- Groups that have reached their capacity of 200 users can be upgraded to supergroups of up to 1,000 members.
- [Mobile] Supported web page previews.
- [FirefoxOS] Added sender userpic to notifications.
- [FirefoxOS] Supported share url from Browser.
- Check out the Telegram Blog for more info
- Removed annoying "multiple tabs open" error.
- Improved message forwarding.
- Added view counter to messages from channels.
- Improved image loading in Safari and Firefox.
- New emoji and sticker menu, tabs for sticker packs.
- Introducing Channels – a great new way to broadcast your messages to unlimited audiences.
- Check out the Telegram Blog for more info
- Improved performance in Safari on OS X El Capitan.
- Added formatting for fixed-width code, surround text with `single backticks` for inline text and ```triple backticks``` for blocks of pre-formatted text.
- New bot API, free for everyone. If you're an engineer, create your own bots for games, services or integrations.
- Check out Telegram Blog for more info
- Improved Stickers support: now stickers are loading much faster.
- Click on any custom stickers in chats to view and add sticker sets.
- [Mobile] Reply to a message easily: tap on any message and select "Reply".
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Invite links for group chats:
Check out Telegram Blog for more info
- Smart notifications
- 'Listened' status for voice messages
- Places in locations (venues, landmarks)
- Link Previews:
Get rich link summaries for tweets, YouTube videos, Instagram photos and other content.
- Check out Telegram Blog for more info.
- Sessions List:
View your active Telegram sessions (on desktop, tablet and mobile devices) and close specific sessions remotely.
- Two-step verification:
Set up an additional password that will be required to log into your Telegram account.
- Check out Telegram Blog for more info.
- Optimization for screens with smaller Y-resolutions.
- Supported Spotify URL embeds.
- Mentions of the current user in group chats are now highlighted.
- Reply to specific messages in groups.
- Mention @usernames in groups to notify multiple users.
- Revised notifications in groups: mentioned users and people you reply to will be notified (private chat notification settings apply in this case instead of group settings). Check out Telegram Blog for more info.
- Setting to disable message preview
- Full stickers support
- Multisearch box: instantly find chats, usernames and messages
- Emoji autocomplete: e.g., type :kiss in the message field to see the list. Full cheat sheet »
- Added 'typing' notification in chats list
- Online members counter in group headers
- [Desktop] Material design completed
- Telegram.me links open right in Telegram Web when authorized
- @username mentions in messages are clickable and open a conversation with the user
- [Desktop] [Beta] New material design for modal windows
- [Desktop] Forward messages to multiple recipients
- New viewer for photos, videos, documents.
- [FirefoxOS] Improved media downloads.
- Added embedded Soundcloud tracks and playlists.
- Added global user search to contacts list.
- Added switch to mobile version on window resize.
- Migrate to HTTPS notification
- Bugfixes.
- Added embedded Facebook posts and Vimeo videos.
- Improved IE10+ support: downloading files and style fixes.
- Added unsupported media playback warning.
- Bugfixes.
- Added Native Client module: dramatically improved encryption speed; Download and upload speed is now as high as in native applications.
- HTTPS. We recommend you to use https://web.telegram.org.
- Added multiple open tabs warning. Please note, that only one tab with Telegram Web will work.
- Added embedded Instagram, Twitter, Vine, YouTube links.
- Jump to selected spot when playing back audio.
- Bugfixes
- Usernames support: Choose a username right now!
- Search can now find public users by username.
- Most popular emoticons shown in 'recent' when empty
- Bugfixes
- New languages: Spanish, German and Italian are now available
- New custom-made audio player
- Bad browser page for IE 6-9
- Perfomance improvements and bugfixes
- Log in codes may be received in other Telegram apps
- Partner's online status updates automatically
- Added support for non-english hashtags in messages
- Fixed invalid scrollbar width bug
- [Desktop] Added automatic country code detection
- [FirefoxOS] Improved PUSH-notifications for <= 1.1
- [FirefoxOS] Fixed emoji in notifications
- [FirefoxOS] Fixed attachment bug for <= 1.1
- [FirefoxOS] Added phonebook permissions handling
- [FirefoxOS] Added ability to share Gallery photos in Telegram
- Updated mobile layout
- Bugfixes
- Updated mobile layout
- Improved performance
- Improved messages grouping
- [FirefoxOS] Fixed notifications for <= 1.1
- [FirefoxOS] Fixed phonebook import
- Improved key generation performance on slow devices
- Added network sleep for mobile devices
- [FirefoxOS] Added support of PUSH notifications
- Improvements of performance
- Bugfixes
- Improved mobile layout
- Bugfixes
- Improved mobile layout
- Added file cache for Firefox and Android
- New design for forwarded messages
- Hash-tags support
- Messaging bugfixes
- Added search of messages
- Improved performance of chats with lots of unread messages
- Bugfixes
- Added registration
- Improved experience for newly registered users
- Browse userpic history (click on the photo in user info)
- New GitHub, Twitter buttons in Settings
- Updated keyboard shortcuts:
- Alt+Home - switch to first (most recent) conversation
- Removed Alt+1, 2, 3.. shortcuts due to conflicts in different browsers
- Added version history to welcome screen
- Added keyboard shortcuts:
- Tab - set focus to message field
- Esc or Shift+Tab - set focus to search field
- Up/Down (while in search field) - move between conversations
- Enter (while in search field) - open selected or first conversation
- Alt+Up/Down - move to previous/next conversation
- Improved grouping for messages
- Fixed video modal positioning bug
- Fixed focusing issues on mobile