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<p>With this update, you can have a Telegram account <strong>without a SIM card</strong> and set up a <strong>global timer</strong> to automatically delete messages in all new chats. <strong>Topics in groups</strong> are now even more powerful – and available for groups with <strong>100+ members</strong>.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="sign-up-without-a-sim-card"href="#sign-up-without-a-sim-card"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Sign up without a SIM card</h3>
<p>On Telegram, your phone number was never visible to strangers – our users control <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/privacy-discussions-web-bots">who can see their number</a> and whether others are allowed to <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/scheduled-reminders-themes#new-privacy-settings">find them by their phone number</a>.</p>
<p>Today starts a new era of privacy. You can have a Telegram account <strong>without a SIM card</strong> and log in using blockchain-powered <strong>anonymous numbers</strong> available on the <ahref="https://fragment.com/numbers">Fragment</a> platform.</p>
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<p>Telegram introduced self-destructing messages all the way back in <ahref="https://telegram.org/evolution">2013</a>. Users can <ahref="https://telegram.org/evolution#january-2017">delete</a> any messages they <ahref="https://telegram.org/evolution#march-2019">send or receive</a> for <strong>both sides</strong> without leaving a trace. They can also set up <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2#auto-delete-messages">auto-delete timers</a> to clean up individual chats after a period of time.</p>
<p>Today we're expanding your control over your digital footprint <strong>into the future</strong>. You can now set a <strong>global auto-delete timer</strong> to automatically remove messages in <strong>all new chats</strong>. </p>
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<p>Existing chats will not be affected, but you can easily <strong>expand your auto-delete settings</strong> to any of them from the new menu in <em>Settings > Privacy & Security > Auto-Delete Messages</em>.</p>
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<p>The timer will be automatically applied to all your <strong>new chats</strong> with users – regardless of who starts them – and to all <strong>new groups</strong> you create.</p>
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<p>We've also made it easier to set up auto-delete in <strong>small private groups</strong>– the timer can now be enabled by any members who are allowed to change the group's name and picture.</p>
<p>Telegram's unique combination of <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/unsend-privacy-emoji">removing messages for all participants</a><strong>without a trace</strong>, and controlling <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2">existing</a> and <ahref="#auto-delete-all-chats">future</a> chats with <strong>auto-delete timers</strong> gives you full ownership of your entire message history. Together with using your account <ahref="#sign-up-without-a-sim-card">without a SIM card</a> it delivers <strong>ultimate privacy</strong>.</p>
<p>Our <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/topics-in-groups-collectible-usernames">previous update</a> gave admins of large groups the option to <strong>organize discussions into topics</strong>, merging classic internet forums with the latest in messaging technology. Today, topics become even more powerful – and are now available for groups from <strong>100 members</strong> or more.</p>
<p>Groups with topics open in a sleek <strong>two-column mode</strong>, so you can access your other chats as quickly as before. To <strong>switch to the latest topic</strong> straight from your chat list, simply tap the new button in the preview.</p>
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<p>Groups now have a default topic called <strong>General</strong>, which holds the group's service messages and pre-topic <strong>message history</strong>. This topic is available for all group members so they can find older messages, but admins can <strong>rename</strong> the topic or <strong>hide it</strong> from the main list.</p>
<p>To quickly view all the latest messages at once, you can switch to <em>'View as Messages'</em> mode. Every message in that mode now has a button showing <strong>where it was posted</strong>– and you can tap it to go straight to that topic.</p>
<p>To help you navigate the list of topics, badge counters for topics you have already visited will use a <strong>bolder accent color</strong>, while ones you've never opened will use a <strong>lighter color</strong>.</p>
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<p>For fans of structure and order, groups can now have up to <strong>5 pinned topics</strong>– and each topic supports <strong>unlimited pinned messages</strong>.</p>
<p>Group owners can enable topics in their <em>Group Settings</em>, and can control who is allowed to <strong>create and manage topics</strong> in <em>Permissions</em>. Everyone is welcome to try topics in <ahref="https://t.me/theforum">this public group</a>.</p>
<p>Being one of the <strong>top-5 most downloaded apps</strong> in the world also makes Telegram one of the top-5 most desired targets for spammers. Huge Telegram chats sometimes rely on third-party anti-spam bots to help admins keep them clean. Such opt-in bots can be efficient because they are not constrained by Telegram's commitment to user privacy and can afford to be more proactive than our built-in anti-spam systems.</p>
<p>Now admins of groups with over 200 members can choose to unleash the full proactive power of Telegram's own algorithms – turning on the new <strong>Aggressive mode</strong> for the automated spam filters.</p>
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<p>Group admins can report any false positives right from their <strong>Recent Actions</strong> tab – this will help us train our droids to guard your groups even better in the future.</p>
