Collaborative To-Do Lists

The beta version of Telegram for iOS 11.13 (30945) introduces the ability to create to-do lists.

Each list may contain up to 30 tasks and their creation is available in both personal and group chats.

When created in a group, there are additional options:
• Collaborative tasks. You may allow all participants to add new tasks.
• Collaborative status management. You may also allow other users to mark and unmark tasks as “completed”. In this case, the avatar of the person who completed the task is displayed next to the check mark.

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Music in Profile on iOS

Users of the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 11.15 have gained the ability to add music to their profile.

To do this, start playing any audio file in the built-in player and tap the “Add to Profile” button.
The audio file will be added to the user’s public playlist, visible to anyone viewing their profile.

Additionally, users can now choose how to save the track: to device storage, to the “Saved Messages” chat, or directly to their profile.

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Withdraw TON From Personal Balance Via Fragment

Users of Beta version of Telegram for iOS 11.15 have gained the ability to withdraw TON from their personal balance through the Fragment platform.

TON ends up on the personal balance when, for example, a user sells a gift not for Stars but for the cryptocurrency. This balance is separate from channel balances.

To initiate a withdrawal, users must enter their Two-Step Verification password. As with other types of interactions with Fragment, completing KYC verification will likely be required to receive funds.

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Removing Gift Captions

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 12.1 (31369), users can now delete captions attached to received gifts.
This action costs 1000 stars.

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Comments in Video Chat

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 12.1 (31369), users can now send messages and emoji reactions directly within video chats.

Note: At the moment, video chats do not retain message history — all comments during the stream disappear shortly after being sent. It’s unclear whether this behavior will change in the future.

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Telegram Experiments With Liquid Glass Design

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 12.1 (31369), several interface elements have been adapted to the new Liquid Glass design introduced with iOS 26 on Apple devices.

Visual changes already affect the bottom menu, text input panel, video chats, and other parts of the messenger interface.

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Text Notes for Contacts

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 12.1 (31369), users can now add text notes to their contacts.

The maximum note length is 128 characters, and emojis are supported.
Comments added to a profile are visible only to you.

You cannot leave a note on the profile of a user who is not in your contact list.

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Repeating Messages

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 12.2.0, users may now schedule recurring messages.

When scheduling a message, users can specify how often it should be sent: once a day, once a week, every two weeks, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.

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Live Broadcasts in Stories With Paid Pinned Messages

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 12.2, Stories now feature live broadcasts with the ability to pin your messages using stars.

The duration of the pin, the length of the comment, and the maximum number of emojis allowed depend on the number of stars spent.

This feature is under development and currently works only on the test server. Its behavior may change in the future.

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Auction for Purchasing Limited Gifts in Telegram

In the Beta version of Telegram for iOS 12.2 (31682), a new mechanism for distributing gifts via auction has been discovered.

How the auction currently works:

• 50 gifts are distributed at different intervals among the top 50 participants with the highest bids. 
• If a bid drops out of the top 50, it is automatically carried over to the next draw. 
• If a bid does not win after the final draw, the stars are fully refunded.

At the moment, the auction applies to newly released gifts. Whether the system will also work for previously upgraded gifts is still unknown.

The feature is under development and currently works only on the test server. Its behavior may change in the future.

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