Support Posts by Sending Stars
Section 2.3 Subscriber Donations has revealed the ability to support posts by sending a dedicated star reaction on eligible channels.
Channel owners will be able to exchange the received stars on posts for Toncoin.
This does not mean other reactions will become paid. There is only one, dedicated star reaction that appears on eligible channels.
It is important to note that the behaviour of the feature we have explained is subject to change; it is not the final product, and has not been officially announced yet.
#stars
Section 2.3 Subscriber Donations has revealed the ability to support posts by sending a dedicated star reaction on eligible channels.
Channel owners will be able to exchange the received stars on posts for Toncoin.
This does not mean other reactions will become paid. There is only one, dedicated star reaction that appears on eligible channels.
It is important to note that the behaviour of the feature we have explained is subject to change; it is not the final product, and has not been officially announced yet.
#stars
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Updated Bot Privacy Policy
The official BotNews channel has published a post about the updated requirements for bots and mini apps on Telegram. Now, they must provide users with their privacy policy; otherwise, Telegram may "suspend or terminate" their operation.
#bots
The official BotNews channel has published a post about the updated requirements for bots and mini apps on Telegram. Now, they must provide users with their privacy policy; otherwise, Telegram may "suspend or terminate" their operation.
Bots and mini apps must comply with all applicable privacy rules, including those of Apple and Google stores.
To continue complying with Apple’s Rule 5.1.1 (i), bots and mini apps must provide a Privacy Policy that details what data they store, how they collect it, and for what purpose.
Continuing to operate without such a Privacy Policy will result in the suspension or termination of the bot on Telegram.
Mini-apps can make their Privacy Policy easily accessible by adding a link to it on the "Settings" page, while bots should make it available through the /privacy command.
Further information about these requirements can be found in the relevant section of the Bot Developer Terms of Service.
#bots
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Rewards for Channel Owners
On June 30th, Telegram's official blog released an article mentioning, among other updates, the ability for channel owners to earn income through paid media content. In this post, the @tginfo editorial team explains what is known about this feature.
1. A channel administrator can publish a paid post. This feature is available to any channel administrators, regardless of the number of subscribers, type of channel (private or public), and other factors. The feature seems to not be available for channels that got marked as 18+ (such channels, for example, can't be viewed on iOS devices without disabling filtering).
2. If a subscriber pays to view such a post using "stars," these stars are credited to the channel's balance.
3. The channel's balance can be viewed on the "Monetization" tab in the "Statistics" section. This tab is visible only to the channel owner. For some channels, such as @tginfo, this tab became available only on July 4th, suggesting that the feature is being rolled out gradually.
4. Stars can be withdrawn from the channel no sooner than 21 days after they have been received. This is detailed in section "4.1 Balance" of the Terms of Service for Content Creators.
5. This section also outlines other important details about withdrawing stars. For instance, users are responsible for "timely" withdrawing all stars they have received, and the Telegram platform reserves the right to independently decide the timeframe for these withdrawals.
6. According to the article on Telegram's official blog, stars can be withdrawn in two ways: either by purchasing advertising on promote.telegram.org or by exchanging them for Toncoin through the Fragment.com platform. It is not yet known if both options are always available in all cases.
#stars #monetization
UPD July 7. Added into about availability for 18+ channels
On June 30th, Telegram's official blog released an article mentioning, among other updates, the ability for channel owners to earn income through paid media content. In this post, the @tginfo editorial team explains what is known about this feature.
1. A channel administrator can publish a paid post. This feature is available to any channel administrators, regardless of the number of subscribers, type of channel (private or public), and other factors. The feature seems to not be available for channels that got marked as 18+ (such channels, for example, can't be viewed on iOS devices without disabling filtering).
2. If a subscriber pays to view such a post using "stars," these stars are credited to the channel's balance.
3. The channel's balance can be viewed on the "Monetization" tab in the "Statistics" section. This tab is visible only to the channel owner. For some channels, such as @tginfo, this tab became available only on July 4th, suggesting that the feature is being rolled out gradually.
4. Stars can be withdrawn from the channel no sooner than 21 days after they have been received. This is detailed in section "4.1 Balance" of the Terms of Service for Content Creators.
5. This section also outlines other important details about withdrawing stars. For instance, users are responsible for "timely" withdrawing all stars they have received, and the Telegram platform reserves the right to independently decide the timeframe for these withdrawals.
6. According to the article on Telegram's official blog, stars can be withdrawn in two ways: either by purchasing advertising on promote.telegram.org or by exchanging them for Toncoin through the Fragment.com platform. It is not yet known if both options are always available in all cases.
