Telegram 2.6 update brings username notifications in Group chats
One of the more sincere WhatsApp rivals, Telegram has just received an update that adds a bunch of nice new features to the already versatile chatting platform.
What started off as a 1:1 clone of the most popular messaging platform in the world is now surpassing the same app in terms of features now. After announcing that the messaging platform was open source, the company also released source code for its official apps. Not content with just that, they also launched an API which could be used to build third-party clients. All that sounds quite awesome, but Telegram also has other tricks up its sleeve now.
The latest v2.6 update to the messaging app brings a few extremely useful features, which other messaging apps probably do not have. WhatsApp doesn’t, for sure.
- Replies, mentions and hashtags
- Reply to specific messages in groups
- Mention @usernames in groups to notify multiple users
- Add comments when forwarding messages
- Use #hashtags for easier search
- Revised notifications in groups: mentioned users and people you reply to will be notified (private chat notification settings apply in this case instead of group settings)
Telegram has apps for everyone. There is an iOS app, a few Android versions, an official app for Windows as well as Windows Phone users. There is a Mac client as well and for the geeks who use Linux, there is a Command-line interface. For the platform agnostic, Telegram has a web version, too.
Find all the relevant download links over at the official Telegram site – Telegram.org
