JAKARTA - Telegram launched two important updates at the beginning of the year. These updates include the adoption of the Liquid Glass design introduced by Apple through the launch of iOS 26 years ago and the addition of an AI-based summary feature.
Telegram now offers a more modern interface for iOS 26 and newer users. Like Apple's Liquid Glass design, the messaging app's interface is now filled with transparent elements throughout, including the typing column and messages embedded in the chat room.
If users don't like the built-in transparency of Telegram, they can adjust the intensity of the effect. This light refraction effect can be adjusted through the Settings menu. The higher the light refraction effect applied, the greater the battery power used.
In addition to updating its visualization for iOS users, Telegram also introduced an automatic message summary feature that is supported by AI. This feature can summarize very long text posts in news channels.
For pages with Instant View, messages will be automatically summarized by the tool. The summary view will be displayed at the top of the chat room. That way, users can quickly understand the important points.
"This new AI summary is powered by an open source model running on Cocoon, a decentralized network designed to maximize privacy. On Cocoon, each request is securely encrypted to protect user data," Telegram wrote on its official website, quoted on Monday, January 5.
Throughout 2025, Telegram has launched many updates. The WhatsApp competitor app has released more than 75 new features. Of these, 13 are major updates with launch intervals of only a few weeks.
The average time between updates only ranges around 26 days, sometimes even eight days. This shows that Telegram is committed to continuing to improve the user experience over time, both in terms of visualization and its capabilities.
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