Telegram New Update: Real-time message translation, profile picture maker, emoji categories and more

Encrypted messaging platform Telegram has rolled out new features in a major update to its application. The new features include translating entire chats, creating profile pictures, emoji categories, and more.

According to the messaging platform, users can quickly turn any sticker or animated emoji into a profile picture for their accounts, groups or channels. Anyone can use animated and custom emojis for these images, even if they don’t have Telegram Premium.

The “Translate Entire Chats” feature allows premium users to translate entire chats, groups, and channels in real time by tapping the translation bar at the top. However, all users can translate individual messages by selecting them and tapping “Translate”. “.

Anyone can use animated and custom emojis for these images, even if they don’t have Telegram Premium, the company said. Moreover, the company has also added “Emoji Categories” in which users get stickers and emojis sorted by category.

Telegram users can send more than a million different stickers and emojis, but choosing the right one doesn’t have to be a full-time job, the company added. The messaging platform also introduced the “Network Usage” feature, which allows users to see how much data has been used by Telegram with detailed pie charts for Wi-Fi and mobile data — and adjust their auto-download settings to suit their data plan.

The “Auto-Save Incoming Media” feature allows users to control when media is automatically saved to their gallery based on its size, type, and which chat it was received from. This feature also supports exceptions so that users can save only exactly what they want.

In addition, Telegram also introduced granular media permissions, annual premium subscription, chat selection for bots, re-login with Apple and Google ID, new custom emojis, and new interactive emojis.

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