- 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.
- Control video in fullscreen mode using arrows and numbers.
- Open locations in browser if default Bing Maps is not installed.
- Reconnect without timeout when network availability changes.
- Crash fixes.
- Some animated emoji now have extra effects.
- Send 🎆🎉, 🎈, :like:, 💩 or ❤️
to any private chat, then click on the animated emoji
to launch the effect.
- If your chat partner also has the chat open,
you will both see the effects.
- See the "Watching" status
when your chat partner is enjoying emoji effects with you.
- More interactive emoji coming soon.
- Right click one of your outgoing messages in small groups
to see who recently viewed it.
- To protect privacy, read receipts are only stored for 7 days
after the message was sent.
- Record video and audio from live broadcasts in your group or channel.
- Admins can start recording from the '...' menu.
- Choose between recording in portrait or landscape orientation.
- Finished recordings are sent to the admin's Saved Messages
and can be easily shared.
- Broadcast video and share your screen
to an unlimited number of viewers.
- To begin, tap the Live Stream button
in the title bar of a community where you are an admin.
- Tap the "Forward Message" label above the input field
to change how messages will be sent.
- Hide or show the original sender's name.
- Remove or keep captions from media messages.
- See how many unread comments there are
when opening a channel's comments.
- Tile chat background patterns horizontally.
- Fix a rare crash in spellchecker on Windows.
- Fix animated chat backgrounds in Saved Messages.
- Fix "Sorry, group is inaccessible" message in scheduled voice chats.
- Reset your Two-Step Verification password even if you forgot
your old password and don't have a recovery email.
- To do this, you must be logged into your account.
The reset takes 7 days and can be cancelled from any of your devices.
- Change the default chat background.
- Add GIFs overview section in chats.
- Add a simple new messages animation.
- Use modern Telegram application icon.
- Use Direct3D 11 by default on Windows.
- Fix Direct3D acceleration on basic Windows 7 setup.
- Added a simple image editor.
Crop photos or highlight parts of screenshots before sending.
- Use Direct3D 9 backend in ANGLE by default (Windows).
- Fix "Show in Finder" not focusing the Finder window (macOS).
- Use GTK from a child process (Linux).
- Start video conferences from Voice Chats in any group.
- Share your screen or video from your camera
with up to 30 participants (limit to be increased soon).
- Talk without video with an unlimited number of participants.
- Create voice chats from the info page
of any group where you are an admin.
- Group video calls are supported natively on all devices,
including iPads and laptops.
- Added "Enable noise suppression" option to group calls Settings.
- Fix media viewer with Retina + Non-Retina dual monitor setup on macOS.
- Several bug and crash fixes.
- Optimized video playback in media viewer and Picture-in-Picture mode.
- Added integration with System Media Transport Controls on Windows 10.
- Added "Now Playing" integration for music playback on macOS.
- Added "Archive Sticker" into the "..." menu of the Sticker Set Box.
- Fixed memory not being freed on Linux.
- Several crash fixes.
- Optimized video playback in media viewer and Picture-in-Picture
on Windows and Linux.
- Added integration with System Media Transport Controls
on Windows 10.
- Added "Archive Sticker" into the "..." menu of the Sticker Set Box.
- Fixed memory not being freed on Linux.
- Several crash fixes.
- Add "Voice chats" filter in "Recent actions" for channels.
- Write local drafts to disk on a background thread.
- Support autoupdate for Telegram in write-protected folders on Linux.
- Fix crash in native notifications on Linux.
- Fix crash in file dialog on Linux.
- Fix crash in viewing an invoice after a payment is made.
- Respect Focus Assist only for native notifications.
- Mark messages as read only in active window.
- Fix crash on some versions of Linux.
- Fix video not stopping when PiP window is closed.
- Fix messages marking as read if the Windows session is locked.
- Offer real goods and services for sale in any group,
channel or bot – Telegram doesn't charge a commission.
- Pay for goods securely using one of the 8 integrated
payment providers – Telegram doesn't collect your payment info.
- See how this works in our @TestStore.
- Schedule voice chats to let participants know about them in advance.
- View a countdown to the voice chat and get notified when it starts.
- Try two new, fully-featured versions of Telegram Web – both
supporting animated stickers, dark mode, chat folders and more:
https://webk.telegram.org/ and https://webz.telegram.org/.
- Start limitless Voice Chats in Groups and Channels.
- Host discussions that can be listened to
by millions of people simultaneously.
- Record voice chats to share or publish in Channels later.
- See that a chat is being recorded
from the red dot next to its title.
- See user bio texts right from the list of participants.
- Raise your hand to show admins you want to speak.
- Create separate Voice Chat Invite Links for listeners or speakers.
- Change the title of your Voice Chat
to give people an idea of the current topic.
- Join Voice Chats as one of your Channels
to hide your personal account.
- Fix audio device selection in voice chats.
- Fix blinking self profile photo
in case the profile photo privacy is used.
- Fix voice chat admin menu on macOS.
- Set messages to auto-delete for everyone
24 hours or 7 days after sending.
- Control auto-delete settings in any of your chats,
as well as in groups and channels where you are an admin.
- To enable auto-delete, right click on the chat
in the chat list > Clear History > Enable Auto-Delete.
- Create invite links that work for a limited time
or a limited number of uses.
- See which users joined using your, or your admins', invite links.
- Turn any invite link into a QR code users can scan
with their phone cameras.
- To manage invite links, click
... > Manage Group/Channel > Invite Links.
- Convert groups that have reached 200,000 members
into unlimited Broadcast Groups.
- Fix OpenAL device closing in calls and voice chats.
- Fix video chat rotation when calling from iOS.
- Fix scheduling messages without sound.
- Remove redundant Cancel button in ScheduleBox.
- Delete not only messages, but also groups you created
and call history for all sides, without a trace.
- Adjust volume for individual participants of a voice chat.
- Report fake groups or channels impersonating famous people
or organizations by opening their Profile > ... > Report.
- Press Up arrow to edit your last sent comment.
- Add more information to date tooltips
in Recent Actions and channel comments.
- Bug and crash fixes.
John Preston