Affiliate Programs All Telegram users and channels can earn Stars by joining Affiliate Programs launched by developers. Simply head to your Star Balance and explore the list of available programs. Choose one, grab your unique referral link, and start sharing it. You can sort programs in the list by their commission rate or their duration. […]
Creating Mini-Apps Affiliate Programs Any mini app or bot developer on Telegram can start their own Affiliate Program, and specify what percent of their future revenue they are willing to share with those who refer users. They can even decide how long they want to share revenue after a user starts interacting with their mini […]
AI-Powered Sticker Search Finding the perfect sticker just got easier! Thanks to a custom AI model, the sticker panel now supports complex searches with multiple keywords. For example, try typing cat drinking coffee and see results instantly appear from the over 40,000 stickers in Telegram's official packs. Even better, this feature works in dozens of […]
How to create collages in Stories Telegram Stories just got a creative boost with collages. You can now combine up to 6 photos or videos in various layouts. Add media directly from your gallery or camera, and fill each tile to craft the perfect composition. Want to tweak your collage? Change layouts easily using the […]
Captions Above Media Captions for media in chats can now be effortlessly moved to the top by tapping the new 'Move Caption Up' button in the media editor.
Gifts from Apps (mini apps 2.0 features) Apps can now use their stars to send you gifts as rewards to celebrate achievements. We've also added a new privacy setting that lets you control who can send you gifts that will appear on your profile.
Emoji Statuses from Apps (mini apps 2.0 features) 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 🎶, […]
Media Sharing (mini apps 2.0 features) You can now share media directly from mini apps — sending referral codes, custom memes and more to any chat. Mini apps can also create media for you to post to your stories.
Creating Documents (mini apps 2.0 features) Mini apps can also generate documents and files which you can download — such as AI-generated profile pictures or audio files.
Loading Screen Customization (mini apps 2.0 features) Developers can further customize the loading screen of their mini app in @BotFather — adding their own icon and specific colors that will be displayed before the app starts loading.
Device Motion Tracking (mini apps 2.0 features) Mini apps are able to receive information about the motion of your device to add unique controls to games or build immersive VR experiences. Developers can lock the screen orientation to ensure there is no unnecessary rotation if their app uses device motion for controls.
Full screen mode (mini apps 2.0 features) Mini apps are now able to use the entire screen in portrait or landscape orientation — allowing apps to host more game genres with expanded gestures and interfaces.