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blindGram 2.0 Made Telegram Calls, Shared Media, and Multiple Accounts Accessible

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blindGram 2.0 Final was released on August 16, 2018, based on Telegram 4.9. It brought newer Telegram features into an interface designed for Android screen-reader users.

Major accessibility changes

  • Made Telegram calls and shared-media sections accessible.
  • Supported MTProto proxies and up to three Telegram accounts.
  • Announced elapsed time for voice messages and music near playback controls.
  • Added control over whether sender, forwarded-sender, and view-count details were spoken first or last.
  • Added percentage-based seeking for voice messages and music.
  • Adopted Telegram's official Persian translation.

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