Whenever you’re eagerly anticipating some big cultural event — say, the latest hyped-up Marvel movie — you probably want to stay away from as many spoilers as possible. It’s easy to avoid all the online frenzy, but keeping your friends from blabbering about major plot points or a crazy twist ending isn’t so simple.
Telegram’s new spoiler feature will help you save yourself from stumbling upon any juicy tidbits about the movie, all while also redacting spoilers from your own messages for the sake of others in your chat groups. So, if you’re ready to be a little more considerate of the other fans in your life, here’s how it works.
How to send a Telegram message with spoiler styling
The Telegram app for Android has made it pretty easy to hide any spoilers by adding the new option in the existing text formatting list. This is what you need to do:
- When typing your message in a chat window, select the portion you want to keep from the readers.
- Tap on Spoiler in the context menu that pops up.
- The selected text will now be replaced with a quick animation, after which you can send the message as usual.
How to view a spoiler message in Telegram
On the recipient’s end, Telegram covers the spoiler text with the same animation, even in the message notification. If you’ve received a message with this spoiler alert, you can uncover the hidden text with a single tap on the animation.
If you’ve accidentally revealed the spoiler message, there’s no quick gesture to hide it again. Your only option is to exit the chat window and get back in. Doing this will reset the redaction, and the animation will once again cover the text.
Source: https://www.androidpolice.com
