December 31, 2019
A Public Notice About the TON Blockchain and Grams
https://telegram.org/blog/ton-gram-notice
https://telegram.org/blog/ton-gram-notice
Telegram
A Public Notice About the TON Blockchain and Grams
Since 2017 the team at Telegram has been developing a new blockchain platform called the TON Blockchain and native cryptocurrency called Grams. This text is intended to publicly clarify certain aspects as we continue to prepare for a successful launch of…
January 6, 2020
We're looking for more Content Moderators to join our team.
Responsibilities: Use a specialized interface to manually sort content according to provided guidelines.
Preferred qualifications: Fluency in English, strong analytical skills, quick reaction, attention to detail.
If you love order and have the self-discipline required for remote work, chat up our @jobs_bot.
Choose Content Moderator and fill in the required info. If you're selected, the bot will share a series of test tasks in the coming weeks.
Responsibilities: Use a specialized interface to manually sort content according to provided guidelines.
Preferred qualifications: Fluency in English, strong analytical skills, quick reaction, attention to detail.
If you love order and have the self-discipline required for remote work, chat up our @jobs_bot.
Choose Content Moderator and fill in the required info. If you're selected, the bot will share a series of test tasks in the coming weeks.
January 17, 2020
Today’s Telegram update adds even more choice to polls.
Create polls with visible votes, polls that allow multiple answers, or even trivia-style quiz polls.
Use the new @QuizBot to help you make your own quizzes with media (memes, anyone?) – it even tracks scores so you can see who reigns supreme.
Create other bots like our demo quiz bot, using the new tools added to the Bot API.
Read more about Polls 2.0 and all the new changes here:
https://telegram.org/blog/polls-2-0-vmq
Create polls with visible votes, polls that allow multiple answers, or even trivia-style quiz polls.
Use the new @QuizBot to help you make your own quizzes with media (memes, anyone?) – it even tracks scores so you can see who reigns supreme.
Create other bots like our demo quiz bot, using the new tools added to the Bot API.
Read more about Polls 2.0 and all the new changes here:
https://telegram.org/blog/polls-2-0-vmq
Telegram
Polls 2.0: Visible Votes, Multiple Answers, and Quiz Mode
Since we first added polls for groups and channels, they've been used for everything from deciding where to have lunch to organizing leaderless protests. Today we're expanding the range of possibilities with three new kinds of Telegram polls.
January 23, 2020
January 23, 2020
Love is in the air, so make sure to tell everyone the three words they need to hear this Valentine’s Day – Telegram Just Updated.
Get instant access to shared media from redesigned profile pages which prominently display users’ profile pictures.
Tap left and right on images to quickly flip through photos and videos anywhere in the app.
Make new friends or find your Valentine through the updated People Nearby interface.
Wear your heart on yoursleeve screen with new animated emoji: 😘 😍 😻 🥰 💑 💋 💝 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 🖤 🤍 🤎 💔 – and of course 💌
Read more about the latest romantic developments here: https://telegram.org/blog/new-profiles-people-nearby
Get instant access to shared media from redesigned profile pages which prominently display users’ profile pictures.
Tap left and right on images to quickly flip through photos and videos anywhere in the app.
Make new friends or find your Valentine through the updated People Nearby interface.
Wear your heart on your
Read more about the latest romantic developments here: https://telegram.org/blog/new-profiles-people-nearby
Telegram
New Profiles, Fast Media Viewer and People Nearby 2.0
Hundreds of millions rely on Telegram to share precious moments with their loved ones. Today we're making it easier to relive shared memories with redesigned profiles, instant access to shared media, and new ways to thumb through pictures and videos.
February 14, 2020
February 14, 2020
Telegram 6.0 is here to bring you Chat Folders, Channel Stats and more.
If you have too many chats, you can now put your work and school chats into separate tabs – and swipe to switch between them.
If you're looking to hide some chats from view, you don't need folders – simply send them to your Archive.
Owners of large channels with more than 1000 subscribers can now view detailed statistics about the growth of their channels and the performance of their posts.
