Text Recognition. On devices with iOS 13 or macOS 10.15 and above, you can use Live Text to select and copy text directly from photos in chat. On iOS, tap to open a photo in the media viewer, then tap the text icon to isolate words from the background. The macOS app automatically detects text […]
QR Codes for Public Profiles. Generate a QR code for yourself or any user with a public username – as well as any public group, channel or bot. Tap the QR code icon next to a person’s username or on a chat’s info page, customize its appearance, then print, post or share the codeanywhere. You […]
Spoiler Formatting. Select any part of your message when typing and choose ‘Spoiler’ in the formatting menu to hide the text under an animation in chat, as well as in the chat list and notifications. Tap the animation to reveal the hidden text – spoilers can also be combined with other text formatting, including links. On […]
Message Translation. In Settings > Language you can add a dedicated Translate button to the context menu when selecting a message. You can also exclude languages that you speak fluently, which will hide the translation button for those messages. Translation is available on all Android devices that support Telegram, but requires iOS 15 or higher […]
Reactions. Give instant feedback on a message – double tap to send a quick 👍 or tap once (press and hold on iOS) for more options: 🥰 ❤️ 🔥 👏 🎉 🤩 😁 😱 🤯 🤔 😢 🤬 👎 💩 🤮 Reactions are always on in private chats. In groups and channels, admins can choose […]
Device Management. In Settings > Devices you can see all the places where you are logged in. Tap Link Desktop Device to quickly log in on Telegram Desktop or Web via QR Code. Select an individual device to choose whether it can accept incoming calls or Secret Chats – or to log it out remotely. All […]
Anonymous Posting. Send messages in Public Groups and Channel Comments as one of your public channels, instead of your personal account. Tap the profile picture next to the message bar to choose one of your channels – the messages you send after that will appear with its name and photo.
Delete Messages by Date. Tap the date header in any 1-on-1 chat to select a day or range of dates and delete all messages sent and received during that period. Deleted messages are permanently erased and can be removed only for you or for both sides – if you’d like messages to automatically delete themselves for […]
Protected Content. Content creators can enable Restrict Saving Content in their group or channel to keep posts exclusive to their audience. Enabling this setting restricts forwarding messages from the chat, prevents screenshots and disables saving media from posts. Only the group or channel owner can edit this setting, which is available via the chat’s Info […]
Instant Media Captions. On all Telegram apps, the text you type in the message bar automatically converts to a caption when you attach media. This also works with Cloud Drafts – so you can type out the message on one device, then simply attach your media from another device and send it all together. Tap ⋮ […]
Global Themes. Choose from 9 themes built by Telegram designers for your entire app – each with a Day and Night mode, colorful animated background, and gradient message bubbles. Like all themes, you can personalize these to change colors or pick a different pattern. For more custom settings, tap Chat Themes on iOS or Browse Themes […]
Join Requests. Enable admin approval for additional links to your group or channel so you can preview potential members before they are able to access the chat. With these links you can create and join special closed chats – like a group just for superfans, or a channel with exclusive content. Users opening these links send […]
