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<p> A huge advantage of Telegram over any other tool is sharing large documents. Since Telegram's launch in <strong>2013</strong>, you can send files up to <strong>1.5 GB</strong> and access them from any of your devices, including <ahref="https://desktop.telegram.org">computers</a>. Perfect for everything from studying to sharing personal archives. </p>
<p>For this <ahref="https://telegram.org/dl/ios">iOS</a> and <ahref="https://telegram.org/dl/android">Android</a> update, we have fully rewritten the Shared Media section. From now on, you can use the ‘Files’ overview to see all documents that were shared in a chat. It is also possible to search for specific files using the instant search.</p>
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<p>Any document you receive in Telegram can be forwarded to email or other apps – just open the file and tap on the Share button. In addition, Android users will find a ‘Share’ option in the file‘s context menu (tap on ’…' next to the file inside a chat).</p>
<p>Bonus for iOS users: Telegram is now supported in the iOS8 <strong>sharing menu</strong>– you can open it while you're viewing any document on your iOS device. </p>
<p>You can now temporarily mute notifications from particular <strong>contacts</strong> and <strong>groups</strong> for 1 hour, 8 hours or 2 days. On Android, open the ‘…’ menu in a chat and choose ‘Mute notifications’. On iOS, go to group or contact info and tap on Notifications. iOS8 users can now also use <strong>interactive notifications</strong> to mute a contact or group for 8 hours. </p>
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<p>Instead of looking for the right search box, just type your query in the new universal search field and get instant results — contacts, chats, groups, usernames or messages. </p>
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