Reaction Stickers in Stories. Both users and channels can add reaction stickers to their stories – letting viewers respond with more emoji in one tap.

To add one, simply tap the 💭 icon in the sticker panel and choose any emoji – Premium subscribers can use their custom emoji as well.

Channel stories display reaction counters, showing how many people chose each emotion.

Your Music in Stories. Audio files on your device can be added to stories – giving your content custom soundtracks and narration.

From the sticker panel, tap 'Audio' and select a file, then adjust the track to select a section.

In video stories, you can move your added audio track to any point in the story, and can choose to keep the original sound as well.

New Login Alerts. Whenever a device logs in to your account, a notification is sent to all your devices, and the new login is added to your Devices page.

Additionally, a login alert will appear at the top of your chat list – if you don't recognize the device, instantly tap to secure your account.

For even more security, consider adding a Two-Step Verification password to your account.

Quote Replies. You can quote specific parts of any message – and reply to just one sentence or a few words.

To quote someone, highlight text from their message or swipe to reply, tap the reply bar and select Quote.

You can also add quote formatting to any text from the formatting menu, in order to put multiple quotes in one message.

Tap the reply bar above your text to reply in another chat – in case you want to reply privately, or in a different group or channel.

Adjustable Link Previews. When sharing a link, you can customize its preview – change the size of media, place the preview above or below your message and select which link to preview if there are multiple.

Reply, Forward and Link Settings. When you combine replies, forwarded messages and links, you can quickly access their unique settings from separate tabs at the bottom of the screen.

Fast Forward and Rewind Stories. While browsing stories, hold down to pause and then slide left or right to rewind and fast forward videos.

Creating Giveaways. Giveaway hosts can choose exactly who is eligible for prizes – all members or new members, only people from specific countries, or require that participants join other communities.

Prizes must be paid for in advance – this can be done from any Telegram app, but @PremiumBot and Fragment are more affordable and allow for larger giveaways.

By giving away subscriptions to Telegram Premium, communities can earn more boosts – automatically receiving 4 boosts for each subscription they give away.

Similar Channels. When joining a new channel, a list of similar public channels appears – which you can browse to find more news, content and memes.

For channels you've already joined, you can also see the list on the channel's profile.

Code Formatting. Messages with text sent as ```code``` automatically identify the coding language used and highlight syntax – and you can click or tap to instantly copy the code.

Working with code blocks works best on the Telegram Desktop app, Telegram Web or Telegram for macOS.

Channel Appearance. Channels can customize their appearance as they gain levels – able to change the look of messages and their profile cover or set an emoji status and unique wallpaper for the channel.

To customize your channel, open the Channel Profile > Channel Settings > Appearance. A list of all channel perks is available here.

Custom Prizes in Giveaways. Giveaways can also include custom prizes for their subscribers – like VIP tickets or exclusive merch.

For even more transparency, hosts can choose to announce the winners with an automated message in the channel.

Massive Premium Gifts. The 'Gift Premium' section in Settings lets you give up to 10 users Telegram Premium in one tap.

If one of those users already has Premium, they can save the gift to activate later or send it to a friend.