Bot API 8.0 Announcing the largest update in the history of Mini Apps 🎉 Full-Screen Mode • Mini Apps can now use the entire screen – allowing them to host immersive games 🚀 with expanded interfaces. Geolocation and Motion Tracking • Mini Apps can now prompt users for Geolocation Access, allowing them to build virtually any location-based 🗺 service. • Likewise, Mini Apps can request acceleration, orientation and rotation data from devices in real time. Paid Subscriptions • Subscriptions Plans powered by ⭐️ Telegram Stars are now available to all Bots and Mini Apps. • Apps can accept recurring payments – or cancel them at any time. Gifts for Stars • Bots and Mini Apps can now use star proceeds to send Paid Gifts 🎁 to users with a custom caption. Home Screen Shortcuts • Mini apps can now be accessed via direct shortcuts added to the home screen of 📱 mobile devices. Emoji Statuses • Mini Apps can now let users pick a new emoji status 🚕 with a native dialog – or request access to later sync it with in-game badges, third-party APIs and more. Sharing and Downloading Media • Mini Apps can now let users share media directly to any chat – with granular selection parameters. • Introduced a native popup to ⬇️download files from an App. Customizable Loading Screen • The loading screen of mini apps can now be customized 🖥 in @Botfather – adding your own logo and brand colors. Hardware-specific Optimizations • Mini Apps on Android now receive basic hardware info – enabling smoother usage and gaming 🏎 experiences for users. • And so much more, see our blog for high-quality demos and the full changelog for details: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api-changelog#november-17-2024 ⚠️ Warning: Starting December 1, 2024 messages with video posted in big communities can be delayed by the server until the respective video is reencoded. Read more here.