Why Old Unofficial Telegram Clients Can Stop Working After Mandatory Updates
blindGram reported a temporary service interruption on December 4, 2021, after Telegram required unofficial clients to move to a newer source-code version.
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Posts tagged “Telegram”
Every blindGram blog article tagged “Telegram”: news, guides, and updates about accessible Telegram for blind users.
57 posts tagged “Telegram”
blindGram 8.0 made Telegram comments accessible to screen readers
blindGram 8.0 Final, released December 6, 2020 on Telegram 7.2.1, made channel comments and multiple pinned messages usable with a screen reader.
blindGram 8.0 Beta 5 tested Telegram 7.2.1 before the final
blindGram 8.0 Beta 5 went out on December 1, 2020, on Telegram 7.2.1, five days before 8.0 Final. The post itself carried no separate feature list.
blindGram 7.0 Beta 7 kept testing on Telegram 6.3.0
blindGram 7.0 Beta 7 was posted on August 16, 2020, six days after Beta 3, continuing the public test on Telegram 6.3.0. The builds in between stayed internal.
blindGram 7.0 Beta 3 moved the app to Telegram 6.3.0
On August 10, 2020, blindGram 7.0 Beta 3 opened public testing on Telegram 6.3.0, with no changelog beyond the beta number and Telegram version in the APK name.
blindGram 6.1 brought accessible YouTube playback to Telegram
blindGram 6.1 Final, released July 14, 2020, fixed 6.0 issues and added accessible YouTube playback, 48 kHz voice recording, and new folder settings.
blindGram 6.1 beta: a short test cycle on Telegram 6.2
blindGram opened beta testing for version 6.1 on July 7, 2020, five days after 6.0 Final shipped, on the same Telegram 6.2 base. The post carried no changelog.
How to Edit Media Captions Before Multi-Forwarding in blindGram
An audio guide shared on July 2, 2020 introduced caption editing for files, music, and videos before sending them with blindGram's multi-forward feature.
blindGram added Russian and Spanish for screen reader users
On July 2, 2020 blindGram announced Russian and Spanish interface languages beside Persian and English, translated by members of its community.
blindGram 6.0 made Telegram folders and chat preview accessible
blindGram 6.0 Final, released July 2, 2020 on Telegram 6.2.0, made secret chats and chat previews accessible, adopted Telegram folders and added media rewind.