Telegram is gaining a new update which brings a host of new features including auto-playing smaller videos; smaller videos will start playing without sound. To unmute them, simply press the volume buttons on your device. Furthermore, it also gets new auto-download settings to control your data usage. Continue reading “Telegram 5.4 brings autoplaying videos, automatic download settings, multiple accounts for iOS and more”
Telegram is gaining a new update bringing with it chat background where you can now search the web for wallpapers, add effects and then share your backgrounds with friends via links. Telegram backgrounds now support motion and blur effects. You can also set any color as your background, apply a pattern and more. Continue reading “Telegram V5.3 update brings motion and blur effects to backgrounds”
Telegram is bringing new group permissions which would allow admins to restrict all members from posting specific kinds of content. Or even restrict members from sending messages altogether. Telegram is bumping up the group limit to 200,000 members. Continue reading “Telegram v5.2 update expands group limit to 200,000 members, ability to recover deleted chats and more”
Telegram’s Translations Platform allows you to suggest a better wording for Telegram interfaces in any language. The company has pushed out an update which brings equal treatment to the smaller linguistic communities around the world. Anyone can now use the translation platform to create their own custom language packs – and translate Telegram into any minority language or local dialect. Continue reading “Telegram Messenger for Android and iOS updated with support for custom languages, Instant View 2.0 and more”
Instagram is said to be prototyping a new privacy setting that would allow it to share your location history with Facebook. Meaning, your exact GPS coordinates can be collected by Instagram, even when you’re not using the app, which would helo Facebook to push targetted ads and recommend you relevant content. Continue reading “Instagram said to be testing on feature that would share your location history with Facebook”
Telegram, a cloud-based instant messaging and voice over IP service has rolled out an update lately bringing an array of distinctive features including chat export tool, improved password hashing algorithm, new “Exception” section in notification settings, improved Telegram passport and more. Continue reading “Telegram updated with chat export tool, Telegram passport improvements, Exceptions in Notification and more”
Telegram today has introduced a new feature; Telegram Passport a unified authorization method for services that require personal identification. Once you upload the documents, you can share the data with services that require a real-world ID. Continue reading “Telegram 4.9 brings ‘Passport’ that securely stores and shares identification documents”
Telegram is receiving a new update bringing the version number to 4.8.3 for iOS and 4.8.10 for Android, and this brings several nifty features and improvements. Continue reading “Telegram update brings replace media, vCards sharing, mark as unread, 2X voice messages, and more”
Telegram just announced that it has crossed 200,000,000 or 200 million monthly active users and is also rolling out a new update to Android and iOS bringing new features like sticker search, Multi-Shot sending, connected websites, and more. Continue reading “Telegram crosses 200 million monthly active users, gets sticker search, Multi-Shot sending and more”
Telegram 4.8 for Android brings video streaming features which eliminate the need to download the video and can now start watching videos right away without having to fully download it first. The app also gets the ability to automatically turn on the night mode or dark mode after nightfall or in low-light conditions. Continue reading “Telegram 4.8 for Android adds video streaming and auto-night mode, brings login for websites”
[Update: Telegram app is back on the app store along with the Telegram X]
Apple has removed the popular messaging application “Telegram’ from the App Store for ‘Inappropriate Content.’ Apple usually pulls the apps that violated Apple’s developer guidelines for iOS apps. The absence of Telegram was first noted by a Reddit user yesterday. Continue reading “Apple removes Telegram Messenger from App Store for ‘Inappropriate Content’ [Update: It’s back]”
Telegram has rolled out a new update to its app which brings the version number 4.7. The new update brings several new features like the themes to change the look and feel of the U.I, multiple accounts with different phone numbers under one roof, quick replies in a chat. Continue reading “Telegram 4.7 brings themes, multiple accounts, quick replies and more”
Telegram has received a new update that allows users to send disappearing photos and videos. The update which bumps the app to version 4.2 will let users set a self-destruct timer for any photos and videos shared in private chats. In addition, the app also gets some new photo editing tools.
Continue reading “Telegram now lets you share disappearing photo and videos”
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has agreed to register that app with the Russian government post ban threat. Although the company will register the Telegram app with regulators in the country, it will not share private user data with anyone.
Continue reading “Telegram agrees to register in Russia but will not share private data”
Telegram has introduced voice calls in the latest update that bumps the app to version 3.18. The instant messaging app says Telegram voice calls are built upon the end-to-end encryption of its Secret Chats feature.
Continue reading “Telegram introduces end-to-end encryption based voice calls”
