as always all of the latest messages copied from the lovely group : the beta group
https://t.me/tgbetachat

gone have to try the editing pack of stickers without a bot dont know how to do this yet .. wonder if it is for premium users only

Tested
Working great for free users☺️

👨‍🎨 Sticker Editor
👤 My Profile
📌 Pinned Stories
📡 The location shortcut thing (?)
🗞 Show ads
👍 Limit of reactions

for channels? or profile or both?

both

• Create a Sticker
- Cut an Object
- Set related emoji
- Add to Sticker Pack
• Pinning Stories
• View Your Profile and Your Stories
- Tap on info to edit it
• Set Maximum Number of Reactions Per Post
• Change Hours and Location in Profile Info

Add to sticker set didnt show for me on the first time

Tucker Carlson’s Interview with Pavel Durov

Tucker Carlson’s recently created Telegram channel posted a fragment of their interview with Pavel Durov.

The full version of the interview is available on Tucker Carlson’s YouTube channel.

Telegram Desktop has been updated to version 4.16.8

What's new:
• Reimplement file open confirmations.
• Fix in-app playing of some video and audio files.
• Fix crash on Linux opening chats with custom backgrounds.
• Fix crash on quit after using scheduled messages.
• Some bug fixes.

Download: from the official website or from GitHub.

#update #desktop

This isnt for free users ... i just hope they dont put ads i dont like and i wish it s related to the group subject

​USDt launches on TON to offer Telegram’s 900M users access to cross-border payments

TL;DR:
▪️ Tether’s USDt is now available on TON, coming in a new experience for Tether aimed at making cross-border payments faster, cheaper, and easier for Telegram's 900M users.
▪️ TON Foundation offers 11M Toncoin in incentives, aiming to put crypto in every pocket.

Pavel Durov, CEO & Founder of Telegram, Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, and Andrew Rogozov, CEO of TOP & Wallet, announced today at TOKEN2049 in Dubai that Tether, in collaboration with TON Foundation, has launched USDt on TON.

Instant, free, as easy as sending a text message.

USDt on TON simplifies global peer-to-peer payments for Telegram’s 900M monthly active users. The integration of USDt into Wallet in Telegram makes USDt transfers free and instant between all Telegram users; all you need to do is send a DM, no need for a blockchain address, and no need to download a new app.

USDt, also known as Tether, is a cryptocurrency pegged 1-to-1 with USD and backed 100% by Tether’s reserves. Unlike other more volatile digital assets, it offers a stable value. Making USDt on TON ideal for daily transactions and cross-border payments.

USDt on TON will be accompanied by fully integrated on-ramps from most fiat currencies globally at launch. Soon, integrated global off-ramps will enable users to withdraw supported fiat currencies directly to bank accounts or cards. The aim is for USDt on TON to become a faster, easier, and cheaper cross-border payment system than traditional financial services.

11M Toncoin in incentives

TON Foundation has committed 11M Toncoin to incentivize the adoption of USDt on TON.

For a limited time, while incentives last:
▪️ 5M Toncoin will be used to boost rewards in USDt/TON liquidity pools across TON DEXes @ston_fi and DeDust.
▪️ 5M Toncoin will be given to users depositing USDt to Wallet’s Earn campaign.
▪️ Withdrawals to TON from all supporting exchanges like OKX, Bybit, MEXC, and KuCoin will be entirely free for all users until the end of June, 2024.
▪️ Prepare the engines. These incentives will begin soon.

The launch of USDt on TON represents a step towards integrating digital currencies into everyday life, providing 900M users with a seamless and integrated financial service within TON’s Web3 ecosystem in Telegram.

For more details and a guide on how to use USDt on TON, check out this blog post.

Please note that USDt on TON is not available to users based in mainland US, US territories, or US citizens and Prohibited Countries as defined under Tether Terms of Service.

Are you ready for crypto’s first real-world, really valuable use case?

Only 1 hour left until Pavel Durov's presentation.

Set your reminders for the livestream now!

