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class="blog_side_image_wrap"> <img src="https://telegram.org/img/tl_card_wecandoit.gif" class="blog_side_image"/> </div> <div class="blog_wide_image"> <a href="/file/811140685/1653/yj8YWqoEbqc.197384/7ec377368b90e7a84f" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140703/172f/nGBKB_F8S80.70089/884b94a66e3eb7c996" srcset="/file/811140685/1653/yj8YWqoEbqc.197384/7ec377368b90e7a84f, 1200w" title="Quickly readjust privacy settings based on your existing group chats"/></a> </div> <p>Telegram is about privacy. In <strong>2014</strong> we pioneered <a href="https://telegram.org/blog/privacy-revolution">granular privacy settings</a> in messaging. Today we are making them even more flexible with <strong>exceptions for group chats</strong>.</p> <p>From now on, you can make something visible for all your classmates in one group chat and keep it private from, say, all your colleagues in another – with just two taps:</p> <div class="blog_video_player_wrap" style="max-width: 400px; margin: 20px auto 20px;"> <video class="blog_video_player tl_blog_vid_autoplay" onclick="videoTogglePlay(this)" autoplay loop controls muted poster="/file/811140502/16e0/WtuAJfEYqro.51545/18a85ecd2c347b128b" style="max-width: 400px;" title="Adding groups as exception" alt="Video showing how groups can be added to exceptions in privacy settings"> <source src="/file/811140404/1a7e/1um7KoHknGA.2775886.mp4/4611289caec9f8f3e4" type="video/mp4"> </video> </div> <p>Settings will <strong>adjust automatically</strong> as people join and leave the groups. So when your half-brother unexpectedly gets a job as a data broker, you'll just need to kick him out of one group to update all your settings.</p> <h4><a class="anchor" name="who-can-see-my-phone-number" href="#who-can-see-my-phone-number"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Who can see my phone number?</h4> <p>On Telegram, you can send messages in private chats and groups without making your phone number visible. But there may be cases when you want to make your number known (e.g. to all your coworkers), so we added a new dedicated privacy control – <strong>Who Can See My Number</strong>.</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140303/17a5/B3GM4vNHvcE.117067/53ba4e3d01ddd104b5" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140308/1637/tt_nKf_yacQ.28933/5b267eaf89edcd5f4e" title="Phone number settings are at the top of the list" alt="A screenshot of the redesigned Privacy & Security settings screen" srcset="/file/811140303/17a5/B3GM4vNHvcE.117067/53ba4e3d01ddd104b5 , 2x" /></a> <p>Redesigned privacy settings on iOS</p> </div> <h4><a class="anchor" name="meet-seamless-web-bots" href="#meet-seamless-web-bots"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Meet Seamless Web Bots</h4> <p>We've made it easier to <strong>integrate bots with web services</strong>. Bots can now help you <strong>log in</strong> with your Telegram account on a website when you open a link. If you allow them to, you'll be logged in by the time the page loads in the browser:</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140015/1734/8VZFkwWXalM.97872/6127fa62d8a0bf2b3c" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140909/1631/20k1Z53eiyY.23995/c541e89b74253623d9" title="Confirm authorization when opening a link" alt="A confirmation dialog that offers to open a link and optionally authorize on the website" srcset="/file/811140015/1734/8VZFkwWXalM.97872/6127fa62d8a0bf2b3c , 2x" /></a> </div> <p>While this is purely optional, it opens the door for a vast variety of new bots. To try out this seamless authorization, press the ‘comments’ button under <a href="https://t.me/discussthis/2">this post</a>.</p> <p>You can also make our sample <a href="https://t.me/discussbot">@discussbot</a> an admin in any of your broadcast channels to get a comments button under the posts you publish. The comments button opens a website where you are already logged in and ready to leave a comment. The bot will notify you if someone replies to what you wrote there.