Telegram for Android and iOS Updated to Version 11.14

In the new version of the app, users now have access to the following features:

Profile Rating
• Telegram has started displaying a rating badge in user profiles.
• The number on this badge depends on the total volume of successful transactions using Telegram Stars.
• Your rating increases through buying gifts, sending paid messages and star reactions to posts, and paying to promote posts.
• If you get a refund for Stars or convert gifts back into Stars, your rating will decrease.
• The badge does not appear if the user has 0 points.
• The score can be negative.
• You can't hide your spending rating — it's visible to all users.

Public Post Search
• A new “Posts” tab has appeared in the search section, showing keyword search results across all public channels.
• Global public post search is available only to Telegram Premium users.
• Even for subscribers, the number of such searches is limited: you can use global search only 10 times a day.
• For an additional fee of 10 Telegram Stars, you can send one more search request.

Story Albums
• You can now group your stories into story albums within your profile.
• You can create up to 20 such albums.
• To add stories to an album, open the “Posts” tab in your profile or channel profile and tap “Add Album”.
• Before publishing a story, users can choose which albums to include it in.

Gift Collections
• Gifts on your profile or channel can now be added to collections.
• You can create up to 10 such collections. Any gift can belong to multiple collections.
• Additionally, collections support filtering options for easier viewing.
• To add gifts to a collection, go to the “Gifts” tab in your profile or channel profile, select a gift, and tap “Add to Collection”.

Other Updates:
• New types of gifts exclusive to Premium users will be introduced soon. Each user will be able to purchase only a limited quantity of these.
• You can now create and manage new or existing bots through the new @BotFather's mini app.
• Collectible gifts can now be sold for TON in Telegram’s internal marketplace.

Article: telegram.org/blog/post-search-story-albums-and-more/

Download:
• Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or the verified channel.
• iOS: App Store.

#update #Android #iOS

BotFather Is Now Available as a Mini App

Bot owners can now manage their bots through a dedicated Mini App: t.me/BotFather?startapp.

The web interface provides access to all features, including creating new bots and editing existing ones.

#bots

Telegram Desktop Updated to Version 5.16.6

What’s new in 5.16.6:
• Paste text from clipboard without formatting using Ctrl+Shift+V.
• Fixed bug with negative unread message counter in folders.
• Resolved issues with gift collections.
• Corrected misaligned buttons.

What’s new in 5.16.5:
• Gift collections.
• User age verification (likely only for the UK).
• Various bug fixes.

Download:
• Windows/macOS/Linux: official website or GitHub.
• Windows: Microsoft Store.
• macOS: App Store.
• Linux: Flathub, Snapcraft.

#update #desktop

Scammers on the Telegram Marketplace

Currently, on Telegram’s marketplace where upgraded gifts are sold for Stars, some gifts appear at prices significantly lower than others. 
However, purchasing such a gift is impossible, as scammers quickly set a different price every second, triggering the error “Price changed. Please try again.” when attempting to purchase it.

The gift owner’s name often includes a prompt to open the description, where users are encouraged to activate a business bot with specific permissions. 
Allegedly, this helps resolve the issue of frequently changing gift prices.

In reality, this is an old scam scheme we’ve already covered on our channel. 
Once permissions are granted, the business bot steals your valuable limited-edition gifts — and recovering them becomes impossible.

#gifts #scam

Gift Collections

In the update of Telegram for Android and iOS version 11.13.3, collections for personal gifts have become available.

This feature allows users to organize their owned gifts into separate themed sets or folders.

Key details:
• Collection names can be up to 12 characters long.
• Users can create up to 9 different collections.
• A single gift can be added to multiple collections at once.
• Other users will be able to view your collections — unless a gift is hidden in your profile settings.

You can create and browse gift collections via “My Profile” > “Gifts” in the menu.

According to strings found in the app’s source code, users may eventually be able to share links to specific collections.

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