📰 My previous post may have seemed to announce a major shift in how Telegram works. But in reality, little has changed.

🌐 Since 2018, Telegram has been able to disclose IP addresses/phone numbers of criminals to authorities, according to our Privacy Policy…

🥳 The holiday season (which includes my birthday 😏) is just around the corner, and today we are launching Gifts!

🎁 Gifts are a great way to congratulate your loved ones on important events. Gift recipients can choose to display them on their profiles or…

🏷 Yesterday we introduced two limited-edition gifts. Both have now sold out. The entire supply of 🍭500,000 lollipops and 🌸100,000 cherry blossoms was gone within hours 😮

⚡️ We didn’t expect that to happen so fast, so we’re now working on an update to better…

🫡📊 And here’s another poll.

👵 As I approach my 40th birthday, I realize I have many life stories to tell. Should I start posting them here? 📝

#lifestories

On the 27th of August 2024, I was still in the police station in Paris. It was my third day there. With no devices or internet access, it felt like an extreme digital detox.

That day I was having my regular hours-long interview with the police.…

Fake

Уважаемая Ирина!

Мне очень приятно, что вы пришли ко мне в чатик, с вашим появлением становится только уютнее. У нас действительно с вами очень много общих знакомых, и я уже давно мог бы у них поинтересоваться, и уверен, что нашлись бы те, кто мне с удовольствием…

🔥 I love the Telegram team. Just yesterday, I suggested 10 improvements to our apps. We had mockups ready the same day, and today, we already have fully functional builds with these features implemented 😳

🆕 These updates include 5 improvements to gifts,…

➕ Turning 40 today. Exactly 18 years ago I launched my first large project and grew it from zero to 100,000,000 users 👨‍🦳

Should I tell you how it happened in another “life stories” post? Feel free to vote in the meaningful poll below 🔽

https://github.com/discord/Telegram-iOS

🏷 Telegram has launched the most affordable way for businesses to authenticate their customers’ phone numbers — just $0.01 per code, anywhere in the world.

📥 Now businesses can save millions by sending verification codes to their users right through Telegram.…

My favorite eatery in Paris suggests I get some inexpensive lawyers 😄

🏆 Telegram Android Contest 2024, Round 1

Prize fund: $50,000
Deadline: 23:59 on October 28th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone
Results: November 2024

Telegram is hosting a contest for Android developers to implement new features into the app.
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Again 🥱
Call me when there's an Android contest that does not involve ChatActivity. These "please implement some assorted random features with unreasonably complex animations we found in our backlog" types of contests are getting boring.

😎 If I had to give one piece of advice to people in their 20s who want to build something great, it would be: “Never drink alcohol.” 🍸

🤮 I haven’t drunk alcohol in nearly 20 years, but I’ve seen many successful people ruin themselves with it. Alcohol clouds…