</p> <p><strong>Anyone</strong> can create similar bots to connect their existing services to Telegram on the fly. Integrating all kinds of social, gaming, productivity, dating or e-commerce services into your channels is now a breeze.</p> <h4><a class="anchor" name="broadcasts-meet-group-chats" href="#broadcasts-meet-group-chats"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Broadcasts meet Group Chats</h4> <p>Telegram channels are a tool for broadcasting your thoughts to unlimited audiences. Telegram group chats offer a democratic way for communities of up to <strong>200,000</strong> members to discuss things.</p> <p>Ever since we launched channels and groups, users have been asking us to add <strong>discussions to channels</strong> and <strong>announcements to groups</strong>. With this update, admins can add a group chat to their channel to serve as a discussion board:</p> <div class="blog_video_player_wrap" style="max-width: 400px; margin: 20px auto 20px;"> <video class="blog_video_player tl_blog_vid_autoplay" onclick="videoTogglePlay(this)" autoplay loop controls muted poster="/file/811140436/1cc1/7ILPfV4TGOk.35654/15d92ea535b5effbc4" style="max-width: 400px;" title="Setting up a discussion group" alt="Video showing how to set up a discussion group for a channel"> <source src="/file/811140131/15e5/c7pM8Kkemho.1946597.mp4/2e2cd62cd3e68ec64d" type="video/mp4"> </video> </div> <p>Subscribers will see a <strong>‘Discuss’</strong> link on the bottom panel, and each new post from the channel will be automatically forwarded to and <strong>pinned</strong> in the discussion group.</p> <div class="blog_video_player_wrap" style="max-width: 400px; margin: 20px auto 20px;"> <video class="blog_video_player tl_blog_vid_autoplay" onclick="videoTogglePlay(this)" autoplay loop controls muted poster="/file/811140693/19c8/nxMsWY439p8.90289/6757155d5d9248e1af" style="max-width: 400px;" title="'Discuss' button and counter in a channel" alt="Video showing a 'Discuss' button in a channel, as seen by a subscriber"> <source src="/file/811140380/18b3/Zxa3BpkKFww.2444629.mp4/e2bf14608afc9598e9" type="video/mp4"> </video> </div> <h4><a class="anchor" name="view-public-channels" href="#view-public-channels"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>View public channels</h4> <p>Speaking of channels, you can now view <strong>any public channel</strong> from the web – even if you aren‘t logged in to Telegram. The same also goes for those retro people who don’t have a Telegram account at all. Yet.</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140854/1d7a/oUo2RvZQhpA.179466/3af8447ee3166bd490" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140394/18f2/R7wmWr5znlQ.22660/8320ab77949ef72ecb" title="Any public channel can now be viewed like this" alt="A public channel, as seen from the web" srcset="/file/811140854/1d7a/oUo2RvZQhpA.179466/3af8447ee3166bd490 , 2x" /></a> </div> <p>Simply open the channel link in a browser and select “Preview channel” to see something like this: <a href="https://t.me/s/telegram">t.me/s/telegram</a></p> <h4><a class="anchor" name="scam-alerts" href="#scam-alerts"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Scam Alerts</h4> <p>Telegram apps will now show a <strong>scam</strong> label for suspicious accounts.</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="http://telegra.ph/Why-WhatsApp-Will-Never-Be-Secure-05-15" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140902/1944/I9_XkMaFa2s.7377/0177b2d25c2a905c12" title="Scam label" alt="Chat with a scammer" srcset="/file/811140225/1608/NEQ7qFcGz7A.41298/8192624d69954ef751 , 2x" /></a> </div> <h4><a class="anchor" name="ios-goodies" href="#ios-goodies"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>iOS Goodies</h4> <p>In other news, Telegram 5.7 for iOS introduces <strong>thumbnails for PDF</strong> files. Keep in mind that Telegram lets you share files of any type, up to <strong>1,5GB</strong> each in size (so you can telegram a PDF payload worthy of Elon's rockets).