Telegram adds search filters, anonymous group managers, and more
Telegram, the Whatsapp competition, continues its habit of offering new features with impressive frequency.
Rare is the month when we don't come up with an avalanche of new features, and today it surprises us with search filters, anonymous group administrators, channel comments, and other details.
In short, we can say that search filters will allow users to find content in Telegram Cloud, that anonymous administrators will keep the name and identity of administrators hidden in the group members list, and that Channel Comments are ideal for keeping the discussion in a more civilized group.
credit: third party image referenceSearch filters: with them, you can find media, links, files, and others more easily with the new search filters. We can find links on a certain date, or type the name of anyone, group, channel, or bot to add a filter by source. To see the possibilities, we can find a message with a link, sent in August 2019, containing the word "car", to give an example.
Anonymous Group Administrators: The idea is that the administrators of a group are not visible, ideal for those dedicated to organizing protests for democracy and freedom. To keep the identity hidden, administrators can toggle Remain Anonymous in Administrator Rights to enable "Batman mode". Messages sent by administrators will be signed with the group name, similar to the one we see in channel posts.
credit: third party image referenceChannel Comments: This is a comment button for posts on channels with discussion groups. The idea is that members' comments appear in their own thread, as well as in the discussion group "to keep everyone informed and make it easier for administrators to keep the conversation civilized."
The platform also now features new fluid animations, the ability to expand or hide the keyboard, switch between day and night themes, view animated pop-ups when deleting messages, changing notifications, saving media, among other settings.