Telegram Info English
Telegram has added new payment providers for Payments 2.0 From now on, PSB, Portmone, Paymega, and Cascad are integrated into the Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers. Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of…
Telegram added new payment providers for Payments 2.0
Smart Glocal and Bank 131 are now integrated into Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers.
Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of last year. One of the bots that supports the new payment method is the verified @donate bot, which was created to accept donations to channel authors.
Smart Glocal and Bank 131 are now integrated into Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers.
Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of last year. One of the bots that supports the new payment method is the verified @donate bot, which was created to accept donations to channel authors.
New Features of Web-Bots
Web-bots will be able to send payment invoices as link. They can be opened on browser, forwarded to friends, or posted to a channel. Probably, not only web-bots, but simple ones will have opportunity to create such links.
Previously, invoices were issued only using a special bot (for example, the "Donate" button under the message).
Web-bots will be able to open an invoice and track its status (paid, canceled, completed with an error) and provide information about it.
A clickable link like https://t.me/invoice/tginfo will allow you to make payments in a few clicks.
Links like tg://invoice?slug=tginfo will be available directly inside Telegram
Such links will start working in the next updates of the messenger, but for now they redirect the user to an unknown @invoice channel.
Web-bots will be able to send payment invoices as link. They can be opened on browser, forwarded to friends, or posted to a channel. Probably, not only web-bots, but simple ones will have opportunity to create such links.
Previously, invoices were issued only using a special bot (for example, the "Donate" button under the message).
Web-bots will be able to open an invoice and track its status (paid, canceled, completed with an error) and provide information about it.
A clickable link like https://t.me/invoice/tginfo will allow you to make payments in a few clicks.
Links like tg://invoice?slug=tginfo will be available directly inside Telegram
Such links will start working in the next updates of the messenger, but for now they redirect the user to an unknown @invoice channel.
Telegram Info English
Lifting the lockdown in Brazil: everything you need to know On March 18, 2022, a Brazilian Supreme Court judge ruled to block Telegram in the country. That same night, Pavel Durov apologized to the court and asked to delay the ban of the messenger. Three…
Telegram Discreetly Changes Terms of Use in Brazil
After what happened on March 18, 2022, Telegram changed its Terms of Use, following the determinations of Minister Alexandre de Moraes. According to a user in our group, when accessing the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use pages on the Telegram website in Brazil, it is possible to notice that there is now a fourth term in which it says that it is prohibited to participate in illegal activities with terrorism and child abuse.
In addition, Telegram can now pass on your IP data if "Telegram receives a court order from a democratic country such as Brazil regarding the use of Telegram's public platform for activities prohibited by the Terms of Use"
A bot for GDPR information was also created, @lgpdbot, different from @gdprbot for the European Union.
Reported by our Brazilian channel.
Read all the news about Telegram in Brazil at @tginfobr.
#Brazil
After what happened on March 18, 2022, Telegram changed its Terms of Use, following the determinations of Minister Alexandre de Moraes. According to a user in our group, when accessing the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use pages on the Telegram website in Brazil, it is possible to notice that there is now a fourth term in which it says that it is prohibited to participate in illegal activities with terrorism and child abuse.
In addition, Telegram can now pass on your IP data if "Telegram receives a court order from a democratic country such as Brazil regarding the use of Telegram's public platform for activities prohibited by the Terms of Use"
A bot for GDPR information was also created, @lgpdbot, different from @gdprbot for the European Union.
Reported by our Brazilian channel.
Read all the news about Telegram in Brazil at @tginfobr.
#Brazil
Telegram Info English
Telegram will reject the data requests from the Hong Kong courts against the background of the terrorism act The representative of the Telegram soobshil news website HKFP that the messenger is to reject the data requests from Hong Kong authorities until international…
Hong Kong is considering blocking Telegram
On Tuesday, the local newspaper Sing Tao Daily reported, which is the Commissioner for Personal Privacy Data is considering restricting access to Telegram for distributing personal data of government officials and citizens.
The authorities have so far avoided Internet restrictions similar to China, where many foreign services are banned by the great Chinese firewall.
A Telegram representative commented to Bloomberg about the situation:
Telegram supports freedom of speech and the right of users to protest peacefully. However, content that discloses personal information without consent (doxxing) is not allowed and is regularly removed.
