Telegram introduces new cache memory management options

Telegram has released a new app update. With update 9.3, messages containing media can now be masked. The cache memory in the app can also be managed more granularly and the member lists in group conversations can be made invisible.

Telegram gives in a blog post more explanation about the new functions. The messaging service states that messages containing photos and videos can be masked via the update so that their content is not immediately visible to a recipient. They must first click on such messages before they can be viewed.

New cache management options are also introduced. That memory could already be cleaned automatically, but now Telegram makes it possible to do this per call type. The chat service also introduces a new visual indicator that shows which contents the cache consists of and Telegram also introduces separate tabs for Media, Files and Music contents.

The chat service also added some new photo editing options and it also makes it possible to adjust other people’s profile photos so that they appear differently to a user. Administrators of groups with more than 100 members will also have the option to make a member list invisible via the new update. This should provide more privacy for the group members involved.

Update, 11.05 am: the verb ‘hidden’ has been replaced by ‘mask’ in the introduction and main text.

Telegram app (version 9.3)