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Here we announce Telegram coding contests in Android Java, iOS Swift, JS, C/C++. Discussion: @contests
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๐Ÿ† Telegram ะกontest for JS Developers, Round 1: Results

After many hours of testing and watching hundreds of Live Streams, we are now ready to announce the results. From a total of 19 submissions, 13 contestants qualified for prizes โ€“ basically every developer who implemented at least one part of the overall task.

Despite a challenging Contest Task and a tight deadline, we were happy to see many solid apps. Despite nobody achieving perfect Live Streams (each implementation we tested requires a significant amount of further polishing), we would like to give a special thanks to๐Ÿฅ‡Fit Whale, who was able to find a great minimalist solution for Task II that will be merged with Web K soon.๐ŸฅˆDreamy Crow presented a similar approach that is slightly less optimal, but still notable.

Meet the winners!

1st PLACE โ€“ $6,000
๐Ÿฅ‡Fit Whale

2nd PLACE โ€“ $3,000
๐ŸฅˆDreamy Crow
๐ŸฅˆHip Hyena
๐ŸฅˆLarge Moth
๐ŸฅˆSweet Yak
๐ŸฅˆGiant Turkey

3rd PLACE โ€“ $1,500
๐Ÿฅ‰Fierce Frog
๐Ÿฅ‰Large Butterfly
๐Ÿฅ‰Tidy Hawk
๐Ÿฅ‰Dreamy Crab
๐Ÿฅ‰Holy Beetle
๐Ÿฅ‰Tidy Walrus penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$250)
๐Ÿฅ‰Huge Cobra penalties:
โ€“ Task II plagiarism (โ€“$500)

P.S. Have a great Monday and stay tuned for Round 2 in the coming weeks!
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๐Ÿ† Design Competition 2024

Prize fund: Up to $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ April 27th, 2024
Who can participate: Everyone

Telegram announces a competition for UI designers. The top prize is $5,000, and the winner may get a chance to join the Telegram Design team.

The Task is to create 3 short demo videos for 3 different features in the same manner as the demonstrations from the Telegram Blog.

Each video should offer a brief overview of a feature that currently does not exist in official Telegram apps.

You are welcome to use any ideas (e.g., in-app payments or a feed for channels). Be creative, but don't get carried away by things like a major app redesign.

It is mandatory to cover both iOS and Android โ€“ at least 1 video out of 3 must be made for a different platform. Entries featuring all videos for both platforms are likely to get higher chances in the final scoring, provided that they fulfill the evaluation criteria.

Evaluation Criteria:
While evaluating submissions, the judges may apply the following criteria to determine the winners:

Clarity โ€“ the general audience must have a clear understanding of how the feature you are displaying works.

Consistency โ€“ the video should be looped, with smooth transitions between screens and all elements should be consistent and balanced.

Completeness โ€“ you must present a finalized flow for your feature. Your video should show an entry point from existing Telegram interfaces, a brief overview of the feature's main components and a transition back to the entry point.

Submissions:
We will publish instructions how to submit your work closer to the deadline.
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ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Design Competition.

Start the bot, choose โ€œDesign Competition 2024โ€, answer the botโ€™s questions, then send:
- A link to either private or public channel that serves as a catalog where all your videos are uploaded. Provide a table of contents, pin it.
- An archive containing all your videos in their original resolution. Optionally, you may also include source files for your project (e.g., .aep files).

Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline.
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โš ๏ธ Weโ€™ve noticed that many participants uploaded their videos as files to their contest channels.

This is not the right way โ€“ the channel should host your demos sent as VIDEOS. โœ”๏ธ

Make sure to address this before the deadline. (For reference, see @TelegramTips.)
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Design Competition 2024: Submissions

We received 185 submissions for the Design Competition.

Everyone is welcome to view the submissions while the Telegram judges conduct their own checks.
๐Ÿ† Design Competition 2024: Results

This was by far the most thrilling design contest we've ever held! We would like to express our sincerest gratitude and admiration to each and every contestant โ€“ both those who took their very first steps in the challenging world of design and the noble design veterans who set aside some time from their projects to contribute to a better Telegram of tomorrow. โœจ

You all are amazing, and we thank you a lot for your fantastic designs! ๐Ÿ’™

Now, let us shed some light on the judging process in this competition. The Telegram Design Team joined forces with the Telegram Contest Department, and each judge spent dozens of hours watching and sorting through all the submissions. Once the judges completed their solo evaluations and highlighted the most promising discoveries, the whole jury met to watch and discuss together all the submissions that were not instantly discarded. Aside from the initially mentioned core criteria, another important consideration was, "How close is this video to the ones we make for Telegram Blog?" ๐Ÿ…

Thanks to this multistage checking, verification, and discussions, the members of the jury were unanimous in the prize distribution.


