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Telegram's New Year update

The Beta versions of Telegram for Android, iOS and macOS have been updated with cool new features:

• Telegram's graphical editor for Android has undergone significant changes. It features new tools for drawing and text editing.

• Media Spoilers: Photos and videos can now be hidden under a spoiler in the same way as text.

• The Data & Memory section has improved cache management by category (e.g., media, files, music). Users can also set up automatic cache deletion in private messages, groups and channels.

• There is now an option to hide group members. When this feature is enabled, only non-anonymous group administrators will be shown in the list. However, the administrators themselves will still be able to see the full list.

• It is now possible to set a profile picture or video that can be seen by those who are not allowed to see the main avatar. In addition, the user may locally set an arbitrary avatar for any of their contacts: this avatar is only visible to the user who set it. You can also offer a picture or video from your address book to be set as your Telegram avatar.

• Other updates include an updated menu for creating contacts in Telegram for Android, the ability to generate QR codes for proxy servers, timecodes in audio files with descriptions on the timeline in Android, and an updated cloud-like counter opposite forums with unread topics. Android users will also notice new animations when clicking a link or navigating to a reply message.

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Local contact avatar

In Beta version of Telegram for Android, the user can locally set a custom avatar for any of their contacts.

This avatar is only visible to the user who set it.

To set a local avatar, the contact's profile must be expanded and "Edit contact - Set photo" must be selected.

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Updated forum counter

In Beta-version of Telegram for Android, forum counters were updated for unread topics: now unread topics are displayed in list of all chats and are in bubble-like shape.

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Proposing a profile photo for a contact

Beta version of Telegram for Android now allows you to suggest a photo or video as a profile photo to your contact.

To suggest a media file, you need to open the contact's profile and select "Edit contact — Suggest photo".

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Updated menu "Data and Storage" on macOS

In Beta version of Telegram for macOS, the section with device storage management has significant changes:

• Updated view of the storage usage chart.
• Detailed information about the "Other" category.
• The ability to set the period for auto-deleting the cache in personal chats, groups and channels for a certain period, as well as select exceptions for each category of chats.
• Improved cache management — now also by category (media, files, music, etc.).

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Timecodes in audiofiles

In Beta version of Telegram for Android, timelines in audio files with timecodes are now divided into blocks.

It's not possible to give a name to a specific audio fragment yet.

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QR code for proxies

In Beta version of Telegram for Android, you can generate QR code for proxies.

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New contact creation menu

In Beta version of Telegram for Android, the window for adding a new contact in the corresponding tab has been redesigned.

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Public avatars

In Beta versions of Telegram for iOS and Android, you can set a profile picture or video that will be visible to those who are not allowed to see the main avatar.

This feature will be useful for someone who wants their main avatar to be seen by a limited number of users, but does not want others to see it at all without an avatar.

The feature is available under "Privacy — Profile Photo”.

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Hide Group Members

In Beta version of Telegram for macOS, you can hide the list of members in group chats.

When the setting is enabled, only non-anonymous group administrators are visible in the members list. Administrators themselves still see a list of all chat members.

The option is available for groups from 100 members. The toggle is located in the "Members" section.

The list of members is hidden not only for users of Beta version, but also for those who use the latest stable versions of applications (Android, iOS, macOS, Unigram — 9.2, Desktop — 4.4).

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Updated menu "Data and Storage" on iOS

In Beta version of Telegram for iOS, the section with device storage management has significant changes:

• Updated view of the storage usage chart.
• Detailed information about the "Other" category.
• The ability to set the period for auto-deleting the cache in personal chats, groups and channels for a certain period, as well as select exceptions for each category of chats.
• Improved cache management — now also by category (media, files, music, etc.).

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Updated menu "Data and Storage"

In Beta version of Telegram for Android, the section with device storage management has significant changes:

• Updated view of the storage usage chart.
• The item "Clear Cache" is placed in the menu with three dots.
• Detailed information about the "Other" category.
• The ability to set the period for auto-deleting the cache in personal chats, groups and channels for a certain period, as well as select exceptions for each category of chats.
• Ability to set a limit on the size of the cache.
• Improved cache management - now also by category (media, files, music, etc.).

#Android

Hide Group Members

In Beta version of Telegram for Android and iOS, you can hide the list of members in group chats.

After the setting is enabled, only non-anonymous group administrators are visible in the members list. Administrators themselves still see a list of all chat members.

The option is available for supergroups from 100 members. The toggle is located in the "Members" section.

The list of members is hidden not only for users of Beta version, but also for those who use the latest stable versions of applications (Android, iOS, macOS, Unigram — 9.2, Desktop — 4.4).

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