program was launched in August 2019 as a way to prepare for the 2020 elections.
Read all the news about Telegram in Brazil at @tginfobr.
cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/telegram-assina-adesao-programa-de-enfrentamento-a-desinformacao-do-tse/
Following recent discussions, the parties have agreed to take steps to counter disinformation - within the resources and capabilities that the partner, Telegram, provides to carry out these actions. The document is signed free of charge, without any financial obligations or transfer of resources between Telegram and TSE.
According to the document, Telegram also undertakes to keep and necessary secrecy regarding the information to which the company has access within the TSE.
During the negotiations, it was about the account of Allan dos Santos, one of the closest associates of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. He is a suspect in the case of spreading fakes and attacking judges.
Meta, TikTok, and YouTube are among the signatories. The program was launched in August 2019 as a way to prepare for the 2020 elections.
Read all the news about Telegram in Brazil at @tginfobr.
cnnbrasil.com.br/politica/telegram-assina-adesao-programa-de-enfrentamento-a-desinformacao-do-tse/
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Web bots in Telegram
In the strings of the Beta version of Telegram for macOS, a mention of web bots appeared.
Judging by the available information, such bots support WebView buttons, which will allow you to interact with services in a new way: the bot and its buttons will be displayed directly in the menu by pressing a paperclip.
#macOS #webbots
In the strings of the Beta version of Telegram for macOS, a mention of web bots appeared.
Judging by the available information, such bots support WebView buttons, which will allow you to interact with services in a new way: the bot and its buttons will be displayed directly in the menu by pressing a paperclip.
#macOS #webbots
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Telegram Info English
Web bots in Telegram In the strings of the Beta version of Telegram for macOS, a mention of web bots appeared. Judging by the available information, such bots support WebView buttons, which will allow you to interact with services in a new way: the bot and…
Sneak Peek at Telegram Web Bots
Telegram started to test web bots, which are similar to inline bots, but still have some key differences:
— Pressing a bot button will open a third-party website inside Telegram.
— The website receives some key colors of your theme so it can adapt to look like a part of the app.
— The web bot can be pinned to the Attachments menu. When you select it from there, Telegram passes your current chat info to the website.
— Avatars are passed into the website as hotlinks, so they can be easily injected.
— Website can pass up to 4096 bytes of data to the bot, which is a record: inline buttons can carry up to 64 bytes of payload.
— Web bots can send messages of any attachment type available to inline bots on behalf of the user with a "
— Developers will have to develop the communication API between the bot and the website on their own.
#webbots
Telegram started to test web bots, which are similar to inline bots, but still have some key differences:
— Pressing a bot button will open a third-party website inside Telegram.
— The website receives some key colors of your theme so it can adapt to look like a part of the app.
— The web bot can be pinned to the Attachments menu. When you select it from there, Telegram passes your current chat info to the website.
— Avatars are passed into the website as hotlinks, so they can be easily injected.
— Website can pass up to 4096 bytes of data to the bot, which is a record: inline buttons can carry up to 64 bytes of payload.
— Web bots can send messages of any attachment type available to inline bots on behalf of the user with a "
via @bot" sign.— Developers will have to develop the communication API between the bot and the website on their own.
#webbots
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Save replies for forwarded messages
In the upcoming Telegram update, when sending several messages at the same time, internal replays will be saved. This means that in the forwarded messages you will be able to see the entire message chain, just like in the original correspondence.
Note that replays in messages sent via the Beta version of the macOS client can already be seen on all current clients.
#macOS
In the upcoming Telegram update, when sending several messages at the same time, internal replays will be saved. This means that in the forwarded messages you will be able to see the entire message chain, just like in the original correspondence.
Note that replays in messages sent via the Beta version of the macOS client can already be seen on all current clients.
#macOS
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Explaining the Web bots
After our Web Bots Sneak Peek, readers got many questions left.
In the new material, we explain exactly how Web bots work, how they differ from the gaming platform, what is controversial about them and what kind of bots can you expect in the future.
