2020 begins with a bang for Telegram. The instant messaging platform alternative to WhatsApp has in fact recently released version 5.13 of the smartphone app, with several graphic and functional innovations that will further improve the user experience of the platform and make it even more multifunctional.
Given the innovations introduced with the latest update, in fact, it seems that Telegram aims to be more like WeChat than WhatsApp. The Chinese platform, in fact, has for some time been transformed from a "simple" chat to a sort of "alternative" operating system to the one installed on your smartphone. Pavel Durov's creature, just to give an example, will allow you to manage long-lasting audio files in a more personalized way, thus (also) becoming a podcast player. In short, we are faced with an increasingly versatile and mature product, which instead of waging war on WhatsApp on its own ground (that of messaging), is trying to circumvent the obstacle by "creating" its own market niche.
Telegram 5.13, the innovations introduced by the update
In addition to some technical improvements, Telegram 5.13 introduces a long series of new functions. Eg, it will be easier to share your location, being able to choose a place of interest directly on the map; you can schedule the sending of messages to contacts, so that they receive them as soon as they are online; the support for audiobooks and podcasts, with automatic playback from where it was stopped and the ability to play them back at double speed whenever you want.
On Android, however, it becomes easier to switch from "light mode" to dark mode thanks to the introduction of an ad hoc command in the platform menu. they will also be able to customize the graphical appearance of the Telegram themes. New gradients and backgrounds have been added for the chat and the platform, in order to make it even more "personal" and unique.
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