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Upgraded Calls
• This update has completely redesigned the appearance of calls, adding new animations and colored backgrounds.
• The background color changes depending on the stage of the call: during a call, during a conversation and after it ends.
• The updated interface consumes less resources, which saves battery power and works better on older devices.
• Hundreds of fixes have been made, and communication quality has improved.
• “More improvements to connection and audio quality are coming in 2024,” the blog states.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
TGStat summarizes the results of your channels and chats for 2023
@TGStat_Bot will show your views, forwards, comments, reactions, mentions, and reposts for 2023. In addition to channels, you can also get chat statistics.
To get a New Year's card, go to @TGStat_Bot and write: "2023 @username", substituting the address of your channel or chat, for example: "2023 @tginfoen".
You can share your cards in the comments to this post.
Channel Appearance, Message Reposts to Stories and More
Telegram for Android, iOS and macOS has been updated to version 10.4. Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 4.13.
⚠️ Not all updates may be available on all platforms right now, but they will be rolled out soon.
⚡ Channel Appearance
• Channel owners can now change the appearance of channels when they have necessary boosts.
• The number of available appearance settings depend on the channel’s level.
• In addition to name color, channel owners can now choose a wallpaper, set an emoji status, specify profile page color, and set reply logos.
• The channel status can be set to any of the thousands of official emoji from Telegram artists.
• To change the appearance of a channel, just go to Channel Settings > Appearance .
Message Reposts to Stories
• Channel posts can now be reposted to stories.
• A preview of the post will be attached to the story, which can be moved, scaled and modified further.
• You can click the preview to jump back to the post anytime.
• All types of messages can be reposted, including photos, files, and even voice or video messages.
• To add a channel post to your story, click on the forward arrow next to it and choose “Repost to Story.”
New Ways to Gift Premium Subscriptions
• You can now gift Telegram Premium to several users at once from the new “Gift Premium” section of settings.
• You can select up to 10 users and gift them Premium subscriptions at once.
• If one of the recipients have an active subscription, they can redeem the gift code later or hand it over to a friend.
Custom Giveaway Prize and Winner Lists
• Channel owners can now host giveaways with custom prizes and set a longer ending period. (They will also be responsible for delivering the custom prizes, as Telegram is only responsible for choosing the winners in a fair way.)
• The “Show Winners” option can be checked when starting a giveaway, which lets anyone see how fair the results were.
• Checking this option will display the list of all winners of the giveaway once it ends.
View Reposts and More
• Channel owners can now view reactions made to the channel’s stories.
• Both channels and users now have access to a list of those who reposted their stories.
Photo Background Cutouts
• Both the main photo editor and the story editor now support instantly cutting out the photo”s background, leaving the most important details.
• To add a photo to a story, open the sticker panel in the story editor, tap the Photo icon, and choose a photo you want to add.
• To remove its background, tap the added photo and tap the > icon in the pop-up menu (on iOS) and then tap Cut Out.
• This feature requires Android 7+ with Google Play Services or iOS 17+.
Other Updates
• “Thanos click” effect for message deletions is now on Android.
• Background icon for preview blocks of sent links.
• List of all features that channel boosts can unlock.
Article: telegram.org/blog/posts-in-stories-and-more
Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: the official website or GitHub.
macOS: App Store, the official website or verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions
#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram
Survey for the most popular Telegram client
At the end of each year, we have a survey to find out which client is the most popular among our readers.
This year, the survey consists of four polls:
• Most popular Android client
• Most popular iOS client
• Most popular desktop client
• Most popular web client
We need your help in spreading the survey to get more accurate and representative data.
Results of previous years:
2019 • 2020 • 2022
#survey
⚡ Custom Emojis as Reactions in Channels
• Channel admins have a new reaction control interface where they can easily add and remove custom emojis.
• In addition to default reactions, custom emojis can now be used.
• One custom reaction per channel level can be added to the list: for example, five custom reactions can be included in a level five channel.
