Telegram is the perfect tool for hosting online communities and coordinating teamwork. It works even on the weakest mobile connections. Telegram is so simple you already know how to use it. You can delete any message you ever sent or received for both sides, at any time and without a trace. Telegram will never use your data to show you ads. We keep expanding the boundaries of what you can do with a messaging app. Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions.
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View in Desktop store Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store. Install using the command line sudo snap install telegram-desktop. Options to install this snap. Admin permissions became individual, allowing for specific privileges. The Recent Actions page was added for admins, showing a summary of all notable group activity within the past 48 hours. Video Messages and Telescope Just in time for Summer, video messages were introduced to add another dimension to chats and channels.
Instant View grew into a platform for reformatting articles from the Web into lightweight, uniform pages which instantly open in Telegram, rather than a browser. A contest to create new templates was launched. Payments for Bots Bot payments joined the pool party as well, so users could pay for goods and services right in the app.
March '17 brought voice calls to Telegram, featuring end-to-end encryption, crisp sound and incredible speed. The video editor received a compression slider to change the quality at which a video is sent. Custom themes first came to the Android phone app, along with a theme editor , giving users the ability to recolor individual elements and share their creations with others.
Telegram Desktop reaches version 1. Telegram Desktop, first launched in January '14 , reached version 1. The GMail bot made its debut as well, allowing users to condense all their communications into one platform. Telegram for Android Wear 2. Telegram came to wrists with its Android Wear 2. Unsend Messages, Network Usage, and More. Telegram rang in the New Year with a completely new feature - the ability to unsend messages sent within the past 48 hours.
To keep track of users' data consumption, Network Usage was added to Settings. The Telegraph API opened to the public in the final update of Publishing and organizing articles gained automated support with the new Telegraph bot.
Conversation management became easier with the option to pin chats to the top of the chat list. This gives users control over their accounts on other services straight from the Telegram app — including social media, mail clients and even things like smart appliances or other devices.
Instant View, Telegraph, and Other Goodies. Instant View came in November , instantly loading articles and web pages all inside the Telegram app. Added in the same update, the Telegraph platform is a minimalist word processor compatible with Instant View, designed for quickly publishing documents and articles. This is where wide full-color illustrations for our blog posts end — or begin, depending on which direction you just came from. With winter not far off, Telegram introduced a Games platform that allows users to play games through bots.
Players get the chance to challenge friends, while creators have an easy and accessible way to bring their game ideas to life. Photo Editor 2. In September '16, the time came to improve Telegram's Photo Editor with fun new decorations like masks, text, stickers and drawings. Additionally, the video editor added the ability to make GIFs out of videos by tapping its new 'Mute' button. Trending Stickers, Storage and More.
A Trending Stickers option was added so popular sticker packs can be easily found and added to one's collection. Groups received previews so prospective members can see what they're about and who's in them before joining the party. Drafts, Picture-in-Picture, and More.
June '16 brought cross-platform cloud drafts , syncing your unfinished messages across devices. Since then, users have been able to start typing on one device and finish on another. For more multitasking, Picture-in-Picture support was added to let users work and watch simultaneously.
Edit Messages, New Mentions and More. Fast typers rejoiced as the ability to edit sent messages was introduced in all chats. Mentions were expanded to include users without usernames , and Bots were given their own space in the attachment menu for easy access. Instant Camera and More 3D Touch. Instant camera was added so users could snap and send photos faster, saving the extra thumb-work to make sure the moment is captured. Starting in April , inline bots no longer require you to use a keyboard.
These software-controlled friends now immediately present clickable options to get results with no typing required.
They were also integrated with services like YouTube and Foursquare for easy video and location sharing. This update gave users a new way of sharing media between chats, introducing GIF and sticker previews to make the selection process more straightforward.
Supergroups Public Groups, Pinned Posts. To keep order as supergroups grew from 1, members to 5, , important announcements could be placed at the top of the screen as pinned messages. Additional moderation tools were introduced that helped prevent spam in public supergroups. This included the ability to report spam, ban a user outright, or simply erase all of their posts from the group. Channels got plenty of new features including admin signatures and silent broadcasts.
It became possible to edit your messages in channels and supergroups. Voice Messages 2. Chatting got easier with raise-to-speak and raise-to-listen functionality, streamlining voice messages by giving a no-tap way to play and record.
