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Due to the recent events in the Middle East, particularly in Israel, Lebanon, and Iran, Telegram experienced unprecedented loads. In the past few days, some users may have faced temporary connection issues and difficulties accessing media. Thanks to our technical team's efforts, Telegram remained available in most countries, and all issues are now fully resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Gifts. Users can now send gifts to each other – celebrating holidays and achievements with animated artwork and custom messages.

Gifts are purchased with Telegram Stars – recipients can choose to display gifts on their profile or convert them back to Stars for their own balance.

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Verification Platform. Any business, app or website can now use Telegram to send verification codes to their users – for just $0.01 per message.

Telegram codes are also faster, more secure and more reliable than other alternatives.

Interested developers can learn more in our detailed guide.

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Improved Reporting Interface. The reporting menu has been expanded with detailed options for each category.

The list of reporting reasons can now update dynamically – further improving reports for moderators and helping scale Telegram's AI moderation tools.

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RTMP Streams on Android. Telegram for Android now supports livestreaming with RTMP.

This allows users to generate a stream key and connect the video feed to popular apps.

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Faster Video Loading, Better Quality. Videos uploaded in large channels are now optimized to offer multiple quality settings.

When watching these videos, a quality level is automatically selected based on your connection.

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Adjust Video Speed. You can quickly speed up playback for videos by holding down on the right side of the screen – sliding right gradually increases the speed up to 2.5x.

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Chat-Specific Hashtags. Groups and channels can use the new format #hashtag@username for hashtags – which only show posts and stories from the same chat when tapped.

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Last Edit Timestamps. Edited messages now show a timestamp, displaying when the message was last edited.

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Revenue Sharing for Developers. Bots and mini apps are now able to participate in revenue sharing from Telegram Ads – giving services another way to help support their development.

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For all the features from the latest update, including adding media to sent messages, increased limits for bots and much more – check out our blog:

https://telegram.org/blog/dynamic-video-quality-and-more

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Full-Screen Mini Apps. Mini apps are now able to use the entire screen in portrait or landscape orientation.

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Mini App Shortcuts. You can now place direct shortcuts to specific mini apps on the home screen of your device.

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Device Motion Tracking. Mini apps are able to receive motion information from devices to add unique controls to games or build immersive VR experiences.

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Subscriptions for Mini Apps. Developers are able to offer subscriptions to mini apps using Telegram Stars – with multiple tiers of content and features.

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These features are part of the largest update in the history of mini apps. To see everything else we included, like directly sharing media, customizable loading screens, automatic graphics optimization and more – check out our blog:

https://telegram.org/blog/fullscreen-miniapps-and-more

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Affiliate Programs. Any Telegram user can earn Stars by joining affiliate programs launched by developers.

Simply head to your Star Balance and explore the list of available programs. Choose one, grab your unique referral link and start sharing it.

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Creating Affiliate Programs. Bots and mini apps can host affiliate programs – giving developers a transparent way to quickly scale with organic growth from user referrals.

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AI-Powered Sticker Search. The sticker panel supports complex searches with multiple keywords like cat drinking coffee – in dozens of languages.

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