⭐ 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.

⚡ Boosts in Groups

The @tginfo editors has analyzed new lines discovered by @tgcrawl on the Telegram translations platform, and anticipates that the upcoming update will bring support for a boost system in groups. Boosts in groups will work similar to boosts in channels, but with some differences.

👥 Features Similar to Channels:

• Ability to boost the group
Group members will be able to boost the group to unlock additional features.

• Stories in Groups
Group administrators will have the ability to post a specific number of stories per day in the group, based on the chat's level.

• Boosts for Telegram Premium giveaway
The group will receive boosts for Telegram Premium subscriptions given away among its members.

• Group Customization
Administrators will have the ability to set emoji statuses, wallpapers, and a custom logo for the group header, visible to all chat members.

👥 Group-Specific Features:

• Access to Custom Emojis
Administrators can install a group emoji pack. All members can use emojis from this pack in the group, even without a Telegram Premium subscription.

• Voice Message Transcription
Group members can transcribe voice messages sent in the group, even without a Premium subscription.

• Removal of restrictions for those who boosted the group
Administrators will have the ability to lift group restrictions for those who have boosted a certain number of times for the chat. For example: in a group where media sending is prohibited, users who have boosted 4 times for the chat will be able to send media.

• Real-Time Translation
Every group member will have the ability to translate all messages in the chat in real-time.

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⚡ Features of the Boost System in Groups

The @tginfo editors discovered new images on Telegram's translation platform and noticed the following features that are related to the ability to boost groups:

• Updated screen with group level and number of active boosts.
• In addition to the special link, it will be possible to give your boost using the three-dot menu.
• When one of the users gives the group their boosts, a system message will appear in the group.
• The giveaway message will be sent to chat on behalf of the administrator who organized this giveaway.
• The ability to set a public emoji pack in group will be available in Group Settings › Appearance
• All group members will see a note that they can use the chat emoji pack even without a Telegram Premium.

We talked about what features will be available to groups with the addition of the boost system in this post.

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⚡ Boosts in Groups

The Beta version of Telegram for Android has introduced boosts in groups.

The @tginfo editors have talked about what features the boosts bring to the group here and here. However, some other features have been found in the Beta version 10.8.0:

• Only supergroups can be boosted. There is no such ability in regular groups.
• The number of boosts a group needs to get each new level is different than in channels. Let us remind you that in channels this number is equal to the total number of subscribers divided by 250. The formula for groups is still unknown, but it is already clear that each level in a group requires much more boosts: probably, for groups the total number of members is divided by 25.
• The number of boosts is displayed next to the messages of those members who have given their boosts to the group. Apparently, it is not possible to disable the display of this information.
• The service message that someone has transferred their boosts is not always displayed in groups.

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⭐ Telegram Is Developing Premium Features for Business

Lines have been noticed in the source code of the Beta version of Telegram for Android that point to the release of business features in the Telegram Premium subscription:

• Your business opening hours: Entrepreneurs will be able to specify opening hours of their organization inside the messenger so clients know when they can contact for business issues.

• Prepared replies: It will be possible to send pre-prepared messages using text, image and video formats. The new feature will help business people reply faster to their clients' requests using prepared response templates for FAQs.

It is important to note that now only mentions of these features have been found in Telegram's code and that these updates have not been officially announced yet, so the final version of the features may have some changes.

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⭐ Learn More About Premium Features For Business

In the Beta version of Telegram for macOS, @tgcrawl discovered icons for business functions that may appear in the Telegram Premium subscription in the future.

There is currently no exact description of these capabilities, but @tginfo editors assume that each option will work as follows:

• Greeting: The ability to create a welcome message that will be sent to customers when they initiate a conversation with a business account.

• Away: Ability to prepare a message that will be sent to costumers while you are away.

• Hours: Ability to specify your organization's operating hours within the messenger so that customers know when they can access the business account for business matters.

• Location: Option to specify the location of your organization that will be displayed in your business account profile.

• Quick Reply: Ability to use ready-made answer templates for frequently asked questions, applying text formatting, as well as attaching images and videos.

• Bot: Most likely, it will be possible to integrate third-party chat bots to your account, which could process incoming messages and automatically respond to them.

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⭐ Option to Set Colors for Folder Tags in Chat List

The Telegram translation platform has new lines mentioning customization of chat folder colors.

It is assumed that in the chat list, the names of all folders to which chats are added will be displayed. For the name of each folder, you can choose a separate color.

The lines also indicate that the new feature will be available only to Telegram Premium subscribers. This option can be enabled in the settings.

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🏪 Telegram Business Features

In the upcoming Telegram update, users with a Premium subscription will gain access to a set of business oriented features.

Users will be able to specify the location and opening hours of their business, prepare welcome messages, messages to be sent automatically to clients while you are away, and use quick replies.

Read more about new business features in our Beta Info channel.

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