• Probably the total number of reactions that can be included for a channel cannot be more than 100 emojis.
• The reaction panel in channels, that include more than 16 emojis, is now become possible to open entirely.
• The statistics of the channel now displays a graph of the reaction tone, showing how users reacted to posts for a period of time.
• For example, the emotional equivalents of 👍 / 🔥 and 👎 / 💩 are combined into the categories of positive and negative reactions.
• Less definite emojis like 🦆, 🧞♂️, and 🪃 come under the "Other" category.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
Reposting Other People's Stories
• Now you can repost the stories of your friends and favorite channels to increase their audience in just a couple of taps.
• You can add your own text, audio or even video comment to the story.
• Choose the audience that will see your repost.
• To repost, tap the share arrow and select "Repost Story".
• To protect privacy, only stories that are visible to "Everyone" can be reposted.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
⭐ Colors for Your Name and Profile
• In the previous update, Premium subscribers were able to choose custom color for their name in groups, as well as for links sent and replies to their messages.
• Since today, the Telegram Premium subscription also allows you to choose exclusive color combinations with logos for your own profile to further emphasize the personality of the page.
• The updated profile design will be visible to all users with the latest version of Telegram — no matter what theme they have.
You can change the color design of your messages or profile as follows:
Android: Settings > Chat Settings > Change Name Color.
iOS: Settings > Appearance > Personal Colors.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
Telegram’s DC2 Was Unstable
Around 17:20 UTC, users experienced connection issues. The status hanged on "Updating...".
Symptoms: displaying the inscription "Updating ..." in the title and others.
#outages
Fake News: Telegram's Unlimited Storage to Become Paid
Some channels have started spreading rumors that Telegram will limit storage for free users and make unlimited storage a privilege for Premium subscribers.
A source close to Telegram informed us that this is untrue.
File storage in Telegram remains unlimited for all users, with a maximum single file size of 2 GB (Premium subscribers can upload files up to 4 GB).
The misinformation is based on the fact that the messenger changed the wording about the increased limit in the description of Telegram Premium features. This allegedly indicates that Telegram is planning to make unlimited storage paid, which is not true.
What to Do When Telegram Auth Code Doesn't Arrive?
Telegram asks you to enter a one-time code to authorize in your account. Alas, a lot of users face a problem when the code doesn't arrive neither as a call nor SMS.
The @tginfo editors explain what can you do if this happens to you: https://tginfo.me/no-otp-en/
#FAQ
Telegram Is Again at the Top of the US App Store
The messenger is now at the first place in the US App Store in the Social Networks category. The app currently gets more downloads than Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, Twitter, Signal and Discord.
In the general ranking, Telegram is in the top 20, and among its significant competitors it is second only to ByteDance apps (TikTok and CapCut).
A Statista report shows that last year the US became Telegram's fourth fastest growing market in terms of audience acquisition, behind India, Russia and Indonesia.
#statistics
Telegram for Apple Vision Pro headset
Pavel Durov presented a concept of a Telegram interface for VisionOS.
Apple's augmented reality headset is to be released in 2024.
Opportunity to Giveaway TON Cryptocurrency
Andrey Rogozov, CEO of The Open Platform, told at The Gateaway conference that in the near future the mechanics of giveaways in channels will start supporting TON, as well as NFT and altcoins based on it, as a prize for winners.
Note that The Open Platform company owns the @wallet service, which is actively integrated into Telegram applications, and participates in the development of the Tonkeeper cryptocurrency wallet.
In the latest update, Telegram channel administrators now have an ability to giveaway Telegram Premium subscriptions among their subscribers or give it to specific readers using inbuilt tools.
#TON
Changes in The Telegram Boost System
On November 6th, administrators of channels gained the ability to organize giveaways. At the same time, the logic of receiving and using boosts changed. The @tginfo team explains all the main changes in the boost system.
