Telegram has rolled out a significant update that includes a powerful text editor, a new community system, and a disappearing messages feature for bots in group chats. Additionally, the GIF animation library has been substantially expanded, making the messenger more convenient and functional.
New Text Editor
The key element of the update is the enhanced text editor, specifically designed for creating long posts. It supports various formatting elements such as headings, tables, lists, quotes, and code blocks. Users can add images and videos, and the length of a single message now reaches 32,768 characters.
The editor is also integrated with unique artificial intelligence tools from Telegram that can generate text, formulas, and tables while ensuring user data privacy. Currently, this powerful editor is available exclusively to Telegram Premium subscribers, which has sparked some criticism. The company explained that this policy is due to the specifics of their business model.
Community System
The second significant update is the introduction of the community system. This feature allows users to group multiple chats, channels, and bots around a single topic. Participants can easily switch between related chats without needing invitations, and administrators have the ability to hide individual chats and combine them into a single item in the chat list. This innovation resembles the structure adopted in Discord, where servers are divided into separate sections.
Disappearing Messages from Bots
Additionally, a feature for disappearing messages from bots in group chats has been implemented. Now, bot responses can be personalized and visible only to the user interacting with the bot. This helps to avoid cluttering group discussions with service notifications and other messages.
Bots can now send such private messages both on their own initiative and in response to specific commands marked with the corresponding icon in the menu. Neither the command nor the bot's response will be displayed to other group members, emphasizing the focus on personal messaging and privacy.
Improved GIF Animation Search
Finally, Telegram has significantly improved the search for GIF animations. As Google has discontinued support for the Tenor API, which provided access to a large number of GIFs, Telegram has updated its system. Users now have access to over 350 million GIF animations with search support in 36 languages. The search has become faster due to local indexing of GIF collections using open-source artificial intelligence models. Telegram emphasizes that user queries are processed confidentially and not shared with third parties.
Conclusion
Telegram's updates make the messenger more functional and user-friendly. The new text editor, community system, disappearing messages from bots, and improved GIF animation search create new opportunities for communication and interaction. Users can expect even more innovations from Telegram, considering the current direction of the platform's development.