A Russian court in Moscow court has banned the popular Telegram messaging app. The court ruling on Friday came after Telegram refused to give Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) encryption keys that would grant access to user messaging data.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings Location-Based Chats, Adding Contacts Without Phone Numbers and More.
Google has announced a number of changes for Android Wear-powered smartwatches that make controlling things easier from your wrist.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings new Global permissions for groups, where admins can restrict all members in any group from posting certain types of content.
The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC), Saudi Arabia’s telecommunications regulatory authority, has announced that Saudi Arabia will open up the country to online calling services, lifting a longtime ban.
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Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, has been arrested in France. He was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and taken into custody.
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Russia’s internet watchdog has blocked an estimated 16m IP addresses in a massive operation against the banned Telegram messaging app that could set a new precedent for Russian online censorship.
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Telegram announced today that they have reached the milestone of 400 million monthly active users, up from 300 million a year ago. Alongside the announcement, the company released upgrades for both Android and iOS apps.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing an alpha version of video calling on both Android and iOS. You can start a video call from your contact's profile page, and switch video on or off at any time during voice calls. Like all other video content on Telegram, video calls support picture-in-picture mode, allowing you to scroll through chats and multitask while maintaining eye contact.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing Chat Themes, Interactive Emoji, Read Receipts in Groups and Live Stream Recording and more.
Telegram has rolled out a new update, bringing Scheduled Messages, Reminders, Custom Cloud Themes and More Privacy features.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings chat archives, a fresh look for the app and more.
It's taken its time but the ability to archive chats is finally here. To archive, simply swipe left on your main screen. You can further hide archived chats with another left swipe and to see them again, simply pull down on the main screen.
