Telegram beta v5.13.0 got a new animation for themes switch.
h/t Eray Rafet (working on a full review)

Telegram V5.13.0 beta also got a new search animation and dark splash screen. Here is a quick preview.

​​Full update review - Telegram V5.13.0 beta lands in with improvements to location sharing and instant view, a "send when online" feature, and more
https://www.testingcatalog.com/report/amp/telegram-v5-13-0-beta-lands-in-with-improvements-to-location-sharing-and-instant-view-a-send-when-online-feature-and-more

After a long long time without any updates, perhaps almost a month, we now have our hands on Telegram version 5.13.0 beta to test out, and in fact, it does include some major upgrades to the prior release. Here is what we've got! 🔥

Telegram X beta was updated to version 0.22.2.1239

- Three-lines chats list. Change via Settings — Themes and Chats — Chats List Style
- Icons in the chats list for media messages
- New emoji
- New animation when opening profile & view long chat titles
- Unified notifications & chats list message preview
- Resend failed messages
- Albums and multiple forwarded messages display as one notification

Meanwhile, many new features are already being prepared for the next update. Stay tuned.

#TelegramX

Interesting, Telegram X (red) opens Twitter links as Instant View while normal Telegram (blue) opens them as intent. I definitely like Instant view more, what about you? 🤔
https://twitter.com/testingcatalog/status/1203446078726651904

Telegram team is working super hard on new features (and TON) and while we are waiting, we are doing something new here as well. Apart from aggregating info about Telegram, we are also aggregating info about ALL social apps in our new Telegram channel >>> @socialapps

The content on this channel should benefit all social media users who want to skyrocket their social presence in the best possible way by utilising the latest features. Give it a shot and let us know what do you think! 🔥

#TelegramX

0.22.3.1241 beta

Phone number privacy. Add contacts without knowing phone number. Chats archive.

Changes

1. Updated TDLib
2. Reworked action bar in chats: now controlled by server/TDLib
3. New action bar's actions: add contact, report unrelated location, block, share my phone number
4. Add contacts without knowing number
5. Phone number privacy setting
6. Who can find me by my phone number setting
7. Share my phone number toggle when adding the contact
8. Added avatar/phone number when adding or renaming a contact
9. Archive/unarchive chats
10. Pin/unpin chats inside the archive
11. View archived chats via special filter
12. Filter chats by type inside an archive

Bugfixes

1. Incorrect order of items after adding the contact compared to after closing/opening profile again.

Beta Disclaimer

All or some of the items in the list above are not final. They may or may not change, remove, or kept as is in the next updates.

Until the next stable version, it is expected that beta won't be as stable as it usually is. If you are not OK with that, please keep using stable version for now.

0.22.3.1242 beta

Changes

- Custom admin titles in messages
- Supported Message.restrictionReason

Bugfixes

- Rudimentary archive option for saved messages & service notifications
- "Share my phone number" toggle ignores the value
- Probably resolved the issue that prevented displaying admin signs in some cases
- "Settings" in Recent Actions do not open

#Telegram

Apparently, Telegram supports skin tones for animated emojis.
It can be enabled by a color modifier. Unfortunately, they are not easily accessible and you will have to cope them all the time from somewhere.

Emoji Skin Tone Modifiers

🏻 Light Skin Tone
🏼 Medium-Light Skin Tone
🏽 Medium Skin Tone
🏾 Medium-Dark Skin Tone
🏿 Dark Skin Tone

How to use:
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😁🏽
😁🏾
😁🏿

https://t.me/AnimatedEmojis/101

#Telegram

A new Telegram tip.
You can start a Secret Chat to prevent forwarding and set messages (or the whole conversation) to self-destruct in the fires of Mount Doom. Sauron won't know what hit him. #TelegramTips
https://twitter.com/telegram/status/1206589852738818049

#Telegram

A new post for #TelegramTips
You can use the in-app image editor to adjust colors, enhance detail or even add stickers while sending. No giant kittens were harmed in the making of this tweet.
https://twitter.com/telegram/status/1207314576011755521

#TelegramX 0.22.3.1244 beta

- Channel Discussions: access & set group chat for posts' discussion & automatic forwards
- Alternative comments chat access: Three-dot menu > Linked Group / Channel

Bugfixes

- Postponed messages being displayed as normal when sent from another client

#TelegramX

0.22.3.1246 beta

- Full-screen chat viewing when discuss/follow button is present
- Hold discuss button to preview discussion group
- Discuss/follow button attach/detach animation
- Animation when follow button gets replaced with discuss

**Bugfixes

**- Incorrect chat placeholder letters when viewing group's location