telegram-tt/CHANGELOG.md

1.40.0 (2022-04-01)

🤡 Happy April Fool's Day! 🤡

👏 Harder

• Explore 37 new emoji.
• Set Night Mode to follow your operating system in Settings > General.
• Upload all types of audio files with cover images and meta tags.
• Improved designs for Settings and Management pages.

🤩 Better

• Proper date formatting for all languages.
• Changing volume in the media viewer automatically unmutes audio.
• Groups you were restricted from now stay in your chat list.
• Accessibility: Screen Reader support for emoji panel.
• Removed reaction sounds.
• Various layout improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Smoother transitions in Settings.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed error messages for ‘You must be an admin’ and ‘You can't write in this chat’.
• Fixed calendar months that start on a Sunday.
• Fixed duplicated files when downloading.
• Fixed pasting URLs with non-ASCII characters.
• Fixed forwarding protected content.
• Fixed saving Privacy Exceptions.
• Fixed various issues when switching between message lists.

1.39.0 (2022-03-25)

🤩 Better

• New animations for QR code on login screen.
• Toggle Attach Menu with keyboard or screen reader.
• Another update for Persian font.
• Various UX improvements.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed media sometimes being not loaded.

1.38.0 (2022-03-19)

👏 Harder

• See interactive statistics for groups you manage.
• Adjust volume and playback speed with new controls in the Media Viewer.
• Save GIFs sent by other users.
• Schedule stickers and GIFs or send them silently – right-click on desktop or long-press on mobile.
• "Report Spam and Leave" button added for unknown channels.
• Drafts now save when editing messages.
• Set a custom name or include a phone number when adding contacts.
• New contacts can now be added from the Contacts page.
• Click to copy code blocks to your clipboard.

🤩 Better

• Background pattern added for Night Mode.
• New message drafts are restored after editing another message.
• Updated font for Persian language (Vazirmatn 32.1).
• More and more UX improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Optimized multiple algorithms, accelerated rendering.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed notification sounds for reactions in muted chats.
• Fixed chat participants sometimes being inaccurate.
• Fixed seeking position for audio tracks.
• Fixed unintended playback of videos in Media Viewer caused by key.
• Fixed missing QR codes after canceling login on another device.

1.37.0 (2022-03-11)

👏 Harder

• Access detailed interactive statistics for channels you manage.
• Accessibility: screen readers properly detect the attachment menu.

🤩 Better

• Enhanced colors for dark mode with higher contrast.
• Even more UX improvements.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed issues when creating polls in channels.
• Drafts no longer overwrite original text when editing messages.
• Reacting to your own message no longer sends a notification.

1.36.0 (2022-03-05)

👏 Harder

• ‘Add Contact’ and ‘Block User’ buttons appear in the chat header of new chats.
• Send media without sound or schedule it for later. Right-click the Send button on desktop, or press and hold on mobile.
• Added support for viewing shared geo, live locations and venues.
• Chat owners can leave their own groups without deleting them.
• Choose from more categories when reporting specific messages.

🤩 Better

• Even more UX improvements.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed flickering menu for bot commands.
• Copying message text on mobile devices now works as expected.
• Fixed frozen UI when moving between chats and comments.

1.35.0 (2022-02-25)

👏 Harder

• Admins can now manage removed users list in channels.
• Copy text feature of multiple messages preserves sender’s name.
• Added support for subscription bots such as @donate.

🤩 Better

• Fully redesigned context menu on desktops – featuring stunning blur effect.
• Print or export as PDF chat history with Ctrl + P (⌘ + P on macOS).
• Various layout improvements.

🚀 Faster

• More performance optimizations.

1.34.0 (2022-02-20)

🤩 Better

• Reactions to your messages are now shown in notifications.
• Multiple improvements for Media Viewer.
• Better keyboard support in modal dialogs.
• Various layout improvements.

💪 Stronger

• Video messages always play now.
• Fixed playing multiple emoji interactions.

1.33.0 (2022-02-11)

🤩 Better

• The chat list loads even faster.
• More layout improvements.

💪 Stronger

• Irrelevant ‘You must be an admin’ popups no longer appear.
• The New Chat button works properly on Android devices.
• Files sent in Firefox no longer duplicate.
• Fixed media streaming after clearing browser cache.
• Fixed glitches when reacting to media albums and local messages.
• Webpage video preview in Safari now renders properly.

1.32.0 (2022-02-04)

👏 Harder

• Create and share Video Stickers made from .webm files.
• 5 new reactions and interactive emoji: 🥰🤯🤔🤬👏
• Send entire folders as a file.
• Directly add chats to chat folders from Global Search.

