Telegram stories with customizable timeouts are coming next month
In a series of posts on his Telegram channel, Pavel Durov revealed that the instant messaging service will be launching its own version of Stories next month. He shared that users had been asking for the feature for years, but the company initially opposed it "since stories are already everywhere." Telegram finally decided to listen to its users and created its own version which seems to be more customizable than other platforms.
The Stories feature in the messaging service is similar to that of Messenger in that they appear as expandable bubbles at the top of the conversations list. Users will be able to define who sees their messages and can choose to make them visible to the public, only to their contacts (with exceptions), to a few selected contacts or to a list of close friends. They can add captions and links to their stories, and they can tag other people. Users can also simultaneously share photos and videos captured by the front and rear cameras, such as posts found on BeReal.
If users don't want to see messages from a certain contact, they can move them to the "Hidden" list in their contacts section. But perhaps the best thing about Telegram so far is that users will be able to choose when their stories expire. They can make them disappear in 24 hours like in other services, but they can also choose to make them disappear in 6, 12 or 48 hours. Users can even permanently display their stories on their profile page. If they do, they won't be required to make them visible to everyone and can still choose the privacy setting for each message.
Durov said Telegram has been testing the feature internally and is in the final stages of the testing phase. The company plans to make the stories available on its app in early July.
In a series of posts on his Telegram channel, Pavel Durov revealed that the instant messaging service will be launching its own version of Stories next month. He shared that users had been asking for the feature for years, but the company initially opposed it "since stories are already everywhere." Telegram finally decided to listen to its users and created its own version which seems to be more customizable than other platforms.
The Stories feature in the messaging service is similar to that of Messenger in that they appear as expandable bubbles at the top of the conversations list. Users will be able to define who sees their messages and can choose to make them visible to the public, only to their contacts (with exceptions), to a few selected contacts or to a list of close friends. They can add captions and links to their stories, and they can tag other people. Users can also simultaneously share photos and videos captured by the front and rear cameras, such as posts found on BeReal.
If users don't want to see messages from a certain contact, they can move them to the "Hidden" list in their contacts section. But perhaps the best thing about Telegram so far is that users will be able to choose when their stories expire. They can make them disappear in 24 hours like in other services, but they can also choose to make them disappear in 6, 12 or 48 hours. Users can even permanently display their stories on their profile page. If they do, they won't be required to make them visible to everyone and can still choose the privacy setting for each message.
Durov said Telegram has been testing the feature internally and is in the final stages of the testing phase. The company plans to make the stories available on its app in early July.
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