Telegram Beta

2021-02-24 15:57:02 UPDATES
Telegram 7.5 for Android, iOS, macOS
Telegram Desktop 2.6

Auto-Delete, Widgets, Expiring Invite Links and More
telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2

Auto-Delete Messages
• Set messages to auto-delete for everyone 24 hours or 7 days after sending.
• Control auto-delete settings in any of your chats, as well as in groups and channels where you are an admin.
• To enable auto-delete on Android: tap 3-dot button in the top right corner > Clear History > choose a duration > Enable Auto-Delete
• To enable auto-delete on iOS: press and hold on any message > Select > Clear Chat in the top left corner > Enable Auto-Delete
• To enable auto-delete on Desktop: right click on the chat in the chat list > Clear History > Enable Auto-Delete

Expiring Invite Links for Groups and Channels
• Create invite links that work for a limited time or a limited number of uses.
• See which users joined using your, or your admins’, invite links.
• Turn any invite link into a QR code users can scan with their phone cameras.
• To manage invite links, open your Group or Channel Profile > tap the Pencil Button (Android) or Edit (iOS) > Invite Links
• To manage invite links on Desktop: click 3-dot button > Manage Group/Channel > Invite Links

Home Screen Widgets
• Access your chats quickly right from your home screen.
• To add a widget on Android: press and hold the wallpaper on your home screen > tap Widgets > find Telegram
• To add a widget on iOS: press and hold the wallpaper on your home screen > '+' > find Telegram (Note: iOS 14+ only)

Groups with Unlimited Members
• Convert groups that have reached the 200,000 member limit into unlimited Broadcast Groups.

Improved Chat Import
• Keep messages sorted by their original sending date when moving chat history from other apps. Works if the target chat on Telegram is new or has fewer than 1000 messages.



Telegram Android
• Google Play Store • Beta
• APK • @TAndroidAPK • @tgfiles
• Source Code
@TelegramAndroidTalk

Telegram iOS
• iOS App Store
• Beta TestFlight
• Source Code
@TelegramiOsTalk

Telegram Desktop
• Stable • Beta • @tgfiles
• Source Code
@TelegramDesktopTalk

Telegram macOS
• Stable • @macos_stable_updates_files
• Mac App Store • Beta • @tgfiles
• Source Code
@TelegramMacOsTalk

2021-02-24 @Telegram #Android #iOS #TDesktop #macOS Open / Comment

2021-02-20 02:09:19 Broadcast Group

Broadcast groups can have over 200k unlimited members, but only admins can send messages in them. It reserved to the groups that have at least 199k members.

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2021-02-20 01:53:55 Widgets

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2021-02-20 01:48:59 Custom invite link with limit time period or number of uses

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2021-02-20 01:48:59 Invite by QR Code

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2021-02-20 01:48:59 Auto-delete messages everywhere

You can enable this via Clear history or Set auto-delete timer (in public group chat)

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2021-02-18 02:18:25 Telegram Desktop 2.5.9
#Windows #Linux #macOS

• Add 'Invite via Link' button to Add Members box.
• Fix window size in Windows 10 Tablet Mode.
• Fix layout of round video messages in channels.

2021-02-17 @Telegram #TDesktop Open / Comment

2021-02-09 01:50:27 Telegram became the most downloaded mobile app in the world in January 2021

More than 63 million installs, 3.8 times its downloads.
The countries with the largest number of @Telegram installs were India at 24%, followed by Indonesia at 10%.
• Sensor Tower

For the last 7.5 years, Telegram has steadily climbed the rankings for popular apps.
Since its launch in 2013, Telegram’s user base has grown over 40% each year.
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2021-02-07 04:00:21 The source code of Telegram for Android and iOS have been updated to v7.4.2

An unsigned build of Telegram for iOS was released.
The unsigned IPA can be installed on jailbroken device or sign it with Xcode or AltStore (free or Dev account).

@Telegram #Android #iOS #source
#reproducibleBuilds Open / Comment

2021-02-06 09:37:54 Telegram 7.4.2 for iOS 9.0+ & watchOS 5.0+

• Moving Chat History from Other Apps
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

2021-02-05 @Telegram #iOS Open / Comment