🤩 Better

• Redesigned group management pages with animated artwork.
• ‘Forward To’ menu has smooth infinite scroll on mobile.
• Spoiler animations re-hide text after a short period.
• Numerous layout fixes and improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Media loads and scrolls faster in Shared Media and Global Search.
• Optimized some heavy background calculations.
• Memory usage optimizations.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed missing sticker suggestions (e.g. for ❤️ emoji).
• Fixed infinite spinning in Sticker panel.
• Fixed scroll jumps and missing sender names in local search results.
• Fixed highlight color when searching in dark mode.
• Fixed pasting text and media from clipboard on Firefox and iOS browsers.
• Media Viewer: Fixed navigating to the origin message on mobile.
• Media Viewer: Fixed lingering audio after moving to the next item.
• Reactions: Fixed unexpected interaction animations.
• Fixed jumping cursor when typing in Safari.

1.31.0 (2022-01-28)

👏 Harder

• Hide text with an animation using the crossed-eye icon 👁 in the formatting menu.
• Quickly add Spoiler formatting with Ctrl + P (⌘ + P on macOS), or || markdown around the text.
• Admins can manage Join Requests and revoked invites.
• Promote new admins in your groups and channels via Global Search.

🤩 Better

• Network stability enhancements.
• Various improvements and tuning for reactions and interactive emoji.
• Media Viewer improved for mobile devices.
• Numerous layout adjustments.

🚀 Faster

• The app better renders multiple components.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed inline playback for QuickTime videos.
• Fixes for tooltips – including stickers, emoji, and mentions.
• Unread counter now correctly reflects values on mobile devices.
• Emoji now properly copy from message text.
• Users’ display names now appear in service messages.
• Fixed collapsing multiple spaces in messages.
• Reactions and the “Send As” feature are now always available in Discussion Groups.

1.30.0 (2022-01-21)

👏 Harder

• Meet Message Reactions:

  • React to a message with ❤️🔥🎉😁😱🤩😢👎💩🤮 in the context menu.
  • Send a quick 👍 reaction by hovering over the bottom corner of a message.
  • You can change your default reaction to another emoji in Settings > General.
  • Group and Channel admins can enable and control reactions via their chat's Info Page > Edit > Reactions.

• Interactive Emoji:

  • Added support for all interactive emoji, including fullscreen animations and sound effects. Try 🔥, 🍆, 🍑 and more.
  • Animations play simultaneously when both users have the chat open. – The “is watching…” status will appear when your chat partner is also seeing the animations.

• Manage invite links for Groups and Channels: – Enable admin approval or limited duration and users.

🤩 Better

• Better quality for uploaded profile pictures.
• Various UI improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Several optimizations for older devices – no more freezing while typing.

💪 Stronger

• Saved Messages now correctly renders in search results.
• Fixed missing icons for muted chats in the chat list.
• The context menu no longer flickers on older devices.
• Fix re-scheduling messages to a previous date.

1.29.0 (2022-01-15)

👏 Harder

• Add admins in groups and channels.
• Use inline "Request Contact" button for bots.
• See inline search results in chats with bots that support it.

🤩 Better

• Dialogs now have a closing animation.
• Messages with spoilers will be hidden in chat until full support is added.
• Various UI fixes.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed missing user list when creating groups and channels.
• Fixed chat history being deleted when deleting a contact.
• Fixed missing text in messages containing specific emoji.

1.28.0 (2022-01-07)

👏 Harder

• Support for join requests in groups and channels.
• Support for more service messages.

🤩 Better

• Easier to select and adjust left column width.
• Redundant single quotes removed in Spanish and French translations.
• Support for hotkeys on non-qwerty keyboards.
• Use Ctrl+Shift+F or Ctrl+F (in PWA mode) to open global or local search.
• Chat: "Add to folder..." only appears for users with folders.
• Support for start parameter in tg://resolve links.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed focusing on messages in a chat that was previously open.
• Fixed missing stickers in sticker suggestions.
• Fixed opening chats from user mentions.
• Fixed various glitches when appearing as a channel in public groups.
• Removed redundant download and forward options in chats with protected content.

1.27.0 (2021-12-31)

🎄 Happy New Year 2022! 🎄

👏 Harder

• Protected Content in Groups and Channels: – Content creators can restrict the ability to forward messages from their groups and channels. – When forwarding is restricted, users will also be unable to directly save media from the chat or take screenshots. – Toggle this option on or off via Chat Info > Group / Channel Type.
• Anonymous Posting in Public Groups – Comment as one of your channels in public groups and channel comments. – Tap the profile picture next to the message bar to choose which channel you will appear as when you send the message.
• Your peers will now be notified when you are typing a message or selecting a sticker.

