- Global permissions for groups. Restrict all members in any group
from posting certain types of content.
- Unified group settings. Make groups public,
set admins with granular permissions and toggle persistent history
in just a few clicks in any group.
- Choose the emoji set you would like to use in Chat Settings.
- Choose input and output devices for Telegram Calls
in Settings > Advanced > Call Settings.
- Support for automatically downloading files and music.
- Choose the emoji set you would like to use
in Settings > Chat Settings.
- Choose input and output devices for Telegram Calls
in Settings > Adavanced > Call Settings.
- Support for custom languages. Crowdsource a cloud-based
language pack for Telegram in any language using our
Translations platform - then apply it in real time.
- Interface scaling for large screens, up to 300%
(up to 150% for macOS retina screens).
- 'Count unread messages' setting for the Badge counter
in Settings > Notifications. Disable to show number of unread chats.
- Video messages displayed in shared media (under voice messages).
- Updated emoji. Farewell to question marks!
Also in this update:
- Listen to voice and video messages in 2X mode if you're in a hurry.
- Add a comment when sharing posts from channels.
- View all photos and videos in Twitter and Instagram link previews.
- Add emoji to media captions.
- Add emoji to media captions.
- Switch off the 'Count unread messages' option
in Settings > Notifications if you want to see
the unread chats count in the badge instead.
- Listen to voice and video messages in 2X mode if you're in a hurry.
- Find video messages in the shared voice messages section.
- Add a comment when you share posts from channels.
- View all photos and videos in Twitter and Instagram link previews.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
- Fully redesigned Settings section.
- New theme selector in Chat Settings.
- New local storage settings: Control how much disk space is used
by the cache and for how long the cached files are stored.
- Improved local caching for images and GIF animations.
- New settings: Peer-to-Peer settings for calls,
disable animations for low performance computers.
- Various other improvements.
- Fully redisigned Settings section.
- New theme selector in Chat Settings.
- New settings: Peer-to-Peer settings for calls,
disable animations for low performance computers.
- Various other improvements.
- Improved local caching for images and GIF animations.
- Control how much disk space is used by the cache
and for how long the cached files are stored.
- Export data from individual chats using the '...' menu.
- Added a new night theme.
- You can now assign custom themes as night and day themes
to quickly switch between them.
- Support for Telegram Passport 1.1 and improved password hashing
algorithm to better protect Telegram Passport data.
- Improved censorship circumvention.
- Improved stability when working through proxy servers.
- Save several proxy servers to quickly switch between them.
- Use proxy for calls.
- Emoji and text replacement now happens immediately after typing
(instead of after sending) and can be rolled back using Backspace
or CTRL/CMD + Z. Replacement no longer happens when pasting text.
Added formatting shortcuts. Select text and use:
- CTRL/CMD + B/I for bold and italic
- CTRL/CMD + K to create or edit a custom link
- CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + M for monospace font
- CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + N to clear formatting
- Apply markdown formatting (```, `, **, __)
only when sending the message.
- Display connection quality bars in calls.
- Telegram Desktop can update itself through MTProto.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
- Use markdown in media captions
(**bold**, __italic__, `tag` and ```code```).
- Use emoji replacement in media captions,
group and channel titles and descriptions (:like: etc.)
- Markdown replacement now happens immediately
after typing (instead of after sending) and can be
rolled back using Backspace or Ctrl/Cmd + Z.
Replacement no longer happens when pasting text.
- Emoji and text replacements are done while you type the message.
- Revert emoji and text replacements by pressing backspace.
- Disable emoji replacements or suggestions in Settings.
- Some critical bug fixes.
- Discover new stickers.
Type one emoji to see suggestions from popular sticker sets.
Suggestions from your installed sticker sets will come first.
- Search for Stickers. Click on the new search icon
to access your sticker sets or find new ones.
- Quick Reply. Double click near a message for a quick reply.
- Quick Reply. Double click near a message for a quick reply.
- Search for Stickers. Click on the new search icon to access
your sticker sets or find new ones.
- When viewing a photo from an album, you'll see other pictures
from the same group as thumbnails in the lower part of the screen.
- When composing an album paste additional media from the clipboard.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
- Radically improved navigation. New side panel on the right
with quick access to shared media and group members.
- Saved Messages. Bookmark messages by forwarding them to "Saved
Messages". Access them from the Chats list or from the side menu.
- Pinned Messages. If you are a channel admin, pin messages to
focus your subscribers' attention on important announcements.
- Easily recognize messages from group admins by the new admin badge.
- Also supported clearing history in supergroups and
added a host of minor improvements.
- Radically improved navigation. New side panel on the right
with quick access to shared media and group members.
- Pinned Messages. If you are a channel admin, pin messages
to focus your subscribers' attention on important announcements.
- Also supported clearing history in supergroups and added
a host of minor improvements.
- Groups with unread mentions and replies are now marked
with an '@' badge in the chats list.
- Navigate new mentions and replies in a group
using the new '@' button.
- Mark your stickers as “favorite” to quickly access them
from the redesigned sticker panel.
- Add an official sticker set for your group which all members will
be able to use while chatting in your group (100+ member groups only)
— Send **bold** and __italic__ text in your messages.
— Get a share link for posts in public supergroups.
— Quickly share posts from channels and media messages from bots.
— Search large supergroup members by name.
— Search channel members by name for admins.
— Use search in the service actions log.
— Ban supergroup members via the right click menu in the service actions log.
- Click on forwarded messages bar to change the recipient chat
in case you chose a wrong one first.
- Quickly share posts from channels and media messages from bots.
- Search in supergroup members by name.
- Search in channel members by name if you're a channel admin.
- Copy links to messages in public supergroups.
- Send **bold** and __italic__ text in your messages (in addition
to already supported `monospace` and ```multiline monospace```).
- Search in channel and supergroup admin event log.
- Ban members from right click menu in supergroup admin event log.
- Supergroups can now have up to 10.000 members.
- Appoint supergroup admins with granular rights.
Choose who can add users, manage messages, block members,
edit group info & username, add new admins, etc.
- Restrict and ban supergroup members with granular precision.
Read-only bans, GIF & sticker bans, media bans,
temporary bans and restrictions.
- Check the new event log to see all service actions taken by
members and admins of a channel or supergroup in the last 48 hours.
- Toggle night mode in the main menu.
- Improved video messages: radial playback progress,
Picture-in-Picture support, duration countdown.
- Voice and video messages now automatically play one after another.
John Preston
Christoph