Telegram announced that its latest version 5.9 introduces a new format for animated stickers specifically designed to use consume less data (and battery life).
According to the company’s blog post, “these stickers are designed specially so that data consumption is reduced to its minimum. These stickers will barely take upto 20-30 KB of space in your device. The new version 5.9 will bring this new feature of adding animated stickers to the chats.” As per the company, “the new animated stickers for Telegram use the Lottie-based .TGS file format, and play at 60fps. Each sticker is said to take up 20-30 kilobytes, which is considerably less than the average photo.” Telegram further claims through its blog post that the new stickers will consume less battery too.
Introducing ultra-lightweight, super-smooth animated stickers for those who like to move it. https://t.co/s1qBQMiXAs
— Telegram Messenger (@telegram) July 6, 2019
If you are a Telegram user, you can n download the latest version [v5.9] from the Play Store. Here is a complete changelog of the latest version of the chat app:
- Send ultra-lightweight high-quality animated stickers to express emotion with motion.
- Receive animated stickers instantly on any connection at just 20-30 KB per sticker.
- Enjoy smooth animations at 60 frames per second.
- Create new animated sets and upload them to @stickers for everybody to use.
- Try animated stickers from the Trending tab in your sticker panel.
Since, it works on an open platform, unlike other messenger apps,so you have the option to create your own stickers if you’d like to. Updates are rolling out weekly, so hopefully we may be getting even further development in the near future.