A major new Telegram version has been released, including bug fixes and brand-new functionality. It launches Topics in bulk and creates collectable usernames protected by blockchain that can be sold, bought, and traded freely in the virtual marketplace. A new premium service called “Voice-to-Text for video messaging” turns any video into text. Telegram users on both Android and iOS may now download the update. The vast majority of the updates will indeed be made accessible on both OSes, but certain features were developed exclusively for one or the other.
The CEO of Telegram, Pavel Durov, said last month that usernames could be bought and sold via the Fragment marketplace. The newest version of Telegram includes some new capabilities, such as the ability to convert spoken words into text for use in video chats, as well as interactive emoticons and replies. In this article, we’ll have a brief overview of the new features that have been added.
It’s great when you’re in a big group, and it’s hard to keep up with the talk. ‘Group settings’ is where group admins may make the feature active. Additionally, under “Permissions,” they may decide who has access to create and manage topics.
Subtitling video chats based on your voice
Voice-to-text for video messages is a premium feature of Telegram that allows users to easily convert any video message into text with the click of a button. There was just a voicemail functioning before.
The recently added function is helpful for people who participate in a high volume of video conferences and meetings and those who do regular video interviews.
Newly reworked night mode and resizable text
For Mac users, the messaging service has updated the appearance of its Night mode. New dark themes for iOS users provide “more balanced colours and improved blurring effects” when navigating conversations or the chat list. Chat text sizes, including link previews and reply headers, may be adjusted under ‘Chat settings’ on Android devices.
Usernames as a collectable
In order to facilitate simple discovery on Telegram, users can now designate numerous collectable usernames in addition to the standard username. Collectable usernames, like regular usernames, will show up in global searches and have external links that may be utilised to locate a person elsewhere.
Fragment, a new marketplace powered by Telegram’s TON network security, now allows you to purchase and trade these tokens. This collectable username, however, may be no longer than five characters (as opposed to the standard length of eight). Moreover, users have the option to deactivate any of these names, rendering them unsearchable worldwide.
Emoticons and responses that can be interacted with
Thanks to the developers, four more animated emoticons with full-screen effects are now available in one-on-one conversations. There are now 12 new emoji sets available on the messaging app, as well as three Halloween-themed replies.