With this update, Telegram Premium users can set emoji statuses from inside mini apps, showing others that they're in a game 🎮 or a taxi 🚕.
Mini apps can integrate APIs from other services — instantly updating a user's emoji status when they start playing music 🎶, open a book 📚 or turn on a movie 🍿.
Apps with location permissions could also be used to update your status when you're at work 💼 or out of the office 🏖.
Developers can also create their own custom emoji packs to offer as status options, adding to the viral potential of mini apps.