0.22.8.1354 RC

- Thumbnail generation for documents for outgoing media
- Higher quality thumbnail generation for sending videos
- Album cover arts generation for outgoing music files
- Localization for Monospace, italic, bold, etc in the text selection menu (previously were only in English).

Bugfixes

- Glitch when scrolling stickers in a chat with sticker looping disabled
- Stuck last frame for dice/darts when scrolling
- When sending some documents, they might be incorrectly treated as videos/GIFs
- Text entity clicking does not work in link previews with file or audio

0.22.8.1356 RC

- Styled bold/italic/monospace context menu items
- "Select all" should become visible in system context menu on old android versions
- Crash fix

0.22.8.1357 RC

- long-press handling for monospace entities in instant views + theme colors to style it

0.22.8.1358 RC

Bugfixes

- Freeze when sending text messages & some other specific events occur at exactly the same time
- Incorrect display of current playback position in the music notification seek bar
- Incorrect display of current playback time in the music timer while track is buffering
- Timer in the music notification does not update after song loops
- Incorrect handling of the fast forwarding to the very end of the track with repeat mode set to "one"

0.22.8.1359 RC

- Quiz Timer

Bugfixes

- Sticker set doesn't update to the newer version when displaying cached one & there are some changes (while viewing by link)
- Animated emoji might not appear after the first restart if some newer one was added
- Crash while scrolling installed animated stickers on lowend devices
- Rare crash while zooming in media viewer

0.22.8.1361

- Markdown in notifications
- Changed notification color when night blue or night black used
- Account name in "checking for new messages", when multiple accounts are logged in
- Slightly changed logic how "checking for new messages" appears
- Better logging for "checking for new messages"

Telegram X was updated to version 0.22.8.1361

Brief overview of new features and changes:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-04-23

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Telegram X was updated to version 0.24.2.1471

Brief overview of new features and changes:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-11-08

Soon the new stable update of Telegram X will be rolled out to all users.

Aside several long-awaited features, it will come with several important changes in history of Telegram X.

Stay tuned.

Telegram X was updated to version 0.24.9.1530

Brief overview of new features and changes:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-06-11

In case you ever wanted to contribute to Telegram X — now is the best time.

Here's the contest in case you missed it yesterday:

🏆 Telegram X Android Competition: Round 1

Prize fund for Round 1: $25,000.
Deadline: 23:59 on July 2nd (Dubai time).
Who can participate: Everyone.
Results announcement: July 12th, 2022.

The Task is to implement message reactions identical to the demo materials of TGX Reactions.zip attached below, including all the animations, layouts, and other visual effects:

• You should use the Telegram X source code available on GitHub.
• You must avoid using an existing codebase of the same functionality from other Telegram clients.
• Final result must be submitted as a ready-to-merge pull request to the repository on the deadline date.

Your pull request should support:
1. Sending a reaction to each message type in private chats, groups, and channels. When holding down an emoji in the reactions panel, the app is expected to display a full-screen animation effect once the reaction is sent.
2. Allowing a user to set their preferred Quick Reaction in Settings.
3. Accessing the list of reacted users in groups in the following ways:
• Press and hold the specific reaction button for a quick view.
• Open the 'Reacted' list to show a multi-tab interface, with individual sections for each reaction emoji. Users should be able to switch tabs via a swipe gesture.
4. Turning message reactions on or off in group and channel management – including the ability for admins to disable and enable individual reaction emoji from the list.
5. Display an unseen reaction badge both in the chat list and inside the conversation.