Read: tginfo.me/explaining-web-bots-en
After our Web Bots Sneak Peek, readers got many questions left.
In the new material, we explain exactly how Web bots work, how they differ from the gaming platform, what is controversial about them and what kind of bots can you expect in the future.
Read: tginfo.me/explaining-web-bots-en
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Explaining the Web bots
Telegram Info readers were left wondering why we need Web bots and what opportunities do they provide. Time to explain! Inline bots evolve Many users don't understand the difference between the new Web bots and the gaming platform, as both Telegram features…
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An example of a Web bot for food delivery
In the code of the public beta version of Telegram for Android, the name of the test Web bot was mentioned. This is a fictional food delivery service "Durger King".
In the native @DurgerKingBot interface, you can place an order with a few clicks, accompany it with a comment, and pay for the purchase using the payment information saved in Telegram or via Google Pay.
This is just a demo. The possible applications for Web bots are countless, and some of them we already wrote about in an article on the topic.
tginfo.me/explaining-web-bots-en
In the code of the public beta version of Telegram for Android, the name of the test Web bot was mentioned. This is a fictional food delivery service "Durger King".
In the native @DurgerKingBot interface, you can place an order with a few clicks, accompany it with a comment, and pay for the purchase using the payment information saved in Telegram or via Google Pay.
This is just a demo. The possible applications for Web bots are countless, and some of them we already wrote about in an article on the topic.
tginfo.me/explaining-web-bots-en
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Telegram grows in China despite lockdown
Telegram's popularity in China began to grow in February 2020, when Chinese authorities tightened censorship of Covid-19 conversations on popular domestic platforms such as WeChat and Weibo. In search of alternative sources of information, some people turned to Telegram and others to Signal. Telegram installations in China grew 64% that month to 110,000 according to the Sensor Tower at the South China Morning Post, while Signal installations grew 70% to 17,000.
Telegram downloads also spiked last summer as former US President Donald Trump tried to ban WeChat in the US, prompting users to look for other ways to stay with friends and family in China. WeChat is normally the go-to tool for communicating with people in China, it is apparently used by everyone, and as a Chinese app, it works reliably within the country, but it must comply with local laws such as those that allow authorities to access the data of users who make some turn up their noses.
Reports our Chinese channel @tginfocn.
Read all the news about Telegram in Chinese at @tginfocn.
#statistics
Telegram's popularity in China began to grow in February 2020, when Chinese authorities tightened censorship of Covid-19 conversations on popular domestic platforms such as WeChat and Weibo. In search of alternative sources of information, some people turned to Telegram and others to Signal. Telegram installations in China grew 64% that month to 110,000 according to the Sensor Tower at the South China Morning Post, while Signal installations grew 70% to 17,000.
Telegram downloads also spiked last summer as former US President Donald Trump tried to ban WeChat in the US, prompting users to look for other ways to stay with friends and family in China. WeChat is normally the go-to tool for communicating with people in China, it is apparently used by everyone, and as a Chinese app, it works reliably within the country, but it must comply with local laws such as those that allow authorities to access the data of users who make some turn up their noses.
Reports our Chinese channel @tginfocn.
Read all the news about Telegram in Chinese at @tginfocn.
#statistics
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Notification Sounds, Bot Revolution and More
Telegram for Android, iOS, macOS and Unigram have been updated to version 8.7, Telegram Desktop — to version 3.7.
Bot Revolution
• Developers are given the tools to create infinitely flexible interfaces with JavaScript.
• Next-generation Telegram bots can completely replace any website.
• These interfaces can be programmed to match a user’s theme – adjusting color schemes in real time, for example when switching between Day and Night modes or setting custom themes.
• You can try out the new generation of bots in the @DurgerKingBot.
Custom Notification Sounds
• You can now turn any sound into a notification tone.
• Telegram tones are cross-platform and completely free.
• You can set a notification sound for an individual chat or for all chats of the desired type (personal chats, channels, groups).
• Tap a short audio file or voice message in chat to instantly add it to your list of notification sounds, which you can assign to any chats.
