Telegram is looking for a data center engineer
This vacancy appeared on the official website of the messenger.
It is worth noting that it was in the European data center that several failures occurred in a couple of months, as a result of which there were problems with access to the messenger throughout Eurasia. The European segment remains the most problematic among the rest of Telegram's infrastructure.
Responsibilities: creation, development, maintenance and troubleshooting of European Telegram infrastructure and network equipment, work with suppliers and representatives of data centers, participation in operational procedures, effective work with field projects.
Preferences: years of experience in troubleshooting and operating data centers, high knowledge of cabling and more, multitasking, dedication, ability to work in the EU without sponsorship.
You can send your resume to @jobs_bot.
Full list of vacancies: telegram.org/jobs
This vacancy appeared on the official website of the messenger.
It is worth noting that it was in the European data center that several failures occurred in a couple of months, as a result of which there were problems with access to the messenger throughout Eurasia. The European segment remains the most problematic among the rest of Telegram's infrastructure.
Responsibilities: creation, development, maintenance and troubleshooting of European Telegram infrastructure and network equipment, work with suppliers and representatives of data centers, participation in operational procedures, effective work with field projects.
Preferences: years of experience in troubleshooting and operating data centers, high knowledge of cabling and more, multitasking, dedication, ability to work in the EU without sponsorship.
You can send your resume to @jobs_bot.
Full list of vacancies: telegram.org/jobs
New domain for news aggregator
A new domain was discovered on the Telegram contests website: topnews.com. Most likely, the purchase was made on September 12, 2020.
At the moment, it is used to preview the works of participants in the Data Clustering Contest, Stage 2, and the domain itself redirects to contest.com.
Example preview: 1398.topnews.com
Presumably, in the future, the domain will be used for the Telegram news aggregator.
A new domain was discovered on the Telegram contests website: topnews.com. Most likely, the purchase was made on September 12, 2020.
At the moment, it is used to preview the works of participants in the Data Clustering Contest, Stage 2, and the domain itself redirects to contest.com.
Example preview: 1398.topnews.com
Presumably, in the future, the domain will be used for the Telegram news aggregator.
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Russian language on the Telegram.org website
The main page of the site, as well as the download pages of Telegram Desktop and Telegram for macOS, have already been translated into Russian. Next in line is a page with answers to frequently asked questions.
Along with this, support for new languages appeared: French, Polish, Italian and others.
Earlier in the spring, news on the official website was also published in Russian and other languages.
The main page of the site, as well as the download pages of Telegram Desktop and Telegram for macOS, have already been translated into Russian. Next in line is a page with answers to frequently asked questions.
Along with this, support for new languages appeared: French, Polish, Italian and others.
Earlier in the spring, news on the official website was also published in Russian and other languages.
ECOMMPAY announced integration with Telegram
The provider of payment services and direct acquiring of bank cards will provide messenger users with the ability to pay for goods and services through bots.
«Telegram has over 400 million active users worldwide and the messenger is the most downloaded social media app in 20 countries. Moreover, more than 40% of Telegram users interact with bots. Now they will be able to buy movie tickets, pay for utilities, insurance, travel and much more inside the messenger», – the press release said.
ECOMMPAY appeared in Russia in 2012, is registered in the UK, entered the markets of Asia, Africa and Europe, has grown to a global scale, promises business clients support for “more than a hundred” ways to get money from the buyer.
The provider of payment services and direct acquiring of bank cards will provide messenger users with the ability to pay for goods and services through bots.
«Telegram has over 400 million active users worldwide and the messenger is the most downloaded social media app in 20 countries. Moreover, more than 40% of Telegram users interact with bots. Now they will be able to buy movie tickets, pay for utilities, insurance, travel and much more inside the messenger», – the press release said.
ECOMMPAY appeared in Russia in 2012, is registered in the UK, entered the markets of Asia, Africa and Europe, has grown to a global scale, promises business clients support for “more than a hundred” ways to get money from the buyer.
Telegram-based solutions proposed for the new system of public administration
Dmitry Peskov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Digital and Technological Development, said that group chats, in particular Telegram chats, perfectly replace bureaucratic structures and meetings. The official expressed hope that such a course of business will take root and remain even after the pandemic.
Dmitry Peskov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Digital and Technological Development, said that group chats, in particular Telegram chats, perfectly replace bureaucratic structures and meetings. The official expressed hope that such a course of business will take root and remain even after the pandemic.
Telegram may be blocked in Thailand
Documents leaked into the internet demanding the Ministry of Digital Economy and providers to block Telegram in Thailand.
There have been massive protests in Thailand for 5 days. Yesterday a Telegram chat was created, which we already wrote about in @tginfolive.
Almost 200,000 participants joined the chat per day. Let us remind you that for chats this is the maximum possible number of participants and there are only 100 people left until this limit is reached.
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Documents leaked into the internet demanding the Ministry of Digital Economy and providers to block Telegram in Thailand.
There have been massive protests in Thailand for 5 days. Yesterday a Telegram chat was created, which we already wrote about in @tginfolive.