Evaluation Criteria:
1. The overall code quality will be a top priority, aside from animation smoothness and overall stability. Make sure to get familiar with the project structure and guide for contributors before getting started. Reaction code should keep in mind possible future use on other screens outside of the task (i.e. placing reactions through shared media).
2. The implemented features should not impact existing functions, like causing the app to crash when interacting with other features.
3. Ensure the app is free of major glitches, interface jumps, and severe layout issues.
4. Your app should run smoothly on a wide range of devices. In the evaluation stage, we will test with several devices, including Samsung Galaxy (A51, S10, S21 Ultra), Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, and more.
5. Implementing a clearly better sticker render (i.e. less disk space usage, better FPS, less CPU usage) will be considered a major advantage, but only after completing all other parts of the task.
6. Attempts to impersonate someone else's work (i.e. submitting a copy of someone else's pull request) will lead to permanent disqualification from Telegram X contests and any potential reward systems in the future.

Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at the end of this round. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.

P.S. For the next stage, we expect to only invite contestants who achieve🥉3rd place or higher in this round.

Telegram X just got #1 on the trending repositories list: https://github.com/trending

If you have a GitHub account, make sure to star the repository to help it to reach more developers.

https://github.com/TGX-Android/Telegram-X

Starting 0.25.0.1555 beta Telegram X supports displaying custom emoji in all places of the app.

To get this version, you may subscribe to beta through this link and receive it like a regular update through Google Play.

Alternatively, you may download an APK from this official channel.

0.25.0.1555 also comes with many new features and bugfixes. You can the check source code and full list of changes on GitHub: #217, #205.

Telegram X was updated to version 0.25.1.1560

Brief overview of new features and changes:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-10-06

We also announce the second round of the contest for Android developers: https://www.tg-me.com/contest/300

Anyone can participate by submitting pull requests to the repository that address at least one of three tasks until October 30th, 23:59 Dubai Time.

Telegram X was updated to version 0.25.6.1605

Brief overview of new features and changes:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-03-08

Telegram X was updated to version 0.25.6.1615

It includes over 40 fixes of crashes and bugs, optimizations for low end devices and overall stability improvements.

You can always check the list of changes in the Telegram X source code in Settings — Changes in Source Code.

List of changes in TDLib source code will be available here within couple days.

Telegram X was updated to version 0.25.6.1624

– Access up to 200 recent stickers
– Emoji 15.0 support
– Automatic switch between proxies
– Indicator near menu button on main screen
– Resolved an issue when resuming paused download of any media type could ignore the downloaded part and start from the beginning
– Other improvements and bugfixes.

Read more:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-04-02

Telegram X was updated to version 0.25.10.1647

– Built-in translation tools
– Advanced text formatting
– Emoji statuses
– Internal voice calls improvements
– Now relies on public TDLib version & OpenSSL 1.1.1u for encryption
– Other improvements and bugfixes.

Read more:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-08-02

Telegram X was updated to version 0.26.3.1674

– Custom emoji and reactions
– Archive settings
– Select and adjust link preview
– Media-only groups support
– In-app avatar picker
– Improved notifications reliability
– Notifications on Android Auto
– Other features and bugfixes.

Read more:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-2023-12-31

Most features of this update were rolling out in December.
Now available for everyone.

Telegram X was updated to version 0.26.8.1717

– Read Time in Private Chats
– Edit and Replace media messages
– Crop and mirror videos
– Draw over received photos
– Faster video streaming
– Reworked video compression
– Add captions to files before sending them
– Correct rendering of RTL (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian) and mixed-direction messages
– Set and view others Date of Birth
– Similar channels
– Resolved notification issues for recently registered accounts
– Manage collectible usernames
– Eliminated over 35 bugs and 15 crashes
– Over 40 additional improvements
– Many other changes

Read more:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-05-10

Telegram X was updated to version 0.26.9.1730

– Chat Folders: create customized subset of your primary chat list
– Folders Appearance: modify tabs style and position on screen
– Folder Icons: choose icons to easily distinguish your folders
– Chat Filter inside a folder
– Global Chat Filter for all tabs
– Select Folder when sharing inside the app
– Share Folders with others
– Add shared folders via www.tg-me.com/addlist links
– Hide Chat Folder without deleting it
– Archive as Folder option
– Other features and improvements.

Read more:
https://telegra.ph/Telegram-X-06-08