Telegram is introducing a brand new Tales function that’s presently solely obtainable for Premium subscribers however shall be obtainable to all customers ultimately. 9to5Mac studies: With Telegram Tales, customers are in a position to share images and movies that disappear after some time. Nonetheless, Telegram is attempting to do greater than its rivals. For example, customers can select whether or not a Story will expire after 6, 12, 24, or 48 hours. Most apps make Tales disappear after 24 hours. Telegram additionally lets customers create lists with completely different contacts for every Story. This implies you can share a particular Story along with your greatest mates and one other one simply to your coworkers. The interface is much like what you discover in different apps that already provide Tales, with an inventory of accessible Tales on the high of the record of chats. Additionally much like the Tales function in apps like Instagram and Snapchat, you possibly can ship reactions and reply to another person’s Story. Nonetheless, there is a catch.
Whereas everybody can see Telegram Tales, solely those that pay for Telegram Premium can publish Tales. “Posting tales is presently obtainable solely to subscribers,” a message within the app says when non-Premium customers attempt to create a brand new Story. It is unsure whether or not the Tales function will turn into free for everybody ultimately, however the time period “presently” suggests it would. In line with Durov, though the Telegram workforce was initially towards the concept of getting Tales within the app, the function was one of the requested by its customers. “Even the skeptics on our workforce began to understand this function. We will now not think about Telegram with out it,” he stated final month.
