At a time when it's criticized for being the 'cybercriminals' playground', Telegram has rolled out a slew of updates to its platform, including core functionality for recording video and audio from live streams, new themes for one-on-one one. one and interactive discussions. emoji with full screen effects. In its previous update, Telegram introduced the ability to have unlimited audience for live streaming. And now with the latest update, Telegram will allow admins to record live streams and video chats to post for those who missed it.
How to record video chats and live broadcasts on Telegram
As always, the video recording process is not that difficult on Telegram. To start recording, press the three dotted lines (⋮ or ⋯) in the upper right corner to open the streaming menu. After that choose the options to record video and audio or audio only. For video recording, you need to choose an orientation: portrait or landscape. When the recording is complete, the file will be instantly downloaded to the Saved Messages folder. During recording, a red dot will appear next to the program title. Also as part of this update, Telegram introduced eight new chat themes that users can apply to specific private chats to customize their appearance. Each of the new themes features colorful gradient message bubbles, animated backgrounds, and new background patterns. To set a theme for your chat, tap on the chat header > three-dot icon > Change colors. The theme will also be visible to your chat partners if they are using the latest version of Telegram. Each theme comes with a day and night version and will follow the user app's day or night mode settings. Telegram said that the new themes are just the beginning and that its designers are working to add more.
Read receipts for groups
Telegram also offered interactive emoji with full screen effects. Users need to send a single emoji to any chat and then tap on it to activate a full screen effect. The animations and vibrations will play simultaneously on both devices if the user and their chat partner have opened the chat windows. Finally, the latest update includes a "read receipt" feature for groups. Users can now check if other group members have read the message. Group messages will be marked with a double check icon (✓✓) to indicate the status of the read receipt. In small groups, users can now see which members of the group have read the message by selecting it. Telegram said group read receipts are only stored for a week after the message is sent.