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<p>Telegram users that have a public username can <ahref="https://t.me/TelegramTips/44">generate QR codes</a> to quickly connect with people around them.</p>
<p>Now you can generate a <strong>temporary QR code</strong> if you don't have a username and are <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/privacy-discussions-web-bots#who-can-see-my-phone-number">hiding your phone number</a> from <strong>everyone</strong>. Scanning the code will let people instantly add you as a contact without knowing your phone number.</p>
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<p>Telegram iOS users can enjoy <strong>Emoji search</strong>– that was already available on Android – using keywords in multiple languages to find the perfect emoji, including those from your <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/custom-emoji#custom-animated-emoji">custom packs</a>. </p>
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<p>To open the emoji panel, simply tap <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001185/1258c/nmnB-OxNkic.3215/454103137b0918b572"alt="Emoji"> in your input field while typing a message.</p>
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<p>If an emoji keyword is missing, you’re welcome to <strong>suggest it</strong> on our <ahref="https://translations.telegram.org/en/emoji">Translation Platform</a>– just don't forget to <strong>choose your language</strong> from the list on the left.</p>
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<p>You can also type keywords like <em>'happy'</em> or <em>'smile'</em> at the start of a message to see emoji suggestions based on it, or type a colon and a keyword anywhere in the message like <em>:party</em> or <em>:mask</em>. This isn't new, it's just neat. </p>
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<h3><aclass="anchor"name="detailed-storage-usage-and-more-on-android"href="#detailed-storage-usage-and-more-on-android"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Detailed Storage Usage and More on Android</h3>
<p>The <strong>Storage Usage</strong> page has been redesigned on Android in a way that our iOS users will find familiar. It now shows how much space <strong>each chat is using</strong> on your device.</p>
<p>The media of <strong>individual chats</strong> can now be cleared from your cache, filtered by file type – like photos, videos, music and files.</p>
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<p>Additionally, Android developers added support for opening <strong>Live Locations</strong> in third-party map apps and improved the design of loading elements like messages in chats, profile pictures and live locations.</p>
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<p>Telegram artists have put together <strong>10 more custom emoji packs</strong>– giving Premium users even more ways to express themselves in <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/custom-emoji">messages</a>, <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/infinite-reactions-statuses#infinite-reactions">reactions</a> and <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/infinite-reactions-statuses#emoji-statuses">statuses</a>.</p>
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<p>Another Telegram update means new <ahref="https://telegram.org/blog/chat-themes-interactive-emoji-read-receipts#interactive-emoji">interactive emoji</a>– send a single <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9887.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😇"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FABA1.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🫡"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA49D.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤝"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9988.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🙈"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA497.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🤗"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/E29C8D.png"width="20"height="20"alt="✍️"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F98A8.png"width="20"height="20"alt="😨"/> in any 1-on-1 chat and tap to play <strong>full-screen effects</strong> synchronized for you and your chat partner. <strong>All users</strong> can also use these emoji as <strong>reactions</strong>.</p>
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<p>Many more are available as animated emoji, including flags <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F87AEF09F87B3.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🇮🇳"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F87A7F09F87B7.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🇧🇷"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F87AEF09F87A9.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🇮🇩"/>, everyday objects like <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F93A8.png"width="20"height="20"alt="📨"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F93B1.png"width="20"height="20"alt="📱"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F9B92.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🛒"/> and some that are more abstract <imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F949D.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🔝"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09F949E.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🔞"/><imgclass="emoji"src="//telegram.org/img/emoji/40/F09FA684.png"width="20"height="20"alt="🦄"/>.</p>
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<p>And this is it for today. Enjoy ultimate privacy while we're working on the (maybe) final update of this year.</p>
<h4class="dev_blog_card_title">Infinite Reactions, Emoji Statuses and Much More</h4>
<divclass="dev_blog_card_lead">Telegram's previous update revolutionized emoji, adding an open platform for creating custom animated emoji. This update gives you even…</div>
