blindGram 2.0 made Telegram calls and shared media accessible
Released August 16, 2018 on Telegram 4.9, blindGram 2.0 made Telegram calls and shared media usable with a screen reader and brought MTProto proxies.
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Every blindGram blog article tagged “Release notes”: news, guides, and updates about accessible Telegram for blind users.
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blindGram 2.0 beta preview: MTProto proxies and multiple accounts
Announced on August 11, 2018, the blindGram 2.0 beta previewed Telegram 4.9 with MTProto proxy support and up to three accounts under one license.
blindGram 2.0 Beta 1 tested MTProto proxies and three accounts
On August 10, 2018, the first blindGram 2.0 beta reached the beta channel, previewing MTProto proxy support and up to three Telegram accounts under one license.
Jalali dates and voice message playback time in blindGram 1.6
blindGram 1.6 let a screen reader report how far a voice message has played, added an optional Jalali calendar, and fixed the problems reported in version 1.5.
Exact channel member counts and license transfer in blindGram 1.5
blindGram 1.5 could announce exact member and view counts in channels, fixed deleting secret chats, and moved your license along with you when you changed your Telegram phone number.
Chat categories and spoken link previews in blindGram 1.4
blindGram 1.4 let you narrow the chat list to users, groups, channels or bots, and started reading link previews and the number of selected messages aloud.
blindGram 1.3 adds accessible Instant View and voice settings
blindGram 1.3 made Instant View articles readable with a screen reader, gave the app its own blindGram settings menu, and added controls for how voice messages are recorded and played.
Locked voice recording and accessible music in blindGram 1.2
blindGram 1.2 let you lock the voice recorder instead of holding the button, made Telegram's music player and its notifications work with a screen reader, and improved the Persian translation.
blindGram from launch to stable 1.0, as told by the community
Two days after blindGram 1.0 Final, a Persian community article retraced the project's first weeks, from the first beta to a stable accessible Telegram app for blind users.
blindGram Plus: a second accessible Telegram account on one phone
blindGram Plus arrived in December 2017 for anyone who wanted a second accessible Telegram account on one Android phone, with the same features as blindGram.