Telegram adds spoiler format for media, new drawing team and profile pictures for contacts

The folks over at Telegram are seeing off 2022 with another one in each of their core feature dumps

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The modern update adds a ton of newer features, including spoiler formatting for media, new drawing tools, zero garage usage,

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In addition to being able to add spoiler formatting for text content, Telegram will now also add spoiler formatting for images

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This appears as a shiny layer with a blur on top of the media, hiding the content unless the consumer touches it.

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New garage control features can help you set up separate vehicle delete settings for cached media from chats, agencies

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Pie charts show what is taking up space, and the time to load the pie chart has been greatly reduced on iOS.

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The app now also includes updated drawing tools, with a new blur tool and five high-precision coloring tools, including a new

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The drawing gear mechanically changes the width according to the drawing pace and robotically smooths lines

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