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<p>For the last couple of years we've been quietly rebuilding <ahref="https://telegram.org/dl/ios">Telegram for iOS</a> from scratch with Swift – a programming language released by Apple as a faster alternative to Objective C.</p>
<p>Today <ahref="https://telegram.org/dl/ios"><strong>Telegram 5.0</strong></a> goes live for <strong>all our iOS users</strong>, becoming the most popular messaging app written fully in Swift. This new version of Telegram looks just like the old one, but is <strong>slicker</strong>, more <strong>battery-friendly</strong> and <strong>faster</strong> (which is surprising, given how fast the old one already was).</p>
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<p>The new app is superior in many ways. We love the new <strong>smooth animations</strong> in chats. Messages will now <strong>sync quickly</strong>, even if you haven‘t opened Telegram for a long time and there’s a LOT to sync. We‘ve also improved the app’s activity in the background to ensure that all of your <strong>unmuted chats</strong> are <strong>always up to date</strong>.</p>
<h4><aclass="anchor"name="step-aside-and-back"href="#step-aside-and-back"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Step aside — and back</h4>
<p>The new <strong>expandable in-app notifications</strong> will help you focus on whatever you‘re doing in the app without having to ignore incoming messages. When a notification arrives, pull it down to open the relevant chat. When you’re done with the interruption, simply close it to get right back to what you were doing.</p>
<p>This works <strong>everywhere</strong> in the app, including when you are viewing media or reading Instant View articles.</p>
<h4><aclass="anchor"name="make-every-chat-count"href="#make-every-chat-count"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Make every chat count</h4>
<p>Previously, badge counters could become less useful after you've joined a group or two with <ahref="https://telegram.org/tour/groups">100,000 members</a>. Today we're making private chats great again.</p>
<p>You can now switch the <strong>unread counter</strong> to display the number of <strong>unmuted chats</strong> with unread messages. So instead of 1001 for a thousand messages in a muted group and one very important message from your dog, your badge counter will look like this:</p>
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<p>One Unread Chat</p>
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<p>You can adjust this behavior in <em>Settings > Notifications and Sounds</em>.</p>
<h4><aclass="anchor"name="when-was-that-again"href="#when-was-that-again"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>When was that again?</h4>
<p>We've improved navigation in busy chats (and elsewhere). Scroll up a little to see the <strong>date</strong> when the messages you are viewing were sent. Tap this date to go to the <strong>first</strong> message of the day in question.</p>
<h4><aclass="anchor"name="the-bugs-are-dead-long-live-the-bugs"href="#the-bugs-are-dead-long-live-the-bugs"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>The bugs are dead. Long live the bugs!</h4>
<p>As much as we would‘ve liked to, we couldn’t port over any of the bugs from the Objective C version. All the old bugs are now gone forever — or, should we say, <strong>fixed</strong>. We might‘ve added some brand new bugs while coding the new version. But don’t worry, we'll fix those in no time. The same goes for any small features that may be missing.</p>
<h4><aclass="anchor"name="meanwhile-on-macos"href="#meanwhile-on-macos"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Meanwhile on macOS…</h4>
<p>You can now use <strong>swipe gestures</strong> to navigate the interfaces on <ahref="https://macos.telegram.org">Telegram for macOS</a>. Most notably, you can <strong>swipe to reply</strong> and the chats list now works the same way it does on iOS: swipe right to Mark as Read/Unread, and left to Pin, Mute or Delete.</p>
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<p>Swipe Left or Right for Options</p>
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<p>Fancy MacBook Pro owners just got advanced <strong>Touch Bar</strong> support to help them send stickers and media, control buttons in alerts and pop-up windows and more.</p>
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<p>Stickers and more on MacBook Pro</p>
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<p>Other new features include <strong>auto-night mode</strong> settings and a photo editor to <strong>rotate</strong> and <strong>crop pictures</strong> before sending. You can also drag and drop photos, media, and documents to <strong>change the order</strong> in which they will be sent.</p>
<p>As for our universal <ahref="https://desktop.telegram.org">Telegram Desktop</a> app, it just got a massive overhaul in the <strong>Settings</strong> department. The new layout is similar to what you're used to in our mobile apps: </p>
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<p>Telegram Desktop Settings</p>
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<p>The latest Telegram Desktop also features <strong>improved caching</strong> for <strong>images</strong> and <strong>GIFs</strong>, as well as new <strong>local storage settings</strong>. Go to <em>Settings > Advanced > Local Storage</em> to control how much disk space Telegram uses on your machine.</p>
<p>We've also redesigned the <strong>theme selector</strong> to make it easier to choose a day and night theme that suits you best. Remember, you can <ahref="https://telegra.ph/Create-Theme-Desktop-FAQ">make your own themes</a>– or check out some <ahref="https://telegra.ph/Telegram-Themes-Library-05-06#Collections">themes</a> created by other users.</p>
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