blindGram 10.0 Public Beta 2 widened Telegram 9.4.2 testing
blindGram 10.0 Public Beta 2 followed on February 12, 2023, a day after the restricted first beta, opening Telegram 9.4.2 testing to more screen reader users.
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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 10.0 Beta 1: first test build on Telegram 9.4.2
blindGram 10.0 Beta 1 went out on February 11, 2023, as the first test build on Telegram 9.4.2. It was marked unstable and was not meant for everyday use.
blindGram 9.3 hotfix: sign-in crash and spoken sending status
blindGram 9.3 Final, a hotfix released October 16, 2022, fixed a crash on the Telegram sign-in screen and made a message's sending state audible.
blindGram 9.2 lets you order what a message and a chat announce
blindGram 9.2 Final, released October 15, 2022, let screen reader users order the message menu and what a message or chat row says, and fixed settings backup.
blindGram 9.1 makes reactions, shared media and video accessible
blindGram 9.1, released October 7, 2022 on Telegram 9.0.2, made reactions, group calls, downloads, shared media and video playback usable with a screen reader.
blindGram 9.0 returns on Telegram 9.0.2 after a long migration
blindGram 9.0 Final, released September 30, 2022, moved the accessible Telegram client for blind users onto Telegram 9.0.2 after a long migration to new code.
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.