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Star Gifts Users can now send to other users not only pure stars, but also star gifts. Each star gift is a sticker with a number of stars attached to it, as well as an optional text comment. The gift can be sent either on your own behalf or anonymously,…
Gift Exchange For Stars Is Limited To 90 Days
The ability to send gifts by paying for them with stars became available to users on October 6. The recipient of such a gift can not only publish it in their profile, but also exchange it for stars with a 15% commission.
Just a few days after this feature appeared, users noticed that when trying to exchange a gift for stars, the application warns that such an exchange is only available for 90 days after the gift is received.
For the very first gifts, this period expires in early January 2025, approximately 01/05/2025. We have no information on whether Telegram applications will remind users in advance that some gifts will soon become impossible to exchange for stars.
If you intend to make such an exchange, make sure that you do not miss the moment when it becomes impossible.
To find out when the gift exchange period for stars expires, you need to open the screen of this gift and click the "Sell for xx stars" button.
#stars
The ability to send gifts by paying for them with stars became available to users on October 6. The recipient of such a gift can not only publish it in their profile, but also exchange it for stars with a 15% commission.
Just a few days after this feature appeared, users noticed that when trying to exchange a gift for stars, the application warns that such an exchange is only available for 90 days after the gift is received.
For the very first gifts, this period expires in early January 2025, approximately 01/05/2025. We have no information on whether Telegram applications will remind users in advance that some gifts will soon become impossible to exchange for stars.
If you intend to make such an exchange, make sure that you do not miss the moment when it becomes impossible.
To find out when the gift exchange period for stars expires, you need to open the screen of this gift and click the "Sell for xx stars" button.
#stars
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Non-Obvious Privacy Aspects When Sending Star Reactions
In August 2024, Telegram introduced the ability for users to send star reactions to channel posts, and in February 2025 — the ability to send such reactions not only on their own behalf, but also on behalf of any of their public channels.
The privacy settings for both types of reactions are not obvious. If you expect that no one will know your name, keep in mind the following:
1. When sending a paid reaction on your own behalf, the application allows you to disable the "Show me in Top Senders" option. If the user disables it, then neither their name nor their profile picture will be displayed to other channel subscribers, even if they are among the three donors who sent the most stars to the post.
However, even in this case, the owner of the channel to which the stars were sent will see the sender's name in the "Monetization" tab in the channel settings.
2. When sending a paid reaction, the application allows the user to select one of the public channels that they own. In this case, the list of the top 3 senders will not display the name of the sender, but the name of the channel that they chose.
However, the owner of the channel to which the stars were sent will see the sender's name in the "Monetization" tab in the channel settings. By comparing it with the list of top 3 senders of stars to a specific post, the channel owner can find out who exactly owns the channel on whose behalf the stars were sent.
Be careful: Telegram applications do not warn users sending star reactions about these nuances.
#reactions #stars #privacy
In August 2024, Telegram introduced the ability for users to send star reactions to channel posts, and in February 2025 — the ability to send such reactions not only on their own behalf, but also on behalf of any of their public channels.
The privacy settings for both types of reactions are not obvious. If you expect that no one will know your name, keep in mind the following:
1. When sending a paid reaction on your own behalf, the application allows you to disable the "Show me in Top Senders" option. If the user disables it, then neither their name nor their profile picture will be displayed to other channel subscribers, even if they are among the three donors who sent the most stars to the post.
However, even in this case, the owner of the channel to which the stars were sent will see the sender's name in the "Monetization" tab in the channel settings.
2. When sending a paid reaction, the application allows the user to select one of the public channels that they own. In this case, the list of the top 3 senders will not display the name of the sender, but the name of the channel that they chose.
However, the owner of the channel to which the stars were sent will see the sender's name in the "Monetization" tab in the channel settings. By comparing it with the list of top 3 senders of stars to a specific post, the channel owner can find out who exactly owns the channel on whose behalf the stars were sent.
Be careful: Telegram applications do not warn users sending star reactions about these nuances.
