Telegram, which has gained momentum especially after the WhatsApp privacy updates and currently appeals to a large audience, has received new updates. The giant messaging platform announced yesterday that it has introduced these features.

The company has explained this major update in detail on their website, and we thought we’d give it a brief look as you may have overlooked it.

‘topics’ feature that makes it easier to find what you’re looking for in a chat group

Telegram groups can contain thousands of people, so conversations can overlap. With the new update, you can now set a topic in Telegram and the posts on that topic in the group will be collected under one category.

“Username Collection” feature that acts as a label

The collective name feature is a feature that makes it easy to find someone whose posts you want to find, but whose username you forgot. You can see it as a label.

‘audio-to-text’ function that converts video to text

The voice-to-text feature, which can translate what is said in video messages sent in Telegram into text for people with hearing disabilities, has also been added to Telegram.

New Animated Emoji Packs

Updated Night Mode for iOS

Revised Night Mode for iOS now has better blur effects.

Change text size on Android

In Telegram’s Android app, you can change the text size to your liking.

Added interactive emoticons and reactions reminiscent of MSN

When you press Telegram Like MSN emoticons that interact with the whole screen and comments added. What do you think of the added innovations? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.