We've also added a host of new animated emoji and stickers. Type 🦠 in any chat to see some suggestions and check this blog post for more:
https://telegram.org/blog/folders
If you have too many chats, you can now put your work and school chats into separate tabs – and swipe to switch between them.
If you're looking to hide some chats from view, you don't need folders – simply send them to your Archive.
Owners of large channels with more than 1000 subscribers can now view detailed statistics about the growth of their channels and the performance of their posts.
We've also added a host of new animated emoji and stickers. Type 🦠 in any chat to see some suggestions and check this blog post for more:
https://telegram.org/blog/folders
Telegram
Chat Folders, Archive, Channel Stats and More
Many of our users rely on Telegram for their work and studies, even more so in the last weeks. To make sure everyone's chat lists can handle the increased load and you don't miss important messages, we're introducing Chat Folders today.
March 30, 2020
Telegram helps health authorities around the world spread accurate information about the pandemic through verified channels.
To fight the spread of misinformation and the virus itself, make sure to always check your sources – and wash your hands 🧼.
On a lighter note, we've added a new set of 😷 masks for the built-in Photo Editor.
Read more about the new tools and changes on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/coronavirus
To fight the spread of misinformation and the virus itself, make sure to always check your sources – and wash your hands 🧼.
On a lighter note, we've added a new set of 😷 masks for the built-in Photo Editor.
Read more about the new tools and changes on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/coronavirus
Telegram
Coronavirus News and Verified Channels
Channels are a tool for broadcasting your public messages to large audiences. They offer a unique opportunity to reach people directly, sending a notification to their phones with each post.
April 3, 2020
Celebrating 400 Million monthly users 🥳
We’ve added extra features to quizzes and @QuizBot to help make educational tests – and are launching a contest with €400K in prizes for users who make academic quizzes.
The sticker panel has been updated: you can now scroll through over 20,000 stickers from professional artists, going all the way back to the very first submissions.
Android’s attachment menu got a makeover with new animated icons, while macOS received redesigned profile pages and drawing tools for its photo editor.
Read all about the latest milestone on our blog, with a secret look at what else is coming in 2020 🎥📞🤔
https://telegram.org/blog/400-million
We’ve added extra features to quizzes and @QuizBot to help make educational tests – and are launching a contest with €400K in prizes for users who make academic quizzes.
The sticker panel has been updated: you can now scroll through over 20,000 stickers from professional artists, going all the way back to the very first submissions.
Android’s attachment menu got a makeover with new animated icons, while macOS received redesigned profile pages and drawing tools for its photo editor.
Read all about the latest milestone on our blog, with a secret look at what else is coming in 2020 🎥📞🤔
https://telegram.org/blog/400-million
Telegram
400 Million Users, 20,000 Stickers, Quizzes 2.0 and €400K for Creators of Educational Tests
Telegram has reached 400,000,000 monthly users, up from 300 million a year ago. Every day at least 1.5 million new users sign up for Telegram. Features like folders, cloud storage and desktop support make Telegram ideal for remote work and study during the…
April 24, 2020
The latest Telegram update lets you enhance videos, put animated stickers on any media, and zoom in when drawing on photos and videos.
The GIF panel got upgraded with emoji-based sections and a Trending tab for the most relevant and popular expressions. GIF loading speeds have been greatly improved, to make sorting and sending even quicker.
Android has a host of new animations and interfaces, you can read all about them on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-editor-gifs
The GIF panel got upgraded with emoji-based sections and a Trending tab for the most relevant and popular expressions. GIF loading speeds have been greatly improved, to make sorting and sending even quicker.
Android has a host of new animations and interfaces, you can read all about them on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-editor-gifs
Telegram
Video Editor, Animated Photos, Better GIFs and More
In 2015, Telegram released the most powerful photo editor to be implemented in a messaging app, letting you enhance image quality and add drawings, stickers and text to pictures. Today we're upgrading the media editor with support for animated stickers and…
June 4, 2020
Today's update adds Video Ca... (ah, no, not yet) Profile Videos, improved People Nearby features, 2 GB file uploads and much more.
Preview media from mini-thumbnails in your chat list and notifications, view detailed statistics for large groups, and send over 20 new animated emoji like ⚽️, 🙊 and 😱.
