Telegram now allows you to create your own GIFs
Although WhatsApp has always gone to the rearguard of innovations , it seems that this time it has been Telegram who is late for this editing photos and creating GIFs And, finally, after its last update, it is already possible to sweeten conversations even more with photographs in which one draws, and videos that actually show GIF-like looping animations. These are all your news.
News come to both Android and iOS, although it is the first that brings together most of the novelties. However, both agree on the possibility of touching up photos that are shared through chats on Telegram Something reminiscent of what WhatsApp can already do in its beta version , applying Emoji emoticons and strokes of the color of your choice to mark interesting points or simply create a more elaborate photo. In the case of Telegram you just have to take an image and click on the pencil icon
At that moment several options are displayed. On one side are the stickers or pegatinasWith this it is possible to access a large collection of masks and elements that can be placed directly on the image, being able to choose their position, size and rotation thanks to theSimple on-screen controls In addition, it is possible to browse through the gallery of common stickers to choose the one you prefer. Similarly, there is a text tool to write a caption over the image, choosing its outline color, and a tool drawing to write or draw freehand. Simple but effective, although somewhat more complex than the controls seen in WhatsApp
Apart from this, and only on Android, the creation of GIFs or animations Thus, we no longer only depend on services like Giphy to share animations in chats. To create a new GIF, it is enough to record a video to use.After accepting the recording, on the screen prior to sending, it is possible to trim it and choose its duration. Well, Telegram now also allows you to remove the sound from the video. This simple gesture is what transforms a normal video into a GIF or animation. It's that simple. The result is sent in chats looking like a photo, but with the behavior of an animation. The video plays in endless soundless loop A good option to animate chats in a more personal way. Of course, in our tests we found a somewhat slow reproduction.
Along with that, Telegram has been added for Android usersthe ability to access the featured stickers directly from any chat. In this way, you only have to go through the collection of emoticons Emoji and stickers to find the featured section and download the packs most used by the community.
Finally, Telegram has begun to support terminals with Android 7 or Nougat . Something that currently affects very few people, but it is worth pointing out.
In short, an update full of novelties that is ahead of WhatsApp, since after all it has been added before but in its beta or test version, which implies an important limitation. Of course, Telegram has not managed to make its photo editing tools simple and accessible, nor its GIF reproduce quickly. Something that may be fixed in future updates. In any case, all of this is already available to download in full free from Google Play Storeand from App Store
