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Group Calls With E2E Encryption in Beta Version

Users of the beta version of Telegram for Android 11.9.1 may now participate in group calls with end-to-end encryption.

To create a group call, navigate to “Calls › Start New Call” from the drawer and tap “Create Call Link”. The application will create a link to the group call in the form of t.me/call, which you need to send to the users you want to invite to the call.

Group call participants have the following options:
• Muting the microphone
• Broadcasting the main or front camera
• Adding new participants to the call (taking into account their privacy settings) and sharing the call link
• Minimizing the call screen to allow them to use the application while in a call

End-to-end encryption protects group calls from eavesdropping: all call data is encrypted so that only call participants can decrypt it.

#Android #beta #Calls

Telegram Allows You to Buy Ads That Will be Displayed in Search Results

The official advertising platform Telegram Ads now allows you to buy ads that will be displayed in search results. Advertisers can now select keywords and configure other parameters, as in regular advertising campaigns.

The platform informs the user that the ad will not be displayed to users from Russia, Ukraine, Israel and Palestine.

#aboutads

Telegram Begins Revocation of Fraudulently Obtained Stars, Gifts, and Premium Subscriptions

Some Telegram users have received notifications from the official Telegram account stating that their Stars, gifts, and Premium subscriptions have been revoked.

This action occurs when senders gift items to other users and later initiate chargebacks — likely through their bank. As a result, the funds are returned to the sender, and the gifted items or subscriptions are revoked from the recipient.

The @tginfo editorial team has no information on what happens if recipients have already spent the Stars by the time the revocation occurs.

Updated at 07:30 UTC
1. Users probably could request refunds not only from banks, but also from app stores.
2. If users paid for a purchase from a bot with stars, and then request a refund of the funds paid for these stars, and the bank returns the funds, then the corresponding stars are revoked from the bot balance.
3. After the stars are revoked, the balance can be less than zero.

#Stars #Gifts #Premium

Sending Messages to the Past

Lines were found in the Telegram source code that a new feature might soon let users send messages to the past.

When sending a message in a private chat, Telegram Premium subscribers will be able to select any moment in time within the past 12 months. The sent message will appear in the corresponding place in the conversation.

If you receive a message from the future anytime soon — don’t worry! It simply means that this feature has been released in the stable version of an upcoming app release. By the way, if you don’t have a paid subscription yet, congratulations! You will in the near future — otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to send messages to the past.

Telegram Desktop Has Been Updated to Version 5.13.0

What's new:
• Allow transferring my unique gifts from Send Gift section.
• Edit type of gifts you accept in Settings > Privacy and Security.
• Swipe navigation using swipe gesture on touchpads / touchscreens.
• Choose chat list quick action for swipe or middle click.

Download: official website or GitHub.

#update #desktop

Telegram for Android and iOS Updated to Version 11.9

The following features are now available to users in the new version of the applications:

New Privacy Settings for Gifts
Premium users can now choose the types of gifts they want to receive from others:
• Limited-Edition gifts
• Unlimited gifts
• Unique gifts
• Premium Subscription gifts
Additionally, a gift button can now be enabled in the message input field in private chats.

Chat Bot Permission Settings
A new option in "Telegram for Business" allows users to fine-tune chat bot permissions. The settings are divided into four categories:
• Message management
• Profile management
• Gift and star management
• Story management
To access advanced bot permission settings, the bot must first be added in "Telegram for Business › Chat Bots". This feature is available only for Telegram Premium subscribers.

Additionally, the apps now include:
• Service messages about refunded stars used for sending private chat.
• New animations when pressing and holding gifts.
• A notification when the pinned gift limit (6) is reached, allowing users to unpin a previous one.
• Support for local data storage in mini-apps.

How to Update
• Android: Download from Google Play, APK from the official website, or the verified channel.
• iOS: Download from the App Store.

#update #Android #iOS

Telegram Premium Weekly Subscription for Receiving SMS Messages

The beta version of Telegram for Android 11.9 mentions a weekly Telegram Premium subscription.