Android users can now crop and rotate videos, and the music player was redesigned with a new layout and icons.
Read our latest blog post to learn about all the new features (including multi-account support for Telegram Desktop):
https://telegram.org/blog/profile-videos-people-nearby-and-more
Preview media from mini-thumbnails in your chat list and notifications, view detailed statistics for large groups, and send over 20 new animated emoji like ⚽️, 🙊 and 😱.
Android users can now crop and rotate videos, and the music player was redesigned with a new layout and icons.
Read our latest blog post to learn about all the new features (including multi-account support for Telegram Desktop):
https://telegram.org/blog/profile-videos-people-nearby-and-more
Telegram
Profile Videos, 2 GB File Sharing, Group Stats, Improved People Nearby and More
Today's update brings Profile Videos along with improved People Nearby features, unlimited file sharing with up to 2 Gigabytes per file, mini-thumbnails for your chat list and notifications, group stats, and much more.
July 26, 2020
July 26, 2020
Telegram is 7 years old today – and we have a present for you. Yes, it's Video Calls. 🎁
Enjoy the update while we go back to doing the three most important things: adding new features, standing up for what we believe in and animating emoji.
Read more on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-calls
Enjoy the update while we go back to doing the three most important things: adding new features, standing up for what we believe in and animating emoji.
Read more on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-calls
Telegram
Video Calls and Seven Years of Telegram
Today marks seven years of Telegram. In 2013, we began as a small app focused on secure messaging and have since grown into a platform with over 400M users. Now this platform also offers video calls.
August 14, 2020
Today’s update adds filters to global search, a new setting to make group admins anonymous, and channel comments to start a conversation in your community.
New filters for media type, date and source are available in Global Search.
Admins can now become invisible in the list of members. Messages from these anonymous admins show no trace of their personal account and instead are signed with the name of the group.
Channels with a discussion group now have a comments button under their posts. You can try it here: @durov.
Read our latest blog post for more info on all these features and more, including a host of new animations and tweaks for Android.
https://telegram.org/blog/filters-anonymous-admins-comments
New filters for media type, date and source are available in Global Search.
Admins can now become invisible in the list of members. Messages from these anonymous admins show no trace of their personal account and instead are signed with the name of the group.
Channels with a discussion group now have a comments button under their posts. You can try it here: @durov.
Read our latest blog post for more info on all these features and more, including a host of new animations and tweaks for Android.
https://telegram.org/blog/filters-anonymous-admins-comments
Telegram
Search Filters, Anonymous Admins, Channel Comments and More
Your personal Telegram Cloud is endless and full of spicy memes – to help you find your way around it, we're introducing Search Filters. Today's update also features Anonymous Admins to make your battle for freedom safer and Channel Comments to make sure…
September 30, 2020
Today's update brings you multiple pinned messages, proximity alerts for Live Locations, sending music as Playlists, and more.
All chats, including one-on-one chats now support multiple pinned messages. Tap on the top bar to jump through them in chat, or use the new icon to open all the pinned messages on a separate page.
When sharing Live Location, you can now set distance alerts that will send you a notification when someone is close, and icons on the map show which direction users are facing.
Sending multiple music files at the same time will create a playlist. Pressing play will automatically add the rest of the tracks to your queue. For other file types, multiple photos or documents will be sent as an album.
It wouldn’t be an update without extra animated emoji, so check out what happens when you send a single ⚰️ 🎃 🧛♀️ 🧟♂️ 🦇 🕷 🕸 🌜 🌛 or 🗿 in chat (and tap on the animated ⚰️ and 🎃 emojis in chat for an extra surprise).
If you’re feeling lucky, see if you can hit the jackpot using 🎰.
For more info on all these changes and more, including Channel Stats for individual posts and new Android animations, read the blog here: https://telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Available on Android immediately (Google Play, APK) – and for the rest immediately after you switch to Android (or as soon as Apple finishes approving the update).
All chats, including one-on-one chats now support multiple pinned messages. Tap on the top bar to jump through them in chat, or use the new icon to open all the pinned messages on a separate page.
