The folks at Telegram are greeting 2022 with yet another of their sizable feature dumps. The latest update adds a number of new features, including spoiler formatting for media, new drawing tools, zero storage usage, and more.
In addition to being able to add spoiler formatting for text, Telegram now also allows you to add spoiler formatting for images and videos. This appears as a glittery layer with a blur on top of the media, hiding the content unless the user taps it.
New storage management features allow you to configure separate automatic removal settings for cached media from private chats, groups and channels, with exceptions for specific chats. Pie charts show what’s taking up space, and the time to load the pie chart has been significantly reduced on iOS.
The app now also includes updated drawing tools, with a new blur tool and 5 high-precision color tools, including a new eyedropper tool. Drawing tools automatically change width based on drawing speed and automatically smooth lines. Text size, font and background can be changed when adding photos or videos, and custom animated emojis are also available to non-Telegram Premium users.
Now you can also set a custom profile picture for your contacts, which will only be displayed for you. The image can also be suggested to your contact, so that he can set it himself with two taps. You can also have a public profile picture for your account, which can be separate from the one you have for your contacts.
Group admins can now hide members in groups with more than 100 members. This way, your presence in the group will not be visible to anyone except the admin unless you post.
The remaining changes include new progress animations on Android when moving to specific points in chat, 10 new animated emoji packs for Premium users, and more interactive emojis, including 🎅🎄☃️💅🗿🆒🤪.
The update is now live on Android and iOS.
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