🎉ANNIVERSARY: “CHANNEL” — 10 YEARS! 🎉

📰 On September 22, 2015, the September update of Telegram was released, which, in addition to channels, added support for notifications in iOS 9 and a modest photo editor.

At that time, the channels were also modest - the blog states that the channels are better in all respects than the «broadcast lists» presented in August 2014 - the first anniversary of the messenger. 😌 Namely: view counter in each message, can be public, can have an unlimited number of subscribers, can see all posts and other features.

🥳 Congratulations to every admin on this loud date! After all, channels are the most important update that turned the Messenger upside down forever!

📰 A mention of an upcoming feature has been found in the messenger API, 💎 which allows gifting TON to other users without leaving Telegram.

messageActionGiftTon#a8a3c699 flags:# currency:string amount:long crypto_currency:string crypto_amount:long transaction_id:flags.0?string = MessageAction;

inputStickerSetTonGifts#1cf671a0 = InputStickerSet;

Source: 💌💌💌
UPD: the information is denied by verified sources. Telegram didn’t make any changes today.

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📰 Version 12.1 will add other new features:

1. Gifts can now be left on your Telegram profile if the gift itself is on the blockchain.

2. The 5-second slow mode will be added to supergroups.

#tip: Siri Shortcuts (part 1). 📰 Today's tip is for Apple device owners who want to use a little-known integration to improve the seamless and quick sending of messages to contacts.
🦾 The update with Shortcuts support was released back on June 23, 2019. With it, you can seamlessly send messages to your contacts. After that date, the feature stopped being updated, but at least the method still works.

📰 To get started, it's important to allow Telegram full access to your iPhone contacts and enable contact syncing within the messenger.

1. First, download the Shortcuts app.
2. Click the (+) to create your shortcut.
3. Search for "Telegram" and select the "Send Message" action to add it.
4. In this action, in the "Message" field, enter your message. Click "Ask Each Time" if you want to write your own message during activation.
5. In the "Recipients" field, you need to select the contacts themselves, not enter phone numbers—that won't work. "Ask Each Time" works similarly.
6. It's best to leave the "Show Compose Sheet" toggle unchecked.

✨ These are the basic steps for convenient message sending. From there, it's up to you. You can set up a shortcut in your iPhone's control panel, or you can create very useful commands with this basic action; the freedom in this app is limitless!

📰 Pavel Durov gave an interview to Lex Fridman — an American blogger originally from present-day Tajikistan. The interview lasts 4 hours, which is a record for Durov.

Topics of discussion: principles of messenger development, fight against censorship, cryptocurrency, philosophy and how love for video games made Durov a developer.