2025-10-11 00:33:58
In today's update we're launching live comments and reactions in group calls and video chats, notes for contacts, suggested birthdays, new ways to customize your profile colors — plus threaded chats and response streaming for AI bots, improvements for gifts, Liquid Glass on iOS, and more.
Participants in group calls and video chats can now send comments and reactions directly in the call interface to share thoughts during the conversation.
Comments and reactions are temporary messages that briefly appear on the call screen — a quick way to confirm info 
in teams, show love 
to creators or ask questions while muted.
Comments and reactions are currently available in group calls and video chats in groups with fewer than 1000 participants.
To send a comment or reaction, tap the 'Message' button. If you send just an emoji, people on the call will see an animated reaction.
Telegram for iOS now features an updated Liquid Glass interface to match iOS 26. The bottom navigation bar, keyboard, sticker panel, and more all feature transparent elements with a satisfying refraction effect as you scroll.
We’ll keep updating the app’s design in step with Apple’s evolving iOS 26 standards.
When adding or editing a Telegram contact, you can now include a private note — to help you remember how you met, where they work, or their favorite ice cream flavor.
Notes for contacts are only visible to you and appear on the user's Telegram profile under their bio.
To add someone as a contact, open their profile and tap 'Add to Contacts'. Once a user is in your contacts, tap 'Edit' on their profile to set a note or even change their profile picture.
When editing someone's contact info, you can suggest a birthday to add to their profile — so their friends can help celebrate it with Telegram gifts and thoughtful messages.
After you suggest a date, a message appears in your chat with that user, letting them add the birthday to their profile with one tap.
You can add your own birthday to your profile via Settings > Edit > Date of Birth.
You can now change your profile appearance directly from the main Settings page. In addition to the preset color options, you can select a gift to use its backdrop and symbol on your profile cover.
Certain collectible gifts now unlock unique reply styles — and allow you to add their backdrop and symbol to links you send and replies to your messages.
These appearance settings are only available to Telegram Premium subscribers — along with dozens of other fun and powerful features.
Bots now support threaded conversations to manage several different topics in parallel. This is especially useful for AI chatbots — and lets users easily access information from previous topics.
Instead of waiting for full replies, chatbots can now stream responses as they’re generated.
Telegram enables large language models and AI platforms to monetize bots with subscription plans to support further development.
Developers must enable these features before users can access them. More details are available on this page.
The interface for sending gifts is now more streamlined and shows all available gifts in one list — including ones available on the Gift Marketplace.
After upgrades are released for a particular gift, the cost to upgrade gradually decreases with time.
The upgrade interface now shows the exact time when upgrades will become available at a reduced price.
Gifts that you receive from other users or purchase on the marketplace may include a description with who sent the gift, as well as a custom message.
It's now possible to remove gift descriptions with Telegram Stars — if you want to hide the message from your profile or increase resale value on the marketplace.
Once removed, the gift description will no longer be visible on Telegram.
Users can move their gifts to the blockchain for maximum security. Starting today, if you connect your account to Fragment, you can showcase your blockchain gifts on your Telegram profile.
In 2020, Telegram launched a site for users to report bugs and suggest new features.
Now the Bug and Suggestion Platform is also available as an official mini app, so anyone can submit a report or suggestion in just a few taps — without switching apps.
The founder of Telegram is turning 41 today, but is not celebrating. Find out why here.
October 10, 2025
The Telegram Team
2025-09-01 01:16:57
In today’s update, you can add music to your profile, choose a default profile tab, set unique chat themes based on your collectible gifts, help your friends upgrade their gifts — and more.
Audio files from any of your chats can now be added to your profile with a single tap in the media player. Once on your profile, the track appears in a stylish bar beneath your photo.
As you add tracks to your profile, it automatically creates a playlist that includes the previous ones.
To add music to your profile, tap the 'Add to Profile' button in the media player or select that track and tap Save to… > Profile.
Telegram users can create custom stickers with a built-in editor and manage packs through the @Stickers bot.
Starting today, the new Stickers Mini App lets you create stickers and emoji, manage your packs, and view detailed usage statistics.
Any user can create, send and share custom artwork using Telegram's open platform for stickers and emoji.
Thanks to a recent contest, profiles on Android now feature a sleek new design with scrolling animations first introduced on iOS.
Telegram regularly hosts contests for developers, designers, content creators and more — some of which offer the opportunity to join the Telegram team.
Now you can choose which tab appears first when someone opens your profile — to better highlight your saved stories or your gift collections.
To change the default tab on your profile, go to Settings > My Profile, hold down on a tab and select Set as Main Tab.
Since 2021, Telegram users can apply themes to individual chats. Today we are adding dozens of new dynamic chat wallpapers based on Telegram gifts — which their owners can now set as a custom theme in any private chat.
