About a month ago, Telegram announced a Stories feature for premium users that replicates one of Instagram’s most popular features into its messaging app. This Stories feature is now available to everyone In an update to celebrate Telegram’s 10th anniversary.
Indeed, Telegram Stories is now available for everyone without any subscription required. Stories work the same as any other app; photos and videos added and appearing for a limited time and the possibility of other users to react to them. ” Now when you meet people on Telegram, you will see exciting snapshots of their lives, not just a few profile pictures. writes the company in a blog post.
That’s why Telegram Stories allows you to hide your messages from people you don’t want to see and Premium users can choose between. six, twelve, twenty-four and forty-eight hours of visibility for new broadcasts. The feature also includes reactions, so viewers can add a heart or choose from “hundreds” of other replies to posts.
Telegram adds that users will find their contacts’ Stories on their homepage by default. Meanwhile, capturing Stories gets a little more exciting as Telegram introduces a dual camera mode similar to Snap and other apps. The platform says users can Take photos or shoot videos using the front and rear cameras at the same time.
Paid subscribers have a few special features. Posts from paying users appear first, giving them more visibility. Subscribers can also view other people’s Stories in incognito mode and hide all traces of their visits from the author. They also get a permanent viewing history, the ability to save stories to the gallery, captions “10x longer”, and more daily Stories (up to 100).