In order to justly apprise all the notable and solid works, we've decided to increase the prize fund by another $24,000, totaling $54,000.

๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐Ÿค ๐Ÿ“ฑ With this competition, we are also introducing a new Contest Rewards ๐Ÿค‘by giving out your prizes in USDโ‚ฎ on TON โ€“ to ensure smooth and instant payouts.

Without further a do, please meet the winners!

1st PLACE โ€“ $5,000
๐Ÿฅ‡Dandy Mammoth โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‡Eager Duck โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‡Stout Pony โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‡Swift Shark โ€“ View Channel

2nd PLACE โ€“ $2,000
๐ŸฅˆAce Bat โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆDesert Bass โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆNimble Sheep โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆBold Crab โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆSmall Mantis โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆLarge Turtle โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆStylish Gecko โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆTactful Bee โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆQuiet Squirrel โ€“ View Channel
๐ŸฅˆFunky Jaguar โ€“ View Channel

3rd PLACE โ€“ $1,000
๐Ÿฅ‰Shiny Moth โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Gifted Puma โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Daring Gecko โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Funky Camel โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Sweet Raccoon โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Humble Cockroach โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Mighty Unicorn โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Regal Sloth โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Earnest Fly โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Nice Pony โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Cute Lemur โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Fluffy Ram โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Humble Ram โ€“ View Channel
๐Ÿฅ‰Dreamy Leopard โ€“ View Channel

Congratulations to the winners and a happy Monday to you all!
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๐Ÿ† Telegram Contest for JavaScript Developers, Round 2

Prize fund: $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 on July 28th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone is welcome to participate, even if they didn't take part in the previous round
Results: August 18th, 2024

Telegram is hosting a contest for JavaScript developers to implement two new features into Telegram Web and address the scrolling issue on Chrome for Android.

The Task:

1. Implement Media Editor and Multiple Accounts into Telegram Web K based on the provided mockups.
2. Web K is currently experiencing scrolling issues when used on Chrome for Android. This issue causes noticeable lagging on devices with 120 FPS displays, particularly when scrolling through any entities containing numerous media elements โ€“ essentially, any channel with larger message bubbles and multiple media items. (You must investigate the issue, provide a detailed explanation of it, and implement a fix that will address the issue.)

Evaluation Criteria and Requirements:

General
โ€“ No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
โ€“ The submission must be consistent with the existing Web K codebase.
โ€“ Your implementation must work flawlessly on desktop Chrome (across Linux, macOS, Windows) and Safari on macOS. Proper support for other browsers and mobile environments (Android, iOS) will be considered a bonus.

โ—๏ธYour app must precisely follow the provided design mockups. Entries that fail to do so will be severely penalized.

Further Clarifications:

Media Editor
โ€“ You must not use any libraries or components (i.e., from other existing media editors) for any parts of the Media Editor. All the features presented in the mockups must be built from scratch.
โ€“ It is acceptable to send static media when an animated sticker is added to a photo, though a proper conversion into a GIF would be considered a bonus.

Multiple Accounts
The app must properly handle the databases from several accounts, support simultaneous notifications, and oversee all possible edge cases, including forced logout from another device. For reference, you may check official Telegram apps.

Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.

P.S. Winners may be offered a chance to explore further opportunities with Telegram.
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@ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram JavaScript Contest.

Build the application, then prepare:
- A ZIP-archive with the following structure:
  -> public - folder with the build.
-> src - folder with the app's source code.
-> readme.txt โ€“ a text file that briefly describes the approach used for each task.

- A link to the commit on a public GitHub repository, forked from the Telegram Web K repository.

Your repository may stay private until the deadline.
๐Ÿ† Telegram Contest for JavaScript Developers, Round 2: Results

We were pleased to see both participants from Round 1 and those who joined the Telegram Contests for the very first time! The Contest Task, which covered multiple areas of the app (implementing a new feature, adding another feature that heavily relies on the existing codebase, and fixing an obscure issue), proved to be particularly challenging for the contestants, with no one completing all three tasks.

