- Fix mute period selector values.
- Fix a crash in repeated context menu item selection.
- Fix context menu item selection of systems without a compositor.
- Use any short music file or voice message as a notification sound.
- Right click audio files in chats to add them to your list
of sounds - or use 'Upload Sound' in the Notifications menu.
- Click on Mute notifications > Select sound in a chat's (...) menu
to change its notification sound.
- Set custom tones for notifications
in Settings > Notifications > Play sound.
- Click on Mute notifications in a chat's (...) menu
to manage its notifications.
- Choose 'Mute for...' to turn off notifications for a preset period,
like 1 hour or 1 day.
- Quickly configure Auto-Delete settings from any chat info page.
- Click (...) to turn on Auto-Delete,
then select a specific duration.
- Replies are now preserved when forwarding messages,
making forwarded conversations easier to read.
- Bots can now open detailed pages directly in the chat.
- Use these streamlined interfaces to buy real-world goods
and services without leaving the app.
- Open a bot's profile to add it to your group or channel.
- Instantly configure a bot's rights and permissions when adding it.
- Bots can send a new type of button
that lets you add them to your group or channel.
- Allow sending the default reaction by a double click.
- Select a custom sound for message notifications.
- Add chats to folders from a chat context menu.
- Fix group and channel photo upload.
- Test hardware video decoding.
- Change volume for RTMP stream from the context menu.
- Set a profile photo from your camera.
- Improve RTMP stream full screen mode.
- Improve edit account section design.
- Fix switching personal account or channel in video chats.
- Fix pinning chats in folders with 100 chats.
- Fix YouTube timestamp links after 10 hours.
- Active and recently finished downloads pop up
in bar in the bottom left corner, like they do in browsers.
- View recently downloaded files in Settings > Advanced > Downloads.
- Get an alert before closing the app if you have unfinished downloads.
- Share a direct t.me link to your phone number
that instantly opens a chat with you.
- Use the full number in international format,
like t.me/+123456789
- Manage Live Streams in your channels using external software
like OBS Studio or XSplit Broadcaster.
- Choose "Stream With..." when staring a video chat or live stream,
then copy your Stream Key and paste it into your streaming software.
- Show viewers count in RTMP streams.
- Send GIFs search results without "via @bot".
- Display the file thumbnail in downloads bar.
- Always try to save original photo bytes to disk.
- Fix crash when deleting a user from your contacts list.
- Check the status of media and file downloads by clicking
on the new panel in the bottom of the chats list.
- View recently downloaded files
from the new Settings > Advanced > Downloads section.
- Manage Live Streams in your groups and channels
using external software like OBS Studio or XSplit Broadcaster.
- Keep the screen on while watching a video
or participating in a video chat.
- Save experimental settings between relaunches.
- Bug fixes and other minor improvements.
- Use a new type of detailed stickers with smooth animations.
- Create new sets by sending .webm videos to @stickers.
- Bring your custom animated stickers from other apps.
- See smaller, compact animations when reacting to messages.
- See real-time animations in chat when a user reacts to your message.
- React with additional emoji expressing love,
appreciation, anger or surprise.
- Tap the new button in chats to jump to your messages
that have unseen reactions.
- Watch the animations for unseen reactions play
when you hit the button.
- The app will warn you before closing
if you are uploading photos or files to a chat.
- Enjoy better screencast quality in video chats.
- Send reactions to messages.
- Group and Channel admins can enable reactions in their chat
via '...' menu > Manage > Reactions.
- Select text when typing and choose 'Formatting > Spoiler' in
the context menu to hide some or all of the contents of a message.
- Click on the spoiler in chat to reveal its hidden text.
- Spoiler formatting hides text in chat,
as well as in the chat list and notifications.
- Select text when typing and choose 'Formatting > Spoiler' in the
context menu to hide some or all of the contents of a message.
- Click on the spoiler in chat to reveal its hidden text.
- Spoiler formatting hides text in chat,
as well as in the chat list and notifications.
- Switch between contacts list sorting modes.
- Sort contacts list by last seen time by default.
- Fix disappearing Send As Channel button after message editing.
- Fix file upload cancelling.
- Fix crash in video capture on macOS.
- Fix labels in the About box.
- Use Qt 6.2.2 for macOS and Linux builds.
- Allow installing x64 Windows version on Windows ARM.
- Content creators can restrict the ability to save media
and forward messages from their groups and channels.
- Clear messages in one-on-one chats from a specific day or date range.
- Comment as one of your channels in public groups and channel comments.
- When you request to join a community and its admin
or bot-admin contacts you with a message,
you will see which chat they are from at the top of the chat.
- Bot-admins can now ask users to complete tasks
before they are allowed to join - like accepting community rules,
passing a test, or making a donation to the content creators.
- Active sessions list redesign.
- Fix disappearing emoji selector button.
- Fix a crash in archived stickers loading.
- Fix a crash in calls to old Telegram versions.
- Create special invite links that require admins
to approve users before they become members.
- Admins can view the applicants' profiles and bios
by tapping the Join Requests bar at the top of the chat.
- Add internal labels to your chat's Invite Links
to keep them organized.
- More Interactive Emoji - 👻, :dislike:, :face_vomiting:,
😂, 💸 or 🎃
- Fix requests to groups / channels processing.
- Fix internal link previews with View Content button layout.
- Fix crash in messages search with imported messages results.
- Don't use fractional system UI scaling on Linux.
- Fix invite link icons on macOS.
- Several crash fixes.
- Create special invite links that require admins
to approve users before they become members.
- Admins can view the applicants' profiles and bios
by tapping the Join Requests bar at the top of the chat.
- Add internal labels to your chat's Invite Links
to keep them organized.
- Run natively on Apple Silicon (macOS only).
- Create special invite links that require admins to approve users before they become members.
- Admins can view the applicants' profiles and bios by tapping the Join Requests bar at the top of the chat.
- Add internal labels to your chat's Invite Links to keep them organized.
- Run natively on Apple Silicon (macOS only).
- Show small media previews in chats list.
- Show media album previews and caption text in chats list.
- Add "Quick Reply" and "Mark as Read" to native Windows notifications.
- Show small media previews in chats list.
- Show media album previews and caption text in chats list.
- Add "Quick Reply" and "Mark as Read" to native Windows notifications.
- Choose one of 8 new preset themes for any individual private chat.
- Click on '...' menu > 'Change Colors' to pick a theme.
- Both chat participants will see the same theme
in that chat – on all their devices.
- Each new theme features colorful gradient message bubbles,
beautifully animated backgrounds and unique background patterns.
- All chat themes have day and night versions
and will follow your overall dark mode settings.
- Implement main window rounded corners on Windows 11.
- Fix audio capture from AirPods on macOS.
John Preston