Channels
Launched in 2015
8 years ahead

Stickers
Launched in Jan 2015
3 years 8 months ahead

Message Editing
Launched in May 2016
7 years ahead

Polls
Launched in Dec 2018
3 years 10 months ahead

Auto-Delete Timer
Launched in Nov 2013
7 years ahead

Voice-to-Text
Launched in Jun 2022
2 years 5 months ahead

Link Previews
Launched in Apr 2015
7 years ahead

Replies
Launched in Mar 2015
1 year 3 months ahead

Chat Folders
Launched in Mar 2020
4 years 1 month ahead

Message Reactions
Launched in Dec 2021
8 months ahead

Message Drafts
Launched in Mar 2016
8 years 5 months ahead

Disappearing Media
Launched in Aug 2013
8 years ahead

Pinned Messages
Launched in Jun 2017
5 years 7 months ahead

Multiple Accounts
Launched in Dec 2017
5 years 10 months ahead

Video Messages
Launched in May 2017
6 years ahead

Delete for All
Launched in Mar 2014
3 years 7 months ahead

Touch ID & Face ID
Supported in Feb 2015
4 years ahead

Voice Message Speed
Launched in Jun 2018
3 years 9 months ahead

Group Denoscriptions
Launched in Mar 2016
2 years 2 months ahead

Web Support
Launched in Jan 2014
1 year ahead

Multiple Device Support
Launched in Aug 2013
9 years 8 months ahead

Large Group Chats
Launched in 2015
7 years ahead

Document Sharing
Launched in Apr 2013
3 years 10 months ahead

Dark Mode
Launched in Feb 2017
3 years 1 month ahead

Saved Messages
Launched in 2017
5 years ahead

GIF Sharing & Search
Launched in Nov 2014
1 year 10 months ahead

2-Step Verification
Launched in Apr 2015
1 year 10 months ahead

Text Formatting
Launched in Jun 2015
1 year 9 months ahead

End-to-End Encryption
Launched in Aug 2013
1 year 3 months ahead

Invite Links to Groups
Launched in Apr 2015
1 year 2 months ahead

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