The platform may limit some users' ability to receive SMS messages with one-time codes. The messenger may start prompting such users to subscribe to Telegram Premium for 1 week.

The price of such a subscription is currently unknown.

❗ In 2021, SMS authorization costs reached a quarter of the company's total expenses.

#SMS #Premium

Ads in Telegram Search Results

New strings in the beta version of Telegram for Android 11.9 suggest that advertising may soon appear in search results within the app.

According to these strings, the new ad system will function as follows:
• Ads will be based solely on search queries and will not use users' personal data.
• Telegram Premium subscribers will have the option to disable ads entirely.
• Anyone can place ads in search results through the Telegram ad platform.

#aboutAds #search

Telegram Surpasses One Billion Monthly Active Users

Pavel Durov announced on his channel that Telegram has surpassed 1 billion monthly active users. This achievement makes the messaging app the second most popular in the world after WhatsApp (excluding China's WeChat).

On average, users open Telegram approximately 21 times a day and spend 41 minutes daily on the app. Pavel also highlighted the profit of $547 million for 2024.

#statistics

Telegram Retroactively Shortened Gift-to-Stars Exchange Period to 7 Days

Starting March 17, Telegram now only allows users to exchange a received gift for stars within 7 days of receiving it. Once that window has passed, the “Convert” button on the gift screen disappears.

❗ In some cases, the “Convert” button may still be visible, but tapping it results in an error message.

Telegram did not inform users about this change in advance. Previously, it was possible to exchange a gift to stars for up to 90 days after receiving it.

❗ The new seven-day limit even applies to gifts received before this change took effect. Gifts obtained before March 11, 2025, can no longer be exchanged for stars — despite Telegram originally promising a 90-day exchange window at the time of receipt.

Telegram may continue to make similar changes without warning in the future. @tginfo editors advise users not to postpone exchanging their gifts for stars.

#stars #gifts

Telegram May Introduce ‘Frozen’ Accounts for Rule Violators

The @tginfo editors have discovered new strings in Unigram's source code, indicating that the messenger may soon introduce the ability to put user accounts into a “frozen” state in an upcoming update.

Based on these strings, one can speculate:
• Accounts could be frozen for violating Telegram's Terms and Conditions.
• While frozen, users “can access their account but cannot send messages or perform any actions”. A frozen account would operate in “read-only mode”. Presumably, this restriction would even extend to private messaging with contacts.
• Telegram may offer users the option to appeal this decision through @SpamBot. If the freeze is not lifted, the account will be deleted.
• It is possible that other users may see a special indicator on profiles of frozen accounts.
• It remains unclear if “freezing” will be used to all permanently banned accounts before they are deleted.

This feature is still under development, and the above information consists of assumptions by @tginfo editors. Details could be inaccurate or subject to future changes.

#antispam

Telegram Desktop Has Been Updated to Version 5.12.2

What's new:
• Set a fee for incoming messages from unknown users.
• Set a fee for messages in groups or channel comments.
• Show some information about who's messaging you.
• Pin gifts on your profile.

Download: official website or GitHub.

#update #desktop

Telegram for Android and iOS Updated to Version 11.8

The following features are now available to users in the new version of the applications:

Paid Messages
Users subscribed to Telegram Premium may now charge a fee for private messages. Contacts and those exempted are not subject to fees. The options for this feature are located in “Settings › Privacy and Security › Messages”. When “Charge for Messages” is selected, you may select the amount of stars required to send a message and users that are exempt from fees. 85% of the stars spent on fees go to the recipient of the messages, and Telegram takes the other 15%.

Paid Messages in Groups
Groups may also set a fee for sending messages, requiring that regular members of the group pay the selected fee for each message they send. When enabled, messages cannot be scheduled, and existing scheduled messages will fail to send. Like the fee for messages in 1-on-1 chats, 85% of the stars go to the group, and the other 15% go to Telegram.

Withdrawal of Stars
Users may now withdraw stars from their personal balance through the Fragment.com platform. The corresponding button is available in the “My Stars” section of the in-app settings.

