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Retail Asia26/09/2023

After celebrating 10 years last month, Telegram announced a bunch of new features and improvements for both regular and Premium users. Among the most important changes included in this update are the ability for channels to post stories and new reaction stickers that are now available in Stories. Starting today, Telegram users can grant channels the ability to […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2023

If Telegram is one of the messaging apps you use then you probably already know that a little less than a month ago it finally got a long-awaited feature: Stories. Besides being one of the last messaging apps to adopt Stories, Telegram even made the arguably bad decision of putting them behind a paywall. Okay, to […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2023

Messaging app Telegram has just announced numerous improvements coming to its users in the following days. Shareable chat folders, custom wallpapers, better bots, fast scrolling for attachments, and many other new features and improvements are part of the latest Telegram update. Starting with the latest version of Telegram, users can share entire chat folders with just […]

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Retail Asia26/03/2023

Over-the-top media services, including popular messaging apps like Telegram, need to be managed under the Law on Telecommunications, according to amendments to it proposed by the government. The Ministry of Information and Communications said OTT services could be considered direct substitutes for traditional communications like calling and texting, and popular apps like Zalo, Viber, Telegram, […]

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Retail Asia10/03/2023

The popular messaging app Telegram has recently rolled out a new update that includes several exciting features. Among these updates are a new power-saving mode, optimization for Android devices with lower-end hardware, more playback speed choices, and many other app improvements. The announcement was made directly by the company via its blog. Now, Telegram has […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2023

Telegram typically pushes out major updates once a month, and February is no exception. After adding the ability to hide spoilers in media content and other features in late 2022, Telegram recently released yet another update that brings even more new features to Android and iOS users. The highlights of February’s update include a profile photo maker, […]

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Retail Asia07/11/2022

Telegram announced a new update that brings some new features for Premium users and some visual changes available to everyone. The most significant change included in the update is the addition of voice-to-text for video messages, which is now available for Telegram Premium users. Previously, subscribers could convert any voice message to text, but the latest […]

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Retail Asia15/06/2022

Currently, there’s an investigation by a UK agency on Apple and Safari. And, it seems the UK is not the only one raising its brows when it comes to Apple’s web browser. Telegram founder Pavel Durov has now publicly criticized the iOS version of Safari, accusing it of restricting developer options for the web. Durov has […]

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Retail Asia13/06/2022

What started as a rumor a few months ago has become reality this week: Telegram is going Premium. Well, the free tier will remain available as is, but a paid tier will also be added which will offer some extra features, resources and speed. Telegram’s founder and CEO, Pavel Durov, announced today that his company will introduce […]

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Retail Asia15/03/2022

Telegram has a new update that’s bringing a few quite useful features to the popular chat app. The app is now getting a redesigned interface for Android, a new Download Manager, phone links, and more. The update was announced in a Telegram blog post. One of the most noteworthy features that the new update brings is […]

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Retail Asia08/03/2022

A feature that Telegram has had for years is now going to be present in WhatsApp. The ability to create polls in group chats is something that WhatsApp is currently working on, and should make its way to a future WhatsApp version. Polls are a great way to interact with a large group of people […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2021

Telegram is one of the services that gained a lot of customers due to the Facebook/WhatsApp outage, but it remains to be seen how many will become loyal users or will return to their “first love.” The messaging service has been adding many new features in the last few weeks and we’re certain more will be […]

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Retail Asia04/11/2021

Telegram has gained a lot of users after the Facebook/WhatsApp outage a few weeks ago, and that probably affected the developer’s update roadmap, hopefully, for the better. Today’s update doesn’t bring too many new features, but it does improve some of the existing ones. For example, a new date bar has been added on the side […]

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Retail Asia03/08/2021

Telegram is becoming a better messaging app with each new update deployed by developers. The COVID-19 pandemic made video chatting one of the most popular methods of communication, and apps like Telegram tried to accommodate as many new users as possible to their servers. Since we’re not yet out of the woods and many companies still […]

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Retail Asia30/04/2021

Telegram will be finally adding a group video call feature to its portfolio next month. Yesterday, the company CEO Pavel Durov posted a short video showing the upcoming feature in action. ”Speaking of video calls, we will be adding a video dimension to our voice chats in May, making Telegram a powerful platform for group […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2021

It looks like the WhatsApp exodus caught its rivals by surprise, as apps like Telegram and Signal had to accommodate a lot more users than their servers could handle. Moreover, switchers weren’t allowed to carry over their conversations to the new messaging service. Starting today, WhatsApp users who wish to switch to Telegram will be able to […]

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Retail Asia19/01/2021

A little over a week ago, Apple and Google removed conservative messaging app Parler from the Google Play Store and the App Store. The app was banned from both app storefronts because of accusations that the platform was used to incite violence in the states. The bans came on the heels of the January 6th attack […]

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Retail Asia14/01/2021

Facebook informed WhatsApp users last week that in order to continue to use the app, they will have to agree with the company’s updated privacy policy. That wouldn’t be unusual unless the new policy requires WhatsApp users to allow the company to share their information with Facebook and its associated firms. About three years ago, WhatsApp introduced […]

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Retail Asia06/05/2020

Messaging app Telegram now boasts over 500 million downloads on the Google Play store. Sure, this pales in comparison to alternatives like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, which have racked billions of installs, but the important distinction here is that Telegram doesn’t come pre-installed on any device. Moreover, the app had around 300 million users until last […]

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Retail Asia23/08/2019

The Telegram messaging app, with its end-to-end encryption and the ability to host group chats of any size, is more popular overseas. According to Staista, at the end of March, it was the 11th most popular messaging app in the states with 2.67 million unique users each month. As of last month, it was the […]

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