In 2020, Telegram spokesman Mikhail Ravdovnikas reported that Telegram did not intend to process any data requests relating to its users in Hong Kong until there was an international consensus on current political changes in the city.
In September, Hong Kong tightened data privacy laws to prevent doxxing. Blocking Telegram could be a logical step in the fight against doxing after 2019 protesters released details about police officers and other government employees.
Officials will consider public opinion before making a decision.
Read news about Telegram in Chinese at @tginfocn
#hongkong #lock
On Tuesday, the local newspaper Sing Tao Daily reported, which is the Commissioner for Personal Privacy Data is considering restricting access to Telegram for distributing personal data of government officials and citizens.
The authorities have so far avoided Internet restrictions similar to China, where many foreign services are banned by the great Chinese firewall.
A Telegram representative commented to Bloomberg about the situation:
Telegram supports freedom of speech and the right of users to protest peacefully. However, content that discloses personal information without consent (doxxing) is not allowed and is regularly removed.
In 2020, Telegram spokesman Mikhail Ravdovnikas reported that Telegram did not intend to process any data requests relating to its users in Hong Kong until there was an international consensus on current political changes in the city.
In September, Hong Kong tightened data privacy laws to prevent doxxing. Blocking Telegram could be a logical step in the fight against doxing after 2019 protesters released details about police officers and other government employees.
Officials will consider public opinion before making a decision.
Read news about Telegram in Chinese at @tginfocn
#hongkong #lock
Telegram Info Universal
Three years ago we started the English channel @tginfoen, and today it has more than 4 300 subscribers. And a year ago we began to develop our community around the world.
Today our channels are available in more than 30 languages. People from different parts of the world follow the development of Telegram with us and talk about the news related to the messenger in their native languages.
We strive to have more information from different countries, so we are looking for volunteers who will help us with the translation of posts, as well as be able to search for and publish interesting news about the messenger in their country.
Our channels are in countries:
Spain: @tginfoesp
Italy: @tginfoita
France: @tginfofr
Germany: @tginfoger
China: @tginfocn
Iran: @tginfoper
Brazil: @tginfobr
We are also looking for translators into Armenian and Bulgarian. List of all languages: @tginfoworld
Despite attempts to block Telegram by governments of different countries, this only unites us in the fight for the free flow of information. We encourage volunteers to join our international community, including our English and Russian newsrooms.
Write to @infowritebot and become part of our big team!
Three years ago we started the English channel @tginfoen, and today it has more than 4 300 subscribers. And a year ago we began to develop our community around the world.
Today our channels are available in more than 30 languages. People from different parts of the world follow the development of Telegram with us and talk about the news related to the messenger in their native languages.
We strive to have more information from different countries, so we are looking for volunteers who will help us with the translation of posts, as well as be able to search for and publish interesting news about the messenger in their country.
Our channels are in countries:
Spain: @tginfoesp
Italy: @tginfoita
France: @tginfofr
Germany: @tginfoger
China: @tginfocn
Iran: @tginfoper
Brazil: @tginfobr
We are also looking for translators into Armenian and Bulgarian. List of all languages: @tginfoworld
Despite attempts to block Telegram by governments of different countries, this only unites us in the fight for the free flow of information. We encourage volunteers to join our international community, including our English and Russian newsrooms.
Write to @infowritebot and become part of our big team!
Telegram changed description of «Free» meaning
Since 2013:
Telegram is free forever. No ads.
No subscription fees.
Now:
Telegram provides free unlimited cloud storage for chats and media.
Recall that Telegram is working on a premium subscription, which will appear in the upcoming updates.
Since 2013:
Telegram is free forever. No ads.
No subscription fees.
Now:
Telegram provides free unlimited cloud storage for chats and media.
Recall that Telegram is working on a premium subscription, which will appear in the upcoming updates.
Telegram Info English
Telegram added new payment providers for Payments 2.0 Smart Glocal and Bank 131 are now integrated into Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers. Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of last year. One of the bots…
Telegram added new payment providers for Payments 2.0
Unlimint and ipay88 are now integrated into Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers.
Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of last year. One of the bots that supports the new payment method is the verified @donate bot, which was created to accept donations to channel authors.
Unlimint and ipay88 are now integrated into Payments 2.0 platform, that was created to provide fast payments for bot developers.
Payments 2.0 was introduced in April of last year. One of the bots that supports the new payment method is the verified @donate bot, which was created to accept donations to channel authors.