The only way to unlock these wallpapers is by owning a gift. Each wallpaper is based on gift attributes, using the model and backdrop to create a unique theme for every collectible. One gift unlocks one theme for one chat.
This currently works with Plush Pepes, Precious Peaches, Durov's Caps and Heart Lockets.
You can now send Stars to cover the cost of upgrading a gift on someone else's profile — in case they're low on Stars or didn't know it could be converted. If the user later decides to upgrade their gift, this will be free for them.
The new 'Upgradable' filter filter makes it easy to find gifts that can be upgraded. And with the 'Upgrade Next Gift' button, you can upgrade multiple gifts back-to-back.
To make unboxing collectibles even more exciting, our designers added extra suspense to the upgrade animation.
Users can securely trade collectible gifts in the Gift Marketplace within Telegram.
When viewing a gift's attributes, the new 'Value' field shows its approximate resale price. You can expand it to view more statistics like the average sale price of other gifts in the same collection.
Summer is over. Let's get back to business.
August 31, 2025
The Telegram Team
2025-08-01 02:14:19
Today's update introduces global search for public posts on Telegram, sorting stories into albums and organizing gifts into collections, managing bots via a new stylish mini app — and so much more.
Search now has a 'Posts' tab, where you can see relevant results from public channels. This makes it even easier to find specific information and browse a variety of sources in one lightning-fast interface.
Post search is initially available to Telegram Premium users — the people who help keep Telegram free, fast and secure for more than a billion users around the world.
Your favorite vacation stories, pet pictures and more can now be organized into story albums on your profile — to create highlight reels of your best adventures and favorite memes.
Businesses and content creators who post stories in their channel can also utilize albums to display products for customers or group content into playlists.
To add stories to an album, go to the 'Posts' tab in your profile or channel and tap 'Add Album'.
You can now group gifts on your profile or channel into custom collections — based on theme, rarity, or any other trait.
The same gift can appear in multiple collections, letting you create unlimited combinations. Collections also support granular filters for easy browsing.
To add gifts to a collection, open the 'Gifts' tab on your profile or in channel, select a gift and tap 'Add Collection'.
Telegram profiles now show a badge with a numerical rating based on the total volume of successful transactions they've made with Telegram Stars.
It highlights your Telegram level and helps channel owners see that you can be trusted for Suggested Posts and other requests.
Purchasing gifts, sending Paid Messages and funding Suggested Posts with Stars increases your rating. However, if you refund Star purchases or convert gifts to Stars your rating will decrease.
Telegram Gifts are so popular that new releases sell out in minutes. While you can always buy gifts from others on the gift marketplace, we want more people to get gifts right at launch.
Soon, you may see a new type of gift — available only to Telegram Premium users, with each person able to buy just a limited number. Stay tuned!
The vast majority of Telegram Gifts can still be purchased by all users — only specific sets of limited-edition gifts will require Premium to purchase.
Developers of Telegram bots and mini apps can now manage them in the new @BotFather mini app — from creating bots to updating settings, icons, and descriptions.
Any developer can create sleek mini apps that support full-screen mode, subscriptions, home screen shortcuts, geolocation, motion tracking — and more.
Want to build services and games for over 1 billion Telegram users? Start here.
That's all for today's update — we'll be back soon with another collection (or album?) of new features.
July 31, 2025
The Telegram Team
2025-07-01 23:59:08
Today's update introduces checklists to help teams and individuals track tasks without leaving Telegram. We've also added suggested posts — a safe, easy way to organize partnerships and promotions with channels, opening new opportunities for creators to crowdsource and monetize content.
Premium users can now create collaborative checklists in any chat to track tasks and coordinate teams — or manage shopping and to-do lists.
Checklists have granular permissions letting you control if others can mark tasks as done or add more items to the list.
To create a checklist, open the attachment menu and tap 'Checklist'. You can send checklists to groups, 1-on-1 chats and your Saved Messages.
Subscribers are now able to submit content to their favorite channels as suggested posts through a transparent and automated interface.
Suggested posts are sent to channels via direct messages — and can be anything from fan art to promotional videos, product reviews and more.
You can set a specific date and time for the post — or select 'Anytime' to let the channel owner choose.
To suggest a post, tap the icon that appears in the message bar when sending a direct message to a channel.
When suggesting a post, you may offer Telegram Stars or Toncoin to the owner in exchange for posting the message.
Toncoin can quickly be added to your Telegram account via Fragment — which allows for larger purchases.
Stars can also be purchased in bulk via Fragment and @PremiumBot — for users on desktop or who don't have access to Apple or Google Pay.
The channel owner will receive their reward 24 hours after posting — if the post is removed earlier, Telegram will automatically return the full amount to you.
