Quick Forward to Recent Contacts. Users can now forward channel posts to their Saved Messages or recent contacts even faster. Hold down on the share arrow , drag your finger to the chat where you want to forward the message and release.
Gift Settings. New settings for gifts allow you to display a gift icon in the message bar, select whose gifts automatically appear on your profile – or choose the types of gifts you can receive from others.
Group Calls: Encryption Emoji. Telegram calls are protected by end-to-end encryption, which can be easily verified by comparing the emoji that appear on screen. If the emoji match for all participants, the call is 100% secure. In group calls, the emoji will update any time someone joins or leaves.
Secure Group Calls. Telegram’s secure 1-on-1 calls can now be easily expanded to hold up to 200 users. You can add users directly to an active call – or have them join with a link or QR code.
Pinned Gifts. Gifts on your profile can now be pinned in any order to highlight your best collectibles at the top of your page – and on your cover photo.
Gift Premium With Stars. You can now use your Stars to gift Telegram Premium to friends – unlocking exclusive features like faster downloads, custom emoji and more. You can passively earn Stars by • Enabling Star Messages • Joining Affiliate Programs • Converting Telegram Gifts
Contact Confirmation. When someone messages you for the first time, you’ll now see a detailed info page to help you spot scams and avoid impersonators.
Star Messages. Premium subscribers can now set a fee for incoming messages in private chats or groups in order to: • Prevent scams • Monetize your popularity • Reduce unwanted messages
Similar Bots. Like with channels, bot profiles now display a list of similar bots – featuring popular services, utilities and games.
Saved Progress for Videos. Videos you watch now automatically save your progress – so you can return exactly where you left off.
Timestamp Links. When sharing a link to a video in Telegram, you can include the current timestamp in the link.
Improved Sticker Search. You can now search through millions of custom stickers and emoji uploaded by Telegram users – with support for 29 languages.
