Telegram for Android and iOS has been updated to version 10.3.

⚠️ Other Telegram users will receive the new version in the closest future. The update will probably come to users gradually.

Similar Channels
• When you join a channel, you now see a list of similar public channels.
• Only public channels appear in the list, they are selected automatically based on audience overlap.
• You can also see the list of similar channels in a special tab in the channel's profile.

Reposting Stories
• Now you can repost stories from your friends and favorite channels.
• You can add your own text, audio or even a video to the story.
• Choose the audience who will be able to see your repost.
• To repost a story, tap the share arrow and select "Repost Story".
• You can only repost stories that are visible to "Everyone".

Video Messages on Stories
• You can now add video messages over the stories.
• You can change the size of the video message, move it anywhere on the screen, and choose when the "circle" starts and ends.
• You can also add a video message to a repost of another user's story.
• To record a video message, hold the camera icon in the story editor.
• Hold on the timeline at the bottom of the screen to control volume.

⭐ Profile Colors
• Now Telegram Premium also lets you choose a unique color combination with logos for your profile to further enhance the personality of the page.
• You can customize your messages or profile, go to Settings > Chat Settings > Change Your Color (on Android) or Settings > Appearance > Your Color (On iOS).

⭐ Wallpapers for Both Sides
• Premium users can now set any wallpaper for themselves and their conversation partners in private chats at the same time.
• To set a custom wallpaper in any private chat, tap ⋮ (on iOS, open the user's profile, then select ⋯) > Change Wallpaper.

⚡ Custom emojis as Reactions in Channels
• Channel admins have a new interface for managing reactions – where they easily can add or remove specific emoji.
• In addition to standard reactions, emoji from custom sets can now be used.
• You can add 1 custom reaction for each channel level.
• Channel stats now shows a reaction sentiment graph of the tone of reactions, showing how users reacted to posts.

Voice-to-Text for Everyone
• With this update, all users can transcribe up to 2 audio or video messages per week.
• To do so simply tap the ➔A icon to try it out.
• This feature may not be available immediately - it will be enabled gradually for users from different regions.

Other New Features
• Story stats for channels.
• Thanos Snap Effects on iOS for messages that are automatically deleted when their timer runs out.
• Improvements for topics: app save your view preference in topic groups (as a single chat or individual topics).
• Code highlighting in messages and detecting the coding language.
• Expandable panel of reactions in channels.
• Volume control of the uploaded video in stories.
• Like counter in the statistics of latest posts.
• New way to open channel settings and statistics.
• Updated appearance of advertising messages.

Article: https://telegram.org/blog/similar-channels

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 the verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions

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⭐ Colors for Your Name and Profile

• In the previous update, Premium subscribers were able to choose custom color for their name in groups, as well as for links sent and replies to their messages.

• Since today, the Telegram Premium subscription also allows you to choose exclusive color combinations with logos for your own profile to further emphasize the personality of the page.

• The updated profile design will be visible to all users with the latest version of Telegram — no matter what theme they have.

You can change the color design of your messages or profile as follows:

Android: Settings > Chat Settings > Change Name Color.
iOS: Settings > Appearance > Personal Colors.

For a complete list of changes, follow the link.

⭐ Wallpapers for You and Your Chat Partner

• All users can set custom wallpapers for individual chats to make them easier to tell apart by design themes and background photos.

• Premium users can now set any wallpaper for themselves and their conversation partner in private chats at the same time.

• To set a custom wallpaper in any private chat, just tap➕(on iOS, open the user's profile and tap➕) > Change Wallpaper.

For a complete list of changes, follow the link.

⚡ Custom Emojis as Reactions in Channels

• Channel admins have a new reaction control interface where they can easily add and remove custom emojis.

• In addition to default reactions, custom emojis can now be used.

• One custom reaction per channel level can be added to the list: for example, five custom reactions can be included in a level five channel.

• Probably the total number of reactions that can be included for a channel cannot be more than 100 emojis.

• The reaction panel in channels, that include more than 16 emojis, is now become possible to open entirely.

• The statistics of the channel now displays a graph of the reaction tone, showing how users reacted to posts for a period of time.

• For example, the emotional equivalents of 👍 / 🔥 and 👎 / 💩 are combined into the categories of positive and negative reactions.

• Less definite emojis like 🦆, 🧞‍♂️, and 🪃 come under the "Other" category.

For a complete list of changes, follow the link.

Channel Appearance, Message Reposts to Stories and More

Telegram for Android, iOS and macOS has been updated to version 10.4. Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 4.13.

⚠️ Not all updates may be available on all platforms right now, but they will be rolled out soon.

⚡ Channel Appearance
• Channel owners can now change the appearance of channels when they have necessary boosts.
• The number of available appearance settings depend on the channel’s level.
• In addition to name color, channel owners can now choose a wallpaper, set an emoji status, specify profile page color, and set reply logos.
• The channel status can be set to any of the thousands of official emoji from Telegram artists.
• To change the appearance of a channel, just go to Channel Settings > Appearance .

Message Reposts to Stories
• Channel posts can now be reposted to stories.
• A preview of the post will be attached to the story, which can be moved, scaled and modified further.
• You can click the preview to jump back to the post anytime.
• All types of messages can be reposted, including photos, files, and even voice or video messages.
• To add a channel post to your story, click on the forward arrow next to it and choose “Repost to Story.”

New Ways to Gift Premium Subscriptions
• You can now gift Telegram Premium to several users at once from the new “Gift Premium” section of settings.
• You can select up to 10 users and gift them Premium subscriptions at once.
• If one of the recipients have an active subscription, they can redeem the gift code later or hand it over to a friend.

Custom Giveaway Prize and Winner Lists
• Channel owners can now host giveaways with custom prizes and set a longer ending period. (They will also be responsible for delivering the custom prizes, as Telegram is only responsible for choosing the winners in a fair way.)
• The “Show Winners” option can be checked when starting a giveaway, which lets anyone see how fair the results were.
• Checking this option will display the list of all winners of the giveaway once it ends.

View Reposts and More
• Channel owners can now view reactions made to the channel’s stories.
• Both channels and users now have access to a list of those who reposted their stories.

Photo Background Cutouts
• Both the main photo editor and the story editor now support instantly cutting out the photo”s background, leaving the most important details.
• To add a photo to a story, open the sticker panel in the story editor, tap the Photo icon, and choose a photo you want to add.
• To remove its background, tap the added photo and tap the > icon in the pop-up menu (on iOS) and then tap Cut Out.
• This feature requires Android 7+ with Google Play Services or iOS 17+.

Other Updates
• “Thanos click” effect for message deletions is now on Android.
• Background icon for preview blocks of sent links.
• List of all features that channel boosts can unlock.

Article: telegram.org/blog/posts-in-stories-and-more

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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