Telegram Design System in Figma
After the advent of web bots, an obvious problem was the lack of official tools for creating web interfaces that fit into the overall design of Telegram.
However, you can take advantage of Figma's Telegram Android client interface components created by a team of third-party designers.
The project has all the elements of the application's interface. The package consists of more than 40 pages of components and explanations on their use, various guides and tips. This will help you understand the Telegram design system in detail, as well as create interfaces for web bots, concepts for @designers, and more.
Thus, developers can spend less resources on design and focus more on the features themselves. At that time, users will get a consistent design across most bots.
The entire package of components can be used at the link.
After the advent of web bots, an obvious problem was the lack of official tools for creating web interfaces that fit into the overall design of Telegram.
However, you can take advantage of Figma's Telegram Android client interface components created by a team of third-party designers.
The project has all the elements of the application's interface. The package consists of more than 40 pages of components and explanations on their use, various guides and tips. This will help you understand the Telegram design system in detail, as well as create interfaces for web bots, concepts for @designers, and more.
Thus, developers can spend less resources on design and focus more on the features themselves. At that time, users will get a consistent design across most bots.
The entire package of components can be used at the link.
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Premium Reactions List
A list of unique reactions that will be available to Telegram Premium subscribers as one of the privileges has become known.
The list of additional reactions so far is as follows: 🐳, 🕊, 🤡, 🥱, 👌, 😍, 🥴.
#premium
A list of unique reactions that will be available to Telegram Premium subscribers as one of the privileges has become known.
The list of additional reactions so far is as follows: 🐳, 🕊, 🤡, 🥱, 👌, 😍, 🥴.
#premium
Telegram Info English
German authorities notified Telegram of cases launched against the company German authorities have notified Telegram of two cases that were launched against it. The company is facing fines of 55 million euros for violating the law on countering incitement…
Der Spiegel reported that Telegram had handed over the data of several users to the German police.
According to the publication, it is about the data of suspects of child abuse and terrorism. However, in the case of violations of other criminal offenses, German investigators still find it difficult to obtain information from Telegram.
Telegram news on the German channel @tginfoger
#Germany
According to the publication, it is about the data of suspects of child abuse and terrorism. However, in the case of violations of other criminal offenses, German investigators still find it difficult to obtain information from Telegram.
Telegram news on the German channel @tginfoger
#Germany
Telegram Info
Der Spiegel said that Telegram handed over data of several users to the police in Germany
According to the publication, it is about the data of suspects in child abuse and terrorism. However, in the case of violations of other criminal offenses, German investigators still find it difficult to obtain information from Telegram. During the first…
Telegram Premium: all the details of a paid subscription
Telegram is introducing its own subscription, which will include several paid features and functions.
Subscription includes:
• Doubled Limits.
• 4 GB Upload Size.
• Faster Download Speed.
• Voice-to-Text Conversion.
• No Ads.
• Unique Reactions.
• Premium Stickers.
• Advanced Chat Management.
• Profile Badge.
• Animated avatars.
• Additional application icons.
In this article, we'll take a closer look at all of the well-known innovations that await Premium users of the messenger.
tginfo.me/telegram-premium-en
#premium
Telegram is introducing its own subscription, which will include several paid features and functions.
Subscription includes:
• Doubled Limits.
• 4 GB Upload Size.
• Faster Download Speed.
• Voice-to-Text Conversion.
• No Ads.
• Unique Reactions.
• Premium Stickers.
• Advanced Chat Management.
• Profile Badge.
• Animated avatars.
• Additional application icons.
In this article, we'll take a closer look at all of the well-known innovations that await Premium users of the messenger.
tginfo.me/telegram-premium-en
#premium
Telegram Info
Telegram Premium: all the details about the paid subscription
Telegram is introducing its own subscription, which will include several paid features and functions.
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Telegram Premium is already in Beta version for Android
The subscription will cost $4.99 per month, but it is not yet available to purchase. Therefore, all the Premium features that we announced yesterday are not yet available.
However, many other innovations have appeared, all the details of which are already on our @betainfoen channel. So, you can also download the latest Beta-version on Android, where these new items are present.
#Android #beta
The subscription will cost $4.99 per month, but it is not yet available to purchase. Therefore, all the Premium features that we announced yesterday are not yet available.
