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Telegram’s latest update adds a custom emoji platform where anyone can upload animated emoji for premium users. There are 10 initial packs with unique characters and over 500 emoji like 🤩😀😎😁😘 – plus countless more coming.

All users can 🤓 see these emoji in any chat or try them out in their Saved Messages.

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Over 100 improvements and a dozen more features are also in this update. For all the details on new app icons, animated profile pictures, improved external sharing and more, check out the full blog:
https://telegram.org/blog/700-million-and-premium

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Today’s update has several free features for everyone – and so will all future updates. Scroll back in chat previews on Android, enable join requests for public groups, or add media to your bot description. 

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Premium users can tap →A to quickly convert voice messages to text – for those times when reading is more convenient.

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Premium also includes unique stickers with full-screen animations that are visible to all users. More than 10 premium reactions were added, like 👌😍❤️‍🔥🤡💯🐳🌭.

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Telegram’s latest update introduces Telegram Premium. Users can subscribe to help support Telegram and unlock exclusive features – like 4 GB file uploads and doubled chat limits.

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For all the new features (and animated emoji) from this update – like improvements to translation, picture-in-picture and forwarded messages, check out our full blog post:
https://telegram.org/blog/notifications-bots

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Developers can create infinitely flexible interfaces for supercharged bots using JavaScript.

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Quickly set messages to auto-delete in any chat from its info page – with a custom duration like 2 days, several weeks, months or a full year.

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Silence notifications from a chat or disable alerts for a specific period – from minutes to months.

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Telegram’s latest update lets you create your own notification sounds – turning short audio files and voice messages into alert tones for any chat.

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For all the new features from this update – like redesigned login pages and new t.me phone number links – check out our full blog post:
https://telegram.org/blog/downloads-attachments-streaming

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Turn your group or channel into a TV station – live streams now support software like OBS Studio and XSplit to integrate multiple inputs, graphics and overlays.

Select ‘Start With’ in the Live Stream menu to copy the stream key for your preferred app.

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The Android app has a new look in night mode, with transparent headers that subtly show stickers and media as you scroll past.

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When selecting multiple media items, tap ‘⋯ selected’ to preview the message and reorder media before sending.

On iOS, the attachment menu has a new interface with a navigation bar to easily switch between attachment types (like on the Android app).

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Telegram’s latest update adds a new tab in Search to manage active downloads and recent files. When downloading files, tap the ⬇️ icon in your chat list to get there.

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Telegram's multi-national team includes many members from Ukraine. We all wish for an immediate end to the conflict. In these troubled times, we find consolation in the fact that our work at Telegram helps people get quick access to critical information – from verified official statements to airstrike alerts that bring civilians to safety. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this war.

We will continue improving Telegram's ability to connect people in areas with limited coverage and withstand service disruptions.

For all the features and details from this update – like new interactive emoji and a boatload of bug fixes – check out our full blog post:
https://telegram.org/blog/video-stickers-better-reactions

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When jumping through channels or moving between chats, press and hold the ‘Back’ button to return to a specific chat.

Opening chats from forwarded messages, links, usernames or profiles adds them to the navigation menu.

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Reactions have compact animations that play in real time for everyone in the chat.

They also have read status – you can jump to unseen reactions by tapping the new ♡ button in chat.

Plus 5 new emoji 🥰🤯🤔🤬👏 for reactions and interactive emoji.

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