#stars #monetization
UPD July 7. Added into about availability for 18+ channels
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Telegram Info English
Rewards for Channel Owners On June 30th, Telegram's official blog released an article mentioning, among other updates, the ability for channel owners to earn income through paid media content. In this post, the @tginfo editorial team explains what is known…
Beta Version of Telegram for Android Displays Stars in All Channels
In the Beta version of Telegram for Android, channel owners have the ability to access the Monetization tab regardless of the number of subscribers.
The @tginfo editor team reminds you that this tab was not previously shown in small channels, and some additional conditions still need to be met to withdraw earned stars.
#stars #monetization
In the Beta version of Telegram for Android, channel owners have the ability to access the Monetization tab regardless of the number of subscribers.
The @tginfo editor team reminds you that this tab was not previously shown in small channels, and some additional conditions still need to be met to withdraw earned stars.
#stars #monetization
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Purchasing Stars on the Fragment Platform
The auction platform Fragment now offers the ability to purchase Telegram Stars.
You can buy them for yourself or as a gift for another Telegram user.
Purchasing Telegram Stars through the platform is commission-free from app stores, making it a more cost effective option.
#stars
The auction platform Fragment now offers the ability to purchase Telegram Stars.
You can buy them for yourself or as a gift for another Telegram user.
Purchasing Telegram Stars through the platform is commission-free from app stores, making it a more cost effective option.
#stars
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Pavel Durov Announces Mini-Apps Store, In-App Browser and More
On his official channel, Pavel Durov revealed the upcoming plans for the Telegram platform:
On his official channel, Pavel Durov revealed the upcoming plans for the Telegram platform:
2024 will go down in history as the year when hundreds of millions of people became familiar with blockchain. We’re proud that Telegram is at the epicenter of this societal transformation.
To keep the fire going, this month, we will introduce a mini app store and an in-app browser with support for Web3-pages.
We will also step up our efforts to fight the scammers seeking to defraud new entrants into the crypto realm. Soon, Telegram will begin displaying the month of registration and principal country for public accounts (similar to Instagram). We will also allow organizations to use their mini apps to issue labels for channels, creating a decentralized marketplace for third-party verification.
Thanks to more transparency and decentralization, Telegram users will know more about the opportunities and the dangers of this new world.
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Telegram Reaches 950 Million Monthly Active Users
Telegram has updated its Monthly Active Users (MAU) count on the Telegram Ads platform, which shows the number of users who use the messenger at least once a month. In the latest revision, Telegram reported that it now has 950 million monthly users.
Back in April, this figure was at 900 million users. In the same month, Pavel Durov expressed his hope in an interview that Telegram would reach one billion active users within a year.
#statistics
Telegram has updated its Monthly Active Users (MAU) count on the Telegram Ads platform, which shows the number of users who use the messenger at least once a month. In the latest revision, Telegram reported that it now has 950 million monthly users.
Back in April, this figure was at 900 million users. In the same month, Pavel Durov expressed his hope in an interview that Telegram would reach one billion active users within a year.
#statistics
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Catalog of Mini-Apps
The Beta version of Telegram for Android now features a catalog of mini-apps.
In the global search screen, users can now access the «Apps» tab. This tab not only allows searching by name but also displays a list of mini-apps previously launched by the user and a section for popular apps.
Additionally, the appearance of profiles for bots that support mini-apps has been updated. Now, these profiles show the number of unique users of the mini-app per month (MAU) and include a button to launch the mini-app.
Full list of beta features and apk-file are here: https://t.me/betainfoen/1698.
#Android
The Beta version of Telegram for Android now features a catalog of mini-apps.
In the global search screen, users can now access the «Apps» tab. This tab not only allows searching by name but also displays a list of mini-apps previously launched by the user and a section for popular apps.
Additionally, the appearance of profiles for bots that support mini-apps has been updated. Now, these profiles show the number of unique users of the mini-app per month (MAU) and include a button to launch the mini-app.
Full list of beta features and apk-file are here: https://t.me/betainfoen/1698.
#Android
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Updated in-app Browser
In the Beta version of Telegram for Android, the in-app browser has received many new features.
Now users can:
• open several web pages at the same time (including those from the .ton domain) and mini-apps, and quickly switch between them;
• view browsing history;
• save and manage bookmarks;
• manage cache and cookies;
• change the search engine.
Full list of beta features and apk-file are here: https://t.me/betainfoen/1698.
#Android
In the Beta version of Telegram for Android, the in-app browser has received many new features.
Now users can:
• open several web pages at the same time (including those from the .ton domain) and mini-apps, and quickly switch between them;
• view browsing history;
• save and manage bookmarks;
• manage cache and cookies;
• change the search engine.
Full list of beta features and apk-file are here: https://t.me/betainfoen/1698.
#Android
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Telegram for Android, iOS and macOS updated to version 10.15
The new version provides for users the following features:
• The updated in-app browser now supports multiple tabs, displays your browsing history, allows you to create and manage bookmarks, supports ton-websites and also provides some other settings.