• Tones currently support audio files and voice messages under 5 seconds up to 300 KB in size.
• Try some samples made by Telegram team (and their pets) in the Notification Sounds channel.
• You can access your sounds on all your devices via Settings > Notifications and Sounds.
Custom Mute Durations
• Now you can also pause notifications for a specific duration.
• In streamlined menu for modifying alerts choose Disable Sound to receive notifications silently, or one of the Mute options to turn off notifications completely.
• On Android, tap 'Notifications' on a chat's info page or ⋮ > Mute in the chat header. On iOS, tap 'Mute' on a chat's info page.
New Auto-Delete Menu in Profiles
• Now Auto-Delete takes fewer taps to enable.
• It supports flexible timer settings — like 2 days, 3 weeks, 4 months, and more.
• Enable Auto-Delete from ⋮ on a chat's info page.
Instantly Configure Bot Admins
• Users can now quickly add bots to their group or channel right from the bot's profile.
• You can also instantly configure rights and permissions for the bot.
• Bots can only be added to channels as admins, while bots can be added to groups as both members or admins.
Improved Picture-in-Picture (Android)
• Resize the window by stretching or squeezing it with two fingers.
• Tap X to quickly close it
• Enjoy the new rounded design.
And More
• Replies in forwarded messages.
• Improved message translation (iOS).
• Clearing message history of group for all participants.
• New animations in phone number changing interface.
• More animated emoji.
Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Telegram Desktop: with official website or GitHub.
Telegram for macOS: from App Store or verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10: Microsoft Store | Download | Installation help
#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram
Telegram for Android, iOS, macOS and Unigram have been updated to version 8.7, Telegram Desktop — to version 3.7.
Bot Revolution
• Developers are given the tools to create infinitely flexible interfaces with JavaScript.
• Next-generation Telegram bots can completely replace any website.
• These interfaces can be programmed to match a user’s theme – adjusting color schemes in real time, for example when switching between Day and Night modes or setting custom themes.
• You can try out the new generation of bots in the @DurgerKingBot.
Custom Notification Sounds
• You can now turn any sound into a notification tone.
• Telegram tones are cross-platform and completely free.
• You can set a notification sound for an individual chat or for all chats of the desired type (personal chats, channels, groups).
• Tap a short audio file or voice message in chat to instantly add it to your list of notification sounds, which you can assign to any chats.
• Tones currently support audio files and voice messages under 5 seconds up to 300 KB in size.
• Try some samples made by Telegram team (and their pets) in the Notification Sounds channel.
• You can access your sounds on all your devices via Settings > Notifications and Sounds.
Custom Mute Durations
• Now you can also pause notifications for a specific duration.
• In streamlined menu for modifying alerts choose Disable Sound to receive notifications silently, or one of the Mute options to turn off notifications completely.
• On Android, tap 'Notifications' on a chat's info page or ⋮ > Mute in the chat header. On iOS, tap 'Mute' on a chat's info page.
New Auto-Delete Menu in Profiles
• Now Auto-Delete takes fewer taps to enable.
• It supports flexible timer settings — like 2 days, 3 weeks, 4 months, and more.
• Enable Auto-Delete from ⋮ on a chat's info page.
Instantly Configure Bot Admins
• Users can now quickly add bots to their group or channel right from the bot's profile.
• You can also instantly configure rights and permissions for the bot.
• Bots can only be added to channels as admins, while bots can be added to groups as both members or admins.
Improved Picture-in-Picture (Android)
• Resize the window by stretching or squeezing it with two fingers.
• Tap X to quickly close it
• Enjoy the new rounded design.
And More
• Replies in forwarded messages.
• Improved message translation (iOS).
• Clearing message history of group for all participants.
• New animations in phone number changing interface.
• More animated emoji.
Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Telegram Desktop: with official website or GitHub.
