How The Boost System Works in Telegram Channels

The @tginfo editors have studied new images and strings on the Telegram translation platform and assume that the boost system on channels will work as follows:

• Only subscribers with Telegram Premium will be able to boost Telegram channels.
• If a Premium user received a paid subscription as a gift, he will not be able to support his favorite channels with a boost.
• Users with Premium will be able to choose which of the channels they subscribe to to give their boost. This channel can be changed no more than once a day.
• Judging by the screenshots, the boost has an expiration date, but it is not yet known how it will be determined (we assume that the boost expires along with the Premium subscription or it will have more complex logic).
• It is likely that information about users and the expiration date of their boost will be displayed in a special tab inside the channel statistics section.
• There, administrators will be able to view how many users with registered Telegram Premium are subscribed to the channel and what their share is of the number of all subscribers.
• It will be possible to share a special link in the format t.me/tginfoen?boost, which will allow authors to “campaign” for support of their channel, and users to quickly transfer their boost to the channel.
• Judging by the available screenshots, to publish stories on behalf of a channel, the channel needs to reach level 1. For this to happen, the channel needs to receive at least 5 boosts from its subscribers (the value may change by the release).
• Information about the number of active channel boosts can be available to all users.
• Whether other levels with their own advantages will be introduced, or whether Telegram at an early stage will limit itself to only the first, is still unknown.

#stories #boosts

Stories for Channels, Your Music in Stories and Much More

Telegram for Android and iOS have been updated to version 10.1.

⚠️ Other Telegram clients will receive the new version soon. The update will likely be rolled out to users gradually.

Stories from channels
• Now Telegram users can give their favorite channels the opportunity to publish stories.
• Telegram Premium subscription provides one boost, which you can give to any channel.
• The more boosts a channel has, the higher its level, and each new level allows you to publish 1 additional story per day for all subscribers.
• Users can transfer their boost to another channel once a day.
• Channels can collect boosts using special links like t.me/tginfoen?boost.
• If a channel receives the required number of boosts, administrators with the appropriate rights and an active Premium subscription will be able to publish a story on its behalf by clicking on the create story icon in the channel profile.
• You can find a link to boost for your channel and see how many boosts are left until the next level on the Channel page > More > Statistics > Boosts.

Reaction stickers in stories
• Users and channels can add reaction stickers to their stories, which allow them to send a variety of emoji with one tap.
• In stories from channels, such stickers display the number of users who have chosen a particular emotion.
• You can add 1 reaction sticker to a story. Premium users have access to more reaction stickers - up to 5 at a time.
• To add a reaction sticker, just click on the 💭 icon in the sticker panel and select the appropriate emoji. Premium subscribers also have access to any emoji from the author's sets.

Stories with your music
• Stories now support loading audio files from the device's memory - so you can add any music or voice accompaniment to a photo or video.
• To do this, just click on “Sound” in the sticker panel and select a file, and then select the desired fragment.
• In video stories, you can leave the original audio track and choose any moment for a new one to appear - for example, insert a sound effect in the middle or add music at the end.

View media files once
• The Telegram team has updated the interface and added a one-time media viewing feature.
• In any personal chat, just click on the one-time viewing icon in the photo editor to select the period during which the photo or video file will be available - from one-time viewing to 30 seconds.
• If you select the “One view” option, the media file will be deleted from the chat immediately after the end of viewing.
• If View Once mode is enabled, the recipient will not be able to save the file or take a screenshot.

New login notifications
• Now such notifications will appear not in the Telegram service dialog, but above the list of chats - so that you definitely notice them.
• If you were not the one who logged into your account, select “No, not me!” to secure your account (the new session will be terminated immediately).
• You can check the list of all devices that currently have access to your messages in Settings > Devices.

Other innovations
• Sending video recordings has been accelerated (on iOS).
• The loading bar more accurately displays the submission status (on iOS).
• Devices (Android) will now do a better job of displaying animations on hidden text and hidden media.
• The button for adding additional photos in the story editor is placed in a separate “Photo” sticker.