Most contestants focused on the Media Editor, so the judges adjusted their evaluation accordingly. After many hours of testing, we are pleased to confirm that Hip Hyena secured ๐Ÿฅ‡1st PLACE by delivering the best media editor among all the submissions. This time, given the input each contestant contributed, we will reward everyone who implemented at least one contest task, even if their implementation wasn't perfect.

Meet the winners!

1st PLACE โ€“ $10,000
๐Ÿฅ‡Hip Hyena

2nd PLACE โ€“ $3,000
๐ŸฅˆTall Lynx
๐ŸฅˆNice Elk

3rd PLACE โ€“ $2,000
๐Ÿฅ‰Tactful Whale
๐Ÿฅ‰Huge Cobra
๐Ÿฅ‰Large Moth
๐Ÿฅ‰Stone Parrot

4th PLACE โ€“ $500

๐ŸŽ–Gifted Meerkat
๐ŸŽ–Sleek Shrimp
๐ŸŽ–Groovy Crab
๐ŸŽ–Smart Lion
๐ŸŽ–Hardy Turkey
๐ŸŽ–Holy Beetle
๐ŸŽ–Tidy Hawk, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)
๐ŸŽ–Hairy Antelope, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)
๐ŸŽ–Large Butterfly, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)
๐ŸŽ–Nice Hare, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)
๐ŸŽ–Small Dragon, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)
๐ŸŽ–Sacred Gorilla, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)
๐ŸŽ–Swift Flamingo, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)
๐ŸŽ–Fancy Squid, penalties:
โ€“ rebuilding penalty (โ€“$100)

P.S. Have a great week and stay tuned for more Telegram Contests in the coming month!
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๐Ÿ† A new contest for iOS developers with a total prize fund of $50,000 will be announced this Friday. The winner may be offered a chance to explore further cooperation opportunities with ๐Ÿ›ซ Telegram.
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๐Ÿ† Design Competition 2024, Round 2

Prize fund: Up to $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ October 10th, 2024
Who can participate: Everyone

Telegram announces the next round of the competition for UI designers. The top prize is $4,000, and the winner may get a chance to join the Telegram Design team.

The Task is to create 2 (two) short demo videos for 2 different features in the same manner as the demonstrations from the Telegram Blog. Each video should offer a brief overview of a feature that currently does not exist in official Telegram apps:

Feature 1 โ€“ a general feature.
Feature 2 โ€“ a feature that is either a part of Telegram Premium or utilizes Telegram Stars.

Be creative, but don't get carried away by things like a major app redesign.

It is mandatory to cover both iOS and Android โ€“ 1 video out of 2 must be made for a different platform.

Evaluation Criteria:
While evaluating submissions, the judges may apply the following criteria to determine the winners:

Alignment โ€“ the video must be as close as possible to the ones from the Telegram Blog.

Clarity โ€“ the general audience must have a clear understanding of how the feature you are displaying works.

Consistency โ€“ the video should be looped, with smooth transitions between screens and all elements should be consistent and balanced.

Completeness โ€“ you must present a finalized flow for your feature. Your video should show an entry point from existing Telegram interfaces, a brief overview of the feature's main components and a transition back to the entry point.


Submissions:
We will publish instructions how to submit your work closer to the deadline.

P.S. To get an idea of what a good demo video is, take a look at the Telegram Blog and the previous round's results. Please avoid reusing the concepts from the previous round.
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๐Ÿ† Telegram iOS Contest 2024

Prize fund
: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 25th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: November 2024

Telegram is hosting a contest for iOS developers to build a media player from scratch.

The Task:
Implement a media player with support for HLS streaming (for both audio and video) into Telegram for iOS. The player must support both automatic and manual switching between available video streams, with automatic switching based on network bandwidth

Contest Requirements:
โ€“ Your media player must replace the AVPlayer currently used in the app.
โ€“ The final implementation must not cause any performance issues, app or media playback instabilities.
โ€“ Using a web view to render audio or video is prohibited. You may either implement everything in native code or use a hybrid solution, where data management is handled in JavaScript (via a web view or JavaScriptCore) and rendering is performed in native code.
โ€“ You may use hls.js as a reference.

For test media samples join @hls_samples.

Evaluation:
During the evaluation stage, we will review your code and test the submission under various conditions with multiple media on a range of iOS devices (iOS 12 โ€“ iOS 18).

