Telegram finally adds video chats for group calls

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It's now possible to video chat with groups on Telegram. The app is rolling out the feature to the smartphone, tablet, and desktop apps. You can find it within the Voice Chat feature. When you start a voice chat room, a camera icon will appear, giving you the option to switch to video. Like Zoom and Google Meet, you can make a video fullscreen and pin a specific person to the call center. 

While voice chats don't have limits on participants, video calls can only allow the first 30 people in the call. According to Telegram, this is a temporary cap, and it plans to increase the limit in the future.

Telegram now also lets you share your screen. You can choose to switch back and forth between your camera and what's on your screen or show them simultaneously. The app also gets improved noise suppression for voice chats. So, if you're in a noisy environment while on a call, you'll still be heard by everyone. 

Tablet and desktop users get a side panel that opens up to a split-screen view. You'll get to see a grid of those on the video and the list of participants.

For desktop users, you get to selectively share which apps you'd want to share on the call instead of sharing your entire screen. Voice chats will also open in a separate window. And those who share their screen will get pinned on the call automatically.

Source: Mashable