Forwarded from Pavel Durov
Today is a sad day for us here at Telegram. We are announcing the discontinuation of our blockchain project. Below is a summary of what it was and why we had to abandon it.
https://telegra.ph/What-Was-TON-And-Why-It-Is-Over-05-12
https://telegra.ph/What-Was-TON-And-Why-It-Is-Over-05-12
Telegraph – Pavel Durov
What Was TON And Why It Is Over
For the last 2,5 years some of our best engineers have been working on a next-generation blockchain platform called TON and a cryptocurrency we were going to name Gram. TON was designed to share the principles of decentralization pioneered by Bitcoin and…
🔂 Telegram Desktop 2.1.5—2.1.6
for #Windows #Linux #macOS
• Disable the taskbar icon flash or the dock icon bounce in Settings > Notifications.
• View messages containing long monospace texts in wide bubbles.
• Fix automatic downloads on Windows.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
• Release Notes.
2020-05-14 @Telegram #TDesktop
for #Windows #Linux #macOS
• Disable the taskbar icon flash or the dock icon bounce in Settings > Notifications.
• View messages containing long monospace texts in wide bubbles.
• Fix automatic downloads on Windows.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
• Release Notes.
2020-05-14 @Telegram #TDesktop
Forwarded from Telegram Contests
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📰 Giphy was just acquired by Facebook.
On Telegram, the Giphy API only sees your search terms. None of your data is shared, and it doesn't know who you are.
Giphy confirmed to The Verge that Telegram’s tweet is accurate.
In a statement to The Verge, Telegram is also in the middle of transitioning away from Giphy @gif
Sources: The Verge | Twitter-1 | Twitter-2
On Telegram, the Giphy API only sees your search terms. None of your data is shared, and it doesn't know who you are.
Giphy confirmed to The Verge that Telegram’s tweet is accurate.
In a statement to The Verge, Telegram is also in the middle of transitioning away from Giphy @gif
Sources: The Verge | Twitter-1 | Twitter-2
The Verge
Facebook’s Giphy acquisition might have big implications for iMessage and Twitter
It’s possible that some of those services could drop Giphy at some point.
Forwarded from Telegram Contests
All quizzes submitted for the contest are now available on https://quiz.directory
Everyone is welcome to try them out and rate them. Note that community ratings will not directly impact the contest score (i.e., downvoting competitors won't help you 😈).
After you pass a test, you can leave a comment. Please leave a comment:
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Test authors are welcome to reply to comments they get with explanations and corrections.
Everyone is welcome to try them out and rate them. Note that community ratings will not directly impact the contest score (i.e., downvoting competitors won't help you 😈).
After you pass a test, you can leave a comment. Please leave a comment:
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🔥 UPDATES
• Telegram 6.2 for Android and iOS
• Telegram macOS 6.2
Video Editor, Animated Photos, Better GIFs and More
telegram.org/blog/video-editor-gifs
Media Editor
• Tap the brush icon when sending a photo or video to access the media editor.
• Enhance media quality, tweak parameters like brightness, saturation, etc.
• Add drawings, text (new framed text style), or stickers to media.
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• Zoom in on photos or videos for high-precision drawing.
New GIF panel
• Enjoy greatly enhanced loading times for GIFs in the panel.
• Quickly find GIFs in emoji-based sections covering the most popular emotions.
• Check the Trending Tab for the top reactions of the day.
• Press and hold on any GIF in search results to save it to your collection.
Flexible Folders
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Also In This Update for Android
Sleeker Interfaces
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Also In This Update for iOS
• Access all GIFs or Voice Messages in a chat from their new dedicated sections in Shared Media.
• Two lines for long file name in Shared Media.
• Self-destructing photo/video in private chats is moved to the send button options: tap and hold on the Send arrow and select ‘Send With Timer’.
Telegram macOS 6.2
Better GIFs
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• Check the Trending Tab for the top reactions of the day.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
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⏬ Telegram Android
• Google Play Store • Beta
• APK • @TAndroidAPK • @tgfiles
• Source Code
⏬ Telegram iOS
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• Beta TestFlight
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2020-06-04 @Telegram #Android #iOS #macOS
• Telegram 6.2 for Android and iOS
• Telegram macOS 6.2
Video Editor, Animated Photos, Better GIFs and More
telegram.org/blog/video-editor-gifs
Media Editor
• Tap the brush icon when sending a photo or video to access the media editor.
