⭐ More Features for Telegram Premium Users

Along with the feature to limit receiving private messages, some other new features for users with Premium subscription have been noticed in the Telegram for iOS source code:

1. Hide timestamps when you read messages in private chats

• Based on the lines in source code, it seems that in the future Telegram will start displaying timestamps of when you read messages in private chats (similar to small groups).
• If a user can see your last seen time, they will also see the time their message has been read.
• If you activate the option, your chat partner will not be able to view the time when you viewed their messages.
• If you activate this option, you will also not be able to see when the person you are talking to has read your messages.
• This is about hiding the time of reading, not the fact of reading. Telegram will still display the message as read, even if the other user hides their read time.

2. Access user's last seen time

• If you choose hide your last seen time, you won't see other people's precise last seen time anymore.
• Telegram is working on a feature that will allow Premium subscribers who hide their last seen time to continue to see the exact time of other user's last activity.
• The Premium subscription will not allow you to bypass other user's privacy settings: if a conversation partner's last seen time is hidden to all or specific users, it will still remain hidden to those people.

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⭐ Tags in Saved Messages for Telegram Premium Users

On the official messenger's translation platform, @tginfo noticed tags feature in Saved Messages that will only be available to users with Telegram Premium.

The user will be able to mark their saved messages with special tags in order to find the necessary notes by them in the future.

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⭐ Improved Quality of Stories in Telegram

On the messenger's official translation platform, @tginfo noticed that users with a Telegram Premium will be able to view stories in higher quality.

The lines also likely mention the ability to choose a reduced image quality of the story to make it load faster. How exactly this will work is still unknown.

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⚡ Boosts for Groups

Lines have been noticed in the source code of the Beta version of Telegram for macOS that point to the ability to boost groups. There's a similar system in channels now.

The lines show that boosts will allow group admins to choose a chat custom emoji pack, as well as set an emoji status and wallpaper that will be visible to everyone in the group.

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⭐ Tags in Saved Messages

• Saved messages can now be organized using tags.

• The message tagging feature is based on emojis, so assigning a tag is as easy as adding a reaction.

• You can quickly assign tags after forwarding a message to Saved Messages.

• Unlike reactions, tags can title a name that can up to 12 characters long. To assign a name, tap and hold a tag, then choose Add Title.

• All of your tags are displayed under the search bar. Just click on one of them to see all messages with that specific tag assigned.

• You can also tap and hold a tag, and choose “Search by Tag” to do the same.

• Tags are currently only available for users subscribed to Telegram Premium.

More on this update can be found here.

⭐ Limit Who You Can Receive Private Messages From

• Users that are subscribed to Telegram Premium can now choose from two options to limit who is able to message them: "Everybody" or "My Contacts and Premium Users".

• If the second option is chosen, users who are not in your contacts and don't have an active Premium subscription, will not be able to initiate a private chat with you.

⚠️ Note: if you have ever sent at least one message to someone in the past, they are still able to message you, even if they are not subscribed to Premium and not in your contacts.

More on this update can be found here.