One-Time Voice and Video Messages. The view-once setting is now available for voice and video messages – after being played, the message is automatically deleted.
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Epic Update for Bots. The largest bot update in Telegram's history is here – letting bots react to messages, manage quotes and links, send replies to other chats and much more.
Upgraded Calls. Calls have been totally redesigned with new animations and dynamic backgrounds – all while increasing performance and improving battery life.
Massive Premium Gifts. To congratulate your friends or send a holiday surprise, the 'Gift Premium' section in Settings lets you give up to 10 users Telegram Premium in one tap. 🎁🧦🍪
Custom Prizes in Giveaways. Giveaways can now include custom prizes for their subscribers – and can announce the winners with a confetti-filled message. ☃️🛷🔔
Stylize Your Channel. As channels level up from subscriber boosts and giveaways, they can customize their profile, set an emoji status, add unique wallpapers and more. 🏡❄️🚗
For 8 more features from this update, like code highlighting in messages, custom reactions for channels, unique colors and logos for your profile, voice-to-text for everyone and more – check out the latest blog: https://telegram.org/blog/similar-channels
For all the details on giveaways, including how to set them up and how to participate in a massive giveaway sponsored by @durov, check out the latest blog: https://telegram.org/blog/giveaways
With this update, each Premium account receives more boosts – users who pay for their own subscription have 4 boosts.
If you gift Premium to someone, they will receive 1 boost, and you get 3 more. If you win Premium in a giveaway, your 4 boosts automatically go to the host channel.
Organizers of giveaways can set specific criteria for participants – selecting only certain countries or requiring users to subscribe to other channels to be eligible.