{"id":15431,"date":"2019-06-25T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/telegram-adds-location-flavored-extras-and-full-group-ownership-transfers.html"},"modified":"2019-06-25T15:00:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T15:00:46","slug":"telegram-adds-location-flavored-extras-and-full-group-ownership-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/telegram-adds-location-flavored-extras-and-full-group-ownership-transfers.html","title":{"rendered":"Telegram adds location-flavored extras and full group ownership transfers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Messaging platform Telegram <\/a> has added a new bunch of location-based features via an update<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Users of the latest version of the app will find an \u2018Add People Nearby\u2019 setting which they can use to quickly exchange contact details without the need to type in digits.<\/p>\n

Coupled with a prior update<\/a>, which lets Telegram users control who can see their phone number, it looks like it\u2019ll make it possible to open a chat channel with a new contact without having to hand over your actual phone number.<\/p>\n

Also via the \u2018Add People Nearby\u2019 contacts setting, the update lets users surface nearby public chat groups \u2014 by displaying any open chat channels in their proximity.<\/p>\n

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The setting also includes an option to \u2018Create a Local Group\u2019 \u2014 which does what it says on the tin, allowing users to set up a chat in their locality.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis update opens up a new world of location-based group chats for anything from conferences, to festivals, to stadiums, to campuses, to chatting with people hanging out in the same cafe,\u201d Telegram suggests, re-upping an idea that\u2019s clocked up more than its fair share of startup tech cycles over the years. As a feature within a fully fledged messaging platform it\u2019s more likely to find a niche groove, say for hosting ephemeral stuff like conference scuttlebutt or party chatter.<\/p>\n

Other features added in the update include the ability to transfer admin rights of any group chat to another user with two taps.<\/p>\n

\u201cTelegram apps now support transferring ownership rights from any groups and channels to other users,\u201d it writes. \u201cGrant full admin rights to your Chosen One to see the Transfer Ownership button.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not quite a self-destruct<\/a> button<\/a> but the \u2018pass the ownership baton\u2019 feature could come in handy for users living in repressive states with restrictions on freedom of expression \u2014 if, for example, it allows group chat\/channel admins to stay one step ahead of state forces which may target them in a bid to close conversations down.<\/p>\n

In such a scenario, there\u2019s the added risk that a channel admin could be personally targeted by police to extract data on group messages and other members. So enabler quicker transfers of ownership may enable comms to be maintained despite state attempts to disrupt and interfere \u2014 even if the original admin needs to temporarily delete their Telegram account to protect its data from being accessed via their device.<\/p>\n

However, like any tech tool there\u2019s also the opposite risk; i.e. that police could force a channel admin to transfer ownership to a group member of their choosing and then take it over and close it down.<\/p>\n

Other features landing in the latest Telegram app update include more controls over notifications; Siri shortcuts for users of the iOS app; and tweaks to the theme picker and icon options, also on iOS.<\/p>\n

More in Telegram\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Article source: http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/techcrunch\/social\/~3\/rv7teB6z0iY\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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