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Telegram Premium may give you a whole new way to use stickers
The beta allows users to send whole messages of stickers
Instant messaging app Telegram introduced emoji reactions at the beginning of the year. They have proven to be a hit, becoming the go-to quick response whenever a one-word reply just won't do. A sequence of emoji can be used for an in-line reply to a message, giving them a personalized feel. However, you may have more than just emoji to choose from soon eough if the latest Telegram beta is indicative of anything.
Latest Telegram beta adds group read receipts to stop you from ghosting your friends
How are you going to avoid your social plans now?
Group chats make setting up plans so much easier, no matter whether you're choosing which restaurant to reserve a table at or arranging an entire week-long vacation. Sometimes it's not enough to just speak with your friends — you need to know who has or hasn't seen a specific message. It's a feature supported by apps like Facebook Messenger, but up until now, something Telegram has completely lacked.
Telegram's latest beta includes a screen sharing tool: here's how to try it out
Plus video playback speeds and more
It's no secret that Telegram development moves at 10x the speed of other messengers. No sooner had we learned about some new features than we discover there's a newer update with even more interesting things to try. This is the case today with an update to Telegram beta, which brings a bunch of interesting additions like video playback speed controls and screen sharing — though the latter seems very buggy for now.
Group video calls and animated backgrounds are finally here in Telegram 7.8
Plus new send animations, emoji effects, and more
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Video chat has been around for the better part of forever, but it really came into its own over the course of the past year. With the surge in popularity, a whole host of new players have been coming out of the woodwork, many adding video-chat support to their existing apps. Earlier this month we checked out Telegram's effort when it first came to beta users, and now group video chats are finally going live for everyone with the public release of Telegram 7.8.
Telegram Beta gets widgets and QR codes for joining groups
Joining groups is about to get easier than ever
Telegram only recently gained huge momentum thanks to people switching from WhatsApp due to the upcoming new terms of service, but the company isn't resting on its laurels. TestingCatalog took an extensive look at the latest Telegram Beta, version 7.5, and found quite a few forthcoming changes: The update introduces widgets, QR codes for joining groups, and options for reporting content.
Telegram users can finally make video calls starting with v7.0
It's still an alpha, so expect bugs and slowness
It's been more than four years since Telegram added support for voice calls, and in the time since, everyone has been asking, "What about videos?" The feature's absence has been even more annoying in recent months, given quarantine measures and people's need to stay in touch with friends and family. The wait is finally over, as Telegram just rolled out an experimental alpha release of video calls with Android app version 7.