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Move your message history from other apps to Telegram

Millions of people are switching every day and now their old chats from WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk can come with them – along with all their friends and family. 😉

This update also gives you more control of your data: secret chats, groups you created and call history can be deleted for all sides at any time.

Voice Chats now appear at the top of your Call History page, and both members and admins can individually adjust other users’ microphone levels.

After one of your contacts joins Telegram, you can open the chat and send a friendly greeting sticker with one tap. 👋

For the full details on how to migrate messages from other apps, plus new Android Animations, Accessibility Improvements and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/move-history
January 28, 2021
Auto-Delete, Widgets, Expiring Invite Links and More

You can now set an auto-delete timer in any chat, which will erase messages for all participants 24 hours or 7 days after they are sent.

New home screen widgets for iOS and Android let you preview messages and instantly open chats.

Group and channel admins can create additional invite links with a limited duration, number of uses, or both.

Groups approaching the limit of 200k members can now convert to Broadcast Groups that allow unlimited members.

For more information on all these features and their uses, read our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2
February 24, 2021
Voice Chats 2.0: Channels, Millions of Listeners, Recorded Chats, Admin Tools

Voice Chats can now hold millions of live listeners in any Telegram group or channel.

Admins can record audio from the chat and add users with specific Speaker and Listener links. Listeners who are muted can raise their hand to let admins know that they want a turn to speak.

In channels, you can join a voice chat with your personal account or appear as one of your channels.

For the full story on all these features (and some excellent video demos), check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats-on-steroids/
March 19, 2021
Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats, New Web Versions

Merchants can now natively accept credit card payments in any Telegram chat, relying on 8 integrated third-party payment providers. Telegram doesn't store card info and charges no commission.

Voice Chats can now be scheduled in advance – members will see a countdown in the chat and can choose to be notified when the chat starts.

Two new web versions have launched, with full support for features like dark mode, animated stickers, chat folders and more.

Android users can directly download Telegram from our site. The app will get new updates automatically – and faster than the Play Store version:
https://telegram.org/android

For more info on all these changes, including new animations and job openings at Telegram, read our full blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/payments-2-0-scheduled-voice-chats
April 26, 2021
May 7, 2021
Group Video Calls and More

Voice Chats in groups now support video – both from your camera and by sharing your screen. Up to 30 people at a time can chat with video, and we’re already working to expand this soon.

Group video calls are optimized for all devices, with dynamic display options for tablets and desktop. Enjoy the improved audio quality thanks to built-in noise suppression.

For more info and video demos, see our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/group-video-calls
June 25, 2021
Animated Backgrounds and More

Animated Backgrounds have been added to all default themes. These new wallpapers swirl as you chat, thanks to a little algorithmic magic. 🧙‍♂️ Find your favorite from the dozens of new presets or build your own in the editor.

There’s much more motion as well – stickers and emoji now jump from your keyboard into the chat with new animations. On iOS, this also applies to media and text messages.

To see everything this update has in store, including new bot and security features, as well as importing stickers from other apps, take a look at the full blog post:

https://telegram.org/blog/animated-backgrounds
June 25, 2021
Video Calls with up to 1000 Viewers, Video Playback Speed, High Quality Video Messages, Screen Sharing With Sound, and More

Group Video Calls have leveled up and can now have 1000 viewers – in addition to the 30 broadcasters and unlimited audio-only listeners.

The media player has new 0.5x, 1.5x and 2x playback speed options, which you can enable when watching videos in fullscreen.

Video Messages record in higher resolution and you can tap a video message to expand it – while tapping again allows you to fast-forward or rewind.
When recording video messages, device audio will keep playing in the background, and you can zoom in when using the rear camera.

Screen Sharing has also been added to 1-on-1 video calls, and now includes device audio in both individual and group video calls.

And that’s just the beginning – there are a dozen more features on our blog, as well as plenty of jokes and stunning demo videos. Click here to see more about Precision Drawing Tools, Desktop’s Photo Editor, a new In-App Camera on iOS and more:

https://telegram.org/blog/video-1000
July 30, 2021
Live Streams, Flexible Forwarding, Jump to Next Channel and Trending Stickers

Telegram has been steadily developing for 8 years, and in celebration, here comes version 8.0 🥳

Live video is now available in Channels – and streams in both Groups and Channels support unlimited viewers.

We've added a new preview window for Forwarded Messages with customization options like hiding sender names or hiding captions on media messages.

You can now quickly read posts from all your channels – without going back to your chat list. At the bottom of a channel, pull up and the feed will automatically switch to your next unread one.

Trending Stickers have a new place in the sticker panel, right above your Recently Used, that you can use to browse and add packs.

Users browsing in their sticker panel now show the status ‘choosing a sticker’ in chat (like typing…) to let you know their response is coming soon.

To see these features in action and read about other additions like bigger sticker thumbnails, new animated emoji and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/live-streams-forwarding-next-channel
September 1, 2021
Chat Themes, Interactive Emoji, Read Receipts in Groups and Live Stream Recording

8 new themes are available for you to apply in specific private chats –  each has day and night versions and colorful animated backgrounds with unique patterns.

Animated Emoji for 🎆🎉🎈👍💩 and ❤️ now have fullscreen effects in private chats – tap to watch new animations that are synced for both users when they have the chat open.

Small group chats now have detailed read receipts for your messages, showing which members have seen it.

Admins in Live Streams and Video Chats can record video (and audio) in either portrait or landscape orientation to upload and share later on.

More about this update:
https://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts
September 20, 2021
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And that’s not all – today’s update has even more features, including Global Chat Themes on Android, support for Text Recognition on iOS, new ways to Log In via Call and even more.

To read more about all of these features and see vibrant video demonstrations of each, check out our latest blog post:
https://telegram.org/blog/protected-content-delete-by-date-and-more

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