Telegram Beta

🔂 Telegram Desktop Beta 2.5.5
for #Windows #Linux #macOS

What's New in 2.5.4-2.5.5:
• Implement new audio module code for calls and voice chats.
• Allow retracting votes from polls in comments to channel posts.
• Show small voice chat button for empty voice chats.
• Fix media viewer updating when screen resolution is changed.
• Fix recording of audio in voice chats.
• Fix media viewer zoom and crashing.

2021-01-10 @Telegram #TDesktop #beta

Exactly, I’m also puzzled by folks who even mention server-side code in this context. Publishing the server code doesn’t improve security, because - unlike with the client-side code - there’s no way to verify that the same code is run on the servers.

And you don’t even need the server-side code to check the integrity of Secret Chats - they are solid regardless of what’s going on on the servers (that’s the whole point). In other words, publishing server-side code won’t help verify neither Secret, nor Cloud Chats, and would constitute a marketing gimmick that has nothing to do with security.

Me: The code of Telegram apps is open. It is verifiable. No other app has verifiable builds. WhatsApp’s code is hidden and intentionally obfuscated.
Confused user: You are lying, your server code is not open! 🤬
Me: 🤯

So why not publish the server code anyway, even if it adds zero to security? 3 years ago I learnt that an authoritarian regime (you may guess which) was looking for a way to obtain Telegram’s server code. Their plan was to launch their own equally convenient local app and then to shut down all other social media in the country.

After having heard that I put our plans to publish the server code on hold. I didn’t want to provide dictators with tools to enslave their population - that shouldn’t be the legacy of Telegram. We are not ready to betray our values because a few confused users seem to think publishing server-side code will somehow improve verifiability.

Upcoming Telegram contests in 2021

🏆 2021 iOS Interface Animation Contest – January 15
🏆 2021 Android Interface Contest – January 30
🏆 2021 Data Clustering Contest – January 30
🏆Audio and Video Stream Processing for Calls – February 15

🏆IQ and Aptitude Test Contest – January 9
🏆2021 Animated Sticker Contest – March 1
🏆 GIF Animation Contest – March 15

The total prize fund for Telegram contests in 2021 is expected to reach $1,000,000.

Additional details about each of the contests will be published on this channel. You can already sign up for participation using @ContestBot.

Good luck and Happy New Year!

🔂 Telegram Desktop Beta 2.5.3
for #Windows #Linux #macOS

• Allow using mouse buttons in Push-to-Talk shortcut.
• Fix blurred thumbnails in Shared Links section.

2020-12-30 @Telegram #TDesktop #beta

🔂 Telegram 7.3.1 for iOS 9.0+ & watchOS 5.0+

• Bug fixes and other minor improvements
• Voice Chats Done Right

2020-12-28 @Telegram #iOS

🔂 Telegram 7.3.1 for Android 4.1+

• Voice Chats Done Right
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements

2020-12-27 @Telegram #Android

🔂 Telegram Desktop Beta 2.5.2
for #Windows #Linux #macOS

• Fix possible crash in video calls.
• Fix possible crash in connecting to voice chats.
• Use different audio module code on Windows in calls.

2020-12-25 @Telegram #TDesktop #beta

🔥 New version for Unigram 7.3

What's new:
Introducing Voice Chats and More

Voice Chats in Groups
• Turn any of your group chats into a hop-on, hop-off conference call.
• Choose 'Start Voice Chat' under ⋯ in the group profile to create a voice chat.
• Get up to several thousand participants in each voice chat.
• Control the number of speakers with flexible admin tools.

Sticker Outlines
• Download stickers faster and watch shimmering outlines as they load.

More Animated Emoji
• Send a single 🤗🥺🤠🥴🤫🤥🤑🤩🤭☠️
🔍🔎💤✨⚡️⭐️🦾 or 💪 to see the latest animated emoji.

Microsoft Store | Direct download | Read more

⚒ The source code of Telegram for Android and iOS have been updated to v7.3

@Telegram #Android #iOS #source
#reproducibleBuilds

💡 Bug and Suggestion Platform

bugs.telegram.org

Many Telegram features started out as user suggestions. To help identify potential new features and locate bugs within the app, Telegram launching a public Bug and Suggestion Platform.