However, many other innovations have appeared, all the details of which are already on our @betainfoen channel. So, you can also download the latest Beta-version on Android, where these new items are present.
#Android #beta
Durov officially announced Telegram Premium
Pavel Durov officially announced the introduction of a paid Telegram Premium subscription this month in his Telegram channel.
«After giving it some thought, we realized that the only way to let our most demanding fans get more while keeping our existing features free is to make those raised limits a paid option. That's why this month we will introduce Telegram Premium, a subscription plan that allows anyone to acquire additional features, speed and resources. It will also allow users to support Telegram and join the club that receives new features first».
Pavel said that all Telegram's existing functions will remain free for everyone. Moreover, the app will continue to be updated with new publicly available features. And those users who will not buy a Premium subscription will be able to take advantage of some of its advantages: for example, viewing premium stickers with full-screen animations, downloading larger files, or adding a Premium response to a message (provided that all this is sent by a paid subscriber).
Despite the successful experiment with advertising in public channels, Pavel Durov believes that Telegram should be primarily funded by users, not advertisers.
To learn more about the features of Telegram Premium, see our article: tginfo.me/telegram-premium-en/
#premium
Pavel Durov officially announced the introduction of a paid Telegram Premium subscription this month in his Telegram channel.
«After giving it some thought, we realized that the only way to let our most demanding fans get more while keeping our existing features free is to make those raised limits a paid option. That's why this month we will introduce Telegram Premium, a subscription plan that allows anyone to acquire additional features, speed and resources. It will also allow users to support Telegram and join the club that receives new features first».
Pavel said that all Telegram's existing functions will remain free for everyone. Moreover, the app will continue to be updated with new publicly available features. And those users who will not buy a Premium subscription will be able to take advantage of some of its advantages: for example, viewing premium stickers with full-screen animations, downloading larger files, or adding a Premium response to a message (provided that all this is sent by a paid subscriber).
Despite the successful experiment with advertising in public channels, Pavel Durov believes that Telegram should be primarily funded by users, not advertisers.
To learn more about the features of Telegram Premium, see our article: tginfo.me/telegram-premium-en/
#premium
Pavel Durov accused Apple for its restrictions on web applications
In April, the developer of Telegram WebK shared a list of Safari issues that Apple hasn't fixed on iOS in years.
“We suspect that Apple may be intentionally crippling its web apps to force its users to download more native apps where Apple is able to charge its 30% commission,” Pavel Durov wrote.
This week, the Competition and Markets Authority (the UK regulator) expressed a concern that Apple is banning alternatives to its own browser on its mobile devices.
“It's sad that, more than ten years after Steve Job's death, a company that once revolutionized mobile web turned into its most significant roadblock,” added Pavel Durov.
In April, the developer of Telegram WebK shared a list of Safari issues that Apple hasn't fixed on iOS in years.
“We suspect that Apple may be intentionally crippling its web apps to force its users to download more native apps where Apple is able to charge its 30% commission,” Pavel Durov wrote.
This week, the Competition and Markets Authority (the UK regulator) expressed a concern that Apple is banning alternatives to its own browser on its mobile devices.
“It's sad that, more than ten years after Steve Job's death, a company that once revolutionized mobile web turned into its most significant roadblock,” added Pavel Durov.
Telegram Premium price
Beta version of Telegram for Android has preliminary prices for some regions.
The price in dollars at the same time decreased from $4.99 to $3.99 per month.
Reminder, that this is not the final cost — it will become known only after the official launch of the subscription.
#premium
Beta version of Telegram for Android has preliminary prices for some regions.
The price in dollars at the same time decreased from $4.99 to $3.99 per month.
Reminder, that this is not the final cost — it will become known only after the official launch of the subscription.
#premium
4GB files support for bots
It was announced on the official Bot API channel that it will no longer be possible to store the value of
This change is necessary to support 4GB files which Telegram Premium users will be able to upload.
The Telegram Info editors remind you that non-updated bots and clients cannot work with files of the new size.
#BotAPI
It was announced on the official Bot API channel that it will no longer be possible to store the value of
file_size fields in a signed 32-bit integer type. This change is necessary to support 4GB files which Telegram Premium users will be able to upload.
The Telegram Info editors remind you that non-updated bots and clients cannot work with files of the new size.
