The new Telegram update has just arrived, and if it stands out, it’s the news it brings, and they are significant, practically all of them are aimed at all users of the service, not just premium users. was common in recent versions.

This version of Telegram also brings excellent news on the level of privacy, although they all have their buts. For example, from this version Telegram finally allows registration without a SIM card, but not as desired, but by purchasing anonymous numbers with the blockchain technology available on the Fragment platform. That said, except for specific tasks, it’s still worth using a SIM that’s cheaper.

Another option that improves privacy in Telegram and will work for everyone is automatic removal from all chats, an extension of a function that already existed and that covers all activity in the application: you set a timer to delete any chat at a precise moment and that’s it. The only thing is that it only works with new chats, not the ones you already have open.

“Existing chats will not be affected, but you can extend the auto-delete setting to any of them from the new menu in Settings > Privacy & Security > Automatically delete messages“, they explain. This feature is also available in small private groups and can be activated by any member who has permission to change the name and photo of the group.

A Telegram user doesn’t just live off of privacy… and thank goodness, though that’s another story. However, in addition to the above-mentioned news, Telegram introduces others of a different type, for example to help control spam in large groups (more than 200 members) using new aggressive anti-spam filter which promises to be much more efficient than the current one and even dispenses with its own boots for the purpose.

Speaking of groups, another relevant news item is news in this regard Themes 2.0, i.e. the development of categories in groups that he released in his previous version and which allows to organize the discussed topics in greater depth, in the style of classic forums. Now it is possible to activate this feature in groups with less than 100 members, there is a two-column mode, you can pin multiple chats…

Finally, Telegram adds the ability to create temporary QR codes add users who don’t show their phone number and don’t have a username, and also improve storage management, especially on Android, where you can see how much space each chat takes up.

In the rest, Telegram is improving emoji search on iOS, adding new personalized emoji packs, those for premium users, slightly revamping interactive emoticons… Current little things like active maintenance of what already exists.

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