Almost 200,000 participants joined the chat per day. Let us remind you that for chats this is the maximum possible number of participants and there are only 100 people left until this limit is reached.
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Slots on Telegram
The Beta version of Telegram for macOS has the opportunity to try your luck at the jackpot. To do this, you need to send emoji to the chat or channel 🎰.
For users of other platforms, you can try the function on our website: tginfo.me/slotmachine (you need to press the slot machine).
#macOS
The Beta version of Telegram for macOS has the opportunity to try your luck at the jackpot. To do this, you need to send emoji to the chat or channel 🎰.
For users of other platforms, you can try the function on our website: tginfo.me/slotmachine (you need to press the slot machine).
#macOS
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Sending files of different types by albums
The Beta version of Telegram for macOS now has the ability to send files by albums.
The function works for all types of files, including audio tracks. Thus, you can create both playlists and posts with different types of files within the message.
#macOS
The Beta version of Telegram for macOS now has the ability to send files by albums.
The function works for all types of files, including audio tracks. Thus, you can create both playlists and posts with different types of files within the message.
#macOS
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Improved pinned messages
The Beta version of Telegram for macOS has received an improvement in the pinned messages feature.
Innovations:
• Ability to pin more than one message in any chat (even in private chats).
• Ability to switch between pinned messages and open a separate page with all pinned messages.
Currently works only on a test server for developers.
#macOS
The Beta version of Telegram for macOS has received an improvement in the pinned messages feature.
Innovations:
• Ability to pin more than one message in any chat (even in private chats).
• Ability to switch between pinned messages and open a separate page with all pinned messages.
Currently works only on a test server for developers.
#macOS
400 million users, 6.6% of the world's population and 29 million Telegram downloads in September
The global statistics report Digital 2020 for October this year, produced by Hootsuite and We Are Social, shows that Telegram technologies continue to play an increasingly important role in various aspects of people's daily lives.
According to the research, the messenger is used monthly by 6.6% of the world's population over 13 years old. The messenger is one of the world's top 10 apps in terms of downloads and active users.
#statistics
The global statistics report Digital 2020 for October this year, produced by Hootsuite and We Are Social, shows that Telegram technologies continue to play an increasingly important role in various aspects of people's daily lives.
According to the research, the messenger is used monthly by 6.6% of the world's population over 13 years old. The messenger is one of the world's top 10 apps in terms of downloads and active users.
#statistics
Access limitations for the official Telegram website in Belarus
Certain parts of the official site were blocked by a Belarusian carrier, causing errors. We explain why this happened, how to return convenient access to Telegram links, and how to protect yourself in the future.
Read more: tginfo.me/block-belarus-en
Certain parts of the official site were blocked by a Belarusian carrier, causing errors. We explain why this happened, how to return convenient access to Telegram links, and how to protect yourself in the future.
Read more: tginfo.me/block-belarus-en
Telegram Info
Access limitations for the official Telegram website in Belarus
A subscriber of the Belarusian operator A1 reported a certificate error on the official Telegram website - t.me. Instead of the original GoDaddy certificate, there is a certificate from some company n
Telegram Desktop updated to stable version 2.4.4
What's new:
- Shortcut to open contacts Ctrl + Shift + N.
- Close the media viewer if the photo or video is deleted.
- Warning when opening SVG file.
- Updated OpenAL library for Windows.
- The "Mark as read" button will be hidden from the notification if the application is locked with a local password.
- Fixed crash of the application at the end of the conversation.
- Fixed missing ownership transfer button for non-anonymous group admins.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
Download: from official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop #stable
What's new:
- Shortcut to open contacts Ctrl + Shift + N.
- Close the media viewer if the photo or video is deleted.
- Warning when opening SVG file.
- Updated OpenAL library for Windows.
- The "Mark as read" button will be hidden from the notification if the application is locked with a local password.
- Fixed crash of the application at the end of the conversation.
- Fixed missing ownership transfer button for non-anonymous group admins.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
Download: from official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop #stable
Number of replies per message
Along with the Telegram update to version 7.1, the messenger has a thread function (viewing responses to a message on a separate page). This function only works in groups that are linked to a channel.
On October 24, the threading feature started working for all groups on the test server.
Today, messages on the main server also have tags with the number of replies to them. At the moment, this figure is visible from the following clients: Telegram Desktop, Telegram for iOS, Beta version of the native client for macOS and Unigram).
This is probably due to the preparation of the messenger servers for the update.
Along with the Telegram update to version 7.1, the messenger has a thread function (viewing responses to a message on a separate page). This function only works in groups that are linked to a channel.
On October 24, the threading feature started working for all groups on the test server.
Today, messages on the main server also have tags with the number of replies to them. At the moment, this figure is visible from the following clients: Telegram Desktop, Telegram for iOS, Beta version of the native client for macOS and Unigram).
This is probably due to the preparation of the messenger servers for the update.
Half of Russians surveyed use Telegram
Deloitte conducted a survey in 200 localities in 8 regions of Russia, 1600 people took part in the survey.
