Telegram X: March Update



Brief overview of new features available on Telegram X for Android.

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Multi-Account

Log in to as many accounts as you want

Choose separate themes for different accounts to not mix up which one being used

Hold accounts to preview chats list quickly sign out, when needed. This doesn't trigger online status.

Seamlessly switch between accounts when you receive a new message

Account selector when sharing anything from external application or opening a link

Hold & swipe up to change account position in the list

More Themes + Chats Appearance

Classic Telegram theme (like Blue, but with green bubbles)

Red, Orange, Green, Pink, and Cyan themes

Turn off Bubble Mode for channels, but keep enabled for all other chat types

Photos in channels are now always full-width when bubbles disabled

Live Locations + Map View

Send Live Locations

In-app Map Screen

New map / venue messages design

Tap to focus map on specific point, tap again to restore default map position

Night theme for map with Auto-Night mode support

Directions & Foursquare button in message menu

Realtime distance between you and other party when sharing live location to each other

Distance in Live Location messages, when you share live location to any chat

Animated Actions

Animated typing, upload and other actions

Works the same way in the chats list, chats, and chat previews

Image Previews in Notifications

Android 5.0+ only

When receiving a sticker or photo, peek system notification to see it without opening

When Photo or Sticker takes too long to load, notification will display without it

Autodownload rules apply. If you receive a photo and have disabled Photos auto-download or have Data Saver on, you won't see the preview

Disable at Settings > Notifications > Image Preview.

Emoji Tones + Sticker Suggestions

Hold Emoji to select Skin Tone

Swipe up to apply Skin Tone to all other Emoji

See more sticker suggestions when entering a single emoji

Adjust suggestions at Settings > Interface > Chat > Sticker suggestions by emoji: "Recommended + Installed", "Only Installed", "None"

Chat

Hold pinned chat & swipe up to change its position

Tap on the floating date to scroll to the first message on that day

Phone numbers are now highlighted in texts

Button for Reporting messages, when possible

Tap header in any place to open profile

Preview images and GIFs before sending in the inline bot results

Hold or tap chat picture to open without need to open profile

Unread Counter

Number of unread messages near app icon on supported devices

Number of unread messages in the accounts list

By default this counter includes non-muted chats only

Options to choose "None", "All chats", "Non-muted only" at Settings > Notifications > Unread messages count badge

Swipe to Reply

New Swipe to Reply design, when bubbles enabled

Swipe chat back from any place to return to chats list

Swipe to Share is now disabled by default

Turn on Swipe to Share back at Settings > Interface > Chats > Swipe Actions

For Chat Admins

Chat Admins now can dismiss pinned message only for themselves

Undo pinned message dismiss via Three-dot menu > Pinned Message

Better date & time separation in Recent Actions

See full date of messages being deleted or edited in Recent Actions

More

Decreased application size

People suggestions on calls tab

Significantly improved chat search

Telegram Call strength indicator

Better connectivity detection while using VPN

Canada country code

Chat photo open animation

Link preview for t.me album links

Support for special Telegram links

Outgoing voice messages now can be removed via Settings > Data and Storage > Storage Usage. To remove old recorded voice messages use System Settings > Apps > Telegram X > Clear Cache.

Get on Google Play Beta now:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.thunderdog.challegram