🤩 Better

• Detailed info is now shown when moving cursor over message timestamp.

🚀 Faster

• Some optimizations for heavy calculations.
• The UI is even more responsive now.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed updating edited media.
• Fixed switching folders with the same name.
• Fix frozen scroll and missing UI elements when animations are turned off.
• Fixed completely turning off animations.

1.26.0 (2021-12-25)

No longer alpha

👏 Harder

• Added bot start parameter for t.me links.
• Changed display of service notifications for errors.

🤩 Better

• Fixed scroll jumps in message history.
• Improved font for Arabic and Persian languages.
• Various fixes for RTL languages.
• Rotating your device will no longer refresh the page during video chats.
• Various UI improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Optimized rendering for context menus.
• Optimized search in large lists.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed echo cancellation in calls.
• Fixed focusing from forwarded channel posts.
• Fixed keyboard navigation, missing contacts, and auto-focus when forwarding.
• Fixed markdown parsing inside code and links.
• Fixed missing UI elements when going back in history stack.
• Fixed flickering profile photos in Safari.
• Fixed t.me message links to private chats.
• Fixed duplicated folders.
• Fixed missing media due to outdated auth key.
• Fixed loading default language pack on auth screen.
• Fixed missing profile pictures in comments.

1.25.0 (2021-12-10)

👏 Harder

• Brand new Media Viewer for touch screens with swipe, pinch, double-tap and pan gestures.
• Read receipts are available for your messages in groups.
• Join Group, Subscribe to Channel and Start Bot buttons are now shown on mobile screens.
• Added support for wide screens up to 4K.
• More accessibility support.

🤩 Better

• Context menus are more compact.
• Animations adjust to be more native on various devices.
• Several UI improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Slide transitions and context menus were drastically optimized.
• UI effects are faster and more efficient.

💪 Stronger

• Deep links properly open in Safari.
• Increased protocol security.

1.24.0 (2021-12-04)

👏 Harder

• Starting a one-on-one call with another user creates a private channel to host the call.
• Development is ongoing for direct one-on-one calls.

🤩 Better

• Various UI improvements.

🚀 Faster

• UI speed and animations were significantly improved by optimizing heavy calculations.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed missing red dot on unread favicon.
• Fixed redundant scrolling in small message lists.

1.23.0 (2021-11-27)

👏 Harder

• An early version of Video Chats is available in all groups.

🤩 Better

• Various UI improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Optimized the rendering engine. . Optimized rendering the chat list.
• Fixed memory leaks in large audio playlists.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed videos pausing during playback.
• Fixed missing sounds when notifications are disabled.
• Fixed page refresh when listening to voice messages.
• Fixed incorrect track order in audio playlists.
• Fixed opening links without https:// formatting.
• Fixed scroll jumps in new chats.

1.22.0 (2021-11-19)

👏 Harder

• Messages you forward can now be sent as Scheduled Messages.
• Groups you have in common with another user are now listed on their Profile.
• Added text and image previews for the WebZ URL.

🤩 Better

• Notifications are no longer shown when the app is in the foreground.
• Various UI improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Fixed some minor memory leaks.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed opening unread comments on posts.
• Fixed notifications opening the browser instead of the installed app.
• Fixed missing Sticker Search section.
• Fixed flickering when sending a message to an empty channel.
• Fixed ESG panel sometimes being stuck.
• Fixed app freezes when formatting text.
• Fixed issues when creating a group.

1.21.0 (2021-11-12)

👏 Harder

• Specify auto-download settings for media by chat type in Settings > Data & Storage.
• The ‘Choosing a Sticker’ user status now appears in chats and the chat list.

🤩 Better

• Various UI fixes.

🚀 Faster

• Optimized animations for voice message playback.
• Faster rendering of chats and messages with optimized time formatting.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed scrolling jumps in message list.
• Fixed leaving/deleting groups and channels.
• Fixed marking service notifications as read.
• Fixed time display issues for both 12 and 24-hour formats.

1.20.0 (2021-11-05)

👏 Harder

• Adjust playback speed and volume and navigate between tracks with the new audio player controls.
• Switch between 12/24-hour clock from Settings > General > Time Format.
• Reply to recent messages with Ctrl+Up.
• Application has been updated to support new 64-bit identifiers.

🤩 Better

• Smooth loading for videos.
• Various visual improvements.

🚀 Faster

• Optimized scrolling in chats with lots of media.
• Optimized rendering of voice messages.

