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Live Streams, Flexible Forwarding, Jump to Next Channel, Trending Stickers and More
Telegram 8.0 brings live streams with unlimited viewers to groups and channels, options to…
Aug 31, 2021
Video Calls with up to 1000 Viewers, Video Messages 2.0, Video Playback Speed and More
This update takes video to the next level. Group video calls now have up to 1000 viewers,…
Jul 30, 2021
Group Video Calls
Today's update lets you turn on your camera or share your screen during Voice Chats in groups – on all devices, including tablets and desktops. This brings voice chats to a whole new…
Jun 25, 2021
Animated Backgrounds
In addition to Group Video Calls, this update adds animated backgrounds and message sending animations, as well as a new menu button for bots, new ways to import stickers, reminders…
Jun 25, 2021
Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats, New Web Versions
This update brings Payments 2.0 for all Telegram chats, Scheduling and Mini Profiles for Voice Chats, new versions of Telegram Web for…
Apr 26, 2021
Voice Chats 2.0: Channels, Millions of Listeners, Recorded Chats, Admin Tools
Voice Chats first appeared in December, adding a new dimension of live talk to Telegram groups. Starting today, they become available in…
Mar 19, 2021
Auto-Delete, Widgets and Expiring Invite Links
This update brings an auto-delete timer for messages in any chat, as well as new flexible invite links and faster access to your chats…
Feb 23, 2021
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…
Jan 28, 2021
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…
Dec 23, 2020
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…
Oct 30, 2020
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.…
Sep 30, 2020
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…
Aug 14, 2020
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…
Jul 26, 2020
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…
Jun 4, 2020
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…
Apr 24, 2020
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…
Apr 3, 2020
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…
Mar 30, 2020
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…
Feb 13, 2020
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…
Jan 23, 2020
Verifiable Builds, New Theme Editor, Send When Online and So Much More
Introducing Reproducible Apps, Theme Editor 2.0, Send When Online and So Much More
Jan 1, 2020