Category: knowledge

Pinch to Zoom Media. Instantly expand photos and videos in chats by pinching to zoom in – without opening them in the media player.

Fast-Forward and Rewind Videos. In the media player, press and hold on the right or left side of the screen to fast-forward and rewind – or double-tap to skip 10 seconds in either direction. On iOS, press and hold the +/- 15s buttons. To speed up or slow down a video, change its playback speed.

Voice Chat Profiles. Tap on a user in the list of voice chat participants to see their full bio and expanded profile pictures. You can also change your picture and edit your bio right from the interface, without minimizing the chat.

Voice Chat Reminders. After a voice chat is scheduled, you can tap on the countdown banner to receive a notification when the chat starts – even if it goes live at a different time.

Scheduled Voice Chats. Group and Channel admins can schedule a voice chat for a specific date and time. Users will see a countdown at the top of the chat, which they can tap to set a notificationfor when it goes live. To schedule a voice chat, open the Group or Channel’s profile page. Android: tap […]

Payments. Merchants can display goods and accept credit card payments in any chat. Telegram charges no commission and stores no payment info – see how it works with our demo items in @TestStore. Transactions are securely processed by 8 payment providers, such as Stripe. Any merchant can start using the Payments API right away – […]

Invite Speakers and Listeners to Voice Chats. Admins in voice chats can share specific invite links that let users instantly join with speaking privileges or with their mic muted. Listeners can raise their hand at any time to ask admins for the ability to speak.

Broadcast Groups. Groups that are close to 200k members can convert to a Broadcast Group with no member limit. After converting the group, only admins can send messages but all members can read along and participate in video chats.

Groups. Up to 200,000 people can talk, text and share media in group chats. Groups can be private or public and offer powerful admin tools to manage discussions of any size. In Broadcast Groups, the number of read-only members is unlimited. To see what your community thinks about hot topics or current events, try creating […]

Record Live Audio. Admins can tap Start Recording to save audio from Live Streams and Video Chats – even if no one decided to turn on their camera. The audio file is instantly sent to the admin’s Saved Messages chat, ready to share with their audience. When users are sharing their camera feed or screen, video […]

Chat List Swipe Gestures. In Chat Settings, Android users can assign a specific actionto swiping left in the chat list – like mute, pin, delete, archive or mark as read. By default, iOS users can swipe right to pin or mark as read, and swipe left to mute, delete or archive.