TGBlogLeaks

Affiliate Programs and Bot API 8.1

Starting today, Bot and Mini App developers can launch their own Affiliate Programs, and specify how much of their future ⭐️ Star revenue from referred users they are willing to share with those who invited them.

It only takes a few taps to set up an Affiliate Program — you can find out more in our dedicated guide.

With Bot API 8.1, all bots can also detect commissions and affiliate transactions out of the box, see the full changelog for details.

⚠️ Warning: As of 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.

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.