#BotAPI
Telegram's popularity in Russia has doubled since February
The number of users who accessed Telegram at least once a day in May has increased to 40 million by June, as Mediascope estimates. Since April, the metric has increased by almost 10 million users.
Social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter that were banned in Russia after the beginning of the war continue to lose users. If before the war in Ukraine, the average daily reach for Instagram in Russia was 39 million people, by mid-April it fell to 14.5 million, and by the end of May — to 11.7 million. Facebook's coverage collapsed from 6.7 million users per day first to 2.9 million people, and then to 1.9 million, as Mediascope estimates. The Meta Platforms (Facebook's mother company) was labeled as an extremist organization by the Russian government, thus, most of its services were banned. Despite, that, Russia avoids blocking WhatsApp, seeing its popularity in Russia.
In contrast, Telegram leads at filling the vacant niche. After beginning of the Russia's invasion into Ukraine, people's demand for information from various sides greatly increased. Telegram became the main platform where this information could be promptly obtained.
Graph of the growth of the top 20 Russian Telegram channels over 3 months.
#statistics
The number of users who accessed Telegram at least once a day in May has increased to 40 million by June, as Mediascope estimates. Since April, the metric has increased by almost 10 million users.
Social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter that were banned in Russia after the beginning of the war continue to lose users. If before the war in Ukraine, the average daily reach for Instagram in Russia was 39 million people, by mid-April it fell to 14.5 million, and by the end of May — to 11.7 million. Facebook's coverage collapsed from 6.7 million users per day first to 2.9 million people, and then to 1.9 million, as Mediascope estimates. The Meta Platforms (Facebook's mother company) was labeled as an extremist organization by the Russian government, thus, most of its services were banned. Despite, that, Russia avoids blocking WhatsApp, seeing its popularity in Russia.
In contrast, Telegram leads at filling the vacant niche. After beginning of the Russia's invasion into Ukraine, people's demand for information from various sides greatly increased. Telegram became the main platform where this information could be promptly obtained.
Graph of the growth of the top 20 Russian Telegram channels over 3 months.
#statistics
Pay for Telegram Premium with Google Play and App Store
From the Telegram Desktop GitHub repository, it became known that it will be possible to pay for Telegram Premium with Google Play and App Store in-app purchases.
Also, according to the updated app strings, the messenger team is preparing the foundation for recurring payments through bots. It's likely this is being done for the special bot you will be able to buy Premium from. It's still unknown if recurring payments will be available for regular developers.
#premium #update
From the Telegram Desktop GitHub repository, it became known that it will be possible to pay for Telegram Premium with Google Play and App Store in-app purchases.
Also, according to the updated app strings, the messenger team is preparing the foundation for recurring payments through bots. It's likely this is being done for the special bot you will be able to buy Premium from. It's still unknown if recurring payments will be available for regular developers.
#premium #update
How is Telegram Premium going to look like
A few videos surfaced that give us a sneak peak on how Telegram Premium features will look like.
• Upload files up to 4 GB and download files at a faster speed
• Recognize speech in voice messages and turn it to text
• Get rid of the ads
• An exclusive profile badge
• Always-playing animated avatars
You can see all the features in actions and learn more about them in the article.
You can't buy Telegram Premium yet.
#premium
A few videos surfaced that give us a sneak peak on how Telegram Premium features will look like.
• Upload files up to 4 GB and download files at a faster speed
• Recognize speech in voice messages and turn it to text
• Get rid of the ads
• An exclusive profile badge
• Always-playing animated avatars
You can see all the features in actions and learn more about them in the article.
You can't buy Telegram Premium yet.
#premium
Telegram Info
Telegram Premium: all the details about the paid subscription
Telegram is introducing its own subscription, which will include several paid features and functions.
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Downloads up to 4GB
• Telegram Premium users will be able to upload large files up to 4GB to the messenger’s cloud.
• Users that will not purchase a subscription will still be able to send media up to 2GB.
• Each user will be able to download files up to 4 GB files.
• Telegram's storage is still limitless for every Telegram user.
See what's coming with Telegram Premium in the post
#premium
• Telegram Premium users will be able to upload large files up to 4GB to the messenger’s cloud.
• Users that will not purchase a subscription will still be able to send media up to 2GB.
• Each user will be able to download files up to 4 GB files.
• Telegram's storage is still limitless for every Telegram user.
See what's coming with Telegram Premium in the post
#premium
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