On average, a Russian has 4 instant messengers installed on his phone. The most common is WhatsApp, it is installed by 88% of respondents,
At the same time, the penetration of Telegram increased by 10 percentage points over the year, and Skype - decreased by 1 point.
#statistics
Deloitte conducted a survey in 200 localities in 8 regions of Russia, 1600 people took part in the survey.
On average, a Russian has 4 instant messengers installed on his phone. The most common is WhatsApp, it is installed by 88% of respondents,
At the same time, the penetration of Telegram increased by 10 percentage points over the year, and Skype - decreased by 1 point.
#statistics
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Halloween on Telegram
The Beta version of Telegram for Android now has Halloween-themed icons.
We are waiting for icons and an update of the stable version of the messenger tomorrow.
#Android
The Beta version of Telegram for Android now has Halloween-themed icons.
We are waiting for icons and an update of the stable version of the messenger tomorrow.
#Android
Pinned Messages 2.0, improved Live Locations, playlists and more
Telegram for Android has been updated to version 7.2
Improving pinned messages
• Ability to pin multiple messages, even in private chats.
• Ability to navigate between pinned messages and view them on a separate page.
Improved "Live Locations"
• Ability to enable notification when the interlocutor broadcasting geolocation will be at a certain distance from you.
• Information about the direction users are looking in on the current location map.
Playlists, animation enhancements and more
• Ability to send multiple audio tracks as a playlist.
• Statistics of individual posts in Telegram channels (works from 500 subscribers).
• Animated Halloween emojis: 🌛, 🌜, 🧟♀️, 🧟, 🧟♂️, 🧛♀️, 🧛, 🧛♂️, 🕷, 🦇, and 🕸.
• Animated slots: slot_machine: emoji in any chat.
• Animated emoji with sound (sound plays when pressed).
• Search for messages on behalf of the chat, if the admins in it are anonymous.
• Clickable links in user profiles.
Other
• New animations in the interface, and animations for the player.
• Fast media editing.
Read more in the article: telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Android: Google Play APK site or official channel.
macOS: the site, or later App Store.
iOS: App Store.
#update #Android
Telegram for Android has been updated to version 7.2
Improving pinned messages
• Ability to pin multiple messages, even in private chats.
• Ability to navigate between pinned messages and view them on a separate page.
Improved "Live Locations"
• Ability to enable notification when the interlocutor broadcasting geolocation will be at a certain distance from you.
• Information about the direction users are looking in on the current location map.
Playlists, animation enhancements and more
• Ability to send multiple audio tracks as a playlist.
• Statistics of individual posts in Telegram channels (works from 500 subscribers).
• Animated Halloween emojis: 🌛, 🌜, 🧟♀️, 🧟, 🧟♂️, 🧛♀️, 🧛, 🧛♂️, 🕷, 🦇, and 🕸.
• Animated slots: slot_machine: emoji in any chat.
• Animated emoji with sound (sound plays when pressed).
• Search for messages on behalf of the chat, if the admins in it are anonymous.
• Clickable links in user profiles.
Other
• New animations in the interface, and animations for the player.
• Fast media editing.
Read more in the article: telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Android: Google Play APK site or official channel.
macOS: the site, or later App Store.
iOS: App Store.
#update #Android
Telegram
Pinned Messages 2.0, Improved Live Locations, Playlists and More
Halloween is just around the corner and we've assembled choice tools to help organize your trick-or-treating. Practice your voodoo skills with multiple pinned messages in every chat, watch out for other zombies on the block with Live Locations 2.0, put your…
Telegram Desktop updated to stable version 2.4.5
What's new:
- Support for improved pins.
- Album support for files.
- Animated Halloween emojis: 🌛, 🌜, 🧟♀️, 🧟, 🧟♂️, 🧛♀️, 🧛, 🧛♂️, 🕷, 🦇, and 🕸.
- Animated slots: slot_machine :.
- New shortcut for opening contacts Ctrl + J.
- Support for threads in all chats (without linking to a channel).
- Ability to view stickers attached to files.
- Setting up compression and grouping before sending media (see screen).
- New image encoder for JPEG images MozJPEG.
- Now images (more than 10) will be sent as several albums, and not individually as before.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
Read more in the article: telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Download: from official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop #stable
What's new:
- Support for improved pins.
- Album support for files.
- Animated Halloween emojis: 🌛, 🌜, 🧟♀️, 🧟, 🧟♂️, 🧛♀️, 🧛, 🧛♂️, 🕷, 🦇, and 🕸.
- Animated slots: slot_machine :.
- New shortcut for opening contacts Ctrl + J.
- Support for threads in all chats (without linking to a channel).
- Ability to view stickers attached to files.
- Setting up compression and grouping before sending media (see screen).
- New image encoder for JPEG images MozJPEG.
- Now images (more than 10) will be sent as several albums, and not individually as before.
- Minor fixes and improvements.
Read more in the article: telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Download: from official website or GitHub.
#update #desktop #stable
