Last month, Telegram introduced support for new download managers and third-party streaming apps on its platform. And now, with the latest update (version 8.7.0), the messaging app is getting more new features such as custom mute period, custom notification sound, bot improvement and more. Let’s take a look at the details below.
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Telegram v8.7.0: What’s new
Telegram custom notification sound
Custom notification sounds are a new feature of Telegram that users can use. Set a short audio clip from chat as a notification sound..Now when you receive a short audio clip in Telegram, such as a meme sound or an interesting sound effect, press and hold it to get a new one.[通知用に保存]The options are displayed.
When you tap the new button Add audio clips to your custom notification sound listFrom there, you can assign it as any Telegram chat sound. However, the size of the audio clip should be less than 5 seconds and up to 300KB. You can access these added sounds from Telegram notifications and sound settings.
With the latest update, Telegram has added support for custom mute periods for chat.This means Now you can mute the chat for a specific time, 1 hour, 1 day, 3-4 days, 1 week, etc. Previously, this app allowed users to mute chat notifications for only one hour, eight hours, or two days. You can check the GIF below to see how.
For the new Telegram profile auto-delete menu, this feature allows you to set the chat auto-delete timer from 1 day to 1 year. If you set the chat auto-delete time, content such as messages, images, videos, and documents will be automatically deleted when the timer expires.
Improved bot development tools
Telegram has significantly improved its bot development tools. Allows developers to replace their entire website with advanced Telegram bots..Following this update, bot developers will be able to create “Infinitely flexible interface with Javascript” For bots. Check out the GIF below to see what Telegram’s new and improved bot will look like in the future.
Therefore, if you are a bot developer, you can check the official bot API documentation on the Telegram website to get started.
Other new features
Another notable feature added Support for replying to forwarded messages.. Therefore, when you forward a message that is a reply to a previous message in a chat or group, a preview of the first message is displayed with the current message to improve context.
In addition to the major features mentioned above, Telegram has added many smaller features to the platform in version 8.7.0.These include: Improved Android Picture-in-Picture (PiP) mode, higher quality in-app translation Other iOS languages, new animated emojis, and animations.
Check out Telegram’s official change log to find out more about the latest updates.The company is already Started deploying updates to users around the world.. You can see what’s new by updating your app from the Google Play Store or App Store. Also, let us know your experience with the new features in the comments below.
