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Telegram updates its voice chats: unlimited users and also in the channels

2021 has been a revolution in terms of the approach to social networks. Clubhouse opened the ban on audio, causing many users to start participating in services similar to radio, instead of on platforms where images or text prevailed.

In addition to Clubhouse, only available on iOS, we have Stereo, an alternative that can be downloaded on Android.

But we didn’t just see new services. Twitter launched Twitter Spaces, voice chat rooms that tried to slow the growth of new platforms. And months before, in December it was Telegram that took a step forward by launching voice chats in groups, and now it is delving further into that strategy.

Voice chats on channels with unlimited users

The new voice chats they do not have a limit of listeners, which is closer to the experience of traditional radio, although with improvements.

Users will be able to use them in group chats, as before, but also in the channels, which gives brands a new way to interact with their followers.

Of course, only administrators will be able to start those voice chats, and they will give way to people when raise your hand to participate. To get an idea of who each one is, the biographies of the participants’ profiles will be visible to all members.

Recorded chats

Another novelty is that administrators will be able to record conversations to make them available to followers later, in case they have missed the event.

This also allows you to save them to publish them as podcasts on other platforms.

On the other hand, administrators will be able to create invitation links for speakers and listeners, so that after pressing they are directly integrated into the conversation. Obviously the former will be able to listen and speak while the latter will only listen.

By last, if we manage channels, we can join a chat with our personal profile or with the name of the channel, perfect for those who do not want to mix private life with personal life.