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2021-04-10 03:15:02 Voice chats update

On the official translation platform of the messenger, the Telegram for iOS client has new lines, from which you can learn about the functions of the upcoming update.

What's new:
— Ability to schedule (postpone) voices.
— Ability to add cover to voice chat.
— Ability to prematurely start a schedule voice chat.

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2021-04-06 19:05:27 Pavel Durov is in the top 10 richest Russians

Pavel Durov was featured in the top ten richest Russian billionaires list according to Forbes, ranking 9th.

The publication estimates the fortune of the founder of Telegram at $17.2B. The growth for last year is estimated by Forbes at +$13.8B. It's explained by the bonds issued to raise funds for the messenger. Open / Comment

2021-04-06 11:19:34 The results of the first round of the Data Clustering Contest have been announced.

Recall that the main task of this stage was to create a C / C++ library, which could determine the language affiliation and topics of Telegram channels based on the data provided.

The prizes were divided as follows:

— 2 first place winners will receive $9.000 each.
— 3 runners-up will receive $5,000 each.
— 4 contestants who took third place will receive $3,000 each.
— 3 contestants who took fourth place will receive $2,000 each.

In the judges' assessment, the exact sorting by category was more significant than the sorting by language. However, the overall speed of the algorithm influenced the final decision of the jury. For correcting mistakes and correcting the competition work, participants were fined.

Detailed information about the winners and their prizes can be viewed on the official Telegram contests channel.

The next round of the competition will be announced within two weeks. All participants of the first stage will be able to take part in the second round.

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2021-04-05 15:49:59 Submissions of the second round of the Android contest appeared on the Telegram Contest website.
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While judges are preparing the final results, you can explore the published works.

To see a submission, click contester's name and then click "DOWNLOAD .APK" button.

Since the apps were developed by third-party developers, it's not recommended to use your main account.

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2021-04-03 23:01:02 FAQ: What voice chat hosts need to know

— To start a voice chat, you need to update your Telegram app to the latest version, then go to your channel info and click on "Start Voice Chat".

— You can set a title for a voice chat. Express the general point of the meeting with your subscribers: specify a title which matches the topic of the conversation.

— Launch audio chats in your channels: In contrast to groups, channels will attract larger audience. Thought, even if you start a voice chat in your group, you can change permission settings to "Only administrators can speak", as it works in channels.

— Announce your voice chat in advance: your subscribers will have time to find it out and plan their time, while you will have time to prepare a conversation plan. In the announcement use the "Voice chat" phrase — it will be easier for us to find your announcement that way and tell our subscribers about the upcoming event.

— The link to your voice chat does not change: if you want to invite listeners, just add ?voicechat to your own channel address. The complete link will look like this: t.me/voiceinfoen?voicechat.
The link will start working as soon as you start the voice chat.
You can create individual invite links for speakers which will stop working at the end of the voice chat. You can generate these only when your voice chat is already running.

— Find a moderator for your voice chat. A moderator will deal with technical tasks on your broadcast. You may ask one of your administrators to do it. The administrator can adjust the sound level of speakers and it will change simultaneously for all listeners.

— Voice chat can be recorded so that other subscribers of your channel can listen to the conversation later: just click on the voice chat recording button at the very beginning of the broadcast. The recording process is being indicated by the flashing red dot at the top (next to the name of the chat). The recording of the voice chat will appear in your Saved Messages as soon as you finish it.

— If you want to let your listeners speak, explain them how to do it. They need to press the "Raise Hand" button and activate their microphone after being approved. Also advise to non-speaking participants to mute their microphones so that they won't produce noise. The same way, turn off your microphone to prevent echo.

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2021-04-01 17:18:46 Telegram X for Android updated to version 0.23.6.1398 Beta

What's new:
- Multipins.
- Support for all new emojis.
- Statistics for group chats.
- Album support for files.
- Support for system night theme.
- Support for sending 2,000 MB files.
- Support for anonymous admins.
- Compress video before sending (select quality).
- Counter of post reposts in the channel's feed (available to everyone).
- Updated menu for mentioning the user in the chat (type @ in the message input field and hold down the user).
- Ability to enable anonymity for admins and yourself directly from the list of participants.
- Updated scrolling chat system (down arrow).
- Updated icon for postponed messages in the dialog list.
- Ability to change the unit of measurement of the weight of files (Settings> Unit size).
- Updated plate if an unknown contact writes.
- Many other improvements.

Fixed:
- Crash when playing .flac files.
- Problem with an endless list of admins in the chat.
- Departure due to specific stickers.
- Many other fixes.

You can download the beta version from Google Play after entering the testing program.

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2021-03-30 11:17:39 Pavel Durov told why bondholders do not influence Telegram

Owning bonds does not imply any significant leverage, let alone "friendship" with bondholders.

Telegram bonds are a form of debt that any investor can now buy on the secondary market, none of these investors have received any rights to use Telegram or influence its policies.

"Issuing bonds is very different from selling shares, in which investors receive voting shares, seats on the board of directors, etc. as I noted in my post, the issue of bonds allowed Telegram to raise funds without sacrificing its independence" - added Pavel. Open / Comment

2021-03-24 12:35:27 Enter the group chats as a channel

In one of the future updates to Telegram, channel owners will be able to join groups on behalf of the channel, this information was confirmed by the moderator of the translation platform.

Most likely, channel owners will also be able to write comments on posts on behalf of the channel.

This will help to hide your profile not only in your own, but also in other groups.

It is currently unknown when this feature will appear. Open / Comment

2021-03-23 22:18:37 Telegram sold $1 billion bonds

Pavel Durov reported that through the sale of bonds, Telegram received more than one billion dollars

"As I said when I launched Telegram almost 8 years ago, the ultimate goal of Telegram is – to become a financially sustainable project that can serve humanity for decades (or centuries). Today's news – is another step towards this goal." – added Pavel. Open / Comment

2021-03-20 22:00:34 The second round of the Android Developer Contest 2021 has started

The task for the round: to implement animations in Telegram for Android based on the provided layouts, optimize them to work on older devices, and create an editor that allows you to adjust their parameters.

Detailed descriptions of all the requirements, precise instructions and criteria by which entries will be judged are given on the contest website. You are advised to additionally follow the announcements on the @contest channel.

Who may participate: everyone can participate in this stage; however, participants in the first round may have a small advantage due to their familiarity with Telegram source code.

Stage date: March 19 — April 4 (until 23:59 Dubai time).

Prize fund: $50,000

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