Telegram has just released a new update to its app that introduces new features and functions. In total there are 7 novelties presented, which have to do with aspects from group management to issues applicable to them or the possibility of having an account on this instant messaging platform without having a SIM card.
Telegram reinforces its commitment to privacy with options such as the auto-deletion of all chats and the possibility of registering in the application without having a SIM card
One of the aspects that comes out more reinforced with this new update is that of privacy, as can be seen from the first two functions that are detailed below. Here you have all the news that Telegram presents this month of December:
-Registration without SIM card: Despite the fact that Telegram never showed the phone number to strangers and that users can manage who can know and find it, the messaging platform advances by allowing a Telegram account without a SIM card and even the possibility of logging in through anonymous numbers generated through Blockchain technology by the Fragment platform.
-Auto delete all chats: In 2013, Telegram introduced self-destructing messages, including the ability to set self-delete timers so that specific chats will be deleted after a period of time. An auto delete timer can now be set for all new chats, including new chats with users, regardless of who created them.
-Themes 2.0: The improvement in the management of topics that had already been undertaken with the previous update and which involved a merger between instant messaging and Internet forums advances with the inclusion in this modality of groups of 100 or more members. A greater facility in the handling of this option shows the themes in two columns. A “General” section appears with the group’s service messages in addition to the history of previous messages in the topics. For those who prefer to view them as messages, there is also this option, as well as an unread message counter. There is also the possibility of setting up to five themes.
-Spam filter: The tools available to chat administrators to keep them clean of spam are reinforced. In the case of groups with more than 200 members, a new aggressive mode can be activated for automatic spam filters.
-Temporary QR codes: To share contact with other Telegram users, QR codes have been generated for a long time, which can now also be temporary for those who do not have a username and want to hide their phone number from everyone. This allows you to share the contact without needing to know the phone number.
–Search for emojis on iOS: This option was already available for the Android operating system and now iOS users can finally use it, through a search engine that allows them to locate the desired emoji in different languages, which includes searching among custom packs.
-Redesign of Android storage management: This is an option that was already available on iOS and now on Android it also shows the amount of space used by each chat on the device, allowing you to individually delete different types of files such as photos, videos, music, documents…
Finally, this new Telegram update includes new personalized and interactive emojis.