Article: telegram.org/blog/channel-stories/

Android: Google Play, APK from the official website or verified channel.
iOS: App Store.
Desktop: from the official website or from GitHub.
macOS: App Store, from the official website or from a verified channel.
Unigram for Windows 10+: Microsoft Store | Direct download | Installation instructions

#update #Android #iOS #Desktop #macOS #Unigram

TELEGRAM 10.1

🆕 Stories in Channels, View-Once Media and More
https://telegram.org/blog/channel-stories

Stories for Channels
• Telegram users can grant their favorite channels the ability to post stories by giving them boosts. Channel Info > More > Statistics > Boosts
• Telegram Premium now includes one boost that can be assigned to any channel.
• Once your channel unlocks stories, admins with the relevant rights who have a Telegram Premium subscription can post by tapping the ⊕ icon on the Channel Info page.
• Admins will also see a 'Post Story As' option when posting stories from their chat list.

Reaction Stickers in Stories
• To add a reaction sticker, tap the 💭 icon in the sticker panel, then choose an emoji from the dozens of options in the window.

Your Music in Stories
• From the sticker panel, tap 'Audio' and select a file, then adjust the track to select any section. In video stories you can keep the original sound as well as move your added audio track to any point.

View-Once Media
• In any 1-on-1 chat, tapping the ① icon in the media editor lets you choose how long your photo or video will be visible after opening – from View Once to 30 seconds. View-Once media is permanently deleted from the chat when the recipient opens it.

New Login Alerts
• Whenever someone logs in to your account, Telegram sends a notification to all your devices. To make this even more noticeable, new logins now display this alert at the top of your chat list. t.me/tgbeta/4763

Bot API 6.9
• t.me/BotNews/85

Telegram Contests
• Android Design Contest
• Mini App Contest
t.me/contest/326

Apps : @tgfiles
Boost: t.me/tgbeta?boost

⚒ The source code of Telegram for Android and iOS have been updated to 10.1

@Telegram #Android #iOS #source #reproducibleBuilds

Stories for Telegram Channels

• Starting today, Telegram users with a Premium subscription can give their favorite channels the opportunity to publish stories.

• Telegram Premium subscription provides one boost, which you can give to any channel.

• The more boosts a channel has, the higher its level, and each new level allows the administrators of such a channel to publish 1 additional story per day for all subscribers.

• It is known that channels with different numbers of subscribers have their own value of boosts, which must be achieved to reach the next level - about 1/250 (or 0.4%) of all channel subscribers.

• Users can transfer their boost to another channel once a day.

• Telegram channels can collect boosts using special links like t.me/tginfoen?boost.

• If a channel receives the required number of boosts, administrators with the appropriate rights and an active Premium subscription will be able to publish a story on its behalf by clicking on the create story icon in the channel profile.

• You can find a link to boost for your channel and see how many boosts are left until the next level: Channel page > More > Statistics > Boosts.

For a complete list of changes, follow the link.

Reaction Stickers in Stories

• Users and channels can add reaction stickers to their stories, which allow viewers to send a variety of emoji with one tap.

• In stories from channels, such stickers display the number of users who have chosen a particular emotion.

• You can add 1 reaction sticker to a story. Premium users have access to more reaction stickers - up to 5 at a time.

• To add a reaction sticker, just click on the 💭 icon in the sticker panel and select the appropriate emoji. Premium subscribers also have access to any emoji from the author's sets.

• If the author of a story added a reaction sticker with a custom emoji to it, any user can react with such an emoticon, including those without Telegram Premium - to do this, the viewer needs to click on such a sticker.

Stories With Your Music

• Stories now support loading audio files from the device's memory - so you can add any music or voice accompaniment to a photo or video.

• To do this, just click on “Sound” in the sticker panel and select a file, and then select the desired fragment.

• In video stories, you can leave the original audio track and choose any moment for a new one to appear - for example, insert a sound effect in the middle or add music at the end.

• The story author can control the volume of the audio track added to the story.

For a complete list of changes, follow the link.

View Media Files Once

• The Telegram team has updated the interface for setting up media self-destruction - now sending such materials to the dialogue has become even easier!

• This version has added the ability to view photos and videos once.

• In any personal chat, just click on the one-time viewing icon in the photo editor to select the period during which the photo or video file will be available - from one-time viewing to 30 seconds.

• If you select the “View Once” option, the media file will be deleted from the chat immediately after the end of viewing.

• As with other self-destructing media files, if view once mode is enabled, the recipient will not be able to save the file or take a screenshot.

For a complete list of changes, follow the link.

New Login Notifications

• Every time you log into your account, Telegram sends notifications to all connected devices.

• Now notifications of a new type will appear not in the Telegram service dialog, but above the list of chats - so that you definitely notice them.

