Category: tips

⭐️ Link Widget in Stories. Premium users can highlight a link in their story by adding it to a stylish widget – with multiple layouts and color options. Link widgets, location tags and more can be added to your story from the sticker tab in the story editor.
Users on vacation or at an event can add a location tag to their story to show where they were. Tapping a location tag opens other public stories from the same place – to see more concert selfies or restaurant recommendations. Only stories that a user is allowed to view appear […]
Tapping hashtags in story captions lets you browse public stories with matching tags. If you're a creator or business, you can use hashtags to grow your audience organically and reach new customers.
You can collapse mini apps to check chats or open other mini apps – and seamlessly return without losing your progress. To minimize an app, swipe down on its header, then tap the app bar to reopen any of your active apps.
Channel subscribers can use Telegram Stars to unlock exclusive photos and videos – directlysupporting their favorite content creators. Unlocking a post gives you lifetime access to its content – even if the post is deleted or you unsubscribe from the channel.
You can make purchases and support content creators with Telegram Stars – a seamless way to pay for products in mini apps or unlock posts in your favorite channels. Bot developers and content creators can use the Stars they earn to receive rewards or place subsidized ads.
Long portions of text sent with quote formatting can be collapsed and expanded. This makes messages more compact – to read and to write. When writing, tap to ↔️ collapse the quote and save space in the message field. When reading, tap 🔽 to expand the quote and 🔼 to collapse it and keep […]
Hashtags can be used to quickly filter your chats for messages containing that tag. Tapping a hashtag also allows you to see results from public channels – helping you discover new creators and browse popular topics.
Tapping a phone number in a message like +971542022222 opens a menu where you can send a message, start a call or add a contact in one tap.
Captions can be placed above the media, to add top text to memes or to give an intro to photos and videos. After selecting media in your 📎attachment menu, press and hold the Send arrow and select 'Move Caption Up'. You can also edit a message to move its caption up or […]
In 1-on-1 chats, you can add animated effects to messages that play when the recipient opens the chat. All users have access to free effects like ❤️👍🔥🎉 and Telegram Premium unlocks hundreds more – including all the effects from Premium Stickers. To add an effect, press and hold the Send arrow – messages with effects […]
In addition to choosing which reaction emoji are available, channel admins can select a maximum number of reaction types per post – to keep their feed more tidy.