</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140725/1950/gOBjCn0ArJ0.71145/f51c5479e0cb3bb9dc" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140757/17cd/lfvsIdsuPH0.7902/3a793d6fb3b756b15b" title="PDFs get thumbnails" alt="PDF file with a thumbnail" srcset="/file/811140725/1950/gOBjCn0ArJ0.71145/f51c5479e0cb3bb9dc , 2x" /></a> </div> <p>Telegram for iOS also catches up with the rest of our apps in terms of <strong>text links</strong>. You can now make any text a <a href="https://bit.ly/18gECvy">link</a> to a website, keeping all the cords under the carpet.</p> <div class="blog_image_wrap"> <a href="/file/811140123/1b46/4fiNCd0Im7w.41855/af8b7c20aa0b915540" target="_blank"><img src="/file/811140037/17e0/iDfax0dwFGo.8219/e33a2d2f6f076a2155" title="Creating a text link on iOS" alt="Creating a text link on iOS" srcset="/file/811140123/1b46/4fiNCd0Im7w.41855/af8b7c20aa0b915540 , 2x" /></a> </div> <p>Mind that people will get a warning about where exactly the link leads when they open it. (Hint: use URL shorteners if you want to rick-roll people).</p> <h4><a class="anchor" name="android-delights" href="#android-delights"><i class="anchor-icon"></i></a>Android Delights</h4> <p>As for Android, we've redesigned the majority of confirmation dialogs in the app, and improved the <strong>design</strong> for message search and adding people to groups. Additionally, the app got a new <strong>theme switcher</strong> in <em>Chat Settings</em>.</p> <div class="blog_video_player_wrap" style="max-width: 400px; margin: 20px auto 20px;"> <video class="blog_video_player tl_blog_vid_autoplay" onclick="videoTogglePlay(this)" autoplay loop controls muted poster="/file/811140437/1805/5MutqOxvf3Q.46129/19228a1a7473a2a3fe" style="max-width: 400px;" title="Changing themes on Android" alt="Changing themes on Android"> <source src="/file/811140502/16e1/yxE0opr-UAI.1621674.mp4/aa5945d1b1b9ea0920" type="video/mp4"> </video> </div> <p>Have fun with all that and stay tuned for our next updates.</p> <div><br></div> <p><em>May 31, 2019<br>The Telegram Team</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="tl_main_share clearfix"> <a href="https://t.me/share/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftelegram.org%2Fblog%2Fprivacy-discussions-web-bots&text=Focused%20Privacy%2C%20Discussions%20for%20Broadcasts%2C%20Seamless%20Web%20Bots%20and%20More%20in%20Telegram%205.7" class="tl_telegram_share_btn" id="tl_telegram_share_btn" data-text="Focused Privacy, Discussions for Broadcasts, Seamless Web Bots and More in Telegram 5.7" data-url="https://telegram.org/blog/privacy-discussions-web-bots"><i class="tl_telegram_share_icon"></i><span class="tl_telegram_share_label" target="_blank">Forward</span></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="tl_twitter_share_btn" id="tl_twitter_share_btn" data-text="Focused Privacy, Discussions for Broadcasts, Seamless Web Bots and More in Telegram 5.7" data-url="https://telegram.org/blog/privacy-discussions-web-bots" data-via="Telegram">Tweet <span class="tl_twitter_share_cnt"></span></a> </div> </div> <div class="tl_main_recent_news_wrap tlb_other_news_wrap tl_blog_list_page_wrap"> <h3 class="tl_main_recent_news_header"> <a href="/blog">Other News</a> </h3> <div class="tl_main_recent_news_cards clearfix"> <a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/dynamic-video-quality-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400783/3/inBnJMRsW8I.250596/95648f6c88a6890213" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Improved Videos and Much More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today's update adds faster loading, better quality and new speed controls to videos, last edit timestamps, attaching media to sent messages, increased limits for mini apps, new monetization…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Oct 31, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/gifts-verification-platform"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400875/2/7jMIWHhNK14.271741/26556506cae1a02907" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Gifts, Verification Platform and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Users can now send Gifts to their friends: the recipients of gifts can display them on their profile pages or turn them into Stars. 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