Winners may be offered a chance to explore further cooperation opportunities with Telegram.

Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.

P.S. We will provide limited guidance for this contest, to request clarification send your questions with #ios2024 in @contests.
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๐Ÿ† Telegram iOS Contest 2024 Prize fund: $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 on October 25th (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone Results: November 2024 Telegram is hosting a contest for iOS developers to build a media player from scratch. The Task: Implementโ€ฆ
It seems that many contestants misunderstood the task. We are happy to provide clarifications regarding the task requirements, which you will find below.

Q: Can AVFoundation / VideoToolbox / CoreVideo be used?
A: Yes, anything that doesn't use AVPlayer to handle HLS playback is allowed.

Q: Are third party libraries/frameworks allowed (e.g. ffmpeg)?
A: Yes, anything that doesn't use AVPlayer to handle HLS playback is allowed.

Q: What do you mean by "switching between available video streams"?
A: The ability to change between different quality levels or versions of the video based on factors like network bandwidth or user selection. The player should be able to automatically switch to the most appropriate stream depending on the network conditions, or allow the user to manually select a stream which they prefer.

Q: Are there any minimum technical requirements for a video player? Which features are prioritized?
A: Video playback must be hardware-accelerated.

Q: Do we need support for offline playback?
A: No.

Q: Is it necessary to replace something specific in the source code of Telegram iOS from AVPlayer to our self-written player or all?
A: You only need to replace the relevant code in HLSVideoContent.swift where the AVPlayer is used for handling HLS streams

Q: Which formats and codecs should be supported with HLS and video decoding?
A: fmp4 / H264 / AAC.

Q: Will there be any guidelines on how switching between available qualities should be implemented on the UI/UX part?
A: The UI is already implemented. Quality switching is handled here.
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ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Design Competition Round 2.

Start the bot, choose โ€œDesign Competition 2024 R2โ€, answer the botโ€™s questions, then send:
- A link to either private or public channel that serves as a catalog where your videos are uploaded. Provide a table of contents, pin it. You are recommended to use @DesignCompetitionSample as a reference.
- An archive containing all your videos in their original resolution. Optionally, you may also include source files for your project (e.g., .aep files).

Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline.
๐Ÿ† A new contest for Android developers with a total prize fund of $50,000 will be announced next Friday. The winner may be offered a chance to explore further cooperation opportunities with ๐Ÿ›ซ Telegram.
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๐Ÿ† Telegram iOS Contest 2024 Prize fund: $50,000 Deadline: 23:59 on October 25th (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone Results: November 2024 Telegram is hosting a contest for iOS developers to build a media player from scratch. The Task: Implementโ€ฆ
iOS Contest 2024 Update

Dear contestants,

We apologize for the inconvenience with @hls_samples. Please apply the following patch to continue your development.

Additionally, we have extended the contest deadline by 24 hours.

New Deadline: 23:59 on October 26th (Dubai time)
๐Ÿ† Telegram Android Contest 2024, Round 1

Prize fund
: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 28th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: November 2024

Telegram is hosting a contest for Android developers to implement new features into the app.

THE TASK

Implement the features in accordance with the mockups provided in the archive below:
โ€“ Add Quick Share for channel posts when you tap and hold the share button.
โ€“ Add Chromecast support for media playback.
โ€“ Add QR Share button for Invite links.
โ€“ Add a tooltip for bots' Start button.
โ€“ Introduce new flow for upcoming video chats.

Contest Requirements:

General
โ€“ No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
โ€“ The submission must be consistent with the existing Telegram for Android codebase.
โ€“ The app's stability and performance must not be affected with the changes you made.
โ€“ The app must be free of significant flaws (including crashes, visual glitches, noticeable element blinking, layout errors, and more).

โ—๏ธYour app must precisely follow the provided design mockups.

Evaluation:
During the evaluation stage, we will review your code and test the submission on a wide range of Android devices.

Winners may be offered a chance to explore further cooperation opportunities with Telegram.

Submissions:
Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.
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ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram iOS Contest 2024.

New deadline: 23:59 on October 27th (Dubai time)

Start the bot, choose โ€œTelegram iOS Contest 2024โ€, answer the botโ€™s questions, then send:
- A link to the commit on a public GitHub repository, cloned from the Telegram-iOS repository.

Note: Your repository may stay private until the deadline. Make sure your code is consistent with the
reproducible builds process โ€“ we will build each app automatically. Entries failing to do so, will receive a relevant penalty.