Telegram Users Can Now Pin Multiple Messages, Get Live Location Distance Alerts and More

The company is further improving its Live location feature by adding a Distance Alert that essentially notifies you when the other user is close. Icons on the live location map also show which direction people are facing. Users can the distance range such as 0.5km, 1km, or more for alerts.

The latest update for Telegram also brings an improved playlist feature. Now, when a user sends multiple songs in the audio format, it automatically gets converted into a Playlist. Moreover, Telegram Channel admins are now getting a handy tool to see the growth of the channel. Until now, admins could see channel statistics; however, the new update would allow viewing stats for individual sent posts. Plus, the platform is introducing new animated emojis as well, which now includes a slot machine, dice, darts and other Halloween-related to emojis. Lastly, Android users can now edit a photo directly on the platform and send it back right away, instead of downloading and uploading it again. Just tap the brush button when viewing a photo to quickly draw or put stickers on it.

The news updates on Telegram app for Android and iOS come nearly a month after the platform introduced features like Search Filters and Anonymous Group Admins. The previous update that was rolled out in September also brought new animations.