Telegram News

2020-11-04 18:05:26 Our Bot API has reached version 5.0 today, adding the ability to run your own Bot API server or transfer bot ownership to another account, as well as support for all the latest Telegram features.

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2020-10-30 16:05:24 Today's update brings you multiple pinned messages, proximity alerts for Live Locations, sending music as Playlists, and more.

All chats, including one-on-one chats now support multiple pinned messages. Tap on the top bar to jump through them in chat, or use the new icon to open all the pinned messages on a separate page.

When sharing Live Location, you can now set distance alerts that will send you a notification when someone is close, and icons on the map show which direction users are facing.

Sending multiple music files at the same time will create a playlist. Pressing play will automatically add the rest of the tracks to your queue. For other file types, multiple photos or documents will be sent as an album.

It wouldn’t be an update without extra animated emoji, so check out what happens when you send a single or in chat (and tap on the animated and emojis in chat for an extra surprise).
If you’re feeling lucky, see if you can hit the jackpot using .

For more info on all these changes and more, including Channel Stats for individual posts and new Android animations, read the blog here: https://telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists

Available on Android immediately (Google Play, APK) – and for the rest immediately after you switch to Android (or as soon as Apple finishes approving the update). Open / Comment

2020-09-30 21:00:15 Today’s update adds filters to global search, a new setting to make group admins anonymous, and channel comments to start a conversation in your community.

New filters for media type, date and source are available in Global Search.

Admins can now become invisible in the list of members. Messages from these anonymous admins show no trace of their personal account and instead are signed with the name of the group.

Channels with a discussion group now have a comments button under their posts. You can try it here: @durov.

Read our latest blog post for more info on all these features and more, including a host of new animations and tweaks for Android.
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2020-08-14 20:01:17 Telegram is 7 years old today – and we have a present for you. Yes, it's Video Calls.

Enjoy the update while we go back to doing the three most important things: adding new features, standing up for what we believe in and animating emoji.

Read more on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-calls Open / Comment

2020-07-26 13:43:09 Channel photo updated Open / Comment

2020-07-26 13:40:46 Today's update adds Video Ca... (ah, no, not yet) Profile Videos, improved People Nearby features, 2 GB file uploads and much more.

Preview media from mini-thumbnails in your chat list and notifications, view detailed statistics for large groups, and send over 20 new animated emoji like , and .

Android users can now crop and rotate videos, and the music player was redesigned with a new layout and icons.

Read our latest blog post to learn about all the new features (including multi-account support for Telegram Desktop):
https://telegram.org/blog/profile-videos-people-nearby-and-more Open / Comment

2020-06-04 21:19:24 The latest Telegram update lets you enhance videos, put animated stickers on any media, and zoom in when drawing on photos and videos.

The GIF panel got upgraded with emoji-based sections and a Trending tab for the most relevant and popular expressions. GIF loading speeds have been greatly improved, to make sorting and sending even quicker.

Android has a host of new animations and interfaces, you can read all about them on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-editor-gifs Open / Comment

2020-04-24 12:28:04 Celebrating 400 Million monthly users

We’ve added extra features to quizzes and @QuizBot to help make educational tests – and are launching a contest with €400K in prizes for users who make academic quizzes.

The sticker panel has been updated: you can now scroll through over 20,000 stickers from professional artists, going all the way back to the very first submissions.

Android’s attachment menu got a makeover with new animated icons, while macOS received redesigned profile pages and drawing tools for its photo editor.

Read all about the latest milestone on our blog, with a secret look at what else is coming in 2020
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2020-04-03 19:13:20 Telegram helps health authorities around the world spread accurate information about the pandemic through verified channels.

To fight the spread of misinformation and the virus itself, make sure to always check your sources – and wash your hands .

On a lighter note, we've added a new set of masks for the built-in Photo Editor.

Read more about the new tools and changes on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/coronavirus Open / Comment

2020-03-30 14:38:44 Telegram 6.0 is here to bring you Chat Folders, Channel Stats and more.

If you have too many chats, you can now put your work and school chats into separate tabs – and swipe to switch between them.

If you're looking to hide some chats from view, you don't need folders – simply send them to your Archive.

Owners of large channels with more than 1000 subscribers can now view detailed statistics about the growth of their channels and the performance of their posts.

We've also added a host of new animated emoji and stickers. Type in any chat to see some suggestions and check this blog post for more:

https://telegram.org/blog/folders Open / Comment