Message Effects. In 1-on-1 chats, you can add animated effects to messages that play when the recipient opens the chat.

All users have access to free effects like ❤️👍🔥🎉 and Telegram Premium unlocks hundreds more – including all the effects from Premium Stickers.

To add an effect, press and hold the Send arrow – messages with effects can also be scheduled or sent without sound.

Quick Actions for Phone Numbers. Tapping a phone number in a message like +971542022222 opens a menu where you can send a message, start a call or add a contact in one tap.

Hashtag Search. Hashtags can be used to quickly filter your chats for messages containing that tag.

Tapping a hashtag also allows you to see results from public channels – helping you discover new creators and browse popular topics.

Telegram Stars. You can make purchases and support content creators with Telegram Stars – a seamless way to pay for products in mini apps or unlock posts in your favorite channels.

Bot developers and content creators can use the Stars they earn to receive rewards or place subsidized ads.

Pay for Content with Stars. Channel subscribers can use Telegram Stars to unlock exclusive photos and videos – directly supporting their favorite content creators.

Unlocking a post gives you lifetime access to its content – even if the post is deleted or you unsubscribe from the channel.

Mini App Bar. You can collapse mini apps to check chats or open other mini apps – and seamlessly return without losing your progress.

To minimize an app, swipe down on its header, then tap the app bar to reopen any of your active apps.

Search Stories by Hashtag. Tapping hashtags in story captions lets you browse public stories with matching tags.

If you're a creator or business, you can use hashtags to grow your audience organically and reach new customers.

Search Stories by Location. Users on vacation or at an event can add a location tag to their story to show where they were.

Tapping a location tag opens other public stories from the same place – to see more concert selfies or restaurant recommendations.

Only stories that a user is allowed to view appear in search results. Private stories are never included in public searches.

Telegram Browser. Pages you open with the in-app browser can be collapsed and reopened – including websites, instant view articles and mini apps.

The browser also supports decentralized websites hosted on TON, making them accessible from all Telegram mobile and desktop apps.

You can bookmark any site for later browsing – instantly adding it to your Saved Messages.

Mini App Store. The 'Apps' tab in Search shows a list of apps you use and popular mini apps – to discover new games, services and more.

Featured mini apps display their number of monthly active users and developers can add video demos and screenshots to their app's profile.

Sharing Mini Apps to Stories. Mini apps can generate custom content for users to share as a story directly from the mini app.

Developers can go here for more details on adding this feature to their apps.

Gifting Telegram Stars. Telegram Stars can be purchased for your contacts – sending them a gift to spend in their favorite mini apps and channels.

Weather Widget in Stories. You can share the weather in your stories – with an animated widget that automatically converts temperature and shows moon phases at night.

More widgets can be found in the 'Stickers' section of the story editor – to add music, links, locations and more.

Story Covers. When posting a video story to your profile, you can choose which frame to use as its cover photo.

The My Profile section in Settings allows you to pin 3 stories to your profile, add past stories from your archive – and manage their privacy settings.

Star Subscriptions. Content creators can make special invite links that allow users to join a channel for a monthly payment in Telegram Stars.

This lets content creators make exclusive channels with extra content or special perks – in addition to any free or public channels they may already have.

Paid Media for Bots. Bots are able to send paid media – to support their services and automate businesses.

Unlocking a post with Stars gives you lifetime access to its content via Settings > My Stars.

Developers can find more information about implementing paid media on this page.