Telegram Apps Disappear From Apple's App Store, Telegram X Appears on Google Play

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By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 1 February 2018 11:01 IST
Highlights
  • A Reddit user noticed the removal of Telegrams apps on the App Store
  • Telegram Support apparently claims they will be back soon
  • Telegram X for Android released with new design, faster UI
Telegram Apps Disappear From Apple's App Store, Telegram X Appears on Google Play

Popular messaging apps Telegram and Telegram X have disappeared from Apple's App Store. In another set of developments, Telegram on Wednesday officially launched the Telegram X app for Android. It is an experimental app that claims to offer more features, new design, and faster animations compared to the original version. Users can log in with their regular Telegram account. Additionally, TDLib has also been released for developers.

Talking about the iOS app mystery, a Reddit user on Thursday noticed that both Telegram apps have "disappeared from iOS app store." Pavel Durov, Founder and CEO of Telegram, cleared up the mystery, revealing the apps had been removed due to inappropriate content being made available to users.

"We were alerted by Apple that inappropriate content was made available to our users and both apps were taken off the App Store. Once we have protections in place we expect the apps to be back on the App Store," Durov tweeted on Thursday.

Separately, the Telegram X for Android app was announced on Wednesday. Developed by the winner of TDLib (Telegram Database Library) two years ago, Telegram X is an experimental app that is committed to reinventing Telegram in terms of speed, quality of animations, ease of use etc. "This app is experimental and may or may not eventually replace the existing official app. But even if it doesn't, it will speed up the development of Telegram by allowing us to quickly test new approaches and technologies," said the Telegram team in a blog post.

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The Telegram X app on Android supports a new bubble-free mode for chats. This mode allows messages and photos to take up more screen real estate. The app also lets users tap and hold on chats to preview content without opening them. Apart from that, the app comes with several swiping actions - swipe left and right to switch between Chats and Calls, and swipe right on any message to open the forwarding menu.

Among other features, the Telegram X app has a redesigned music player, attachment menu, and optimised profile pages. The app is available for download from Google Play.

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The TDLib or Telegram Database Library has also been released, in a separate announcement. TDLib is a tool that allows third-party developers to build custom Telegram apps.

Earlier this month, the Telegram app added a new Quick Replies feature on iOS and Android with version 4.7.

 

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