TL;DR
- Telegram’s latest updates introduce cutting-edge video tools, a compact app store, and a novel in-app web browser.
- The Browser natively empowers the TON decentralized community with seamless access to innovative Web3 content.
Two years ago, however, the tech industry’s fixation on metaverse seemed relentless, with nearly every major player touting their own take on this virtual reality utopia. Tech entrepreneurs’ attention is often hijacked by buzzwords, rendering them impervious to new trends like NFTs and their applications. Gamers briefly explored the possibility of harnessing the power of Web3, envisioning a decentralized internet where barriers were dismantled and users could freely create and access content in a level playing field. As we fast-forward to 2024, it’s not hard to imagine that the Web3 ecosystem has largely lost steam?
The service doesn’t notify users about the latest updates through Telegram, as it broadcasts the most recent news directly to its app, accompanied by the introduction of a novel Web3-powered browser.
Telegram is rolling out a slew of new features across its platforms, including the ability to share recent performance metrics within apps, as well as empowering users to reward Telegram Stars to friends, customize thumbnail selection for video stories and enhance display brightness when recording with the selfie camera. Despite its emphasis on the new in-app browser, the corporation takes evident pride in this innovation.
Does your phone’s default browser meet your surfing needs? Yeah, ours too. While Telegram may be prioritizing its most loyal customers with these incentives, it seems to be doing so by emphasizing the seamless integration of various features within its ecosystem. By allowing users to seamlessly navigate between tabs, messages, and mini-apps without being disrupted by external distractions, Telegram is effectively encouraging user engagement and loyalty.
What about that Web3 enterprise? Nikolai Durov, Telegram’s creator, may be secretly driving The Open Community (TON), a decentralized network that newly launched browsers tap into seamlessly. While integrating with other platforms may expose our initiative to a broader audience than ever before, we remain uncertain about the nature of the demand – what specific needs or desires will users have that TON hasn’t met elsewhere?
Telegram has launched a dedicated app store that enables users to discover and access a curated selection of mini-apps. To start exploring, simply navigate to the Search page and click on the Apps tab.
