Following the “Sputnik” and “Mail.ru Search”, the messenger’s official site disappeared from Yandex search results in Russia.

Interestingly, the search engine continues to show links to the instant messenger account in Twiiter, as well as my.telegram.org.

When searching from a mobile device, the search engine shows the application from the corresponding store.

via: t.me/tglive/1493

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Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 1.5.5 beta

What's new:
— The exact number of votes for the answer in a tooltip when you hover over the percentage.
— Fixed the survey now see the issue.
— Improved backup settings enabled, files and music, as well as the startup default for all files to 8 MB.
— When sending photos album signature will now be attached to it, and will not be sent as a separate message.
— When sending one WEBP-file now the text is sent as a separate message and not lost.
— Mention voice/video messages are now not marked as read, to play.
— Many improvements related to keyboard and mouse.
— Other fixes and improvements.

Download: from the official website or from GitHub.

#update #desktop #beta

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What lock Telegram has taught officials and users

"It's a bomb for journalists," — said in April, the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov before blocking Telegram. Battle of the allegory was successful: the victim was not only not law-abiding messenger, but dozens of civilian companies that used the Internet.

Authorities rang the same alarm bell: not all on the Internet you can cover the click of the fingers. Truly this was seen, for example, Telegram, when carpet blocking IP addresses has not helped to restrict access to messenger and app stores refused to remove it. From impotence Roskomnadzor had to change the rhetoric from "lock" to "degradation" of access to the Telegram talking about the Exodus of advertisers from the messenger. None of what the final blocking of speech does not go.

kommersant.ru/doc/3843914

#lock

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TGStat.ru sent Christmas cards to the owners of the Telegram channels!

If you for some reason still have not received the same beauty a personal message from the bot, but want to see the end of 2018 according to its own channel now — send bot @TGStat_Bot team "2018 @username" (replacing username for your channel).

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TDWeb (Webogram on the basis TDLib) was updated to version 0.0.155

What's new:
— Support night topic and alternate colors.
— Global search in messages, channel name and username.
— The "People" section and "Recent" in the search.
— The overall group profile.
— Search for chat messages.
— Search support for chat "favorites".
— Fixed error when best personal Finance during the search.
— Correct work functions "drag-n-drop".

evgeny-nadymov.github.io/telegram-react

#tdweb #update

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The last two days, many users Telegram began to complain of problems with various proxies. Including complexity was observed when connecting to our proxy.

In other countries, proxies work great, so it's probably just the RCN.

Or is it standard blocking by IP address, or example of the work of the DPI of the new system of traffic control, which implements the RCN.

In any case, it seems that the first gift for the New Year brings us the RCN.

If you have encountered any of proxy servers, look for us in the list, and add a dozen proxy in reserve.

Comments on the health proxy can write in the chat @tginfochat.

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Telegram in 2018
The results of the year from TGStat.ru

Having gone through the lock and the summer lull, the Telegram began to grow in the fall. Since June, the total coverage of the Russian Telegram channels grew by 20%, and the average number of hits on a post increased by 18% and in December exceeded the maximum performance to lock.

Of the 63 thousands of Russian-language channels in the database, the largest category of steel author blogs. "Medusa" has become the most mentioned media. Among the social networks most often in Telegram publications referenced on YouTube and VK.

tgstat.ru/articles/Itogi-2018-goda-dlya-Telegram-v-cifrah-12-29

#statistics

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In the beta version of Telegram for iOS the opportunity to share a proxy by using a qr code.

#beta #iOS

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Telegram sends greetings!

The report said the growth of the audience on the third and declared the search for new developers.

Including searched the developers video!

Summary you can send to your bot @jobs_bot

Full list of vacancies:
https://telegram.org/jobs

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Translation of pages with vacancies and contests on Russian language.

tginfo.me/telegram-jobs

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In the upcoming update of Telegram for iOS will be able to configure global membership of the supergroup.

Besides the functions that can be denied to all participants in the groups, there were opportunities that were previously available only to administrators:
— Sending messages.
— Departure media.
— Send stickers and GIF images.
Preview links.
— Departure surveys.
— Add users.
— Consolidation of messages.
— Change the group information.

#iOS #beta

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Ends in 2018, and that means it's time to sum it up.

The most significant event of this year in Russia, for the Telegram was blocking it. Despite it, he has consolidated around itself the political and civil activity. The rally was held, which attracted thousands of people who campaign for Internet freedom.

In addition, full swing preparing for the start of TON, and the messenger became the site of the media launch of a new era.

A week ago we launched a survey on the most important innovation in the Telegram this year. to summarize, and tell you more about innovations pleased users this year: tginfo.me/2018-features

The coming year promises to be very rich in competitions, updates and innovations. With the New 2019, friends!

The end of 2015: t.me/tginfo/36
The results of 2016: t.me/tginfo/692
The end of 2017: t.me/tginfo/1165

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Began the contest designers

Starting today and through March 31, anyone can offer its own development to improve the interface Telegram contains the location of the elements and animation. To participate you need to submit your work to @design_bot. The best works will be published on the official channel @designers, and their authors are unable to post in the team or the job part-time.

#contest

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Iranian authorities have called cryptocurrency Gram a threat to national security

"One of the most important factors in the prohibition Telegram was feeling a serious economic threat posed by its activities. Unfortunately, this threat was unheeded because of confusion in the political atmosphere of the country," said Jawad Javidnia, Secretary of the working group for determining criminal content.

Officials also stated that the initial offer of coins (ICO), which held the Telegram in the past year, potentially "undermined the national currency of Iran." The Supreme Council on cyberspace has approved the proposed ban, agreeing that the potential access token crypto Gram can get all the Iranian users of the application.

tehrantimes.com/news/431298/Aiding-Gram-cryptocurrency-constitutes-criminal-act

#Iran

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In the beta version of Telegram for iOS, it became possible to scan the qr code from a proxy using the built-in camera.

#iOS #beta

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In the beta version of Telegram for iOS the opportunity to choose to sort contacts by "name" (alphabetically) and "time of last activity" (the latter online).

#iOS #beta

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— How to share your list of proxy servers?

— Telegram for iOS is the ability to share the all active proxies in one list for installation.

You can share not only in the Telegram, but in other instant messengers, SMS, or simply copy it to the clipboard. This is useful if Telegram someone is unavailable due to locks.

#iOS #FAQ

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A Beta version of Telegram for iOS has received an updated design of the "channel Information".

In addition, each message channel has a button "Change". Previously, this functionality was only available for posts that were published less than 48 hours ago. At the moment the edit is working as always, as the feature is not yet enabled on the server side.

via: t.me/tgbeta/3390

#beta #IOS

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One user of the messenger showed his concept of the implementation of "tabs"

This is not a future possibility, as he wrote some of the channels, and the layout is drawn for the competition. At the moment it is impossible to say for sure, you will see this feature in the Telegram or not.

As a reminder, January 1 launched a contest to improve the UI.

#contest

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In the beta version of Telegram for iOS lost the ability to convert a group to a supergroup

Along with this, the opportunity to change the group type public (at the moment the conversion is working). It seems that soon will disappear the possibility of creating a group, and will be created from the supergroup.

#beta #iOS

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