More Animated Emoji

• Send a single 🤗🥺🤠🥴🤫🤥🤑🤩🤭☠️🔍🔎💤✨⚡️⭐️🦾💪 to see the latest @AnimatedEmojis

Announce Messages with Siri on iOS

Enable Announce Messages to have Siri read incoming messages aloud in your headphones (AirPods 2+ or Beats only).

Open iOS Settings > Notifications > Announce Messages with Siri and set Telegram to ON

🥇 Telegram Becomes First Third-Party App to Use Announce Messages with Siri

New Animations on Android

• Enjoy smooth animations when you tap the “New message” button, open user profiles, or manage chat folders.
• Watch animated numbers in message counters change in the chat list, folders, or shared media.

Sticker Outlines

Animated stickers on Telegram are optimized for efficiency and deliver smooth 180 frame animations with infinite resolution in less than 50 KB.

With today's update, stickers will load even faster than before – and show a shimmering outline of what you're about to see.

Push-to-Talk Shortcuts

On Telegram Desktop and in the native macOS app, you can choose a push-to-talk key for Voice Chats, to control your mic even when Telegram is not focused.

If you're on Android, you can enjoy the full Voice Chat experience with a system-wide floating widget that shows your mic controls and who is currently talking, even when Telegram is in the background.

Today, Telegram groups get an entire new dimension with Voice Chats – persistent conference calls that members can join and leave as they please.

🔥 UPDATES
Telegram 7.3 for Android, iOS, macOS
Telegram Desktop 2.5.1

Voice Chats Done Right
• telegram.org/blog/voice-chats

Bug and Suggestion Platform
• bugs.telegram.org

Pavel Durov has just announced his strategy for making Telegram sustainable, to continue providing you with great features for decades to come
• t.me/durov/142


Voice Chats in Groups
• Turn any of your group chats into a hop-on, hop-off conference call.
• Choose 'Start Voice Chat' under 3-dots button in the profile of any group where you are an admin to create a voice chat.
• Get up to several thousand participants in each voice chat.
• Control the number of speakers with flexible admin tools.

Editing Improvements
• (Android) Edit a photo you've sent to add effects, drawings or stickers without re-sending.
• (iOS) Tap the pen icon when viewing a photo to edit it and send it back.
• See how many characters are left before you reach the limit when editing messages and captions.

Sticker Outlines
• Download stickers faster and watch shimmering outlines as they load.

More Animated Emoji
• Send a single 🤗🥺🤠🥴🤫🤥🤑🤩🤭☠️🔍🔎💤✨⚡️⭐️🦾💪 to see the latest @AnimatedEmojis

New in Android:
• Choose your SD card as a storage option for Telegram data. Go to Telegram Settings > Data and Storage > Storage Path (Requires Android 4.4+)
• Enjoy smooth animations when you tap the “New message” button, open user profiles, or manage chat folders.
• Watch animated numbers in message counters change in the chat list, folders, or shared media.
• And more!

New in iOS:
• Enable Announce Messages to have Siri read incoming messages aloud in your headphones (AirPods 2+ or Beats only). Open iOS Settings > Notifications > Announce Messages with Siri

New in Telegram Desktop and Mac:
• On Telegram Desktop and in the native macOS app, you can choose a Push-to-Talk Shortcut key for Voice Chats, to control your mic even when Telegram is not focused.

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⏬ Telegram Android
• Google Play Store • Beta
• APK • @TAndroidAPK • @tgfiles
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramAndroidTalk

⏬ Telegram iOS
• iOS App Store
• Beta TestFlight
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramiOsTalk

⏬ Telegram Desktop
• Stable • Beta • @tgfiles
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramDesktopTalk

⏬ Telegram macOS
• Stable • @macos_stable_updates_files
• Mac App Store • Beta • @tgfiles
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramMacOsTalk

2020-12-23 @Telegram #Android #iOS #macOS #tdesktop

New design for media editing

#beta #android

PiP on Voice Chats

You need to enable "Display over the apps"
Phone Setting » Apps » Telegram Beta » Display over other apps » Enable

#beta #android