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<p>Today's update gives you the tools to sort your messages with <strong>archived chats</strong>, a <strong>new design</strong> on Android and a handful of other nifty features to make the most of your messenger. </p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="everything-in-its-place"href="#everything-in-its-place"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Everything in its place</h3>
<p>Introducing <strong>archived chats</strong>, the new tool for spring cleaning in your chat list. Sort your active and inactive chats, separate personal stuff from work or banish annoying contacts to your archive for some spectacular revenge!</p>
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<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. Muted chats will stay archived forever.</p>
<p>You can <strong>hide the archive</strong> by swiping left on it. See it again by dragging the screen down. </p>
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<p><strong>Pin</strong> an <strong>unlimited</strong> number of chats in your archive to keep your messages in the order you want. When chats pop out of your archive with a notification, you can archive them again to return them to their original place within the folder. </p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="bulk-actions-for-a-busy-chat-list"href="#bulk-actions-for-a-busy-chat-list"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Bulk actions for a busy chat list</h3>
<p>Time is money and money buys cat food, so don't waste time and make the most of the bulk actions in your chat list, now also available on Telegram for <strong>Android</strong>. Long tap on a chat to open the new menu where you can <strong>select multiple chats</strong> and then pin, mute, archive or delete them, all faster than ever before.</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="android-39s-new-clothes"href="#android-39s-new-clothes"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Android's new clothes</h3>
<p>Telegram for Android got a lot slicker, starting with the app's <strong>new icon</strong> and down to every menu in the app sporting a <strong>new design</strong>.</p>
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<p><strong>Selecting messages</strong> in chats is now not only more stylish but also more functional – note the new <strong>quick forwarding button</strong> which appears right under your thumb:</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="more-info-at-a-glance"href="#more-info-at-a-glance"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>More info at a glance</h3>
<p>With the <strong>expanded chat list</strong>, you can see more text from the messages in your list. Simply select <strong>Three lines</strong> in the <em>Chat Settings</em> menu to see up to three lines per chat instead of the usual two. </p>
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<p>Chat list view settings</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="share-and-share-a-lot"href="#share-and-share-a-lot"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Share and share a lot</h3>
<p>Want to share a message far and wide? Pull up the new streamlined <strong>sharing menu</strong> to cover the entire screen and select your whole gang. And don‘t fret if you’re short on words, the comment field now supports <strong>emoji</strong>.</p>
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<p>New sharing menu</p>
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<p>The new design also makes it easier to share <strong>sticker packs</strong>.</p>
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<p>New sticker pack viewer</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="you-shall-not-pass"href="#you-shall-not-pass"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>You shall not pass</h3>
<p>Meanwhile on iOS, <strong>passcode</strong> settings have been made more stylish and more robust to accommodate <strong>6-digit codes</strong>, in addition to the previous 4-digit and custom alphanumeric options. Keep it secret, keep it safe <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9492.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🔒"/>.</p>
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<p>Another new feature on iOS allows <strong>clearing</strong> your <strong>recently used stickers</strong> so nobody can prove how much you love sending funny dog stickers. </p>
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<p>Clear recent stickers</p>
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<p>We also thought that <strong>large emoji</strong> feel more natural without chat bubbles and made them look like little stickers instead. Aren't they cute?</p>
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<p>New look for large emoji</p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="easier-forwarding-links-to-messages-online-badges"href="#easier-forwarding-links-to-messages-online-badges"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Easier forwarding, links to messages, online badges</h3>
<p>Ever selected the wrong chat when <strong>forwarding a message</strong>? Tap the message snippet above the text box before sending to <strong>change</strong> where the message is forwarded to.</p>
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<p>Switch recipient</p>
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<p>If you'd rather point to a particular spot in a conversation, you can now <strong>copy links</strong> to messages in <strong>private</strong> groups and channels – just like you could with public messages. Needless to say, links to private chats will only work for members of their respective communities.</p>
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<p>Links to individual messages</p>
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<p>Last but not least, you can now instantly see who's <strong>online</strong> from the <strong>chat list</strong> and <strong>sharing menu</strong> to find out who else might be watching cat videos in the middle of the night. </p>
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<p>As always, stay tuned for more updates on all our platforms — we look forward to popping back out of your archive with the next version.</p>
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<p><em>May 9, 2019<br>The Telegram Team</em></p>
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