On the privacy end, users got the ability to restrict who can invite them to groups and channels. Inline bots make it possible to use bot services in any chat without adding those bots as members — you just start any message with their username and everything that comes after becomes a query for the bot. Unfortunately, while being very good at fetch, they still can't pull a sled — even after all these years.
Autoplay for all GIFs was enabled to show off their new-found speed. Clearing Cache and Reordering Stickers. The space-saving option of clearing cache was introduced, including chat-by-chat specificity. This was coupled with a setting to choose how long to keep media before it gets deleted from the cache to be re-downloaded from the cloud should you need it again. Admins, Supergroups and More. This update added the admin role. Admins have the power to manage group chats and enforce rules.
Just in time, as the maximum number of users for group chats grew to 1, people with the addition of supergroups. Channels: Broadcasting Done Right. September '15 brought channels , the perfect tool for broadcasting messages to the masses.
Channels can have unlimited followers, offer view counters for each post and only let the admins post. These one-way chats give updates the spotlight by moving the discussion elsewhere. Channels were quickly adopted in regions where freedom of speech falls short. Shared Links and Recent Searches. Telegram delivered quality of life updates in August '15, showing shared links on chat info pages as well as a list of recent searches when beginning a new one. This update added the ability to view media, enjoy music and watch videos from external sources directly in the app.
Chat-specific search was implemented as well, making it easier to find messages from a particular conversation. Bots exist to add features to Telegram and make user's lives easier - bots can handle payments, moderate groups, fetch emails and much more. Telegram also received Apple Watch support.
With a flick of the wrist, users can view recent chats, reply with stickers, dictate messages and more. Anything that can't fit on the watch display gets a shortcut to open on your phone instead. Since May '15, stickers can be uploaded and shared as sticker sets. All apps got a dedicated sticker panel. Tapping on any sticker shows its set and lets you add the lot. Migrating Existing Group Chats to Telegram.
Invite links were added so users can easily bring their friends to group chats, even when those friends are lost in another messenger. Places, Captions and more. Users gained the ability to caption photos, so the context and content can be sent as one message. Active Sessions and Two-Step Verification. Telegram rolled out an essential privacy feature in April - Two-step Verification — adding an extra layer of protection by requiring a password when logging into a new device.
Link previews were introduced to help users see where a link leads without having to click on it and find out for themselves. This update brought the ability to send multiple files at once and trim videos before sending them. March '15 made messaging more convenient — Telegram added replies , mentions and hashtags.
Replies make it easier to keep continuity in group chats, while mentions help get someone's attention and hashtags allow users to label messages for future use. Photo Editor and Passcode Lock. February '15 delivered the most powerful photo editor among messaging apps — featuring auto-enhance, crop and rotate functions in its initial version.
To keep those photos and chats secure, users were given the option to lock their app with a passcode. This update introduced the Files tab to better view all documents shared in a particular chat some media outlets mistakenly thought this was when we introduced sending files.
Additionally, the update brought in Mute shortcuts, helping users disable notifications more quickly. January '15 saw the first sticker on Telegram. Since then, starting a message with a single emoji brings up a list of emotionally corresponding sticker suggestions. The first official stickers from Telegram formed the classic Great Minds set. Artists were invited to publish their work on the free and open platform.
Users with usernames were offered Telegram. This update also enabled changing the phone number of a Telegram account. Single-column mode was added for Telegram Desktop, making multitasking easier on smaller screens. Fun fact: In , Instagram will restrict users from adding Telegram. This was also when account self-destruction was introduced. Telegram doesn't aim to accumulate and store your data when you don't need it anymore.
So if you throw away your SIM card and it gets a new owner in 6 months, they won't access your chats. Since then you can quickly find any message you ever sent or received on Telegram. GIF search was first supported on iOS.
The Android app got a massive redesign, consistent with material guidelines. Public usernames, smaller timers for Secret Chats, and more. October '14 marks the beginning of properly recorded history on Telegram.
The first update ever to be described in a blog post brought public usernames , adding the ability to share your Telegram contact without disclosing your phone number. Related Software. WhatsApp Free. Viber for Desktop Free. Skype 8. LINE Free. Signal 5. Pidgin 2. Discord Free. Wickr Me 5. LAN Messenger 1.
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