When sharing Live Location, you can now set distance alerts that will send you a notification when someone is close, and icons on the map show which direction users are facing.
Sending multiple music files at the same time will create a playlist. Pressing play will automatically add the rest of the tracks to your queue. For other file types, multiple photos or documents will be sent as an album.
It wouldn’t be an update without extra animated emoji, so check out what happens when you send a single ⚰️ 🎃 🧛♀️ 🧟♂️ 🦇 🕷 🕸 🌜 🌛 or 🗿 in chat (and tap on the animated ⚰️ and 🎃 emojis in chat for an extra surprise).
If you’re feeling lucky, see if you can hit the jackpot using 🎰.
For more info on all these changes and more, including Channel Stats for individual posts and new Android animations, read the blog here: https://telegram.org/blog/pinned-messages-locations-playlists
Available on Android immediately (Google Play, APK) – and for the rest immediately after you switch to Android (or as soon as Apple finishes approving the update).
Telegram
Pinned Messages 2.0, Improved Live Locations, Playlists and More
Halloween is just around the corner and we've assembled choice tools to help organize your trick-or-treating. Practice your voodoo skills with multiple pinned messages in every chat, watch out for other zombies on the block with Live Locations 2.0, put your…
October 30, 2020
Our Bot API has reached version 5.0 today, adding the ability to run your own Bot API server or transfer bot ownership to another account, as well as support for all the latest Telegram features.
Read more on @BotNews
Read more on @BotNews
November 4, 2020
Today's update adds Voice Chats, creating a seamless integration of text and talk in groups. Members can join and leave these open conference calls at any time for a bit of spontaneous conversation alongside their usual text messages and media.
As the calendar turns over to 2021, we'll be busy taking in your feedback and improving Voice Chats with features like video and screen sharing at the top of our list.
To read about all the features in this update, like SD Card Storage for Android and more, check out the full post on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats
As the calendar turns over to 2021, we'll be busy taking in your feedback and improving Voice Chats with features like video and screen sharing at the top of our list.
To read about all the features in this update, like SD Card Storage for Android and more, check out the full post on our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/voice-chats
Telegram
Voice Chats Done Right
Today, Telegram groups get an entire new dimension with Voice Chats – persistent conference calls that members can join and leave as they please. Our 12th update in 2020 brings them to you just in time for remote Christmas carols.
December 23, 2020
The end of the year is normally a time to look back at the past 12 months. Instead, our founder Pavel Durov has just announced his strategy for making Telegram sustainable, to continue providing you with great features for decades to come.
Telegram
Pavel Durov
As Telegram approaches 500 million active users, many of you are asking the question – who is going to pay to support this growth? After all, more users mean more expenses for traffic and servers. A project of our size needs at least a few hundred million…
December 23, 2020
Move your message history from other apps to Telegram
Millions of people are switching every day and now their old chats from WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk can come with them – along with all their friends and family. 😉
This update also gives you more control of your data: secret chats, groups you created and call history can be deleted for all sides at any time.
Voice Chats now appear at the top of your Call History page, and both members and admins can individually adjust other users’ microphone levels.
After one of your contacts joins Telegram, you can open the chat and send a friendly greeting sticker with one tap. 👋
For the full details on how to migrate messages from other apps, plus new Android Animations, Accessibility Improvements and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/move-history
Millions of people are switching every day and now their old chats from WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk can come with them – along with all their friends and family. 😉
This update also gives you more control of your data: secret chats, groups you created and call history can be deleted for all sides at any time.
Voice Chats now appear at the top of your Call History page, and both members and admins can individually adjust other users’ microphone levels.
After one of your contacts joins Telegram, you can open the chat and send a friendly greeting sticker with one tap. 👋
For the full details on how to migrate messages from other apps, plus new Android Animations, Accessibility Improvements and more, check out our blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/move-history
Telegram
Moving Chat History from Other Apps
Over 100 million new users joined Telegram this January, seeking more privacy and freedom. But what about the messages and memories that remain in older apps? Starting today, everyone can bring their chat history from apps like WhatsApp, Line and KakaoTalk.
January 28, 2021