New Delhi: With the latest version of Telegram’s iOS, Android and desktop apps, encrypted messaging app Telegram users can convert their group voice chats into video conference calls.
Users have the option of pinning someone’s video feed to the screen so that they stay front and center even when they join the call.
Unsurprisingly, users can share your screen if they need to give a presentation or want to show something. According to a report by Engadget, users have the option to share both their camera feed and screen simultaneously.
With this release, group video calls are limited to the first 30 people who join voice chat, but Telegram said that number will increase “soon” as it uses voice chat to support live events and other new features. expands.
Users can participate in group video calls on the phone, as well as on tablets and computers.
Earlier, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov made the announcement via a message posted on his official Telegram channel where he wrote “We will be adding a video dimension to our voice chats in May, making Telegram a powerful tool for group video calls.” will become the stage”.
In an April 2020 blog post, marking 400 million users, it wrote that the global lockdown “highlighted the need for a reliable video communication tool” – to dub video calls in 2020 “messaging in 2013″. like”.
However, it also stressed the importance of security for group video calling – and that’s probably what caused the delay.
The company said it reached 400 million monthly active users in April 2020, up from 200 million in 2018.
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