• Mini app store allows you to view lists of recently used or most popular web apps, as well as search for them by name. And mini apps now can create custom content for further sharing to stories.
• Stars can now be gifted to contacts directly from the menu section “Settings › Your stars”.
• Flashlight allows you to highlight objects when recording video messages and works for both the main camera and the front one.
• Weather Sticker allows you to add temperature and weather that correspond to your location to your story.
• The cover editor allows you to select which frame from the video sequence of the published story will be displayed in your profile.
Article: https://telegram.org/blog/w3-browser-mini-app-store/en?setln=en
Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official website or from GitHub.
macOS: App Store, from the official website or from a verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store
#update #Android #ios #macOS
The new version provides for users the following features:
• The updated in-app browser now supports multiple tabs, displays your browsing history, allows you to create and manage bookmarks, supports ton-websites and also provides some other settings.
• Mini app store allows you to view lists of recently used or most popular web apps, as well as search for them by name. And mini apps now can create custom content for further sharing to stories.
• Stars can now be gifted to contacts directly from the menu section “Settings › Your stars”.
• Flashlight allows you to highlight objects when recording video messages and works for both the main camera and the front one.
• Weather Sticker allows you to add temperature and weather that correspond to your location to your story.
• The cover editor allows you to select which frame from the video sequence of the published story will be displayed in your profile.
Article: https://telegram.org/blog/w3-browser-mini-app-store/en?setln=en
Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official website or from GitHub.
macOS: App Store, from the official website or from a verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store
#update #Android #ios #macOS
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Telegram Info English
Telegram for Android, iOS and macOS updated to version 10.15 The new version provides for users the following features: • The updated in-app browser now supports multiple tabs, displays your browsing history, allows you to create and manage bookmarks, supports…
Telegram Desktop updated to version 5.3.0
What's new:
• View recent and popular web apps in chats search.
• Open several web apps in different windows.
• Gift Telegram Stars to your friends.
• Send location marks and venues.
• Open tonsite:// links in webview.
• Edit order of stickers in your packs.
Download
• MS Windows: the official website or GitHub.
• macOS: App Store.
#update #desktop #macOS
What's new:
• View recent and popular web apps in chats search.
• Open several web apps in different windows.
• Gift Telegram Stars to your friends.
• Send location marks and venues.
• Open tonsite:// links in webview.
• Edit order of stickers in your packs.
Download
• MS Windows: the official website or GitHub.
• macOS: App Store.
#update #desktop #macOS
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Buying and Gifting Stars via @premiumbot
Telegram users can now buy and gift stars via official bot @premiumbot.
To do this, choose the required option in bot menu or send /stars command to it, and then follow the bot hints.
#stars
Telegram users can now buy and gift stars via official bot @premiumbot.
To do this, choose the required option in bot menu or send /stars command to it, and then follow the bot hints.
#stars
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Rumors of Potential Telegram Ban in Turkey
According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, Telegram could be banned in Turkey, just like Instagram.
Their reasoning for a potential ban is that the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority didn’t get Telegram’s attention after thousands of attempts to contact them.
A few days ago Instagram was banned there for the same reason. Starting at 18:30 UTC on August 10, the ban is being gradually lifted.
#bans
According to the Turkish newspaper Sabah, Telegram could be banned in Turkey, just like Instagram.
Their reasoning for a potential ban is that the Turkish Information and Communication Technologies Authority didn’t get Telegram’s attention after thousands of attempts to contact them.
A few days ago Instagram was banned there for the same reason. Starting at 18:30 UTC on August 10, the ban is being gradually lifted.
#bans
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Pavel Durov on Telegram’s Birthday
Pavel Durov has made a post on his channel regarding Telegram‘s 11th birthday.
Pavel Durov has made a post on his channel regarding Telegram‘s 11th birthday.
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Telegram for Android and iOS Updated to Version 11.0
The following features have been introduced:
• Star Reactions for Channels: Channel administrators can now enable Star Reactions, and subscribers can send stars from their balance as reactions to posts. An unlimited number of stars can be used to react to each post from the user’s balance. If the user who made the reactions prefers, they can be publicly listed with others.
• Paid Channel Subscriptions: Administrators of private channels can create a paid invitation link and set a subscription fee. Any user who wants to subscribe to the channel using this link will need to pay this fee upon subscribing and then continue on paying it monthly to renew their subscription.
• Choosing the Sender of a Post on the Channel: Channel administrators can now choose under whose name a post will be made. The author selection menu includes the administrator’s personal account, the current channel, and all other public channels owned by the administrator. The new “Show Authors’ Profiles” setting in the “Administrators” section allows photos of senders to be displayed to the left of channel posts. The “Sign Messages” setting, previously located on the channel’s settings, is now available in this section.
