Telegram adds group video calls, animations and other new features

Team Udayavani, Jun 28, 2021, 12:45 PM IST

Telegram has now come up with a new update, which brings group video call support to the platform but also other features like screen sharing and noise suppression.

The messaging app now offers the users full-screen video calls on the app or the Telegram Web platform. It also adds features like noise suppression and tablet support.

Video calls appear in a large, split-screen view of the video grid along with the list of participants on tablets and desktops.

Group video calls will open in a separate window, allowing users to do other things without minimizing the video call.

It is also adding several changes to the UI and there is also now support for animated backgrounds, where colors and patterns can shift in the background as you send and receive messages. New message animations for text messages, stickers and emojis can now be seen smoothly gliding upwards from the text box into the chat.

Two more icons on OS, login info reminders, a bot menu to browse the list if commands, and even more animated emoji have been added. Telegram is also releasing new tools for developers that let people create their own stickers and import them into the app in one tap.