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class="tl_blog_list_page_wrap"> <h2 class="tl_blog_list_header">Telegram News</h2> <div class="tl_blog_list_cards_wrap"> <a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/star-messages-gateway-2-0-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400424/6/WhEDGP_RNPQ.252230.jpg/c35c434df1bd33fb1a" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Star Messages, Pinned Gifts, Verification Platform 2.0, and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today’s update gives content creators and public figures more control over their privacy while offering new ways to monetize their popularity.…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Mar 7, 2025</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/AI-sticker-search-video-improvements"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400127/5/vXcKgT47TCs.80456/49031bf0a069882cc7" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">AI-Powered Sticker Search, Improved Videos and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today's update lets you search millions of stickers with AI, copy video links at the current time, set cover photos for videos, react with…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Feb 12, 2025</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/wear-gifts-blockchain-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400750/1/QvjpQHRjG-Q.167717/5f79be3b1870f66062" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Wear Collectible Gifts, Move Gifts to the Blockchain, Send Gifts to Channels, and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today's update adds 6 new features to Telegram, including the ability to wear collectible…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Jan 24, 2025</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/collectible-gifts-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400072/4/1LTTuHOkjuo.290235/a59b1d2847caae78ae" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Collectible Gifts, Message Search Filters and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today we're releasing the first update of 2025, which includes collectible gifts that can be transferred or re-sent to other users, the…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Jan 1, 2025</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/affiliate-programs-ai-sticker-search"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400755/1/-bEE4tQSzdY.295753/187a07a5df219cbe0b" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Affiliate Programs, AI-Powered Sticker Search, Collages, and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today, we’re bringing exciting news for content creators and mini app developers on Telegram. Creators now have a simple way to monetize…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Dec 4, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/fullscreen-miniapps-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400836/1/pf8Tnc3fxBI.260468/01084a12b6e470638c" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Mini Apps 2.0: Full-Screen Mode, Home Screen Icons, Geolocation and 10 more features</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today we launch the largest update in the history of mini apps. They get a full-screen mode…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Nov 17, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/dynamic-video-quality-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400783/3/inBnJMRsW8I.250596/95648f6c88a6890213" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Improved Videos and Much More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today's update adds faster loading, better quality and new speed controls to videos, last edit timestamps, attaching media to sent messages, increased limits for mini apps, new monetization…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Oct 31, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/gifts-verification-platform"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400875/2/7jMIWHhNK14.271741/26556506cae1a02907" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Gifts, Verification Platform and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Users can now send Gifts to their friends: the recipients of gifts can display them on their profile pages or turn them into Stars. Additionally, Telegram launched a platform for businesses…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Oct 5, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/star-giveaways-iv-in-browser"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400331/1/tuLhKJmWKdw.276665/463e789d166b4e3890" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Star Giveaways and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">With today's update, groups and channels can use Telegram Stars as prizes in Giveaways. Also, any article you open in the Telegram Browser can now be converted to Instant View, making…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Sep 6, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/superchannels-star-reactions-subscriptions"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400436/1/AFpKVW0u5fw.267441/5fd61b6d2531113c45" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Super Channels, Star Reactions and Subscriptions</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today is Telegram's 11th anniversary. Meet Star Reactions and Star Subscriptions that let users support content creators, paid media for…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Aug 14, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/w3-browser-mini-app-store"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400778/4/yJDJIfzD2yk.228129/e8b08c158413db534e" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Telegram Browser, Mini App Store, Gifting Stars and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today's update brings a new in-app browser that supports multiple tabs and makes Web3 available to almost a billion users, a Mini App Store…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Jul 31, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/mini-app-bar-paid-media-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400026/1/xwmW8Qofk5M.263566/16218cb12e7549e76b" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Mini App Bar, Paid Media, Story Search & More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Our June update adds a way to minimize mini apps into a compact bar, helps content creators