Suggested posts give channels of any size a way to crowdsource content and participate in affiliate marketing — all from inside the Telegram app, protecting creators from scams and preserving their privacy.
Note that Stars are purchased via third-party providers like Apple, which may issue refunds to buyers within 21 days — potentially causing Stars to be deducted from your balance. Accepting payments for suggested posts in Toncoin is safer, as Toncoin payments can’t be refunded by the buyer.
When you receive an offer for a post, you can suggest edits to the post before accepting — to modify the text and media or change the price. Once both parties approve the post, it can be instantly posted or automatically scheduled for a specific time.
That's all for today — we'll be back once we check the next set of new features off our list.
July 1, 2025
The Telegram Team
2025-06-03 22:29:19
In today's update, we add new ways for users to start conversations with their favorite channels, navigate topics more efficiently, trim voice messages before sending, send photos in higher quality — and more.
You can now send direct messages to channels and have private chats with owners and admins. Content creators can enable this mode to talk with subscribers without sharing personal info.
Messages from subscribers appear in a new streamlined interface, separate from the owner's personal chats.
To send a direct message to a channel, tap the message bubble in the bottom bar of the channel. To turn on direct messages for your channel, go to Channel Settings > Direct Messages.
Content creators can also set a fee per each direct message to keep conversations manageable and meaningful.
Topics in groups have a new tab layout that allows faster access from the chat list and lets you jump between conversations in one tap.
You can switch between a larger bar on the side or minimalist bar at the top of the chat.
Topics can be enabled in any group via Group Settings > Topics.
After recording a voice message, you can now move the start and end points to cut out the exact fragment you wanted. No need to start over for the perfect take — you can just keep going and choose the section you want to send.
This option appears when you swipe up to lock recording during the voice message. After recording and trimming the message, you can record additional sections by tapping again on the microphone icon.
You can also pause and resume recording for voice and video messages.
Since 2014, Telegram users could send full resolution photos in the original file size. For regular photos, Telegram optimizes images so that they are instantly delivered and use 90% less mobile data.
Today's update adds a new quality option, 'High Definition' — to give your selfies and travel photos even more detail. HD images have 4 times the pixels, while using less than 0.5 MB of data.
To send an image in HD, tap the SD button in the photo editor or select 'Send In High Quality' via the attachment menu.
You can now share media directly to your Telegram story from other apps using the default 'Share' button on iOS.
For example, if you found a long-lost picture from 2015 in the Photos app, you can tap 'Share' to instantly open it in the story editor — without switching apps or scrolling.
Since 2018 communities of every size have used polls to make decisions and schedule events.
This update makes polls even more flexible with support for up to 12 options. Polls can also now be sent to your Saved Messages — to bookmark the results for future reference or share the poll with other chats later.
That's all for today — we'll be back after we build even more innovative features.
June 3, 2025
The Telegram Team
2025-05-09 03:52:52
Introducing Telegram’s second major update in just 8 days! You can now safely buy or sell collectible gifts in the new marketplace. The story editor lets you post multiple stories at once or split long videos into several stories. Channels can enable auto-translation so everyone sees posts in their language. We've also made it easier for channels to unlock new features with boosts.
Telegram introduced collectible gifts in January, and they became an instant hit — some collections sold out in minutes. Ever since, users have been asking for more gifts.
Starting today, you can use Telegram Stars to buy thousands of rare gifts from other users in a safe, easy-to-use gift marketplace. It not only expands the selection but also lets you sell your own gifts to earn Stars for new ones.
Advanced search filters make it easy to find exactly what you're looking for, such as a specific model, backdrop or symbol.
To send a gift, open any user's profile and tap the 'Send a Gift' button. Use the 'Resale' filter if you want to buy rare upgraded collectibles.
To sell a collectible gift, open it on your profile, tap the 'Sell' button and set your price in Stars.
Once listed, the gift appears in the marketplace and gets a 'Sale' label on your profile — so friends and followers know it’s available.
If you change your mind, tap the 'Unlist' button to cancel your listing.
The story editor now lets you select and post multiple photos or videos in one go — perfect for trip highlights or meme dumps.
If your video is over 60 seconds, the editor will automatically split it into clips to post as a series of stories.
All Telegram users can translate messages — and Premium users can auto-translate entire chats.
Now, channel owners can enable auto-translation for all users. When it's on, visitors see messages in their preferred language, helping creators reach a global audience.
Tap the translation bar at the top of the channel anytime to switch back to the original text.
Channels unlock features by leveling up with boosts. This update lowers the boost requirements — so perks like auto-translation are easier to reach.
That’s all for today — have fun in the marketplace while we make our developers switch from hunting rare gifts to building new features.
May 8, 2025
The Telegram Team
