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<p><strong>Update:</strong> You can now <ahref="https://telegram.org/tour/chat-folders">share your chat folders</a> with friends, coworkers or followers by sending a <strong>single link</strong>.</p>
<p>Many of our users rely on Telegram for their <strong>work</strong> and <strong>studies</strong>, even more so in the last weeks. To make sure everyone's chat lists can handle the increased load and you don't miss important messages, we're introducing <strong>Chat Folders</strong> today.</p>
<p>If you have too many chats, you can now separate fun from work, or family stuff from school stuff – then swipe between the tabs to quickly access any of your chats.</p>
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<p>You can include or exclude all chats of a particular type, like <strong>Channels</strong>, or <strong>Unread</strong>– or one by one.</p>
<p>Folders become available in the interface when your chat list is long enough to start getting cluttered. Alternatively, you may use <ahref="tg://settings/folders">this link</a> in your app to enable Chat Folders.</p>
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<p>Chat Folders work best to make some of your chats <strong>more visible</strong>. If you're looking to <strong>hide</strong> some of your chats from view, try <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/archive-and-new-design#everything-in-its-place"><strong>archiving</strong></a> them instead. </p>
<p>Swipe left on a chat to transfer it to your <strong>archived chats</strong> folder. When an archived chat gets a notification, it will pop out of the folder and back into your chat list. <strong>Muted</strong> chats will <strong>stay archived</strong> forever.</p>
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<p>You can <strong>hide the archive</strong> by swiping left on it. See it again by dragging the screen down. </p>
<p>On Android, if you are already using Folders, swiping will not work for archiving. Instead, you can <em>long press</em> on a chat to open the <strong>bulk actions menu</strong> where you can <strong>select multiple chats</strong> and then pin, mute, archive or delete them all at once.</p>
<p>Like everything on Telegram (except for Secret Chats), your Chat Folders will seamlessly sync to all your other connected apps, including our <strong>Desktop Apps</strong>.</p>
<p>Thanks to the extra space available on your computer screen, we've added a folder <strong>sidebar</strong>– as well as some <strong>icons</strong> to make your folders more recognizable:</p>
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<p>Get the multiplatform <ahref="https://desktop.telegram.org"><strong>Telegram Desktop</strong></a> or our dedicated <ahref="https://macos.telegram.org"><strong>macOS app</strong></a>. If you're not using those, you're only enjoying <em>half</em> of Telegram.</p>
If you have a channel with more than <s>1000</s><b>50 subscribers</b>, you can now view <b>detailed statistics</b> about its <b>growth</b> and the <b>performance</b> of its posts.
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<p>With this information, you can find out what's working and what's working <em>really well</em>. Hint: Cat Pictures.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="voice-recording-animations-on-android"href="#voice-recording-animations-on-android"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Voice Recording Animations on Android</h3>
<p>Our designers added some fancy wavy animations below your finger when you're <strong>recording</strong> a voice or <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/video-messages-and-telescope"><strong>video message</strong></a>. </p>
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<p>The latest additions to our army of <strong>animated emoji</strong> can help you be brave and urge your friends to stay safe and healthy. Send <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA6A0.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🦠"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA492.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤒"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F98B7.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😷"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA495.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤕"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA4A7.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤧"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA4A2.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤢"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA4AE.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤮"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA7BC.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🧼"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9289.png"width="20"height="20"alt="💉"/>, <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F928A.png"width="20"height="20"alt="💊"/> or <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9A91.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🚑"/> to any chat to check them out.</p>
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<p>Most of our sticker packs now also have something to say about the situation. Type <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA6A0.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🦠"/> in any chat and wait to see the suggestions:</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="and-one-more-thing"href="#and-one-more-thing"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>And One More Thing</h3>
<p>Missing your Catan or D&D partners while the world is on lockdown? Send <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F8EB2.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🎲"/> to any chat to get a certified random number from the <strong>animated dice</strong>.</p>
<p>Besides trying to test your luck, you can also use it as a <strong>tiebreaker</strong> if a <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/polls-2-0-vmq">group poll</a> or friendly debate ends in a split decision. Pick a number – the closest one wins! </p>
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