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Your movie memes and other media 👀 can be hidden with a spoiler effect in any chat – blurring the photo or video until your recipient taps to reveal it. December Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

For all of the powerful features and privacy options from this update, like temporary QR codes, an anti-spam filter for large groups and emoji search on iOS – check out the full blog: https://telegram.org/blog/ultimate-privacy-topics-2-0 November Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

The Storage Usage page has been redesigned on Android – showing how much space each chat is using on your device, and allowing you to clear the media of individual chats by file type. These features were already available on iOS, and you can control Telegram’s footprint on any platform in Settings. November Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Topics are now available in groups of 100+ members and have a sleek two-column layout and new buttons to quickly navigate. A default topic called General is now in every topic group, holding the group’s service messages and previous message history. November Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

This December, anyone can acquire an anonymous number from Fragment to log in or sign up without a SIM card – powered by blockchain. November Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Messages in all new chats can be set to self-destruct with a global auto-delete timer in Settings > Privacy and Security > Auto-Delete Messages. November Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Telegram has launched the ability to buy and sell short recognizable @ usernames for personal accounts, public groups and channels. The auction for the best usernames is live on Fragment: https://fragment.com The ownership of these collectible usernames is secured in the immutable ledger of TON, a fast and scalable blockchain network. Owners can add multiple username aliases to their personal account, group or channel. Each collectible name can be accessed with its @username on Telegram, or outside Telegram using links such as username.t.me and t.me/username. For the first time in the history of social media, people have full ownership of their usernames. Long-time Telegram users who have been using short usernames they registered early on can now benefit from the platform's growth by selling their usernames in fair, transparent, fully decentralized auctions.

For all the changes in this update, including new interactive emoji and reactions, redesigned animations, improved Night Mode on iOS and better text scaling on Android, check out our latest blog post: https://telegram.org/blog/topics-in-groups-collectible-usernames October Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

12 new packs are available in the emoji panel, giving ⭐️ Premium subscribers hundreds more ways to express themselves in messages and captions – or with emoji statuses. October Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

⭐️ Premium users can now convert both voice and video messages to text – tap the →A button to generate an instant transcript. October Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Any user can acquire and exchange collectible usernames on a new platform, powered by the TON blockchain. You can assign multiple collectible usernames to your profile, group or channel – each with their own @username, t.me link and more. October Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Classic forums live again! Large groups can now enable topics – separate chats within a group to discuss a variety of subjects. Each topic has its own shared media and notification settings – and supports Telegram’s mighty polls, bots, games and more. October Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Telegram’s Bot Documentation has been completely overhauled – adding the latest info, along with detailed screenshots and videos. Newcomers now have an easy way to learn about all the powerful features, and can build a bot from our step-by-step tutorial with examples for popular programming languages. Experienced developers can explore recent updates and advanced features, ready for 2022 and beyond.

For all the changes in this update, including new animations and thematic icons on Android, as well as an improved login flow, check out our latest blog post: https://telegram.org/blog/infinite-reactions-statuses September Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Android users can now reorder items in the Download Manager, changing their download priority. This was already available on iOS – press and hold any item and select ‘Prioritize Download’. September Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

Usernames for public groups, channels and profiles have their own t.me/username links. For more flexibility, you can also use the new format username.t.me September Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

All users get a new expandable reaction menu – and dozens of new reactions in groups and 1-on-1 chats. Premium users can add up to 3 reactions per message – including any of the tens of thousands of custom emoji. September Features 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More

For all the changes in this update – like more interactive emoji, extra reactions and a new sticker panel on iOS, check out our latest blog: https://telegram.org/blog/custom-emoji August Features: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • More