Lots of new stuff in Telegram 5.6, but since Telegram doesn't have a big developer/press event, these updates may get missed by many in light of the Googles, Apples, Amazons, and Facebooks taking up the oxygen this press cycle. Perhaps the more interesting strategic decision is to enhance forwarding and sharing while WhatsApp is pulling back on free-for-all sharing, limiting reshares to 5 hops.

Still waiting for chats/channels grouping.

Telegram gave me new connections with smart people and literally made my life several times better. Thank you, Telegram team!

Pros:

Good update. Keep it up, Chris and Pavel!

Cons:

None

been there since the beginning and just wish everyone was on it!

Pros:

The best messaging app in the world gets better and better

Cons:

none.

Nice! Wish the spammers and bots were eliminated

Please add filters to chat list. It's so overwhelming to have all groups, channels, private messages in one place.

What's the plan for Telegram X? It's no longer available on the iOS App Store. Is Telegram 5.6 replacing Telegram X?

Archive is a feature I've waiting for a long time. Thanks, Telegram Team!

Pros:

Archived chats help to focus

Cons:

Need smarter notification filter

Telegram is the best messaging app there is.

Pros:

Everything

Cons:

None (just fix spam bot problem)

the emoji have white border around it, so weird. Can you remove it?

The best messenger ever with the coolest stickers

the most awesome stickers ever

The new design without new design lol

Love it for the real security!