Telegram for macOS: from App Store or verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10: Microsoft Store | Download | Installation help
#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram
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Notification Sounds, Bot Revolution and More
Today's update adds creating your own notification tones, setting custom durations for muting chats or auto-deleting messages, as well as supercharged bots ready to outshine any website, improved forwarding that preserves replies, and a lot more.
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Explaining the Web bots After our Web Bots Sneak Peek, readers got many questions left. In the new material, we explain exactly how Web bots work, how they differ from the gaming platform, what is controversial about them and what kind of bots can you expect…
Most ideas for Web bots won't come true in the near future
Earlier, Telegram Info team made an article exploring the possibilities of the new Web bot platform. Alas, we won't be able to see most of the proposed integrations in the foreseeable future.
The ability to open Web interfaces within Telegram is available to everyone and essentially duplicates the features of the Telegram game platform, which was launched in 2016.
The official Web bots documentation states that "Attachment menu integration is currently only available for major advertisers on the Telegram Ad Platform." This means that the new feature will only be available to literally a few developers, mentioning the fact that in order to participate in the Ad Platform you need to have at least €2,000,000 at your disposal.
Thus, the Attachment menu integration is an option only for large companies participating in the Ad Platform or for developers that are close to Telegram, and it works only in private chats.
The food ordering bot @DurgerKingBot was developed by the Telegram team to demonstrate the new feature. Ironically, in reality this bot wouldn't have been able to get this feature, since fast food ads are banned by Telegram's Ad Platform rules.
The platform is already seeing some problems: the bot's web pop-up blocks interaction with the app's main window, which makes it useless for, for example, a video calls bot: you can't use Telegram and communicate with the person you're talking to via call at the same time. Also, the Telegram team did not offer a standardized library for creating interfaces, so different bots may look different and not fit in the application's overall design.
Telegram Info team believes that the feature was originally intended as an exclusive opportunity to integrate TON Coin with Telegram, although there is no direct evidence of that. The opinion, in particular, is based on the fact that TON actively uses Telegram's advertising platform. TON developers have already implemented similar functionality themselves as a browser extension for the Web versions of Telegram.
In its documentation, the Telegram team does not hint at the possibility of extending access to the feature in the future. It is likely that the ability to integrate into the Attachment menu will remain exclusive to "closely related" bots, and we will not see integrations like "pick files from Google Drive and send them in Telegram".
Earlier, Telegram Info team made an article exploring the possibilities of the new Web bot platform. Alas, we won't be able to see most of the proposed integrations in the foreseeable future.
The ability to open Web interfaces within Telegram is available to everyone and essentially duplicates the features of the Telegram game platform, which was launched in 2016.
The official Web bots documentation states that "Attachment menu integration is currently only available for major advertisers on the Telegram Ad Platform." This means that the new feature will only be available to literally a few developers, mentioning the fact that in order to participate in the Ad Platform you need to have at least €2,000,000 at your disposal.
Thus, the Attachment menu integration is an option only for large companies participating in the Ad Platform or for developers that are close to Telegram, and it works only in private chats.
The food ordering bot @DurgerKingBot was developed by the Telegram team to demonstrate the new feature. Ironically, in reality this bot wouldn't have been able to get this feature, since fast food ads are banned by Telegram's Ad Platform rules.
The platform is already seeing some problems: the bot's web pop-up blocks interaction with the app's main window, which makes it useless for, for example, a video calls bot: you can't use Telegram and communicate with the person you're talking to via call at the same time. Also, the Telegram team did not offer a standardized library for creating interfaces, so different bots may look different and not fit in the application's overall design.
Telegram Info team believes that the feature was originally intended as an exclusive opportunity to integrate TON Coin with Telegram, although there is no direct evidence of that. The opinion, in particular, is based on the fact that TON actively uses Telegram's advertising platform. TON developers have already implemented similar functionality themselves as a browser extension for the Web versions of Telegram.
In its documentation, the Telegram team does not hint at the possibility of extending access to the feature in the future. It is likely that the ability to integrate into the Attachment menu will remain exclusive to "closely related" bots, and we will not see integrations like "pick files from Google Drive and send them in Telegram".
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