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Does The Ability to Post Stories Without Having Premium Subscription Depend on Your Region?

In the version 10.0.0 of Telegram's mobile applications, posting Stories became available even to accounts without a Telegram Premium subscription. However, many users have discovered that this feature hasn't appeared for them.

The editorial team at @tginfoen believes that the ability to post Stories for users without a premium subscription depends on the country's phone code linked to the Telegram account.

For instance, in Russia, Ukraine, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, India and Iran, publishing Stories without Telegram Premium isn't possible, whereas users from Belarus and Kazakhstan are permitted to do so.

A detailed article about the editorial team's observations and story publication in other countries is available at the following link: tginfo.me/stories-by-countries-en

Update on August 28, 2023: Telegram Stories feature is now available to users with Uzbekistan phone number.

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Does The Ability to Post Stories Without Having Premium Subscription Depend on Your Region? In the version 10.0.0 of Telegram's mobile applications, posting Stories became available even to accounts without a Telegram Premium subscription. However, many users…
Stories is Now Available in Uzbekistan

In a recent article, we addressed the absence of Stories in several countries, Uzbekistan included. Users have reported that it's now possible to post stories without a Premium subscription by using an Uzbek phone number. We're also looking into expansion of this feature to other countries, but availability details are still pending.

#Uzbekistan #Stories
Telegram Is Preparing to Bring Stories to Channels

According to crawled data from @tgcrawl, changes were made in Telegram for Android that indicate that stories are coming for channels.

From the changes we can guess that there will be a boosting system similar to Discord’s. For example, the number of the stories that can be posted might depend on the number of boosts received by the channel form its subscribers.

Apparently, only Telegram Premium users will be able to boost channels.

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Telegram Is Preparing to Bring Stories to Channels According to crawled data from @tgcrawl, changes were made in Telegram for Android that indicate that stories are coming for channels. From the changes we can guess that there will be a boosting system similar…
Updates to Web Bots, Stories for Channels and Channel Boosts

Telegram's Beta version for Android update hints at several upcoming features, as analyzed by the @tginfo team.

Channel stories and boosts
It seems that Telegram is working on a "boost" system for channels, reminiscent of Discord's. Boosts will allow channel subscribers to vote for their favorite channels. These boosts might unlock special features for administrators, such as the ability to post stories to the channel. The exact features and rewards based on this system are still unknown. There could be different levels with varying limits and functionalities, and the number of stories available for posting might depend on the number of boosts received.

It seems like only Telegram Premium subscribers will be able to boost, and as of now, it looks like Premium users will have only one boost in their subscription available at no extra cost. Telegram aims to introduce this feature to channel administrators in hopes that they will encourage their subscribers to give their boost to their channel. To facilitate quick access to the boost sending menu, a deep link will be provided. Users will be able to change which channel receives their boost only once a day.

Story enhancements
Users will be able to add background audio to stories.
An option to pin a story to a post will be introduced.

Improved login confirmation system
Instead of receiving login notifications via personal messages from the Telegram account, they will now appear above the chat list.

Statistics
Channel statistics will now include data about subscribers with a Telegram Premium subscription.

View photos or videos only once
A new self-destruct option will be added, which prevents media files from being viewed more than once.

Web bot platform update
App strings indicate that in the next update, Telegram will allow users to add shortcuts to launch Web bots from the Android app's side menu.

This feature might be available exclusively to select partner bots. It's highly probable that this shortcut feature was specifically designed for @Wallet, but it might be utilized for other partner bots in the future.

The Web bot platform itself has been renamed to Mini Apps, and using them will require users to accept separate terms of service.

Previously, an ability for Web-bots to store their data on Telegram servers was spotted in the app, with the data being synchronized across the user's devices. @tginfo speculates that this feature could've been developed for the recently announced non-custodial TON wallet. Testing suggests that the data storage feature in Telegram might also be exclusive to select partner bots.

It's important to note that all this information is based on speculations from the Beta version of the app, so the features might undergo some changes by the time of release.

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Number of Boosts for Obtaining A New Level on Channels Has Been Reduced

Now, to get the next level, the channel needs a number of boosts equal to 0.1% (1/1000 part) of the total number of its subscribers.

Let us remind you that previously this required 0.4% (1/250) of the total amount of subscribers.

#boosts #stories
Channel Stories, Levels, and Boosts FAQ

What are boosts in Telegram? How do they work? What's different about channel stories? How can you use boost links?

You can find answers to these questions and many more in our article, written for both channel owners and readers:
https://tginfo.me/boosts-and-channel-stories-en/

#FAQ #stories #boosts
Telegram Increased Cooldown Time to Reactivate Stealth Mode in Stories

According to the changes in Telegram's configuration files, tracked by @tgcrawl, the minimal time interval between reactivations of Stealth mode for stories was increased from one hour to three hours.

The countdown starts from the moment the user taps the button to activate the mode. Because of this, after the Stealth mode expires, you will have to wait for at least 2 hours and 35 minutes before you will be able to activate it again.

The Stealth mode was introduced by Telegram in August and is available only to Telegram Premium subscribers. When activated, it hides you from the views list in stories you viewed for the first time in last 5 minutes, and continues to hide you from the viewers list during next 25 minutes.

It's important to remember that if you leave a reaction or a reply under a story, the story author will see your name even if you have Stealth mode active.

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