Boost for users
Now users receive:
• 4 boosts for buying a paid subscription;
• 3 boosts for gifting a subscription to another user;
• 1 boost for receiving a subscription as a gift from another user.
• No boots for receiving a subscription as a gift from a channel.
Each boost is available to a user throughout the entire period of validity of the corresponding Premium subscription. For example, if you bought a 12-month subscription, you will have four votes for one year. If you gifted a 3-month subscription to your friend, he will have three additional votes for three months.
Using boosts
A user can give all their boosts to one or several channels. If they didn't give away all their boosts before November 6th, then after this date the may have a few new unused boosts.
Viewing information about boosts
A user can see information about their boosts only when they have given away all their boosts: until then this information is not available to them. If a user without any free boosts tries to boost a channel, the app will show a list of used boosts with information about their validity periods and the channels they were given to.
Boosts for channels
Before November 6th, a channel had to gain a certain number of boosts to progress to the next level. After November 6th, this number was increased — to 0.4%.
#FAQ #boosts
More Boosts for Premium Users
• Starting today, Telegram Premium subscriptions include more boosts that users can give to their favourite authors.
• Users who pay for their own subscription now receive 4 votes.
• All of these votes can be given to one channel or distributed among a few.
• If you give a Premium subscription to another user, they get 1 vote and you get 3 additional votes.
• If you got a subscription by winning the giveaway, all 4 votes will stay with the organising channel.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
Colorful Calls, Thanos Snap Effect, and an Epic Update for Bots
Telegram for Android and iOS has been updated to version 10.5.
⚠️ Other Telegram clients will receive the new version soon. The update will likely be rolled out to users gradually.
Upgraded calls
• The appearance of calls has been completely redesigned, new animations and colored backgrounds have been added.
• The background color changes depending on the stage of the call: during a call, during a conversation and after it ends.
• The updated interface consumes less resources, which saves battery power and works better on older devices.
• Hundreds of fixes have been made, and communication quality has improved.
Thanos Snap Effect when deleting messages
• An impressive (and energy-efficient) animation is now available when deleting any messages on both iOS and Android.
• You can check whether animation is enabled on your device in Settings > Energy Saving.
An epic bot update
• The bot platform received the largest update in the history of Telegram.
• Now they can send reactions to messages, manage reactions, quotes and links, reply to other chats - and much more.
• Bots with admin rights in channels can now receive information about giveaways and boosts from users.
• Bot developers can check out all the new features here.
Article: telegram.org/blog/calls-and-bots
Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: the official website or GitHub.
macOS: App Store, the official website or verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions
#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram
The First Telegram Channel with 10 Million Subscribers
The official channel @TelegramTips became the first channel to reach the milestone of ten million subscribers. This channel is run by Telegram Team which posts a brief summary of new features after each update.
The channel was originally created on January 11, 2021, and was able to gather such a large number of subscribers due to the "Telegram Features" button in the official app menu that directs users to it. Additionally, before the introduction of stories, the @TelegramTips channel was mentioned in the newsletters sent from Telegram system account after each update.
Similar channels exist in other languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, and some others, but they have significantly fewer messenger users subscribed to them.
Telegram Premium Subscribers Are Now More Than 4 million
Pavel Durov just announced that Telegram Premium, launched less than a year and a half ago, has become the fastest-growing paid subscription in the history of messaging applications.
The number of Premium subscribers has doubled in just 5 months and quadrupled in the last 12 months. Today it exceeded 4 million users.
In December 2022, we reported that Telegram reached the milestone of 1 million Premium subscribers, and in October 2023, the subscription was confirmed for 3.5 million people worldwide.
#premium #statistics
Limited Voice-to-Text for Everyone
• Since 2022, Premium users have been able to transcribe voice and video messages – helping them quickly see what was said or even translate audio in different languages.
• With this update, all users can convert up to 2 messages per week into text.
• To do this, simply tap the ➔A icon to try it out.
