This was reported by Tech Crunch, Ukrinform reported.

In September 2023, the app introduced the function of one-time viewing of photos and videos in a chat between two users. The company is now expanding this feature to include voice and video messaging. Users will be able to tap the microphone icon to start recording, then pull up and tap the “view once” icon to allow the recipient to listen to the voice message or view the video message just once.

Telegram also offers the feature of pausing and resuming the recording of audio and video messages.

The company is also adding the ability to see if the recipient has read your message on Telegram. If desired, this function can be turned off from the settings.

The company is also introducing some new features for the paid premium version. Users will now be able to hide their message reading time, but will only see other users’ reading time if they have made it public.

In addition, Premium users can choose who can send them messages; They can make the message public or only available to their contacts and other Premium users.

Last month, Telegram launched new features to better find and customize channels. The company also introduced advanced searches with end-to-end encryption protection that consume less battery power. The company also updated its bot platform to allow bots to respond to messages, manage reactions, quotes and links, and post replies to other chats or threads.

As reported by Ukrinform, Telegram has added new functions for users. Notably, the platform will now offer similar channels and show story statistics.