14 DAY TRIAL // Telegram isn’t only the number one WhatsApp alternative but also one of the apps that are getting tons of improvements regularly.
And today, the parent company has released another major update, this time with a long list of new features.
First and foremost, Telegram is getting support for creating video stickers from regular videos.
“Telegram's animated stickers have unmatched quality and efficiency – needing less than 30 KB of data per sticker. However, creating such stickers requires experience and specialized software such as Adobe Illustrator. Today, we're adding support for stickers converted from regular videos, so that anyone can easily create detailed animated stickers using any video editing program,” the company announced.
Then, the reactions are now coming with more compact animations while also being synchronized with the recipients. They are also getting a read status just like a regular message.
Update already live
This update includes five new reactions as well as support for sending them as interactive emoji.
And while the new version of Telegram comes with so many new features, the parent company says the dev team also included plenty of bug fixes that are supposed to make the app overall feel more refined.
“Our developers spent two weeks in January focusing completely on fixing known issues in Telegram apps. Among other things, they improved call quality, added support for translation to Instant View pages (and bios on iOS), added the option to send silent messages from the sharing menu – and dozens of other improvements. On iOS, you'll also notice new animations when tapping icons in the tab bar,” the announcement released today.
Of course, the new version of Telegram is already available for download on both iPhone and Android, and you can give it a try by updating the app from the two stores. The Google Play version could take a few hours to show up for everyone out there.