• If you were not the one who logged into your account, select the “No, it’s not me!” option to secure your account (a new suspicious session will be instantly terminated).

• You can check the list of all devices that currently have access to your messages in Settings > Devices.

⚠️ Recommendations from Telegram

• To enhance account security, Telegram recommends setting a cloud password in Settings > Privacy and Security > Two-Step Verification.

• Never enter verification codes or passwords for anything other than accessing your Telegram conversations!

For a complete list of changes, follow the link.

New Features for Boosted Channels

Pavel Durov commented about latest version of the messenger, in which a new system of boosts from subscribers was created for Telegram channels. In his post, he shared details about which new options will channels receive thanks to this system.

So, in the future, boosts will open up some other features for Telegram channels, in addition to the already existing possibility to post stories on behalf of the channels - for example, custom reactions to posts, emoji statuses and custom backgrounds.

Telegram is also going to add additional ways for channels to receive boosts. Pavel Durov has not yet specified what these methods will be.

#boosts

Boost Channels With Gifted Telegram Premium

Users who received Telegram Premium as a gift now can boost their favorite channel.

Before the update, this feature required purchase of the subscription through Google Play, App Store, or PremiumBot.

#boosts

Bot API was updated to version 6.9

What's new:
• Added the new administrator privileges can_post_stories, can_edit_stories and can_delete_stories to the classes ChatMemberAdministrator and ChatAdministratorRights.
• Added the parameters can_post_stories, can_edit_stories and can_delete_stories to the method promoteChatMember. Currently, bots have no use for these privileges besides assigning them to other administrators.
• Added the ability to set any header color using the setHeaderColor method.
• Added the field CloudStorage and the methods requestWriteAccess, requestContact to the class WebApp.
• Added the Web App events writeAccessRequested, contactRequested.
• Added the fields from_request and from_attachment_menu to the class WriteAccessAllowed.
• Added the fields added_to_attachment_menu, allows_write_to_pm to the class WebAppUser.

See the full changelog for details on the official website.

#update #BotAPI

Contest to create Telegram mini-apps

Telegram is launching a new contest to create mini-apps (a new name for web bots) similar to the samples presented - @DurgerKingBot and @wallet.

Contest task:

You need to create any useful mini-app for Telegram and publish its client and server code on GitHub. Such an app should be simple and functional, but include at least one fully functional example Mini App.


All requirements for participants, criteria for evaluating contest submissions, as well as information about accepting applications are provided in the @contest channel.

Prize fund: $50 000.
Deadline: 23:59 on October 9th Dubai time (UTC+4).
Who can participate: everyone.
Results to be announced: October 31st, 2023

#contest

🆕 Telegram Web K 1.9.6

https://web.telegram.org/k/

WebK is catching up to the mobile and desktop apps, and will support dozens more features by the end of 2023.

What’s New:
• Stories
• Admin Features
• Infinite Reactions
• Mini Apps
• and more!

@Telegram #tweb #webk

Number of Boosts for Obtaining A New Level on Channels Has Been Reduced

Now, to get the next level, the channel needs a number of boosts equal to 0.1% (1/1000 part) of the total number of its subscribers.

Let us remind you that previously this required 0.4% (1/250) of the total amount of subscribers.

#boosts #stories

Telegram WebK has been updated to version 1.9.6

👏 What's new:
• Almost all functions related to stories are available to users, all will come later, such as stories for channels and stickers with reactions.
• Administrators of groups and channels can now fully manage their communities. The “Statistics” and “Recent Actions” sections will be added later.
• The reaction panel has been completely redesigned. Now it's easier to choose a reaction from a custom emoji pack!
• Added support for mini-apps.
• Dozens of bugs have been fixed.

https://web.telegram.org/k/

#WebK #update

Telegram Statistics Failures

Chat and channel administrators report that statistics are not loading. Instead of the usual graphs and data, the app shows the message "Loading stats", but the data itself does not appear even after a long wait. The problem is of a mass character.

Due to this, information about the number of Premium users, as well as the actual list of those who boosted for the channel, may also be unavailable.

//Updated on 10/01/2023
Statistics is loading successfully.

#outages

Channel Stories, Levels, and Boosts FAQ

What are boosts in Telegram? How do they work? What's different about channel stories? How can you use boost links?

You can find answers to these questions and many more in our article, written for both channel owners and readers:
https://tginfo.me/boosts-and-channel-stories-en/

#FAQ #stories #boosts