New settings for gifts allow you to display a gift icon in the message bar, select whose gifts automatically appear on your profile – or choose the types of gifts you can receive from others.
Gifts on your profile can now be pinned in any order to highlight your best collectibles at the top of your page – and on your cover photo.
You can now use your Stars to gift Telegram Premium to friends – unlocking exclusive features like faster downloads, custom emoji and more. You can passively earn Stars by • Enabling Star Messages • Joining Affiliate Programs • Converting Telegram Gifts
When someone messages you for the first time, you’ll now see a detailed info page to help you spot scams and avoid impersonators.
Premium subscribers can now set a fee for incoming messages in private chats or groups in order to: • Prevent scams • Monetize your popularity • Reduce unwanted messages
Like with channels, bot profiles now display a list of similar bots – featuring popular services, utilities and games.
Videos you watch now automatically save your progress – so you can return exactly where you left off.
When sharing a link to a video in Telegram, you can include the current timestamp in the link.
You can now search through millions of custom stickers and emoji uploaded by Telegram users – with support for 29 languages.
The in-app camera recognizes QR codes by default, opening links in your preferred browser without switching apps. To quickly open the in-app camera, swipe right from the chat list on iOS or tap the 📷 camera icon on Android.
Collectible gifts on your profile can now be posted to your story – with an animated preview that shows off your rare artwork and lucky numbers. To post a gift to your story, go to Settings > My Profile > Gifts, tap one of your gifts and select Share > Repost to Story.
Gifts that you upgrade to collectibles can be used as a unique emoji status. Using a gift as your status gives it a glittering star effect and changes the appearance of your profile to match the backdrop and symbol from your collectible. To wear one of your gifts, go to My Profile […]
