GIF Panel. Featuring a Trending section and emoji-based tabs, quickly find a GIF to match the moment with a simple search and scroll. GIFs you’ve recently sent appear in their own tab for easy access, and you can long press on your favorites to save them for future use.
Live Location. Share your live location to let contacts or group members follow you on your journey. When multiple group members share their live location, they all appear on the same map. From the map, you can set an alert that will notify you when your friends are close. Live location is only shared for […]
Badge Counter Settings. By default, badges show how many unread messages you have, but can be changed to not include channels or count only unread chats.
Bulk Actions. Long press on a chat to open a menu that lets you select multiple chats and then pin, mute, archive or delete them. Tap ⋮ for even more options, like mark as read or add to folder. On iOS you can do the same by tapping the Edit button in the top left […]
Anonymous Forwarding. You can restrict who can forward your messages. When this setting is enabled, your forwarded messages will no longer lead back to your account — they'll just display an unclickable name in the “from” field. This way people you chat with will have no verifiable proof you ever sent them anything. Available in […]
Multi-sharing from Other Apps. When using the share extension, press and hold to select multiple recipients – and even add a comment in case your savage subtweet needs some context.
Chat Backgrounds. You can use one of your photos or search the web for wallpapers, add effects and then share your backgrounds with friends via links. Telegram backgrounds support motion and blur effects. You can also set any color as your background, apply a pattern and tweak its intensity.
Quick Night Mode Switch. On Android, open the side menu and tap the 🌙/☀️ icon to switch between your Day and Night Themes. On iOS, go to Settings > Appearance > Night Mode. You can also set your themes to switch automatically on a schedule, with local sunrise/sunset times, or following your system settings.
Message Bubble Corners. Change how round your message bubbles are from Settings > Chat Settings on Android or Settings > Appearance on iOS.
Multiple accounts: preview chat list. You can press and hold on another connected account in Settings for a sneak peek of its chats list.
Group Stats. Owners of large groups with over 500 members can view beautiful, detailed graphs about its activity and growth. Stats are also available for channels.
Channel Stats. Owners of channels with more than 50 subscribers have access to detailed statistics and informative graphics about subscriber growth and post performance. Stats are also available for large groups.
