Telegram introduces voice-to-text video transcription

Telegram has up to date its app with new features and visual updates, together with the addition of voice-to-text transcription for movies, separate matters in giant group chats, and “Collectible Usernames.”

Video messaging transcription might be accessed by tapping the “→A” button on the bottom-right of a video, however received’t be accessible for everybody — very similar to Telegram’s present voice message transcription, the characteristic is restricted to Telegram Premium customers. A Telegram Premium subscription prices $4.99 a month and comes with further advantages comparable to quicker downloads, no advertisements, and a bigger file add restrict of 4GB.

Telegram has additionally launched new options at no cost customers, beginning with Topics in Groups. This permits teams with over 200 members to create separate areas that perform like particular person chats, with their very own notifications unbiased from the bigger Group. The set-up is just like Discord servers which have a single overarching focus but additionally aspect channels for extra particular conversations. You can take a look at out the characteristic your self in Telegram’s personal public group.

Next up is Collectible Usernames, an NFT-like asset secured by the TON blockchain network that may be bought and bought by way of Fragment. Telegram says these self-importance names might be lower than 5 characters lengthy and performance similar to common usernames, showing in Global Search outcomes and producing ‘username.t.me’ and ‘t.me/username’ hyperlinks that can be utilized exterior of Telegram.

Telegram’s Night Mode has additionally been redesigned for iOS customers, making colours extra balanced with higher blurring results as customers scroll by way of chats, whereas Android customers will profit from new choices to resize textual content — together with hyperlink previews and reply headers — by way of the Chat settings. Some minor design enhancements have additionally been added, comparable to pulsing placeholder chat bubbles when messages are loading and a brand new animation for swiping left to answer. Finally, Telegram Premium customers have entry to 12 new emoji packs (some with a seasonal Halloween theme) that may be set as consumer statuses or utilized in messages and captions.

Telegram rounded off its replace announcement with an apology for its delayed launch, saying that “Apple took two weeks to review the update.” Telegram founder Pavel Durov gave further particulars in a dedicated post, saying “Apple claims they review apps within 24 hours, but, in our experience, it takes at least 7-10 days for any meaningful product update to reach the App Store.” This isn’t the primary time that Durov has publicly criticized Apple, having beforehand accused the tech big of delaying updates for weeks and eradicating the power for customers on iOS to create pay-to-view posts on account of Apple’s strict App Store pointers.