Telegram Web A Digest

Many new features and useful optimizations have been added in recent months. Here is a brief overview of what's been happening in Web A since August.

September – November

✏️ General
• Reply Revolution – the app learned to quote specific parts of any message, making your responses 100% precise.
• Also, Quote Formatting have arrived.

? Channels
• Channels added boosts and giveaways.
• Users also got an option to reassign their boosts between channels.

? Stories
• Numerous improvements have been made to the animations flow, ensuring the stories bar expands more smoothly. Additionally, a package of optimizations has been added to enhance the performance of stories on mobile devices.
• Stories have been introduced for channels, and the story viewer has been updated with new gestures to expand and reply.

⚙️ Settings
• The app has added an option, 'Who can find me by phone number,' along with a setting under 'Privacy and Security' to manage the visibility of your bio.

✨ Extra
• Some further improvements have been made to the Mini Apps area.
• New security notifications have been added to the chat list to alert you when your account is logged into from a new device.
• New design for code blocks formatting.

December – February

✏️ General
• Saved Messages 2.0 – including tags, My Notes, Replies and forwards from hidden authors.
• One-Time Voice Messages including both listening and recording. Added support for viewing One-Time Video Messages.
• Read-Time in Private Chats
• You can now replace media when editing messages.
• The app learned to preserve the selected mode for topics in groups.
• Whenever you create a small group, Web A suggests a name for it based on users' name you have added.

? Channels
• Added custom channel reactions.
• Implemented channel stories stats.
• Channel emoji statuses.
• Similar Channels.

? Groups
• 9 new features for groups.

? Bots
• Edit your bots info right from their profile.

? Stories
• Added support for forwarded stories and channel posts in stories.

✨ Extra
• Giveaway Improvements: displaying winners list and additional prizes.

March

? Channels
• Admins will soon be able to launch giveaways in their channels.

✨ Extra
• Added support for Emoji v15.1.
• Some design enhancements for shared contacts, links preview and more.

Telegram

Replies 2.0, Adjustable Link Previews, Name Colors and More

Today's update lets you quote specific parts of messages when replying, send your replies to other chats, add quote formatting to any text, configure link previews, choose a color for your account, and much more.

*1️⃣*0️⃣* *Introducing Telegram Web A v10.0!

Today marks a special occasion. Telegram is celebrating its 10th anniversary! In honor of this milestone, and to highlight our web version's long-awaited parity with the native apps, we've leaped from version 1.x straight to 10.0. Big day!

? Stories on Telegram
Introducing Telegram Stories – share moments of your life, beyond just text.

? Desktop Version
An experimental standalone version is now available for enthusiasts and early adopters on all desktop platforms: web.telegram.org/a/get.

? Massive Connection Improvements
Web A is now more optimized – ensuring speedy and seamless conversations. Less loading, more chatting.

?️ Redesigned Group Calls
Group calls have been overhauled to bring exceptional clarity, connectivity, and functionality.

? Real-Time Translation
Premium users can tap to translate entire chats, dynamically updating as they scroll.

⏱️ Custom Mute Durations
Notifications from any chat can be temporarily muted for a specific period – like hours, days, or weeks.

? Read Time in Groups
You can see at what time other members read your message in the 'Seen By' section.

? Emoji v15 Support
Web A now supports the latest from Emoji v15, so you can express yourself fully.

? Dynamic Sticker Packs
Dynamic order for your sticker packs can be toggled on or off – whichever you prefer.

? Performance Upgrades
We've implemented multiple memory and performance optimizations for a smoother, faster, more efficient Telegram experience.

? Fixes & Improvements
We've patched several problems, including issues with sending messages while uploading files, freezes while scrolling, and messages incorrectly marking as read with Web A in the background. See if you can spot the host of UI refinements we added as well.?

? More for iPad Users
iPad users, we heard you! Web A now has improved iPad support.

Thank you for being with us. Here's to the next decade together! ??

@webachannel

Telegram

Stories and 10 Years of Telegram

In this update, we launch Stories – with a unique dual camera mode, granular privacy settings, flexible duration options and much more.

Telegram Web A was updated to version 1.61? What’s New• Shareable Chat Folders – Your chat folders can now be shared with friends or colleagues – adding the folder and joining all its chats in one tap.

• Power Saving Mode – You can extend battery life and improve performance by turning on Power Saving Mode or individually disabling autoplay, animations and effects in Settings > Animations and Performance.

• Better Bots – Telegram bots can completely replace any website. These bots can now be launched in any chat – try typing @DurgerKingBot (followed by a space) in any chat, or posting this link.

• Enhanced Design – Enjoy transparent layers with beautiful blur effects when selecting emoji, stickers, reations and statuses. Sending messages also has a satisfying new animation.

• Infinite Reactions – Telegram Premium users can pick reactions from an infinite selection of custom emoji. They can also use up to 3 reactions on any message to combine multiple emotions. ??❤️

• Preview in Media Viewer – Scrubbing through videos now shows a thumbnail preview to easily find specific scenes.

• Group Chat Improvements – Create groups with only yourself or restrict anyone from adding you directly to groups (via Settings > Privacy and Security > Group and Channels > Nobody).

? What’s Better• As usual, we've added a pack of optimizations and performance improvements. If you ever run into an issue with the app, be sure to report it on the Bugs and Suggestions Platform.

@webachannel

Welcome to Telegram Web A – a brand new messaging app named after the most important day in a year – April Fool’s day.

Enjoy and don’t forget: stay foolish. (Also don’t eat too much.)

web.telegram.org

Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed.

Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.60

? What’s New

• Archived Chats Header - Archived Chats are now accessible from the chat list in a collapsable header.

• Reply Threads - You can tap to view all replies to a message in a separate window.

• Emoji In Captions - You can now open the emoji panel ? when adding a caption to media.

• Message Translation - You can translate any message into another language from the context menu. To show this option, enable Translation in Settings > Language.

• Emoji Statuses - Premium users can update their animated emoji status from the ? at the top of their chat list.

• Granular Media Permissions - Admins can choose which media types are allowed in their groups, each with separate toggles.

? What’s Better

• Multiple tabs can be opened by holding (⌘ on macOS) and clicking on a chat.

• Opening a chat changes the title of your browser tab to the chat name. This can be modified in Settings > Privacy and Security.

• Bot reply keyboards are now supported in groups and channels.

• The video and audio players always remember your last playback speed.

• Opening topics has an improved animation.

• Performance when typing messages has been drastically improved.

• Fixed disappearing drafts.

• Fixed missing results in Global Search.

• Fixed rare issues with opening text format options.

• Fixed pasting text from Google Docs.

• Fixed auto-closing context menu on iOS PWA.

• Fixed changing group and channel admin rights.

• Various layout and performance improvements.

@webztalks

Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.59? Harder• Chats can be opened in multiple browser tabs or windows.
• A spoiler effect is available for photos and videos.
• You can replace profile photos of contacts or suggest new ones.
• Your account can have a public profile photo, in addition to the main one.
• Media can be sent from your clipboard without compression.
• Topics can now be created and edited in groups.
• Syntax highlighting is now supported for TypeLanguage (.tl).

? Better• Multiple media items can be sent as separate messages from the attachment menu.
• The audio player now supports multiple playback speeds.
• The topic panel can be quickly closed with a swipe.

? Faster• Animations in the topic panel are faster and lighter.

? Stronger• Fixed some chats being hidden in the chat list.
• Fixed the app reloading when resizing the window.
• Fixed missing video in group video calls.
• Fixed problems with deleting chat history.
• Fixed missing text formats when composing a message.
• Fixed jumping cursor when editing chat description.
• Fixed app URL not updating after closing a chat.
• Fixed yellow border when switching profile photos.
• Fixed call indicator not hiding after a call ends.
• Various layout improvements.

@webztalks

Telegram

Telegram Tips

Spoiler Media. Photos and videos can be sent with a shimmering spoiler effect in any chat – hiding the contents until your recipient taps to view it. To apply spoiler effects, select your media in the ***📎***attachment menu, tap ***➕*** or ***➕*** and Hide With Spoiler. …

Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.58

? Harder
• Topics in groups are now supported.
• Collectible usernames now appear on profiles, and can be managed in Settings.
• Custom reactions are properly displayed.
• Premium users can react multiple times with different emoji.

? Better
• Animations can be disabled from the main menu.

? Stronger
• Fixed missing Quick Reaction buttons.
• Fixed issues with the ‘Chat History for New Members’ setting.
• Fixed issues when changing display name.
• Fixed issues with emoji in display names on Windows.
• Fixed inline bot query parsing on Windows.
• Various layout improvements.

@webztalks

Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.57

? Harder
• Custom emoji now animate as you write a message.
• Voice messages can now be played with more speed options like 0.5x, 0.75x and 1.5x.
• You can now set a main photo for your profile, group or channel in the Media Viewer.
• Messages will now display 'admin', 'owner' and 'imported' labels.
• A notification will appear when camera or microphone access is needed.

? Better
• Unread message counters animate as their number increases.
• Custom Emoji have even better quality at larger sizes.
• Clicking on live locations now requires a confirmation before opening Google Maps.

? Faster
• Uploading media and documents is drastically accelerated.
• Video messages now load even more smoothly.

? Stronger
• Fixed copying selected text in messages.
• Fixed outgoing messages sometimes being displayed as incoming.
• Fixed group descriptions being uneditable.
• Fixed streaming video from files.
• Fixed auto-closing calendar after rescheduling.
• Fixed scrolling to the bottom of the chat after sending a new message.
• Various layout improvements.

@webztalks

Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.56
? Harder
• Formatting is now preserved when pasting text from websites or Telegram messages.
• The input field is automatically highlighted when you open a chat – so you can start typing right away.
• Your account's profile pictures can now be deleted by clicking your profile picture in Settings.
• Native system sharing is available when running the app as a PWA.

? Better
• A list of group members now appears when typing @ to help mention users even faster.

? Faster• Plenty of improvements and optimizations for stickers and custom emoji rendering – adding a noticeable performance increase.

? Stronger• Various fixes for copying text from messages.
• Various fixes for custom emoji.
• Fixed opening the symbol menu on certain touchscreen devices.
• Fixed the quoted header disappearing when typing a reply.
• Various layout improvements.

@webztalks

Telegram Web Z was updated to version 1.55

? Harder
• Sending custom emoji is now supported.
• You can now view recent (cached) messages while offline.
• Enjoy the beautifully redesigned payments screen with an option to add tips for certain invoices.
• Media in chats can also be deleted via the Media Viewer.

? Better
• Custom emoji sent without text are shown at a larger size.

? Faster
• Optimized rendering for animated stickers and emoji.

? Stronger
• Improved sync after editing drafts on another device.
• Fixed duplicate notification sounds when waking up from sleep.
• Various fixes for the Media Viewer.
• Various fixes for username input.
• Various layout improvements.

@webztalks