• Displaying Sensitive Content: Android users now have an option to enable sensitive content in “Chat Settings”. Previously, this option was only available in Telegram Desktop and web clients, in their respective "Privacy" sections.
In addition, bots can now publish paid media, and iOS users can view .pdf, .xls, and .docx documents from the in-app browser.
Blog: https://telegram.org/blog/superchannels-star-reactions-subscriptions
Android: Google Play, APK from the official website, or the verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
macOS: App Store.
#update #Android #iOS #macOS
The following features have been introduced:
• Star Reactions for Channels: Channel administrators can now enable Star Reactions, and subscribers can send stars from their balance as reactions to posts. An unlimited number of stars can be used to react to each post from the user’s balance. If the user who made the reactions prefers, they can be publicly listed with others.
• Paid Channel Subscriptions: Administrators of private channels can create a paid invitation link and set a subscription fee. Any user who wants to subscribe to the channel using this link will need to pay this fee upon subscribing and then continue on paying it monthly to renew their subscription.
• Choosing the Sender of a Post on the Channel: Channel administrators can now choose under whose name a post will be made. The author selection menu includes the administrator’s personal account, the current channel, and all other public channels owned by the administrator. The new “Show Authors’ Profiles” setting in the “Administrators” section allows photos of senders to be displayed to the left of channel posts. The “Sign Messages” setting, previously located on the channel’s settings, is now available in this section.
• Displaying Sensitive Content: Android users now have an option to enable sensitive content in “Chat Settings”. Previously, this option was only available in Telegram Desktop and web clients, in their respective "Privacy" sections.
In addition, bots can now publish paid media, and iOS users can view .pdf, .xls, and .docx documents from the in-app browser.
Blog: https://telegram.org/blog/superchannels-star-reactions-subscriptions
Android: Google Play, APK from the official website, or the verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
macOS: App Store.
#update #Android #iOS #macOS
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Telegram Desktop Has Been Updated to Version 5.4.0
What’s New:
• Super Channels
• Star Reactions
• Paid Subscriptions
Download:
• Windows: official website or GitHub
• macOS: App Store
#update #desktop #macOS
What’s New:
• Super Channels
• Star Reactions
• Paid Subscriptions
Download:
• Windows: official website or GitHub
• macOS: App Store
#update #desktop #macOS
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Bot API 7.9
• Introduced Star Subscriptions⭐️ – allowing bots to manage subscription-based invite links.
• Bots can now send Paid Media to any chat, including on behalf of Business Accounts.
• Added support for Super Channels – where admins may post as their own profiles or channels.
And more, see the full changelog for details: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#august-14-2024
• Introduced Star Subscriptions
• Bots can now send Paid Media to any chat, including on behalf of Business Accounts.
• Added support for Super Channels – where admins may post as their own profiles or channels.
And more, see the full changelog for details: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#august-14-2024
Please open Telegram to view this post
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Standard Privacy Policy for bots
In early July, all bots and mini apps were required to provide a Privacy Policy detailing how they handle user data.
Yesterday, Telegram published a Standard Privacy Policy which applies by default to all bots and mini apps that don't have their own. This Policy broadly covers the data handling practices of most apps on Telegram, simplifying compliance for developers and adding transparency for users.
Additionally, developers can now set their own Privacy Policy directly within @BotFather bot. This Policy will be available to users through a special button in the settings menu of their mini apps.
More information can be found in Section 4 of the Bot Developer Terms.
#bots
In early July, all bots and mini apps were required to provide a Privacy Policy detailing how they handle user data.
Yesterday, Telegram published a Standard Privacy Policy which applies by default to all bots and mini apps that don't have their own. This Policy broadly covers the data handling practices of most apps on Telegram, simplifying compliance for developers and adding transparency for users.
Additionally, developers can now set their own Privacy Policy directly within @BotFather bot. This Policy will be available to users through a special button in the settings menu of their mini apps.
More information can be found in Section 4 of the Bot Developer Terms.
#bots
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Telegram Desktop Has Been Updated To Version 5.4.1
What's new:
• Fixed a crash when sending a star reaction in comments;
• Fixed issues with the channel list in super channels;
• Star reactions are now always displayed first in the reactions list;
• Paid invite links in groups have been removed.
Download:
• Windows: from the official website or GitHub.
• macOS: App Store.
#update #desktop #macOS
What's new:
• Fixed a crash when sending a star reaction in comments;
• Fixed issues with the channel list in super channels;
• Star reactions are now always displayed first in the reactions list;
• Paid invite links in groups have been removed.
Download:
• Windows: from the official website or GitHub.
• macOS: App Store.
#update #desktop #macOS
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