monetize their channels with paid photos and…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Jun 30, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/telegram-stars"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400431/1/-u0XrknOtfw.232636/60f98efd626b95d010" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Telegram Stars: Pay for Digital Goods and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Over 400 million users interact with bots and mini apps on Telegram every month – to buy products, access services, play games, and much…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Jun 6, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/message-effects-and-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400575/2/8KHh7_LfT2A.255792/813a31e04522b5856a" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Message Effects, Hashtag Search, and More</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">With this update, you can add spectacular animated effects to messages you send, move captions above media, find public posts using global…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">May 31, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/my-profile-and-15-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400283/2/u3yTafRoh-g.259708/f2ec7d02b0bf09876e" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">My Profile, Recommended Channels and 15 More Features</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">This month we've added more than 15 new features, including recommended channels, a way to view your own profile and display your channel…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Apr 25, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/sticker-maker"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400906/1/nG_ME-jFfII.256820/2569601ad1ecf4c3c2" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Sticker Editor — Create Your Own Stickers</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Starting today, anyone can quickly create stickers and entire sticker sets using a new powerful editor — without leaving Telegram.</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Apr 14, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/telegram-business"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400268/1/6Avx2xeE-E8.239216/5a7f21012854ea61ce" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Introducing Telegram Business</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Starting today, anyone can turn their Telegram account into a business account – and get access to business features, such as opening hours, location, quick replies, automated messages…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Mar 31, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/monetization-for-channels"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400191/1/EVk7lrjHV1k.216056/76e92be4b951903eeb" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Sharing Revenue with Channel Owners</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Today, we're introducing one of the most generous reward systems in the history of social media. Telegram channel owners can now receive 50% of the revenue from ads displayed in their…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Mar 31, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/february2024"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400044/4/Q1UaSDMMPHI.306200/1704172cc8fc21b436" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Stories for Groups and 8 More Features</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Telegram brings conversation in groups to an entire new level with 9 new features that redefine many-to-many communication. Now, groups can publish stories and save them as posts on…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Feb 29, 2024</div> </div></a><a class="dev_blog_card_link_wrap" href="/blog/new-saved-messages-and-9-more"><div class="dev_blog_card_wrap"> <img class="dev_blog_card_image" src="https://telegram.org/file/400780400296/1/9NHuUm1khJE.300782/913468ac6a12d3161d" /> <div class="dev_blog_card_alltext_wrap"> <h4 class="dev_blog_card_title">Saved Messages 2.0, One-Time Voice Messages and 8 More Features</h4> <div class="dev_blog_card_lead">Throughout January, we added 10 new features to Telegram – including upgraded Saved Messages, one-time voice and video messages that delete…</div> </div> <div class="dev_blog_card_date">Jan 31, 2024</div> </div></a> </div> <nav class="pager_wrap clearfix" aria-label="..."> <ul class="pager"> <li class="next"><a href="?offset=20">Older <span aria-hidden="true">→</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer_wrap"> <div class="footer_columns_wrap footer_desktop"> <div class="footer_column footer_column_telegram"> <h5>Telegram</h5> <div class="footer_telegram_description"></div> Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed. </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/faq">About</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="/faq">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/privacy">Privacy</a></li> <li><a href="/press">Press</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/apps#mobile-apps">Mobile Apps</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="/dl/ios">iPhone/iPad</a></li> <li><a href="/android">Android</a></li> <li><a href="/dl/web">Mobile Web</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/apps#desktop-apps">Desktop Apps</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//desktop.telegram.org/">PC/Mac/Linux</a></li> <li><a href="//macos.telegram.org/">macOS</a></li> <li><a href="/dl/web">Web-browser</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer_column footer_column_platform"> <h5><a href="//core.telegram.org/">Platform</a></h5> <ul> <li><a href="//core.telegram.org/api">API</a></li> <li><a href="//translations.telegram.org/">Translations</a></li> <li><a href="//instantview.telegram.org/">Instant View</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer_columns_wrap footer_mobile"> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/faq">About</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/blog">Blog</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/press">Press</a></h5> </div> <div class="footer_column"> <h5><a href="/moderation">Moderation</a></h5> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/js/main.js?47"></script> <script>twitterCustomShareInit(); blogSideImageInit(); backToTopInit("Go up"); removePreloadInit(); </script> </body> </html>