Telegram started reorganizing the app, including adding a group voice chat function. From next year, it will also apply advertisements to public channels to generate revenue. <더 버지>On the 23rd (local time), “Telegram will introduce a group voice chat function similar to’Discode’,” he reported.
Telegram is a messenger app developed in 2013 by Nicholia Pavel Durov brothers from Russia. Applying’End to End Encryption’ technology It is mainly used by users who value security. It is estimated that about 500 million people worldwide use Telegram.
Reportedly, Telegram adds a voice chat feature that engages thousands of users. Only the group manager can activate the function, and it is displayed at the top of the existing group chat, so anyone can freely participate in the conversation. <더 버지>Said group voice chat is currently focused on audio, but Telegram will introduce video and screen sharing capabilities in the near future.
On the other hand, since the establishment of Telegram, Durov has adhered to the free policy and covered the costs with personal assets. However, from next year, it plans to apply advertising along with the introduction of paid services. <엔가젯>on According to this, this targets Telegram one-to-many public channels, and ads are not expected to be applied to private one-to-one chat or group chat. Features that were previously available for free are also maintained.
“Telegram will start generating revenue next year,” said Durov. “We will be able to launch countless new features and attract billions of new users.”