- Use any short music file or voice message as a notification sound.
- Right click audio files in chats to add them to your list
of sounds - or use 'Upload Sound' in the Notifications menu.
- Click on Mute notifications > Select sound in a chat's (...) menu
to change its notification sound.
- Set custom tones for notifications
in Settings > Notifications > Play sound.
- Click on Mute notifications in a chat's (...) menu
to manage its notifications.
- Choose 'Mute for...' to turn off notifications for a preset period,
like 1 hour or 1 day.
- Quickly configure Auto-Delete settings from any chat info page.
- Click (...) to turn on Auto-Delete,
then select a specific duration.
- Replies are now preserved when forwarding messages,
making forwarded conversations easier to read.
- Bots can now open detailed pages directly in the chat.
- Use these streamlined interfaces to buy real-world goods
and services without leaving the app.
- Open a bot's profile to add it to your group or channel.
- Instantly configure a bot's rights and permissions when adding it.
- Bots can send a new type of button
that lets you add them to your group or channel.
- Allow sending the default reaction by a double click.
- Select a custom sound for message notifications.
- Add chats to folders from a chat context menu.
- Fix group and channel photo upload.
- Test hardware video decoding.
- Change volume for RTMP stream from the context menu.
- Set a profile photo from your camera.
- Improve RTMP stream full screen mode.
- Improve edit account section design.
- Fix switching personal account or channel in video chats.
- Fix pinning chats in folders with 100 chats.
- Fix YouTube timestamp links after 10 hours.
- Active and recently finished downloads pop up
in bar in the bottom left corner, like they do in browsers.
- View recently downloaded files in Settings > Advanced > Downloads.
- Get an alert before closing the app if you have unfinished downloads.
- Share a direct t.me link to your phone number
that instantly opens a chat with you.
- Use the full number in international format,
like t.me/+123456789
- Manage Live Streams in your channels using external software
like OBS Studio or XSplit Broadcaster.
- Choose "Stream With..." when staring a video chat or live stream,
then copy your Stream Key and paste it into your streaming software.
- Show viewers count in RTMP streams.
- Send GIFs search results without "via @bot".
- Display the file thumbnail in downloads bar.
- Always try to save original photo bytes to disk.
- Fix crash when deleting a user from your contacts list.
- 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.
