🔂 Telegram Desktop 3.1.8
#Windows #Linux #macOS

• Version 3.1.9 for macOS only: Fix crash in chat closing while scrolling.
• Implement main window rounded corners on Windows 11 and themeable title bar.
• Fix audio capture from AirPods on macOS.
• Control video in fullscreen mode using arrows and numbers.
• Open locations in browser if default Bing Maps is not installed.
• Reconnect without timeout when network availability changes.
• Show small media previews in chats list.
• Show media album previews and caption text in chats list.
• Add "Quick Reply" and "Mark as Read" to native Windows notifications.
• Fix channel message views and comments counter updates.
• Sponsored messages support.

Chat Themes
• Choose one of 8 new preset themes for any individual private chat.
• Click on '...' menu > 'Change Colors' to pick a theme.
• Both chat participants will see the same theme in that chat – on all their devices.
• Each new theme features colorful gradient message bubbles, beautifully animated backgrounds and unique background patterns.
• All chat themes have day and night versions and will follow your overall dark mode settings.

2021-10-08 @Telegram #TDesktop

If you are using a self-hosted instance of the Bot API, please update to version 5.3.3 that supports user identifiers larger than 2^31-1 as soon as possible.

Otherwise, please make sure that your code can correctly handle such user identifiers.

New Interactive Emoji

💸 👎 😂 🤮

🆕 Ability to send photos as HEIC files

🆕 Media preview in notifications is back (again!)
Supported media: photo and sticker (note: animated sticker, video and GIF are previewed as static images).

@Telegram #iOS #beta v8.2

Telegram hits 1 Billion downloads on Google Play Store

@Telegram #Android

New payment providers added:

• PSB
• Portmone
• Paymega
• Cascad

More about bot payments:
https://core.telegram.org/bots/payments

ℹ️ Telegram channels now contain advertisements that are published by the owners of Telegram channels themselves in the form of ordinary messages. The official advertising messages that Telegram implements will be much more user-friendly. Revenue from such advertisements will allow Telegram to continue to provide users with a free and unlimited service.

https://promote.telegram.org/

🆕 Enhanced design in the style of iOS 15

@Telegram #iOS #beta v8.2

🆕 Improved and added more default Chat Themes

@Telegram #iOS #beta v8.2

🆕 Improved gallery in Shared Media: scroll bar, calendar view, zoom in and zoom out.

@Telegram #iOS #beta v8.2

🆕 Create separate invite links with “Request Admin Approval” option for Groups and Channels

@Telegram #iOS #beta v8.2

🔂 Telegram Desktop 3.1.11
#Windows #macOS

• Create special invite links that require admins to approve users before they become members.
• Admins can view the applicants' profiles and bios by tapping the Join Requests bar at the top of the chat.
• Add internal labels to your chat's Invite Links to keep them organized.
• Run natively on Apple Silicon (macOS only).

2021-10-29 @Telegram #TDesktop

🔥 UPDATES

• Telegram 8.2 for Android, iOS, macOS
• Telegram Desktop 3.2 for Windows, Linux, macOS

Hyper-Speed Scrolling and Calendar View for Shared Media, Join Requests, Global Chat Themes on iOS and More
telegram.org/blog/shared-media-scrolling-calendar-join-requests-and-more

🆕 Hyper-Speed Scrolling and Calendar View for Shared Media
• Quickly scroll through Shared Media by dragging the new date bar.
• Pinch to zoom in and out for more or fewer photos in each row.
• View Shared Media as a calendar by tapping 3-dot or on the new date bar.
• Filter media by photos only, videos only, or both from the 3-dot menu.
• To see Shared Media, simply tap the header at the top of your screen in any chat and scroll down.

🆕 Join Requests for Groups and Channels
• Create special invite links that require admins to approve users before they become members.
• Admins can view the applicants’ profiles and bios by tapping the Join Requests bar at the top of the chat.
• Add internal labels to your chat's Invite Links to keep them organized.

🆕 More Interactive Emoji
• Send one 👻 👎 🤮 😂 💸 or 🎃 to any private chat, then tap on the animated emoji to launch a fullscreen effect.
• If your chat partner also has the chat open, you will both see the effects and feel the vibrations simultaneously.
• This also works with 🎆 🎉 🎈 👍 💩 and ❤️

🆕 Global Chat Themes on iOS and macOS
• Apply one of 8 new preset themes to your entire app – each theme has a Day and Night mode, colorful animated backgrounds and gradient message bubbles.
• Personalize these themes and find custom theme options in Appearance Settings > Chat Themes.

🆕 Transit Time for Shared Locations on iOS
• Tap a user's shared Location or Live Location to see how long it will take you to reach them by foot, car or public transport.
• Tap on the travel time to open the location in another app.

🆕 Settings updated for iOS 15
• Settings on iOS have been redesigned to match the style of iOS 15.
• Streamlined Notifications and Stickers settings.
• The Devices section now gives you a clearer overview of your active sessions with new icons – tap any device to see more details or log out from it remotely.

🆕 New in iOS
• Instant Media Captions. Attach media while typing a message, and the draft text will instantly become the media caption.
• Ability to send photos as HEIC files
• Media preview in notifications is back (again!). Supported media: photo and sticker (note: animated sticker, video and GIF are previewed as static images).

🆕 New in Android
• Ability to use 3-dot menu while having an unsent message

🆕 New in Telegram Desktop
• Run natively on Apple Silicon (macOS only).

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⏬ Telegram Android
• Google Play Store • Beta
• APK • @TAndroidAPK • @tgfiles
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramAndroidTalk

⏬ Telegram iOS
• iOS App Store • Unsigned IPA
• Beta TestFlight
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramiOsTalk

⏬ Telegram Desktop
• Stable • Beta • @tgfiles
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramDesktopTalk

⏬ Telegram macOS
• Stable • @macos_stable_updates_files
• Mac App Store • Beta • @tgfiles
• Source Code
👥 @TelegramMacOsTalk

2021-11-03 @Telegram #Android #iOS #macOS #TDesktop

🔂 Telegram 8.2.1 for Android 4.1+

• Instant Media Captions
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
• Hyper-Speed Scrolling and Calendar View for Shared Media, Join Requests, and More

2021-11-05 @Telegram #Android

⚒ The source code of Telegram for Android and iOS have been updated to 8.2.x

@Telegram #Android #iOS #source #reproducibleBuilds

Bot API 5.4

• Added support for new invite links with Join Requests. Bots can now manage users who requested to join a group or channel.
• And more, see the full changelog for details:
https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#november-5-2021

🔂 Telegram Desktop 3.2.2
#Windows #Linux #macOS

• Fix webpage preview links when View Button is present.
• Fixed possible crash on sponsored messages.
• Remove AppImage icon hack and -pie (Linux).
• Join Requests and More Interactive Emoji

2021-11-05 @Telegram #TDesktop

ℹ️ Telegram announces new contest, the task contains new features for the next release.

1. Configuring a restrictions on forwarding for private channels and groups.
2. Sending messages on behalf of the channel in public groups.
3. Delete messages for the selected date range in the calendar.

https://t.me/contest_ru/7