- 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)
John Preston