Unigram News

2021-09-19 18:23:16 New version for Unigram 8.1

What's new:
Chat Themes, Interactive Emoji, Read Receipts in Groups and Live Stream Recording

Chat Themes
• Choose one of 8 new preset themes for any individual private chat.
• Tap the chat header > More (⋯) > 'Change Colors' to pick a theme.
• Both chat participants will see the same theme in that chat – on all their devices.
• Each new theme features colorful gradient message bubbles, beautifully animated backgrounds and unique background patterns.
• All chat themes have day and night versions and will follow your overall dark mode settings.
• More chat themes coming soon.

Interactive Emoji
• Some animated emoji now have fullscreen effects.
• Send or to any private chat, then tap on the animated emoji to launch the effect.
• If your chat partner also has the chat open, you will both see the effects and feel the vibrations simultaneously.
• See the "Watching" status when your chat partner is enjoying emoji effects with you.
• More interactive emoji coming soon.

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.

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.

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2021-09-13 12:24:28 The last version of Unigram 8.0 available in our direct channel supports all the beta features that you were waiting to try, including the ability to see who viewed your messages in small groups and setting custom themes in private and secret chats. Open / Comment

2021-06-25 15:31:27 New version for Unigram 7.8

What's new:
GROUP VIDEO CALLS AND ANIMATED BACKGROUNDS

Group Video Calls
• Start video conferences from Voice Chats in any group.
• Share your screen or video from your camera with up to 30 participants (limit to be increased soon).
• Talk without video with an unlimited number of participants.
• Create voice chats from the info page of any group where you are an admin.
• Group video calls are supported natively on all devices, including iPads and laptops.

Animated Backgrounds
• Meet animated backgrounds for chats – first time in a messaging app! These multi-color gradient backgrounds are generated algorithmically and move beautifully every time you send a message.
• Create your own backgrounds in Appearance Settings by selecting unique combinations of colors and applying any of the dozens of patterns.
• Share your animated backgrounds with friends and family to upgrade them to a new level of messaging experience.
• Choose between dozens of new gorgeous animated backgrounds in Appearance Settings > Background.
• Backgrounds are now partially visible through the header and the footer in chats.

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2021-05-24 00:15:27 Unigram turned 5 years old today! Open / Comment

2021-05-12 10:46:31 Just wanted to showcase the super fancy send animation that we have in Unigram for a while now (but that I forgot to post here ) Open / Comment

2021-05-09 13:09:32 Good news, everyone!
Video chats with screen sharing are coming soon to Unigram!

Find more about them here. Open / Comment

2021-04-30 14:37:03 Unigram direct installation is now easier than ever!
You can simply download the new setup and hit Install. No more certificates to deal with, nor complex step by step procedures to follow.

N.B.: if you're using direct installation already, the new package will be installed as a new app. You can simply uninstall the old one, just make sure to backup your themes and secret chats. Open / Comment

2021-04-26 16:00:41 New version for Unigram 7.7

What's new:
Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats

Payments 2.0
• Offer real goods and services for sale in any group, channel or bot – Telegram doesn't charge a commission.
• Pay for goods securely using one of the 8 integrated payment providers – Telegram doesn't collect your payment info.
• See how this works in @TestStore.

Scheduled Voice Chats
• Schedule voice chats to let participants know about them in advance.
• View a countdown to the voice chat and get notified when it starts.

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2021-03-29 16:44:06 New version for Unigram 7.6

What's new:
VOICE CHATS 2.0: CHANNELS, MILLIONS OF LISTENERS, RECORDED CHATS, ADMIN TOOLS

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.

Management Tools
• 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.

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