Telegram is a cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security and speed.

Jan 31, 2024 · Throughout January, we added 10 new features to Telegram – including upgraded Saved Messages, one-time voice and video messages that delete after playing, detailed read receipts that …

Jun 3, 2025 · You can now send direct messages to channels and have private chats with owners and admins. Content creators can enable this mode to talk with subscribers without sharing personal info.

With Telegram, you can send messages, photos, videos and files of any type (doc, zip, mp3, etc), as well as create groups for up to 200,000 people or channels for broadcasting to unlimited audiences.

Please only send messages when you are sure people won’t mind getting them. As a general rule, people do mind getting unsolicited advertisements, links, invite links to groups or channels, random …

Nov 15, 2017 · Channel admins can now pin messages to focus their subscribers’ attention on important announcements. This tool can also come in handy if you want to help new subscribers navigate your …

Upon receiving a message with this object, Telegram clients will remove the current custom keyboard and display the default letter-keyboard. By default, custom keyboards are displayed until a new …

May 31, 2024 · With this update, you can add spectacular animated effects to messages you send, move captions above media, find public posts using global hashtags, hide fragments of text with …

By default, bots are able to message their users at no cost – but have limitations on the number of messages they can broadcast in a single interval: In a single chat, avoid sending more than one …

Dec 30, 2021 · The Bot API supports basic formatting for messages. You can use bold, italic, underlined, strikethrough, and spoiler text, as well as inline links and pre-formatted code in your bots' …