💪 Stronger

• Fixed hidden pinned messages when listening to audio files.
• Fixed chat remaining in list after deleting.
• Fixed cursor jumping when entering emoji.
• Fixed the resolution of document previews.
• Fixed marking changelog messages as read.
• Fixed Firefox favicon.

1.19.0 (2021-10-29)

👏 Harder

• You can now add users as a contact from their profile.
• Improvements in handling t.me/ links.

🤩 Better

• Redesigned error messages in the login flow for invalid numbers and too many attempts.
• Composer: Support for non-standard JPEG extensions.
• Enhanced icons for app shortcuts and the “Favorites" tab in your browser.

💪 Stronger

• Added fixes for editing contacts.

1.18.0 (2021-10-22)

👏 Harder

• Support for downloading all media types (via context menu).
• Support for downloading media from multiple selected messages.
• Group Management: Users can now be removed via the Member List and the Permissions screen.
• Privacy and Security: Tap the + button in Privacy and Security > Blocked Users to add additional users to the list.
• These fancy new changelogs.

🤩 Better

• Message: Video Mesages and GIFs are now larger in chat.
• Sticker and GIF Search: Your cursor automatically moves to the panel when you open it.

🚀 Faster

• Optimized, more efficient animations.

💪 Stronger

• Notifications: Fixed missing sounds.
• Left Column: Fixed default width for smaller screens.
• Media Viewer: Fixed pinch-to-zoom for iOS users.
• Audio: Fixed the download button for RTL language users.
• Messages: Self-destructing videos must now be opened in the Telegram App for iOS or Android.
• Various other layout improvements.

1.17.0 (2021-10-15)

• Message: show white outline for big emoji
• PWA: Fixed stale unread badge
• Design: Support left panel resizing. Stretch for bigger screens
• Poll: Support multiline questions
• Various fixes

1.16.0 (2021-10-08)

• Bots: Added support for forced replies
• Various minor UI improvements

1.15.0 (2021-09-24)

• Auth: Always use white QR background
• Media: Fixed image upload on Firefox
• Video: Display .mov as document, if format not supported

1.14.0 (2021-09-17)

• Shared Media: Added 'Voice' tab
• Added 'Show disscussion' button
• Added support for 'Replies' bot
• Attachment Menu: Fixes for quick mode items
• Composer: Fixed pasting images in Linux

1.13.0 (2021-09-12)

• Auth: Get countries from the server
• Audio Player: Big overhaul, Media Session support
• Support t.me ang tg:// links
• Support scrollbars in the context menu

1.12.0 (2021-08-27)

• Avatar: Fix emoji display
• Various fixes

1.11.0 (2021-08-20)

• Payments 2.0
• Emoji 13
• Auth: Prevent refresh when rotating device
• Bots: Commands menu
• Composer: Notify, if message is too long
• Settings: New design for profile

1.10.0 (2021-08-13)

• Mention: Support Unicode names
• Support redirects from t.me
• Various bug fixes

1.9.0 (2021-08-07)

• Chat: Suggest "Hello" sticker for empty dialogs
• Dev: Allow invoking API methods from the console
• Design: Use native fonts for iOS and MacOS systems
• Composer: Fix potential XSS vulnerability
• Performance: Various optimizations

1.8.0 (2021-08-02)

• GramJS: Support reconnects when transferring files
• Auth: Support switching to system language
• Messages: Fix copying link on iOS
• Localization: Telegram Tips channels
• Teact: Fix DOM nodes leak

1.7.0 (2021-07-23)

• Bots: Support stop and restart
• Calendar: Fix months starting from Sunday
• Composer: Preserve input when sending sticker
• Video: Fixed incorrect duration
• Comments: Various fixes

1.6.0 (2021-07-16)

• Inline bots are now supported
• Message: You can now report messages
• Support browser history
• Login: Allow all phone numbers
• Attachment Menu: Show emoji tooltip
• Support for links with long TLDs

1.5.0 (2021-07-09)

• Media Viewer: Support document preview
• Media Viewer: Prevent refresh when rotating device to watch video
• Symbol Menu: Show scrollbar on non-touch devices

1.4.0 (2021-07-06)

• Media Viewer: Context menu for images
• Dark Theme: Auto-change with system theme
• Localization: Vazir font for Persian language
• Notifications: Group multiple push notifications
• Invites: Show confirmation modal

1.3.0 (2021-06-21)

• Settings / General: Show sensitive content toggle

1.2.0 (2021-06-20)

• Dark Theme: Use system theme
• Media Viewer: Video fullscreen on double click
• Message: Open context menu by short tap on Android

1.1.0 (2021-06-19)

• Audio: Add download button

1.0.0 (2021-03-13)

• Initial release