Telegram rolls out Stories for all users on its 10th anniversary

Dual camera mode

Telegram stories have a feature where users can take photos or videos with both the front and rear camera of their devices, recording simultaneously while letting them choose which camera feed goes where. This is not too different from the BeReal app.

Privacy settings

While posting a story, users can select from four privacy settings—Everyone, My Contacts, Close Friends and Selected Contacts. Each of these options can be customised to include or exclude viewers as the user likes.

Users will also be able to see who will never see their story. They can also disable screenshots to stop people from sharing stories to people who otherwise would not have been able to see them.

Stories in profile

When creating stories, users can choose how long they last—6, 12, 24 or 48 hours. They are also given the choice to post them to their profile, where the stories will be part of a grid. Both old contacts and new connections see these stories, similar to story highlights on Instagram.

Editing stories

Unlike many other platforms, Telegram users can update any element of their story at any time. They can change its visibility, caption, on-screen text, stickers or aunt other part without having to delete it and start from scratch. All they need to do is Tap the ⋮ or ⋯ menu and click on “Edit Story.”