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2022-06-23 22:02:29 The speech to text feature is safe

Pavel Durov explained why using Google's speech to text service from Telegram format is a safe and optimal solution:

— Telegram does not share users' personal data with Google.
— Telegram never sends audio data to third parties.
— Google can't make use of the depersonalized sound data other than converting them into text and returning them back.
— It was easier for Telegram to deploy its own free solution, or just use a service from smaller companies, but it would leave negative impacts on the quality of the results.
— Trusting Google remains as personal choice of Telegram Premium subscribers.

This information regarding the speech to text feature was obtained from the Telegram Privacy Policy (clause 8.5). Open / Comment

2022-06-21 22:35:31 3% of Telegram users with Premium subscription will cover the server costs

Pavel Durov announced the required number of Telegram Premium subscribers to cover Telegram's server costs.

"The beauty of Telegram Premium is that if just 2,5-3% of our users sign up for this subscription, Telegram will cover its costs, supported purely by its users. This will herald a new, user-centric era in the history of social media services." Open / Comment

2022-06-21 19:21:45 How to suspend Telegram Premium?

Many users who paid for Telegram Premium through the verified @PremiumBot ask about how to cancel a paid subscription so that Telegram does not deduct money from your bank card every month?

To stop all future payments, just send the /stop command in the chat with @PremiumBot. To open the chat, just type the address of the bot in the messenger's search bar or find the chat with it in your chat list.

You can control the current subscription status and the date of the next payment by going to Settings › Telegram Premium section › Information under the list of all subscription benefits. From there, you can similarly go to the bot and suspend the Premium subscription.

#FAQ Open / Comment

2022-06-21 13:17:58 Bot API was updated to version 6.1

What's new:
— To support 4GB files uploaded by premium accounts, file_size in most media classes can no longer be stored in a signed 32-bit integer type.
— Bots can now distinguish premium Users and Stickers with the new respective fields is_premium and premium_animation.
— Added several methods and fields to the class WebApp to handle API version, additional colors, haptic feedback and more.
— Added the events backButtonClicked, settingsButtonClicked and invoiceClosed.
— Updated ThemeParams, MainButton and WebAppInitData with new fields and methods.
— Bots can now process join requests created without an invite link — they will still receive a chat_join_request update.
— HTTP links for invoices can be generated with the new createInvoiceLink method.
— Bots can now detect when a user added them to their attachment menu via the new added_to_attachment_menu field. Integrated bots can now also be used in groups, supergroups and channels.

See the full changelog for details on the official website.

#update #BotAPI Open / Comment

2022-06-21 12:43:37 Iranian and German users receive limited perks

Users with Iranian phone numbers report it's possible for them to purchase Premium, but they don't receive a star badge in their profile and don't have their video avatar played in loop.

German users report it's impossible for them to buy Premium at all.

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2022-06-21 12:32:25 700 Million Users and Telegram Premium ⁠ Telegram for iOS, Android and Unigram client has been updated to version 8.8. Update for Telegram Desktop is still expected. For now a subscription can only be issued through the App Store. Telegram now has over… Open / Comment

2022-06-21 05:55:24 The Android app update was released to the website

Version 8.8.2 for Android is already available at the official website.
Full changelog is here.

Premium cannot be purchased yet, as the bot is currently inactive. The launch of the bot for all users will be announced separately.

Smart Glocal, the official Telegram partner and developer of the @donate bot, announced (in Russian) that it is also responsible for the @PremiumBot bot.

This bot can be trusted as it was created together with the Telegram team. Most likely, this payment system is designed to circumvent Apple's prohibition on setting a lower price when bypassing the App Store payment system.

UPD. Some users complain about the new reactions missing after the update — you may try uninstalling and then reinstalling the app to fix that.

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2022-06-20 22:34:04 Telegram Premium: additional account slots aren't so simple

Telegram Desktop developer explained how Telegram Premium multi account limits work.

As a beginning, a user gets 3 account slots for free. Premium subscription adds a single new slot per each Premium account you signed in with, up to 6 slots in total.

This way, subscribing for Telegram Premium from a single account allows you to add up to 4 accounts in total, but to have 6 slots you will need to subscribe from 3 different accounts.

You can't subscribe for Premium in different accounts from a single App Store / Google Play powered device, since these app stores don't support subscribing for the same subscription multiple times simultaneously.

Only Telegram Desktop can extend its limit up to 6 accounts by this scheme — other apps don't do that yet.

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2022-06-20 15:44:01 700 Million Users and Telegram Premium ⁠ Telegram for iOS, Android and Unigram client has been updated to version 8.8. Update for Telegram Desktop is still expected. For now a subscription can only be issued through the App Store. Telegram now has over… Open / Comment

2022-06-20 13:55:42 Add media to bot descriptions

@BotFather now allows setting a photo or a GIF to the bot description (aka "What can this bot do?").

To do it for a bot you own, open @BotFather › send /mybots command › choose your bot › select "Edit Bot", and then "Edit Description Picture".
You can either set a 640x360 image or a 320x180 GIF animation.

Earlier we have also mentioned it being used for some Telegram's official bots ahead of its general availability. Open / Comment