Telegram Removed from App Store in China

According to Bloomberg, the App Store has removed Telegram from its platform in China at the request of authorities. In addition, Threads, WhatsApp, and Signal were also removed.

Previously, Chinese authorities required developers to register in order for their apps to remain on the domestic market.

#China

Sticker and Emoji NFTs

During Pavel Durov’s speech at the TOKEN2049 event, he announced that in the future users will be able to trade Telegram stickers and emojis as NFTs.

95% of the revenue earned from those will be for the creators, and the remaining 5% of the sale price will be for commissions.

The exact procedure of creating an NFT stickers and emojis is currently unknown.

#TON #stickers

Official Promotion of Mini Apps and Bots

Pavel Durov talked about their plans to officially start recommending Mini Apps and bots to users later this year.

Out of 900 million monthly active users, 360 million interact with Mini Apps every month. We can easily double this number if we start suggesting Mini Apps and chatbots to our audience. We haven’t started doing that yet, but this is coming later this year.

#bots

Other Important Points from Pavel Durov's speech

• Authors now have the opportunity to withdraw rewards for ads purchased on their channels in the TON cryptocurrency (subject to meeting certain criteria). It's possible that monetisation for groups may also be introduced in the future.

• In upcoming updates, Telegram will introduce the ability to purchase digital goods inside the platform.

• A tool for creating bots without writing code will be introduced in the future.

• Within a few weeks, Telegram will implement a feature for sending tips in the TON cryptocurrency to content creators.

• Tether has been officially integrated into the TON blockchain, and the first 10 million USDT have already been issued. Transaction fees can now be paid directly in USDT.

• The TON Foundation will distribute 11 million Toncoin to USDT users on TON as rewards.

#TON

Telegram X Beta Features Summary

🆕 What's new? (0.26.7.1701 BETA)
- RTL Fixes
- Birthdate in profiles
- Birthdate privacy settings
- Date picker
- Set birthday
- Add birthday suggestions
- Number of additional usernames in settings

🛠 Technical Changes:
- Nothing

📝 Changes in old Beta:
- Attached files caption
- Show Giveaway Messages
- Support table block in Instant Views
- Ability to convert group to Broadcast Group
- Add fire icon to blurred secret media preview
- Hint when tapping on a locked permission group toggle
- Emulator Detection Improvements
- Manage create_topic permission & restriction + Force admins dismissal when tapping Dismiss Admin + canManageTopics in recent actions
- ChatFolders Redesign
- Add Fetch missing notifications setting
- Add shortcut for scheduling messages for 1 year
- New video compression for Android 5.x and higher
- Video cropping
- Video mirroring
- Video transcoding bugfixes:

1. Fixed sending cropped original videos
2. Fixed displaying output frame rate for some videos
3. Fixed error during compression of some videos
4. Some other

- Fix crash when starting ForegroundService
- Edit media messages

- Edit bot photo from profile page
- In-app bot management
- Add Hide Read Time privacy setting + Message read date in private chats
- Special icons in the bot avatar picker
- Manage additional usernames
- New send icon on scheduled messages screen
- Improve opening sorted contacts screen
- Reload state when showing an extra privacy toggle
- Escape markdown template arguments
- Add similar channels tab in profile
- Add See My Read Date on Privacy Exceptions screen

BugFix:
- General Bugfixes

Rules and report bugs

Getting crash log files
(Only when requested)

APK & Changelog for latest beta
0.26.7.1701 beta

#beta

Telegram takes the top spot in the Chinese Google Play rankings

Pavel Durov commented on the removal of Telegram from the Chinese App Store. According to him, the total number of downloads for the messenger has not decreased, and the app holds the top position in the Chinese Google Play top charts from the number of installs. Users from China use VPNs to circumvent the ban.

Durov has also shared his theory on why apps were removed from the App Store in China: the government is forcing iPhone users to switch to devices from local companies like Xiaomi. Android does not have a strict tie-in to the manufacturer's app store, allowing users to install apps from other sources.

For iOS users, the option to use the web version of the messenger remains available.

#China #bans