Telegram is the second most used instant messaging app with 500 million monthly active users. The platform announced that it brought many new features with its blog post yesterday. The application introduced many innovations from notification sounds to mute times. So, what are the details of the innovations in the Telegram update? Let’s take a look at the news together.
What’s new with the Telegram update
With the Telegram update, users will now be able to set any desired sound as the notification sound. Notification sounds are currently supported less than 5 seconds and up to 300 KB. To make the desired music or recording notification sound, simply follow these steps:
- Settings
- Notifications and Sounds
With the new update, the times for muting people in Telegram are also changing. Before the update, users only muted contacts for 8 hours or 2 days. Telegram users will now mute contacts from 30 seconds to 3 months. To mute the notifications of any user on Telegram, follow these steps:
- Notifications
- Mute
Telegram brings auto-delete feature for messages in chat. Messages will be automatically deleted at specified times for secret messages or to reduce message pollution. You can activate the automatic deletion feature from the three dots section of the desired person’s profile.
Improved message translation for iOS
Updated in-app language translation for iOS devices. New languages have been added to the translation feature and it has become better quality. In order to translate the message, it is necessary to add a Translate button in the Settings first.
New animations and animated emoticons
Duck animations will help users when making any changes to Telegram settings. Animated emoticons have also been added to chats to make conversations fun.
What do you readers think about this issue? How do you think the innovations of the Telegram application for notifications and chats? You can express your thoughts in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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