• This feature may not be available immediately - it will be enabled gradually for users from different regions.
• Telegram Premium users still allows for unlimited voice-to-text conversion.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
⭐ Wallpapers for You and Your Chat Partner
• All users can set custom wallpapers for individual chats to make them easier to tell apart by design themes and background photos.
• Premium users can now set any wallpaper for themselves and their conversation partner in private chats at the same time.
• To set a custom wallpaper in any private chat, just tap➕(on iOS, open the user's profile and tap➕) > Change Wallpaper.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
Similar Channels
• Since this day, it has become easier to find new channels: when you join a channel, you will see a list of similar public channels.
• Only public channels are shown in this list - they are selected based on audience overlap.
• You can also see a list of similar channels in a special tab in the channel's profile.
• With Telegram Premium subscription, a user can see up to 100 similar channels, while without subscription only some of them are available.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.
Telegram for Android and iOS has been updated to version 10.3.
⚠️ Other Telegram users will receive the new version in the closest future. The update will probably come to users gradually.
Similar Channels
• When you join a channel, you now see a list of similar public channels.
• Only public channels appear in the list, they are selected automatically based on audience overlap.
• You can also see the list of similar channels in a special tab in the channel's profile.
Reposting Stories
• Now you can repost stories from your friends and favorite channels.
• You can add your own text, audio or even a video to the story.
• Choose the audience who will be able to see your repost.
• To repost a story, tap the share arrow and select "Repost Story".
• You can only repost stories that are visible to "Everyone".
Video Messages on Stories
• You can now add video messages over the stories.
• You can change the size of the video message, move it anywhere on the screen, and choose when the "circle" starts and ends.
• You can also add a video message to a repost of another user's story.
• To record a video message, hold the camera icon in the story editor.
• Hold on the timeline at the bottom of the screen to control volume.
⭐ Profile Colors
• Now Telegram Premium also lets you choose a unique color combination with logos for your profile to further enhance the personality of the page.
• You can customize your messages or profile, go to Settings > Chat Settings > Change Your Color (on Android) or Settings > Appearance > Your Color (On iOS).
⭐ Wallpapers for Both Sides
• Premium users can now set any wallpaper for themselves and their conversation partners in private chats at the same time.
• To set a custom wallpaper in any private chat, tap ⋮ (on iOS, open the user's profile, then select ⋯) > Change Wallpaper.
⚡ Custom emojis as Reactions in Channels
• Channel admins have a new interface for managing reactions – where they easily can add or remove specific emoji.
• In addition to standard reactions, emoji from custom sets can now be used.
• You can add 1 custom reaction for each channel level.
• Channel stats now shows a reaction sentiment graph of the tone of reactions, showing how users reacted to posts.
Voice-to-Text for Everyone
• With this update, all users can transcribe up to 2 audio or video messages per week.
• To do so simply tap the ➔A icon to try it out.
• This feature may not be available immediately - it will be enabled gradually for users from different regions.
Other New Features
• Story stats for channels.
• Thanos Snap Effects on iOS for messages that are automatically deleted when their timer runs out.
• Improvements for topics: app save your view preference in topic groups (as a single chat or individual topics).
• Code highlighting in messages and detecting the coding language.
• Expandable panel of reactions in channels.
• Volume control of the uploaded video in stories.
• Like counter in the statistics of latest posts.
• New way to open channel settings and statistics.
• Updated appearance of advertising messages.
Article: https://telegram.org/blog/similar-channels
Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official website or from GitHub.
macOS: App Store, from the official website or from the verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions
#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram
Xiaomi GetApps store is distributing a malicious modification of the Telegram client
Some users report that the malicious app version comes pre-installed on Xiaomi smartphones they purchased.
The client downloaded from GetApps displays suspicious icons that offer participation in a giveaway and claim that the user has won a cash prize. Additionally, users report that the app may unexpectedly terminate the session, requiring a new login.
