Telegram for Android Has Been Updated to Version 10.6.4

In this version, the developers have simplified access to the chat search. Now users can tap and hold the chat header to make an input field appear.

Earlier, the ability to quickly open a search was only available to users of Telegram for iOS.

In addition, some bugs have been fixed in the new version.

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Telegram X Has Been Updated to Version 0.26.3.1674

What's new:
• Set the link preview location and its media size. Selecting the desired preview if there are multiple links in the text.
• Customizing the profile picture display when reacting.
• Display the reaction to the last message in the chat list.
• Added new "Stickers and Emoji" settings to the display.
• Display large emoji if the message only contains them.
• Animated profile pictures of people in messages.
• Voting in polls and responding to messages on the channel's behalf.
• Archive settings management.
• Selecting and editing profile picture in the app.
• Updated screen resolution for users.
• Display the timer in a group with enabled slow mode.
• Send allowed media types in chats where text messaging is not allowed.
• Unread message count on the Chats tab.
• Privacy settings for public profile pictures, bio and adding to channels/groups.
• Improved notifications.
• Install and manage installed custom emoji sets.
• Full-screen message reaction selection panel.

Download from Google Play, or from official channel @tgx_log.

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Bot API was updated to version 7.1

Custom Emoji
• Bots can now get the custom emoji sticker set chosen by a group and use any custom emoji from it.

Boosts
• Added support for boost_added service messages, about new boosts added to the chat.
• Added the field sender_boost_count to the class Message, counting boosts added by the sender that are active on the message send date.

Stories
• Bots can now check if admins have the rights to post, edit and delete stories in supergroups.
• Added the field reply_to_story to the class Message.

See the full changelog for details on the official website.

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Telegram Has Been Updated to Version 10.8

The messenger received the first update for February of this year.

In the new version, the boost system for groups has been added. Let us tell you more about it:

• Opportunity to boost group: Users can now boost a group to unlock new features like public voice message transcription and real-time translation.

Features are unlocked as the group level grows. To reach each level you need to get boosts in the amount of 1/25 of the total number of chat members, which is 10 times more than in channels.

• Customize appearance settings for the group: Groups now have a Appearance and Emoji tab where administrators can set a personal color for the profile, select the group's emoji pack and emoji status, and set a custom wallpaper. To unlock a feature, a group will need to reach a certain level.

• Group custom emoji: There is now an ability to set custom emoji that will be available to each member in that group.

• Removing limits for boosts: Select the number of boosts a member should give to the group in order to not be limited by the limits set for all chat members in the permissions section.

• Stories from groups: Administrators can now post stories on behalf of the group. The number of stories per day is equal to the chat level.

• Giveaways in groups: Chat owners can organize a giveaway among members. In return, the group will receive 4 boosts for each giveaway.

Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: the official website or GitHub.
macOS: App Store, the official website or verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions

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Telegram Desktop Has Been Updated to Version 4.15.1

Here's what's new:

• Support for Telegram Business features have been added.
• Shared contacts in chats now have a new style.
• Link previews are now generated for links inside quote blocks.
• Privacy settings that require Telegram Premium now have icons to indicate this.
• When adding a new admin, they will now have admin rights to view chat history by default.
• Support for AVIF, HEIF, and JPEG XL formats has been added for the macOS version of the app.
• Built-in markup is now supported when exporting chats to HTML for replies.
• A character limit counter has been added when editing messages without media.
• An issue with editing long media captions containing emoji has been fixed.
• An issue causing the text about vote counts to be deleted in polls with reactions has been resolved.
• The character limit counter for the bio input field has been fixed.
• An error that occurred when sending .tgs files as stickers has been corrected.

Download: from official website or GitHub.

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Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 4.15.2

What's new:
• Opening hours 00:00 – 23:59 are now shown as “open 24 hours”.
• Reimplemented fast scrolling of the chat list when holding down the Ctrl or Shift key.
• The color of the “Enable notifications” menu item in their exception settings has been replaced with standard green.
• Fixed saving of empty working hours.
• Fixed display of dates in Recent Actions.
• Fixed account selection for automatic login to Telegram sites.
• Fixed a crash when trying to set an emoji status in the application settings window.

Download: from the official website or from GitHub.

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Monetisation Program for Channel Owners

Starting today, Telegram is introducing a reward system for content creators, allowing Telegram channel owners to receive 50% of the advertising revenue displayed in their channels.

Rewards for Content Creators

• Owners of public channels with 1,000 or more subscribers can receive 50% of the revenue from ads shown in their channel as a reward.

• Rewards can be withdrawn without any fees, or they can be used to pay for ads on Telegram, purchase collectible addresses, or for Premium subscription giveaways.

• Advertising revenue statistics can be tracked in Channel Settings > Statistics > Monetization.

• Reward withdrawals will become available to channel owners on the Fragment platform in the coming weeks.

Cryptocurrency-based Advertising with TON

• Now any user can promote their bot or channel on Telegram using Toncoin - with minimal budgets.

• When creating an ad message, you choose specific channels for placement - this way, you have full control over the context in which your ads will be shown.

• To create your own ad message, simply log in with your account on the Telegram Ad Platform.

• Currently, TON-based ads are not displayed to users in certain countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Palestine, and Israel.

Article: https://telegram.org/blog/monetization-for-channels

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Telegram for Android and iOS Updated to Version 10.10

Today, the second March update of Telegram was released. It includes new features for the Telegram Business feature set, and every user can now provide more information about themselves in their profile.

• User Birthdays: Users can now optionally set their birthdate in their profile and configure its visibility in privacy settings.

• Linking a Personal Channel to Profile: Any user can now specify a public channel they own in their profile.

• Linking a Chatbot to an Account: The previously announced feature to integrate a third-party bot into your account for automatically handling incoming messages and interacting with customers has been added. This option is part of the Telegram Business feature set.

• Custom Welcome Screen: You can now set your own title, text, and sticker for the welcome screen that users see when they start a conversation with you. This option is part of the Telegram Business feature set.

• Special Links for Contacting Users: Share short links with clients that, when clicked, start a conversation with you using a pre-written phrase. Statistics on the number of clicks are provided for each such link. This option is part of the Telegram Business feature set.

• Earning Revenue from Channel Ads: For some countries, it is now possible to withdraw 50% of the revenue earned from displaying ads in a channel. Payments will only be made in TON cryptocurrency.

Other new features include: disabling ads in a specific channel upon reaching level 50, improved privacy settings, and displaying information about collectible usernames directly in Telegram.

Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.

iOS: App Store.

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Bot API Updated to Version 7.2

Integration with Business Accounts:
• Added the BusinessConnection class and updates about connecting or disconnecting a bot to a business account, represented by the field 'business_connection' in the Update class.
• Added updates about deleting messages in a business account connected to a bot.

Acting on Behalf of Business Accounts:
• Added the field 'business_connection_id' to the Message class.
• Added the field 'sender_business_bot' to the Message class.
• Added the parameter 'business_connection_id' to the sendChatAction method.

Business Account Information:
• Added the classes 'BusinessOpeningHours' and 'BusinessOpeningHoursInterval'.
• Added the field 'business_opening_hours' to the Chat class.

Sticker Sets with Mixed Format:
• Removed the fields 'is_animated' and 'is_video' from the StickerSet class.
• Added the field 'format' to the InputSticker class.
• Removed the parameter 'sticker_format' from the createNewStickerSet method.
• Increased the maximum number of stickers in any set to 120.
• Allowed uploading stickers in WEBM format using SendSticker.

The full list of changes is available on the official website.

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