Telegram has expanded the group video calling function it launched in June to have the ability to accommodate extra members — a lot extra. The most recent model of the messaging app now permits as much as 1,000 folks to affix a bunch video name. Whereas the variety of members that may broadcast video from their digital camera or their display screen stays capped at 30, an extra 970 folks can tune in and watch. 

As Telegram stated when it first launched the function, it was all the time planning on growing the variety of folks that may be part of a bunch chat because it expands its voice and video calls to assist stay occasions. In its new announcement, the corporate stated it will carry on growing the restrict. As well as, Telegram has up to date the video messaging function so customers can watch them at a better decision. Customers can now additionally share their display screen with sound throughout 1-on-1 video calls and set their messages to auto-delete after one month as a substitute of inside a day or every week just like the older choices allowed. 

Telegram’s up to date media editor makes the comb width smaller upon zooming in, permitting customers to attract finer particulars on photographs and movies. Different new options embrace extra password reset choices and animated emoji. For the Android app, the most recent model additionally consists of assist for 0.5x, 1.5x and 2x playback speeds, in addition to new sending animations. In the meantime, iOS customers can have entry to a brand new in-app digital camera that may use all their gadget’s zoom ranges, in addition to the power to ahead messages to a number of recipients.