The @tginfo editors warn:
1. There is no official version 9.6.9 of the Telegram app for Android: after version 9.6.7, Telegram developers released version 9.7.0.
2. The giveaways and prizes mentioned by this modification are not related to Telegram. They are likely an attempt to steal your data.
We strongly advise against using or installing Telegram from Xiaomi GetApps.
If you are using the GetApps version of the messenger:
1. Log out from your account.
2. Delete the malicious version.
3. Install the official client from the Telegram website: telegram.org/android.
4. After a day, go to Settings › Devices and select "Terminate all other sessions". This will require re-login on all devices except the current one. If possible, instead of waiting a day, perform this action from another device where you have been using Telegram for some time.
5. In the GetApps settings, disable "Auto updates".
Similar Channels, Free Speech Recognition, Stories Stats, and Other Features
The @tginfo editors analyzed new strings discovered by @tgcrawl on the Telegram Translations platform. They suggest that an upcoming update for users may include following features:
• An option to view a list of similar channels.
• Custom reactions for channels.
• Free speech recognition for voice messages (limited).
• An option to change profile color (Premium).
• Story statistics.
• An option to choose if you want to change the chat background only for yourself or for both peers when changing chat background to an image selected from gallery.
It's important to note that all this information is based on our speculations from the Telegram Translation platform's strings, so the features might undergo some changes before release.
What Should You Do If You Forgot Your Cloud Password?
Telegram offers its users an option to secure their account with a cloud password. An account with two-step verification is harder to hack into: the messenger will require the password to be entered at every login attempt.
However, users often forget their cloud passwords. The @tginfo team explains what you can do in such cases: https://tginfo.me/2fa-password-reset-en/.
#FAQ
Auto-Login When Clicking Links to Official Telegram Resources
When clicking on the link web.telegram.org from the mobile or desktop Telegram application, the web application doesn't prompt the user to log in but instantly displays the content of their account. The same occurs when navigating through certain other links to official messenger resources.
While inconspicuous authorization is undoubtedly convenient for users, it introduces certain risks.
The @tginfo editorial team elaborates on the details of the Telegram automatic authorization mechanism.
tginfo.me/silent-login-en/
Large-scale Integration of Crypto Wallet into Telegram
At The Gateway conference, Andrey Rogozov announced the start of global integration of the @wallet service into the Telegram settings menu.
Quick access to the crypto wallet will gradually appear for users from different regions of the world:
• Starting today: in Africa and Latin America.
• In the first quarter of 2024: expansion to MENA, Eastern Europe and Asia.
• In the second quarter of 2024: integration in other countries (except USA).
Let us recall that two months ago, the section with @wallet mini-app appeared in the application menu only for a limited number of Telegram users that generally had already used the service before.
#TON
Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 4.11.6
What's new:
• Support for multiboosts and boost reassignment.
• Button to open the image from the link snippets (if it is large).
• Improvements to the giveaway creation process.
• Fixed a crash when creating topics.
Download: official website | GitHub.
#update #desktop
Custom Reactions for Telegram Channels
In the Beta version of Telegram for macOS, a mention of custom reactions on channels appeared.
The @tginfo editors believe that the function will be available to channels from a certain level, similar to personal colors for a channel.
#macOS
Payment for Giveaway Subscriptions
• Before starting a giveaway, the organizer needs to pay for the selected number of Premium subscriptions.
• Payment can be made in any Telegram app, but it's more advantageous to use the @PremiumBot or the Fragment platform.
• To pay for a larger number of subscriptions, you can use @PremiumBot, because Google Play and the App Store limit the maximum payment amount.
• On the Fragment platform you can purchase thousands of subscriptions at once (for conducting truly massive giveaways).
• The @PremiumBot prepayment feature is available in the web and desktop versions of Telegram, as well as in the Android client downloaded from the official Telegram website.
For a complete list of changes, follow the link.