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2021-08-16 20:26:05 Telegram Connectivity Issues in Uzbekistan

During 20 minutes starting from 15:40 UTC, Telegram users from Uzbekistan were facing connectivity issues with the messenger. Besides Telegram, other social networks were affected too.

There's a probability Uzbekistan is testing their DPI right now and that the messenger may be blocked in future. We recommend to prepare yourself by adding our proxy.

We will keep watching on the situation and will post more news related to Telegram in Uzbekistan on @tginfouzb. Open / Comment

2021-08-14 18:37:21 A year ago, the Telegram Blog announced video calls.

Many users were looking forward to this feature, immediately after release of regular calls.

To find out if the situation has changed during this time, take the poll: Open / Comment

2021-08-14 12:53:04 Telegram turns 8 years old today!

On August 14th, 2013, an official iOS client appeared, which marked the beginning of the project. A few weeks later, the competitive version of Telegram for Android.

Over the past year, Telegram has introduced many new features, including group audio and video calls, importing messages from other messengers, automatically deleting messages, comments for channels (without bots), and much more.

Currently, the version of mobile clients is 7.9.3 for Android and 7.9.2 for iOS.

#birthday Open / Comment

2021-08-10 19:19:31 Telegram Desktop was updated to 2.9.2 version

What's new:
— Fix crashes and bugs in scheduled messages.
— Fix file sending after a call or voice chat on Windows.
— Fix main window title glitches on Windows 7.

Download: from official site or from GitHub.

#update #desktop Open / Comment

2021-08-09 20:30:54 Telegram for macOS can save self-destructing messages

Trustwave experts have found that Telegram for macOS allows to save self-destructing messages from secret chats.

This issue was fixed in Telegram for macOS 7.7 (215786), after the researchers reported vulnerability to the developers. However, experts have found an additional error that also allows you to save self-destructing media.

The Telegram developers informed the researchers that the second error will not be fixed, since it is impossible to protect yourself from direct access to the application folder.

"Please note that the primary purpose of the self-destruct timer is to serve as a simple way to auto-delete individual messages. However, there are some ways to work around it that are outside what the Telegram app can control (like copying the app’s folder), and we clearly warn users about such circumstances " the developers said.

The researchers disagree with this explanation. In their opinion, Telegram can fix the error, for example, by processing all self-destructing media in the same way as attachments, that is, not uploading them to the local file system until they are opened. Open / Comment

2021-08-09 15:30:19 Telegram is starting a test of a new quiz mode

Today, 18:00 UTC, Telegram is starting to test a new quiz mode in quiz.directory. The participation link will be published in the private channel of the developers.

Anyone can participate, but Telegram asks to:
— Take the quiz on a computer.
— Record screen and browser logs.

Details are here. Open / Comment

2021-08-07 20:32:10 Telegram has created a channel for testing new features

The Telegram team is releasing more and more features and platforms on which thousands of users can interact simultaneously, so it is important to fully test them before launch.

Beta testers received a new message from a verified Telegram account today about a new channel dedicated to organizing tests that require large numbers of people.

If you want to become a tester and are ready to report possible bugs, you can join this link:
t.me/joinchat/1GTwd3c9OjIzNTEy Open / Comment

2021-08-02 17:09:56 Telegram announced contest for Android designers Task: Develop a comprehensive concept of voice and video calls for Telegram X on Android that includes one-on-one calls, as well as group calls in voice chats. Prize fund: at least $30,000 – from which the… Open / Comment

2021-07-30 17:56:58 Video Calls with up to 1000 Viewers, Video Playback Speed, Video Messages 2.0 and More

Telegram for Android and iOS 7.9 are released

Group Video Calls 2.0
• Group Video Calls now support up to 1000 video viewers, as well as unlimited audio-only listeners.
• To start a Group Video Call, create a Voice Chat from the info page of any group where you are an admin — then turn your video on.

Video Playback Speed
• Tap … in the media player to select 0.5, 1.5 or 2X playback speed while viewing a video.

Video Messages 2.0
• Enjoy higher resolution from video messages in your chats.
• Tap a video message to expand it.
• Pinch to zoom while recording a video message with the rear camera.
• Continue playing music while recording video messages.
• Tap once on the 'voice message' button to switch to video mode, then hold to record and release to send.

Timestamps
• Add timestamps like '0:45' to video captions and replies to automatically create links that play the video from that specific moment.
• If a video caption includes a timestamp, hold on it to copy a link to that moment.

Improved In-App Camera
• Switch to 0.5x or 2x zoom when taking photos or videos if this is supported by your device.
• Press and hold the zoom button to open a zoom wheel with granular controls.

Screen Sharing with Sound
• Share your screen in 1-on-1 video calls, as well as group video calls.
• Audio from your device is included while sharing your screen in any video call.
• Swipe left or right to select a video source when turning on your camera in any video call.

and More
• Tap 'Select' in the forwarding menu to choose multiple recipients.
• Swipe with two fingers in the chat list to select multiple chats.
• Enable auto-delete in your chats to remove messages after 1 month (also 1 day or 1 week).
• Easily draw small details in the media editor – the brush now gets smaller as you zoom in.
• Profile pictures in groups follow the messages as you scroll the chat.

Read more here: telegram.org/blog/video-1000

Android: Google Play, APK from official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.

#update #Android #iOS Open / Comment