Star Reactions. Users can directly support their favorite channels by sending them Telegram Stars with a ⭐️ Star reaction. You can tap the ⭐️ icon repeatedly to increase the number of Stars – or hold down to set a specific amount. Each post with Star Reactions shows a leaderbord – where the top donators can choose to […]
Story Covers. When posting a video story to your profile, you can choose which frame to use as its cover photo. The My Profile section in Settings allows you to pin 3 stories to your profile, add past stories from your archive – and manage their privacy settings.
Weather Widget in Stories. You can share the weather in your stories – with an animated widget that automatically converts temperature and shows moon phases at night. More widgets can be found in the 'Stickers' section of the story editor – to add music, links, locations and more.
Flash for Video Messages. Video messages have a front flash to give you extra light when recording in the dark. To enable flash, hold the 📷 camera icon to start recording – then swipe up to lock recording and tap the ⚡ flash icon.
Gifting Telegram Stars. Telegram Stars can be purchased for your contacts – sending them a gift to spend in their favorite mini apps and channels.
Sharing Mini Apps to Stories. Mini apps can generate custom content for users to share as a story directly from the mini app. Developers can go here for more details on adding this feature to their apps.
Mini App Store. The 'Apps' tab in Search shows a list of apps you use and popular mini apps – to discover new games, services and more. Featured mini apps display their number of monthly active users and developers can add video demos and screenshots to their app's profile.
Telegram Browser. Pages you open with the in-app browser can be collapsed and reopened – including websites, instant view articles and mini apps. The browser also supports decentralized websites hosted on TON, making them accessible from all Telegram mobile and desktop apps. You can bookmark any site for later browsing – instantly adding it to your […]
⭐️ Link Widget in Stories. Premium users can highlight a link in their story by adding it to a stylish widget – with multiple layouts and color options. Link widgets, location tags and more can be added to your story from the sticker tab in the story editor.
Search Stories by Location. Users on vacation or at an event can add a location tag to their story to show where they were. Tapping a location tag opens other public stories from the same place – to see more concert selfies or restaurant recommendations. Only stories that a user is allowed to view appear […]
Search Stories by Hashtag. Tapping hashtags in story captions lets you browse public stories with matching tags. If you're a creator or business, you can use hashtags to grow your audience organically and reach new customers.
Mini App Bar. You can collapse mini apps to check chats or open other mini apps – and seamlessly return without losing your progress. To minimize an app, swipe down on its header, then tap the app bar to reopen any of your active apps.
