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Bonus track. An embeddable HTML-widget is now available for all messages in public groups and channels. You can see it when you open links to such messages in your browser – try this with t.me/telegram/81. Below the widget is a button that reveals the code to embed it on any website. Journalists quoting Telegram channel posts in their articles are going to love this.

Telegram v.4.6 is here! You can now set up your auto-download preferences with granular precision (find the new options in Settings > Data & Storage). For example, always download pictures from your mother on any connection, but only auto-download media from groups when you're on WiFi. iOS users will enjoy the new option to swipe left on any message to quickly reply to it. For everyone else, we've also added support for albums to Secret chats, full support for MTProto 2.0, and the option to only use p2p in calls with contacts (see Settings > Privacy & Security). Link previews for Instagram posts and tweets with multiple photos will now show all the media as an album, like this:

Meet Telegram 4.5! You can now group photos and videos into albums when sending — and control the order in which your media will be sent. Store any important messages or media by sending or forwarding them to the Saved Messages chat. Each saved message has a “go to” button that takes you to the right place in the original chat. We've also improved username search to make it easier to find popular bots and channels, added support for pinned messages in channels, and redesigned the Settings screens on iOS. iOS users also get full support for iPhone X. Read all about version 4.5 on our blog: https://telegram.org/blog/albums-saved-messages

We saw some groups approach the 20K limit and increased it again. Telegram groups can now have up to 30,000 members.

Telegram 4.4 is here! With the new Live Locations it's easier than ever to meet people on the go or get together during crowded events. Also in this update: A completely redesigned music player – try it out on the @cctracks channel that features Creative Commons music. Telegram is now available in 13 languages including French, Malaysian, Indonesian, Russian and Ukrainian. More languages are coming soon thanks to the new localization platform. Read all about version 4.4 on our blog: https://telegram.org/blog/live-locations

New mention badges in Telegram 4.3

Telegram 4.3 is out! We've added reply and mention badges so that it's easier to keep up with conversations in busy groups. Also in this update: A new panel for quick access to your favorite stickers, a new interface to invite your friends to Telegram (get there via Contacts), group stickers, and numerous other design and UI improvements. Read all about version 4.3 on our blog: https://telegram.org/blog/replies-mentions-stickers

We've just launched Instant View for 2,274 more websites following the end our first contest. Read more about Instant View and the contest on our blog: https://telegram.org/blog/first-IV-contest

The new emoji shortcut is particularly handy on desktops, but can also help to quickly locate obscure emoji on your mobile. :sunglasses :