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2021-10-04 20:23:16 Telegram may be slow

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are experiencing disruptions all over the world.

Telegram is currently "working slowly, but still holding on" - so the messenger team wrote on its Twitter. It happened due to the ongoing problems with the Facebook's services and the influx of users from non-working applications. Open / Comment

2021-10-03 00:06:11 Assigning a new owner of a group or channel when deleting the previous account

The Telegram Team Twitter account wrote about a new protocol that has been introduced into the messenger, responsible for the transfer of ownership rights over a channel or group chat. This process occurs if the account of their former owner was deleted.

Transfer of rights in channels
• Ownership is transferred to one of the administrators who has permission to publish messages.
• The presence of other rights increases the likelihood of transfer.
• If the administrator cannot publish messages, he won't be able to become the new owner of the channel.

Transfer of rights in groups
• The key factor is the right to add new administrators.
• The presence of other rights increases the chances for the property transfer.
• If there are no administrators left in the group, the participant who joined the chat before the others can become the owner.

The protocol also has nuances: the system may not transfer ownership for security reasons. Open / Comment

2021-09-29 11:53:04 A security researcher blames Telegram of non-transparent conditions for finding vulnerabilities and low feedback quality in the Bug Bounty program

In the article, the user tells about a vulnerability they discovered in Telegram for Android. The subject of the error lies in incorrect operation of image auto-deletion in Telegram. After numerous requests, half a year later, the error was fixed in version 8.0, but there were no official messages about the fix from the Telegram team.

In addition, the researcher examined in detail the contract the researchers are required to sign to receive a bug bounty award. According to the author, Telegram forces researchers to keep silent about the discovered vulnerabilities even after they are fixed, which does not meet industry standards. After trying to get an explanation from the team, the representatives of the messenger stopped responding to emails and in chat.

Same conditions transparency issue was recently reported by another researcher, who discovered a vulnerability that allowed an account to continue receiving messages even after terminating its session. Both researchers gave up monetary rewards in exchange for the opportunity to cover the event in the media. Open / Comment

2021-09-26 01:49:16 The reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot Several sources close to Telegram reported that the reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot was the refusal of app stores to release the latest update of the messenger on their platforms. Pavel Durov noted… Open / Comment

2021-09-23 00:37:10 Telegram for iOS has been updated to version 8.1.1

What's new:
— Fixed the audio player on iOS 15.

Download: App Store.

#update #iOS Open / Comment

2021-09-19 23:00:20 Chat Themes, Live Stream Recording, Read Receipts in Groups and Interactive Emoji Telegram for Android 8.0.1, iOS 8.1 and Unigram 8.1 are released Chat Themes — Choose one of 8 preset themes for any of your private chats; — Tap the (⋯) button › "Change… Open / Comment

2021-09-19 22:25:07 The reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot Several sources close to Telegram reported that the reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot was the refusal of app stores to release the latest update of the messenger on their platforms. Pavel Durov noted… Open / Comment

2021-09-19 20:39:48 The reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot

Several sources close to Telegram reported that the reason for blocking the "Smart Voting" bot was the refusal of app stores to release the latest update of the messenger on their platforms.

Pavel Durov noted that this decision was influenced by Apple and Google whose policies are increasingly covering the Russian Federation and which are forced to obey the requirements of the country's authorities. Open / Comment

2021-09-19 18:22:36 Chat Themes, Live Stream Recording, Read Receipts in Groups and Interactive Emoji

Telegram for Android 8.0.1, iOS 8.1 and Unigram 8.1 are released

Chat Themes
— Choose one of 8 preset themes for any of your private chats;
— Tap the (⋯) button › "Change Colors" to pick a theme;
— Both chat participants will see the same theme in that chat – on all their devices;
— All chat themes have day and night versions and will follow your overall dark mode settings.

Record Live Streams and Video Chats
— Record video and audio from live broadcasts in your group or channel;
— Admins can start recording from the Settings menu (…);
— Choose between recording in portrait or landscape orientation;
— Finished recordings are sent to the admin's Saved Messages and can be easily shared;
— See that a stream is being recorded from the red dot next to its title.

Read Receipts in Small Groups
— Select one of your outgoing messages in small groups to see who recently viewed it;
— To protect privacy, read receipts are only stored for 7 days after the message was sent.

Interactive Emoji
— Some animated emoji now have fullscreen effects when tapped – like , , , , and ;
— If your chat partner also has the chat open, they will see the effects when you tap the emoji.

Read more here: http://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts/

Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Unigram for Windows 10: Microsoft Store | Download | Installation help

#update #Android #iOS #Unigram Open / Comment

2021-09-18 21:56:33 Regular auth data confirmation

Recently @tginfochaten users started to ask if it's dangerous to press anything on the number confirmation banner.

Starting from the version 7.8, Telegram gained an option to regularly check your linked phone number and second-factor password.

After pressing "Yes", the banner will simply go, the "No" button will propose you to link your new phone number to the account.

#FAQ Open / Comment