- 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.
- 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/.
John Preston
github-actions[bot]