Telegram announces new feature-packed update, future monetisation plans for app
December 24, 2020 2:50:46 pm
Telegram will soon add paid premium features for business and power users. (Image Source: Reuters)
Telegram has rolled out a new update with multiple new features and improvements. The new additions include voice-chat for Telegram groups, new UI animation for Android users. The app has also unveiled its strategy for the future as Telegram nears 500 million active users globally. Check out all the new features and the app’s future-plans below.
New Telegram features on Android and iOS
The new Telegram Voice Chat feature allows groups to instantly turn into a voice-chat room. The voice-chat overlay also allows users to freely navigate through the app, enabling them to browse other conversations and send a new message, while being connected on the voice-chat.
On Android, users will now also be able to exit the app and still be on the group voice chat. A new floating widget will allow microphone controls and alert users on who is speaking. On Telegram Desktop and the Telegram macOS app, users get a new Push-to-Talk button for voice chats.
Android users now also have the ability to move their Telegram app data from the phone’s internal storage to an external SD card, which will help those with less internal storage left on their phones. The Android app also gets new animations throughout the UI.
The Android Telegram app will now allow users to edit a photo that has already been sent. Users will be able to create drawings on photos and paste stickers on them with the new built-in media editor. Meanwhile, on iOS, a new pen button will let users quickly edit and send back a photo they have received. iOS users can now also enable Siri to announce incoming Telegram messages aloud.