#reactions #stars #privacy
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Telegram is Testing Paid Messages
Users have noticed that Telegram is testing paid messages in private and group chats.
What is known now:
• The group owner or conversation partner can enable this feature at their discretion. When paid, the majority of the stars go to the recipient of the message or the owner of the group.
• The paid messages setting will be available in private chats and groups.
• Paid message settings may differ for different types of chats.
There is no reliable information about other aspects of the future feature yet. At present, the feature is only available to some users and only on Telegram's test server.
#stars
Users have noticed that Telegram is testing paid messages in private and group chats.
What is known now:
• The group owner or conversation partner can enable this feature at their discretion. When paid, the majority of the stars go to the recipient of the message or the owner of the group.
• The paid messages setting will be available in private chats and groups.
• Paid message settings may differ for different types of chats.
There is no reliable information about other aspects of the future feature yet. At present, the feature is only available to some users and only on Telegram's test server.
#stars
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Gift Exchange For Stars Is Limited To 90 Days The ability to send gifts by paying for them with stars became available to users on October 6. The recipient of such a gift can not only publish it in their profile, but also exchange it for stars with a 15%…
Telegram Retroactively Shortened Gift-to-Stars Exchange Period to 7 Days
Starting March 17, Telegram now only allows users to exchange a received gift for stars within 7 days of receiving it. Once that window has passed, the “Convert” button on the gift screen disappears.
Telegram did not inform users about this change in advance. Previously, it was possible to exchange a gift to stars for up to 90 days after receiving it.
Telegram may continue to make similar changes without warning in the future. @tginfo editors advise users not to postpone exchanging their gifts for stars.
#stars #gifts
Starting March 17, Telegram now only allows users to exchange a received gift for stars within 7 days of receiving it. Once that window has passed, the “Convert” button on the gift screen disappears.
❗ In some cases, the “Convert” button may still be visible, but tapping it results in an error message.
Telegram did not inform users about this change in advance. Previously, it was possible to exchange a gift to stars for up to 90 days after receiving it.
❗ The new seven-day limit even applies to gifts received before this change took effect. Gifts obtained before March 11, 2025, can no longer be exchanged for stars — despite Telegram originally promising a 90-day exchange window at the time of receipt.
Telegram may continue to make similar changes without warning in the future. @tginfo editors advise users not to postpone exchanging their gifts for stars.
#stars #gifts
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Telegram Begins Revocation of Fraudulently Obtained Stars, Gifts, and Premium Subscriptions
Some Telegram users have received notifications from the official Telegram account stating that their Stars, gifts, and Premium subscriptions have been revoked.
This action occurs when senders gift items to other users and later initiate chargebacks — likely through their bank. As a result, the funds are returned to the sender, and the gifted items or subscriptions are revoked from the recipient.
The @tginfo editorial team has no information on what happens if recipients have already spent the Stars by the time the revocation occurs.
Updated at 07:30 UTC
1. Users probably could request refunds not only from banks, but also from app stores.
2. If users paid for a purchase from a bot with stars, and then request a refund of the funds paid for these stars, and the bank returns the funds, then the corresponding stars are revoked from the bot balance.
3. After the stars are revoked, the balance can be less than zero.
#Stars #Gifts #Premium
Some Telegram users have received notifications from the official Telegram account stating that their Stars, gifts, and Premium subscriptions have been revoked.
This action occurs when senders gift items to other users and later initiate chargebacks — likely through their bank. As a result, the funds are returned to the sender, and the gifted items or subscriptions are revoked from the recipient.
The @tginfo editorial team has no information on what happens if recipients have already spent the Stars by the time the revocation occurs.
Updated at 07:30 UTC
1. Users probably could request refunds not only from banks, but also from app stores.
2. If users paid for a purchase from a bot with stars, and then request a refund of the funds paid for these stars, and the bank returns the funds, then the corresponding stars are revoked from the bot balance.
3. After the stars are revoked, the balance can be less than zero.
#Stars #Gifts #Premium
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