The founder of one of the most popular messengers on planet Earth, Pavel Durov, spoke about a new stage in the development of Telegram.
According to him, work is currently underway to transform the messenger into a video platform. The first step on this path has already been taken.
In particular, the entrepreneur explained on his official Telegram channel, users now have the opportunity to choose the quality of the video.
Telegram has taken the first step towards becoming a video platform, Durov wrote.
He added that thanks to a recent update, the messenger’s servers “will compress popular videos in several quality options and optimize them for streaming.”
The innovation is this: now, when a user watches a video, Telegram automatically selects the most suitable quality depending on the speed of the Internet connection, Durov said.
Additionally, users can manually select the quality they need.
The messenger also started displaying the time the message was edited.
If a message has been edited more than once, the time of the last edit will be displayed.
