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2021-03-20 21:32:15 Telegram Desktop updated to stable version 2.7.1

What's new:
— Fix editing 'Manage Voice Chats' rights for channel admins.
— Fix verification check display in voice chat participants list.
— Allow removing and blocking channels from voice chats.
— Minor fixes and improvements.

Download: from official site or from GitHub.

#update #desktop #stable Open / Comment

2021-03-19 17:45:24 Pavel Durov announced the release of video broadcasts in Telegram this spring

Pavel Durov said that after today's update, everyone will be able to launch their own radio station. And later this spring, their own "TV channel" in Telegram.

For technical reasons, some iOS users will have to wait a few more hours before the latest version appears in the App Store. Users of other platforms can use the updated voice chats right now. Open / Comment

2021-03-19 13:25:30 Voice Chats 2.0: Channels, Millions of Listeners, Recorded Chats, Admin Tools

Telegram for Android, iOS and macOS updated to version 7.6 Telegram Desktop updated to version 2.7

Millions of Concurrent Listeners
• Start limitless Voice Chats in Groups and Channels.
• Host discussions that can be listened to by millions of people simultaneously.

Voice Chat Recordings
• Record voice chats to share or publish in Channels later.
• See that a chat is being recorded from the red dot next to its title.

Improved List of Participants
• See user bio texts right from the list of participants.
• Raise your hand to show admins you want to speak.

Tools for Organizers
• Create separate Voice Chat Invite Links for listeners or speakers.
• Change the title of your Voice Chat to give people an idea of the current topic.
• Join Voice Chats as one of your Channels to hide your personal account.

Swipe Action Settings
• Choose which action is performed when you swipe left on a chat in your list: Pin, Mark as Read, Archive, Mute or Delete.

More about this update: telegram.org/blog/voice-chats-on-steroids

Android: Google Play APK official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
TD: from official site or from GitHub.
macOS: App Store or official website. Open / Comment

2021-03-15 21:23:12 Online invitation link QR code generator with avatar support

Telegram updated to version 7.5 now has the ability to create a QR code for invitation and permanent links to channels and groups. The generated QR code contains the logo of the messenger, without the ability to pre-include the title image of the conversation or channel.

⁠If you need such a function, you can use our service: qr.tginfo.me

Along with this, the service supports:

— Invitation links (with a group or channel avatar).
— Links to any individual posts.
— Links to sticker pack, theme or cloud background.
— Links to some items from the settings (Android only).
— Links to the web version of the channel.
— Links to the page with telesco.pe.
— Links to the article in telegra.ph.
— Links to any account. Open / Comment

2021-03-14 12:07:45 Telegram Desktop updated to version 2.6.2 Beta

What's new:
- Voice chat recording.
- Voice chats in the channels.
- Renaming of voice chats;
- Possibility to raise a hand if a participant has a microphone disabled by administrators.
- Ability for anonymous admins to participate in voice chat.
- The right to launch a voice chat on behalf of the channel (with the ability to choose, broadcast from your profile or from any of your channels).
- Link to voice chat as listener or speaker.
- Ability to save and remove GIFs from the inline bot menu.
- Fixed text disappearing due to cloud drafts syncing.

Download: From official site or from GitHub.

#update #desktop Open / Comment

2021-03-13 12:35:23 Telegram has launched the first round of a contest to create animated stickers

Round's objective: Create two sets of stickers with at least three vector animated stickers inside. At least one "pack" must use people as characters, and all of the stickers inside each of your packs must feature the same character.

When creating animated stickers specifically for the contest, it's important to rely on the instructions and specifications listed at contest.com/docs/animated_stickers

Applications with links to your own competition works (links to sticker packs) must be sent to @ContestBot. Make sure you have met all the conditions above beforehand.

Stage dates: March 11 — March 26 (until 23:59 Dubai time).

Round's rewards: $200 reward for completing each winning set of stickers (up to 15 stickers per pack), an invitation to participate in the next round of the contest, a chance for the authors of the best works to join the pool of permanent artists of animated Telegram stickers.

Contest prize fund: $50,000+

#contests Open / Comment

2021-03-12 12:17:17 What to expect from the upcoming Telegram update for Android

Today at 6 am UTC, the Beta version Telegram for Android (7.6.0) was released, but after 20 minutes this update was recalled by the developer (and users were forced to roll back to the old version).

Attentive users have already noticed the new features, so we're listing all the new features that will likely be in the next update:

- Voice chat recording.
- Voice chats right in the channels.
- Custom names for Voice chats.
- Possibility to raise a hand if a participant has their microphone disabled by administrators.
- The right to launch a voice chat on behalf of the channel (with the ability to choose your profile or any of your channels).
- Voice chats invite links, speaker permission invite links.
- When you swipe up while watching a video file, a mini-player (picture-in-picture) opens.

Screenshots and detailed descriptions of features will appear on @betainfoen channel after the next Beta version of the app.

#Android Open / Comment

2021-03-12 10:44:35 Telegram has blocked the "Eye of God" bot (along with the username).

Bot stored personal information of many users. Open / Comment

2021-03-11 11:22:40 Telegram received two times more placement bond applications than it had expected

The collection of bids for bond placement ended yesterday evening. This is stated in the prospectus for investors, issued by VTB Capital Group.

According to Forbes, the offer exceeded the volume of placement by 2 times, and the yield range will be 6-7%. At the same time, Telegram can increase the volume of supply from $1 billion to $1.5 billion. Open / Comment

2021-03-10 19:17:44 Details of Telegram's Eurobond offering

«VTB Capital» as one of the placement agents for Telegram described to investors a wide range of potential value of the messenger — from $2.2 billion to $124 billion in 2022. A qualified investor confirmed to VTimes that he received a analytical note with similar data via VTB's investment app.

To evaluate the messenger, the investment bank compared it to five peer companies in the social media and online advertising space:

— According to the data, when comparing the EV/Sales multiplier (the ratio of the company's value to its sales), the valuation came out at $2.2 billion;
— Analysis by the EV/DAU ratio (ratio of the value of the company to the number of daily active users) which is usually used for growing IT organizations gave out the value of $124 billion.

Experts believe that the spread between the methods of evaluation in a particular case is acceptable because of the complexity of evaluating such companies.

«VTB Capital» also predicts that Telegram will grow faster than the market, and the revenue of the service at the end of 2022 could be about $200 million. The estimate was given based on the number of active users per month (over 500 million) and the number of views of publications within it (430 billion), suggesting that the project could become the basis for the development of the advertising business model and other ways of monetization.

The tentative closing date for applications is March 9, and the initial benchmark for yield is 7% (quite a high yield for convertible bonds, according to the investment bank). Open / Comment