Premium for Stars
Users may now gift and purchase Premium subscriptions using stars. At the moment, three months costs 1,000 stars, six months costs 1,500 stars, and a year costs 2,500 stars.

More Details About Your Chat Partner
When someone outside your contacts messages you for the first time, the following information is now displayed:
• Their country (based on their phone number).
• Any shared groups you have in common.
• When they joined Telegram.
• When they last updated their username or profile picture.
• Indicators showing whether the user is an official account, has third-party verification, or is just a regular user.

Pinning Collectible Gifts to Your Profile
Users may now pin collectible gifts to their profiles in “My Profile › Gifts”. To do this, long press the desired gift, and then press “Pin”. Pinned gifts are displayed at the top of their owner's profile in addition to being at the top of their public gifts, and on Android the first pinned gift sits atop the owner's profile picture.

Broadcasting Content From Telegram Using Google Cast
Users may now broadcast media, such as videos, photos, and music, to devices that support the Google Cast protocol.
The broadcast function is available from the media viewer and music player.

Article: https://telegram.org/blog/star-messages-gateway-2-0-and-more

How to Update
• Android: Download from Google Play, APK from the official website, or the verified channel.
• iOS: Download from the App Store.

#update #Android #iOS

Telegram Has Tightened the Limits on Publishing Stories

Users that are not subscribed to Telegram Premium may now only publish up to 1 story per day, 3 stories per week, and 10 stories per month. On top of this, the list of countries that are unable to post stories without Premium has expanded to include at least the UK, Germany, and Indonesia. We haven't verified if any other countries are affected and it is not known if this was intentional or an error.

Along with those countries, users with phone numbers from Russia, Ukraine, India, and Iran still cannot publish stories without first subscribing to Telegram Premium.

List of known countries with no free stories is here: https://tginfo.me/stories-by-countries-en.

If you've lost the ability to post stories without Premium today and your country is not listed, tell us in the comments so we can update the list.

When the feature was first launched, Telegram allowed up to 3 free stories per day. However, in early February, the limit was reduced to 2 stories per day.

#premium #stories

Paid Messages in Groups

On the Telegram test server, users can set a fee for sending messages in their groups. Today, this feature works like this:

Settings
• You can enable paid messaging in the “Permissions” section of the group settings screen.
• Only administrators with the “Ban Users” permission can set up a fee for sending messages.
• The setting is only available in supergroups. It is not available in basic groups.
• If the setting is enabled, regular group members must pay for sending each message to this group. Sending messages remains free for administrators.
• 85% of the stars paid by members go to the group, and the other 15% go to Telegram. Only the owner of the group is able to see and withdraw the balance of the group.

Sending Messages
• If the paid message sending option is enabled in a group, then users will see the corresponding text in the empty input field, and instead of the send button, they will see a button with a price and an image of a star.
• For sending each message, an ordinary group member will have to pay the number of stars specified by the group administrators.
• In groups with paid messaging, it is not possible to schedule messages, and messages scheduled before paid messaging was enabled will not be sent at the scheduled time.
• There is no fee for editing messages that have already been sent.
• Sending an album of several media will cost you the same amount as sending a single message as much as sending each media individually.

We remind you that authorization on the test server is unstable, as is the purchase of stars. Discussion of these issues in our group is prohibited.

#Android #beta

More Details About Your Chat Partner

The beta version of Telegram for Android 11.8 now provides additional information about users who start conversations with you.

The app now displays:

• The country that issued the user's phone number
• The month and year of their account registration
• The number of mutual groups
• If the account is Telegram official one
• Third party verification status.
• If account profile picture was changes in last few days.

Pavel Durov previously announced this update on his channel.

#Android #beta

Telegram is Testing Paid Messages

Users have noticed that Telegram is testing paid messages in private and group chats.

What is known now:
• The group owner or conversation partner can enable this feature at their discretion. When paid, the majority of the stars go to the recipient of the message or the owner of the group.
• The paid messages setting will be available in private chats and groups.
• Paid message settings may differ for different types of chats.

There is no reliable information about other aspects of the future feature yet. At present, the feature is only available to some users and only on Telegram's test server.

#stars