Telegram rolled out its first main replace of 2023 on February 3 and added just a few necessary options. The final main replace that the app obtained was in December final yr. A few of the newest updates are, nonetheless, out there for Telegram Premium customers solely, amongst which can be the choice of translating a whole chat in actual time. The translate button is positioned on the prime of any foreign-language thread, together with private chats, teams and channels. Customers can select which languages to translate to or cover the bar from the choices menu.
Amongst updates which are out there for all customers is the choice to see an in depth breakdown of the community utilization by the Telegram app. A publish on the social media platform’s official website stated, “You’ll be able to see how a lot knowledge has been utilized by Telegram with detailed pie charts for Wi-Fi and cellular knowledge – and regulate your auto-download settings to fit your knowledge plan.”
Customers may management the autosave characteristic of any incoming media with the newest Telegram replace. “You’ll be able to management when media is saved robotically to your gallery based mostly on its measurement, kind and which chat it was obtained from. This menu now additionally helps exceptions, so you may solely save precisely what you need,” the publish learn. This characteristic is supported by one other one dubbed the “Granular Media Permissions”, which permits admins to “select whether or not group members are allowed to ship 9 distinct media varieties – like images, voice or video messages. They’ll additionally disable textual content messages to create media-only teams.” It additionally allows “voice notes solely or quiz-only communication” with out common admin interference.
With the brand new replace, Telegram customers who’ve logged out can shortly re-enter their Apple or Google IDs with out accessing an SMS code, however they may nonetheless be required to enter their 2-Step Verification password if they’ve one set.
This replace additionally permits bot builders on Telegram to “add particular buttons which assist customers choose teams, channels or those who meet predefined standards. For instance, this can be utilized to shortly add the bot to a bunch the place the person is an admin and subjects are enabled.”
Telegram additionally launched a number of updates with regard to emojis. The location has launched a number of a whole bunch of customized emojis and interactive emojis, the latter will “unleash a full-screen impact” when tapped, as per the publish. All “stickers and emoji at the moment are sorted by classes” and customers can “maintain any emoji to zoom in and get a greater look earlier than sending.” Telegram additionally permits “any sticker or animated emoji” to show “right into a profile image.”
One other premium characteristic replace talked about within the publish is the provide of a 40 % low cost on the “Telegram Premium subscription by pre-paying for a yr.”
