Telegram has launched the ability to buy and sell short recognizable @ usernames for personal accounts, public groups and channels.

The auction for the best usernames is live on Fragment:
https://fragment.com

The ownership of these collectible usernames is secured in the immutable ledger of TON, a fast and scalable blockchain network. Owners can add multiple username aliases to their personal account, group or channel.

Each collectible name can be accessed with its @username on Telegram, or outside Telegram using links such as username.t.me and t.me/username.

For the first time in the history of social media, people have full ownership of their usernames. Long-time Telegram users who have been using short usernames they registered early on can now benefit from the platform's growth by selling their usernames in fair, transparent, fully decentralized auctions.

Messages in all new chats can be set to self-destruct with a global auto-delete timer in Settings > Privacy and Security > Auto-Delete Messages.

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This December, anyone can acquire an anonymous number from Fragment to log in or sign up without a SIM card – powered by blockchain.

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Topics are now available in groups of 100+ members and have a sleek two-column layout and new buttons to quickly navigate.

A default topic called General is now in every topic group, holding the group’s service messages and previous message history.

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The Storage Usage page has been redesigned on Android – showing how much space each chat is using on your device, and allowing you to clear the media of individual chats by file type.

These features were already available on iOS, and you can control Telegram’s footprint on any platform in Settings.

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For all of the powerful features and privacy options from this update, like temporary QR codes, an anti-spam filter for large groups and emoji search on iOS – check out the full blog: https://telegram.org/blog/ultimate-privacy-topics-2-0

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Your movie memes and other media 👀 can be hidden with a spoiler effect in any chat – blurring the photo or video until your recipient taps to reveal it.

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Telegram needs almost no space on your device. You can manage storage usage even better with separate auto-remove settings for Private Chats, Groups and Channels – including exceptions for individual chats.

Dedicated tabs for Media, Files and Music show your largest items so you can quickly clear them from your cache.

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The media editor has been fully redesigned – adding line smoothing and dynamically changing width as you draw. Switching tools is even easier, with new ways to add shapes or a blur effect.

Text can be added to media with new fonts and background options – and a simple slider to change its size. Custom animated emoji are also supported, and are available for all users.

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You can choose a picture for any of your contacts – giving them a photo or video that only you will see.

Photos and videos can be suggested to contacts as well – letting them add it to their profile in just two taps.

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For all the changes from this update, like public profile pictures, hidden member lists, new animated emoji and more – check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/hidden-media-zero-storage-profile-pics

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Profile Photo Maker. Animated emoji and stickers can now be used to create profile pictures for yourself, a group, a channel, or even your contacts – just select ‘Set Emoji’ when adding a profile photo.

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Emoji Categories. Stickers, emoji and reactions are now sorted by categories like 👍❤️🎉💤. To get a better look at any emoji in the panel, hold down to zoom in.

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Auto-Save Incoming Media. The ‘Save to Gallery’ setting on Android and iOS now has separate settings for photos and videos, and also supports exceptions for individual chats.

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Granular Media Permissions. Groups now have individual permissions for every media type – allowing admins to create unique communication styles, or even disable text messages.

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Power Saving Mode. Animations, effects and autoplay can be disabled with individual toggles to extend battery life and improve performance – able to take effect at any battery percentage.

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Granular Playback Speed. Holding the 2X button lets you slide between 0.2x - 2.5x playback speeds.

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Read Time in Small Groups. Read receipts in small groups now show at what time each person read the message.

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