Telegram is the biggest rival WhatsApp as a platform for instant communications and messaging app and Internet calls. Telegram gaining a lot of popularity as users can get members very easily on this platform. Now, the platform receives a range of especially noteworthy novelties that improve its features and general usefulness.
With each new update, this platform always gains in outstanding options and in the latest enhancement package we have just that. Currently in distribution, these are some of the main novelties on the way to Telegram.
1. Custom notification alerts and ringtones
First of all, we have the possibility to turn any sound into a notification tone. It is one of the biggest customization options for how Telegram works, giving users the ability to choose new ringtones.
All they need to do is select the audio file, even it can be a voice message or voice clip (audio) and turn it into an alert tone for a certain chat window or conversation.
In short, the key word is customization, certainly delivered to Telegram users. More precisely, the sounds can be audio files or voice messages up to 5 seconds and 300 KB in size.
2. Custom “Quiet” times in Telegram
It’s important to note that Telegram users have been able to disable chat notifications for several years. They could do it for 8 hours or even 2 days. However, it is now possible to pause notifications for a specific period of time. Whether, for example, for those who want to take a nap throughout the day, or during the time that the holidays last.
In each chat window you will find a new menu with modifiable alert options. Users can Disable the sound to receive notifications silently or Disable notifications completely.
3. Automatic removal option in Telegram Profiles
Ideal for keeping the content of a conversation private, we can now use this option that will automatically delete the messages received in a certain conversation chat. The user can also set some chats as confidential.
Now it’s even easier to set a period for automatic message deletion, whether it’s 2 days, 3 weeks or 4 months, for example.
4. Direct replies to forwarded messages
Telegram was, in 2015, the first major platform to implement direct responses, even before WhatsApp. To do so, simply drag a message to the right to reply to its content in a specific active chat.
The response includes a small preview of the original message and is therefore closely related to the content of the previous message. From now on, however, it is also possible to reply directly to forwarded messages.
With the update, users can do this even in private chats and the ability to forward messages and reply to all of them, explaining their content and context.
5. Revolution in Telegram Bots
Telegram bots are now compatible with the update and can process payments through 15 mobile-integrated payment intermediaries. Among these is the Apple Pay system and Google Pay, for example.
Especially for programmers, this Telegram bot revolution will come in handy as it brings new tools to create more flexible UIs with JavaScript. In addition, these UI’s can be programmed to adapt to the Theme (dark or light), defined by each user in their Telegram.
6. Add Admin Bots (almost) automatically to Telegram
From now on, we can add Bots with admin permissions/roles extremely quickly to a given Telegram chat. These robots you can manage conversations, add additional features, and automate various moderator functions and tasks.
In short, bots can now perform more tasks that were previously reserved for moderators on Telegram.
7. Improved message translation on iOS (iPhone)
For iPhone users only, there is now an improved message translator on Telegram. As the platform itself announced, the results presented will be better, respecting the grammatical and syntactic rules of the other language.
In short, the message translation feature in the iOS app is now as good, if not better, than it is in the Android app. In addition, we also have new languages supported by the translator integrated in Telegram.
8. Picture-in-Picture mode improvements in Android app
Telegram users can watch any video received through the mini player provided by the platform. Thus, they can perform other tasks on their smartphone while watching the video sent to them through the platform.
Now this way picture in picture it’s improved on the Android app, with more intuitive features like pinch in and pinch out to shrink or enlarge the window and the mini video player, respectively.
Also, the video playback window now has rounded corners and an overall better appearance. Finally, we also have a new “X”, a button to quickly close the video playback window in the Android app.
9. New animations for Settings
We can also mention the introduction of new animations in Telegram, in particular in the Platform Settings. These animations with the “typical” rubber ducky of the platform are available in the Settings and other menus of the application.
10. New animated emojis
On a last note we also have new emoji animations available for the communication platform with several new food emojis.
The second big spring update for Telegram is currently distributed across major platforms such as the Google Play Store for Android and the App Store for iOS.