New Features: Telegram Update Highlights
Telegram has recently rolled out a series of exciting new features, enhancing the user experience. Here's a detailed overview of these new functionalities:
1. Prohibiting Private Messages
Telegram iOS/Android v10.6 introduces a feature to block private messages, which is an exclusive feature for Premium users. Users can configure this via the following path: Settings → Privacy → Private Messages → Contacts and Premium
.
Learn more: Telegram Update Details
2. Quote Reply Feature
Users can now select all or part of a message in channels, groups, or private chats to quote and reply. Additionally, quoted replies can also be sent to other conversations, greatly facilitating information exchange. Detailed information: Quote Reply User Guide
3. Code Highlighting
Telegram now supports code highlighting. Users simply need to send code using the "monospace" format, with the format code
, where "code" represents the code content. The system automatically detects the code language, and users can directly copy the entire code block by tapping on it.
Get more information: Introduction to Code Highlighting Feature
4. Similar Channel Recommendations
When users join a new channel, Telegram will display other channels similar to it. Simultaneously, a list of similar channels will also be shown on the homepage of already joined channels, though not all channels will be recommended. See details: Similar Channel Feature Analysis
5. Channel and Group Level Boosting
Channels and groups can now increase their level through boosts from Premium users. Different levels offer different features, with the highest level being 100 (e.g., the @TelegramTips channel has directly leveled up to 100). Administrators can also increase boosts through giveaway activities to level up. Learn more: Channel and Group Level Information
With these new features, Telegram has further enhanced the user communication experience, and they are certainly worth exploring and utilising for every user!