• Enhance media quality, tweak parameters like brightness, saturation, etc.
• Add drawings, text (new framed text style), or stickers to media.
• Put animated stickers on photos or videos. Photos with animated stickers automatically turn into GIFs.
• Zoom in on photos or videos for high-precision drawing.
New GIF panel
• Enjoy greatly enhanced loading times for GIFs in the panel.
• Quickly find GIFs in emoji-based sections covering the most popular emotions.
• Check the Trending Tab for the top reactions of the day.
• Press and hold on any GIF in search results to save it to your collection.
Flexible Folders
• Hold on a chat in your chat list to add it to a folder.
Also In This Update for Android
Sleeker Interfaces
• Send, edit, and delete messages with new smooth animations.
• Watch videos from an improved player: controls disappear after 3 seconds, long captions get out of your way quickly, videos shorter than 30 seconds are looped.
• Manage Telegram cache settings in style.
• Watch out for the nosey monkey when you set a Two-Step Verification password.
Also In This Update for iOS
• Access all GIFs or Voice Messages in a chat from their new dedicated sections in Shared Media.
• Two lines for long file name in Shared Media.
• Self-destructing photo/video in private chats is moved to the send button options: tap and hold on the Send arrow and select ‘Send With Timer’.
Telegram macOS 6.2
Better GIFs
• Enjoy greatly enhanced loading times for GIFs.
• Quickly find GIFs in emoji-based sections covering the most popular emotions.
• Check the Trending Tab for the top reactions of the day.
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
➖➖➖➖➖
⏬ Telegram Android
• Google Play Store • Beta
• APK • @TAndroidAPK • @tgfiles
• Source Code
⏬ Telegram iOS
• iOS App Store
• Beta TestFlight
• Source Code
⏬ Telegram macOS
• Stable • @macos_stable_updates_files
• Mac App Store
• Beta • @tgfiles
2020-06-04 @Telegram #Android #iOS #macOS
Telegram
Video Editor, Animated Photos, Better GIFs and More
In 2015, Telegram released the most powerful photo editor to be implemented in a messaging app, letting you enhance image quality and add drawings, stickers and text to pictures. Today we're upgrading the media editor with support for animated stickers and…
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Animated Stickers on Media
Most importantly, you can now add animated stickers to any photo or video – just in case you were looking for ways to decorate your dinner table with twerking cherries. Putting an animated sticker on a photo turns it into a GIF.
@Telegram #Android #iOS v6.2
Most importantly, you can now add animated stickers to any photo or video – just in case you were looking for ways to decorate your dinner table with twerking cherries. Putting an animated sticker on a photo turns it into a GIF.
@Telegram #Android #iOS v6.2
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VIEW IN TELEGRAM
Sleeker Interfaces #Android
New Video Player with smart controls, New Animations when sending and deleting messages, New Voice Messages with wave-like animations, Cache Management with style and color, Password Setup with a nosey monkey
New Video Player with smart controls, New Animations when sending and deleting messages, New Voice Messages with wave-like animations, Cache Management with style and color, Password Setup with a nosey monkey
⚒ The source code of Telegram for Android and iOS have been updated to v6.2
@Telegram #Android #iOS #source
#reproducibleBuilds
@Telegram #Android #iOS #source
#reproducibleBuilds
🤖 Bot API 4.9 is live
• Added the new field
• Supported video thumbnails for inline
• Supported the new basketball animation for the random
Full change log:
https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#june-4-2020
@Telegram @BotNews #bot
• Added the new field
via_bot to the Message object. You can now know which bot was used to send a message.• Supported video thumbnails for inline
GIF and MPEG4 animations.• Supported the new basketball animation for the random
dice. Choose between different animations (dice, darts, basketball) by specifying the emoji parameter in the method sendDice.Full change log:
https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#june-4-2020
@Telegram @BotNews #bot